Adolescent English, Grades 7-12 - BA

English Courses (39 Credits)

Hunter Core Requirement 

Several courses within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement (CUNY Common Core [CCCR], Concurrent Requirements). When selecting courses, it may be to a student’s advantage to choose courses that count toward the Hunter Core Requirement and also advance the student on the path to the major. Details on the Hunter Core Requirement can be found here: General Education - Effective Fall 2019  

In the case of English, the course that meets CCCR is:

Please note that no more than two courses from any one department will count for the CUNY Common Core Requirement.
 

Introductory Courses (6 credits)

• ENGL 22000 - Introduction to Writing about Literature (W)
    
• ENGL 25200 - Introduction to Literary Studies
    

(ENGL 22000 must be the first course taken in the major)

(ENGL 25200 must be taken within a semester of declaring the major)

Surveys in Literature and Theory (12 credits)

• ENGL 30300 - Western Literary Backgrounds of British and American Literature
    
• ENGL 30400 - Survey of British Literature I: Early Texts To the Eighteenth Century
    
• ENGL 30600 - Introduction to Literary Theory (W)
    
• ENGL 30700 - Survey of American Literature: From Origins to the Civil War
    

Literature Requirements (6 credits)

One course from

• ENGL 31700 - Topics in Non- European Literary Traditions (W)
    
• ENGL 31800 - Topics in Literature of Non-European Americans (W)
    
• ENGL 32000 - Multi-Ethnic American Literature (W)
    
• ENGL 32100 - Topics in African American Literature
    
• ENGL 32300 - Topics in Asian American Literature
    
• ENGL 32400 - Topics in Native American Literature
    
• ENGL 32500 - Post-Colonial Literature in English (W)
    
• ENGL 32600 - Topics in US Latina/o Literature
    
• ENGL 32700 - Topics in Caribbean Literature (W)
    
• ENGL 32900 - Topics in Cross-Cultural Literature in English (W)
    

One course from

• ENGL 35200 - Shakespeare Survey
    
• ENGL 35300 - Shakespeare I
    
• ENGL 35400 - Shakespeare II
    

Required courses in Linguistics (3 credits)

• ENGL 28000 - The Structure of Modern English
    

Required courses in Writing (6 credits)

• ENGL 30100 - Composition Theory and Practice
    

And one of:

• ENGL 28500 - Introduction to Creative Writing
    
• ENGL 34300 - Topics in Composition Studies
    

Electives (9 credits)

Students in this major are required to take nine credits of elective courses. One elective course must be a 400-level advanced seminar, which can only be taken after achieving 24 credits in the major (see below). The remaining courses must be at the 300-level or above (with the exception of ENGL 28500). All English majors also have the option to take one of their elective courses in another department. In order to do this, students must meet all of that department’s prerequisites for the course. Students with double majors may apply the course to one of those majors, but not both. For example, someone majoring in English and History who takes HIST 34251 Britain Since 1689, may count that course toward either the English or History major, not both. Students may choose from the courses and departments listed below.

Note: To take a course in one of the following departments and programs that is not on the list, or in another department, students must have prior written permission from an English advisor and must meet all the prerequisites for the course. Permission will only be granted for 300-level courses in other departments.

400-level Advanced Seminar
All English majors must take a 400-level Advanced Seminar as one of their electives. In order to be eligible for the course, students must first complete at least 24 credits in the major and meet the prerequisites for the specific Seminar (listed below). 

ENGL 49000 Advanced Seminar in Literature and Criticism (Prerequisites: ENGL 22000; ENGL 25200; ENGL 30400; ENGL 30600; ENGL 30700; one of ENGL 31700, 31800, 32000, 32100, 32300, 32400, 32500, 32600, 32700, or 32900)

ENGL 49200 Advanced Seminar in Linguistics and/or Rhetoric (Prerequisites: ENGL 22000; ENGL 25200; ENGL 28000; ENGL 30100: one of ENGL 34000, ENGL 34100, ENGL 34200, or ENGL 34300; and one of ENGL 33000, ENGL 33200, ENGL 33300, ENGL 34600, ENGL 34700, ENGL 34800)

ENGL 48400 Advanced Seminar in Creative Writing (Prerequisites: ENGL 22000; ENGL 25200; ENGL 28500; ENGL 30400; ENGL 30700; and both a level 1 and 2 workshop in the student’s chosen genre)

Students may take any Advanced Seminar for which they meet the prerequisites. If eligible, students may take the Honors Seminar (ENGL 49400) in place of or in addition to one of the Advanced Seminars. In rare cases, students may take ENGL 48500 Individual Tutorial Project instead of an Advanced Seminar, but only by permission of an advisor and the professor supervising the project.
 

Education Courses (27 credits)

• SEDF 20300 - Social Foundations of Education, Grades 7-12 (W)
• SEDF 20400 - Adolescent Development
• SEDF 20500 - Educational Psychology: Applications in Grades 7-12
• SEDF 20600 - Assessment of the Teaching and Learning Process in Grades 7-12
• SEDC 21000 - Building the Foundations of Literacy in Grades 7-12
• SEDC 21100 - Young Adult Literature in Our Diverse Society
• SEDC 22000 - Adolescent Health and Safety
• SEDC 32100 - Teaching English Methods to a Diverse Population in Grades 7-12
• SEDCP 34100 - Adolescent Fieldwork
• SEDCP 45100 - Student Teaching in English, Grades 7-12
• SPED 30800 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings