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Teaching Credentials in Theatre - Core Program
CORE PROGRAM (42 UNITS)
LOWER-DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES (9 Units)
Complete the following (one of which may be double-counted for a lower-division GE):
- ENGL 258 Major English Writers I (3)
- ENGL 259 Major English Writers II (3)
- ENGL 275 Major American Writers (3)
UPPER-DIVISON REQUIRED COURSES (33 units)
Upper-Division GE Courses (6-units double-counted):
- COMS 309 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
- TH 473/L Dramatic Performance in the Secondary Language-Arts Curriculum (3)
Take all five of the following:
- ENGL 355 Writing About Literature (3)
- ENGL 406 Advanced Expository Writing for Teachers (3)
- ENGL 429 Adolescent Literature (3)
- ENGL 436 Major Critical Theories (3)
- ENGL 495ESM Senior Seminar in Literature: English Subject Matter (3)
Shakespeare (3 units)
Select one course from the following:
- ENGL 416 Shakespeare: Selected Plays (3)
- ENGL 417 Shakespeare: A Survey (3)
Literatures of Cultural Diversity (3 units)
Select one course from the following:
- ENGL 311 History of African-American Writing (3)
- ENGL 314 North American Indian Literature (3)
- ENGL 368 Gay Male Writers (3)
- ENGL 369 Lesbian Writers (3)
- ENGL 371 Issues in Jewish-American Writing (3)
- ENGL 431 Images of Women in Writing (3)
- ENGL 433 Women Authors (3)
- ENGL 434 19th Century Women Novelists (3)
- ENGL 487 Latino/a Literature (3)
- AAS 321 Asian American Fiction (3)
- CHS 380 Chicana/o Literature (3)
- CHS 381 Contemporary Chicana Literature (3)
- PAS 344 Literature of Caribbean and African Experience (3)
- PAS 346 Contemporary Black Female Writers (3)
Linguistics and Language Study (6 units)
Take the following:
- ENGL 301 Language and Linguistics (3)
Select one course from the following:
- ENGL 302 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)
- ENGL 405 Language Differences & Language Change (3)
Verification of Early Field Experience: Students must supply verification of completed early field experience.
Verification of Successful Basic Syntax, Grammar, and Written Usage Diagnostic: Students must successfully complete exercises assessing their mechanics and written usage skills.
