English Language Arts (7-12) MEd Prerequisite Coursework

Required for entry to the M.Ed. Program

The courses listed below DO NOT necessarily fulfill any undergraduate major requirements at OSU. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for these prerequisite courses. List of electives will be listed under English Content Requirements for ELA Educators on this page.

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Required

  • Study of English Language:
    • English 3271 Structure of English Language
  • Intermediate Writing: (Choose one)
    • EDUTL 2367 - Education Writing and Society
    • OR ENGLISH 2367
  • Advanced Writing:
    • ENGLISH 3398 - Introduction to Literary Methods
  • Study of English Grammar:
    • ENGLISH 4572 – Traditional English Grammar
  • Literature for Adolescents:
    • EDUTL 3356 - Literature for Adolescents
  • American (U.S.) Literature Elective
  • British Literature Elective
  • Shakespeare Elective
  • Non-Western World Literature Elective
  • U.S. Minority Literature Elective
  • Women’s Literature Elective
  • Film Studies Elective
  • Digital Media Studies:
    • ENGLISH 2269 - Digital Media Composing OR
    • English 4569 - Digital Media in English Studies

Other Education Requirements

  • ESEPSY 5401 (P&L 607) OR Psych. 3551 (551) Adolescent Learning/ Development
  • Exceptional Studies
    • EDUTL 5501- Inclusion: Philosophical, Social, and Practice Issues

English Content Requirements for ELA Educators

Study of English Language
(Must Take Both)

  • Eng 3271 Structure of Eng Lang
  • Eng 4572 Traditional Grammar & Usage

Writing and Composition
(Must Take All 3)

  • EDUTL 2367 Writing, Education & Society OR Eng 2367
  • Eng 2269 Digital Media Composing
  • Eng 3398 Methods for the Study of Literature

American Literature (Choose 1)

  • Eng 2290, Colonial and U.S. Lit to 1865
  • Eng 2291 U.S. Lit: 1865 to Present
  • Eng 4550: Sp. Topicss in 19th-Century U.S. Lit
  • Eng 4551 Sp. Topicss in Am Poetry thru 1915
  • Eng 4553 20th-Century U.S. Fiction
  • Eng 4564 Major Authors in Amer Lit to 1900

Brithish Literature (Choose 1)

  • Eng 2201 Selected Works of Brit Lit: Medieval thru 1800
  • Eng 2202 Selected Works of Brit Lit: 1800 to Present
  • Eng 4514 Middle English Lit
  • Eng 4515 Chaucer
  • Eng 4521 Renaissance Drama
  • Eng 4522 Renaissance Poetry
  • Eng 4523 Sp. Topics in Renaissance Lit & Culture
  • Eng 4533 The Early Brit Novel: Origins to 1830
  • Eng 4535 Sp. Topics in Restoration & 18th Century Brit Lit & Culture
  • Eng 454019th-Century Brit Poetry
  • Eng 4542 19th Century Brit Novel
  • Eng 4543 20th Century Brit Fiction
  • Eng 4564.01 Maj Authors in Medieval & Renaissance Brit Lit
  • Eng 4564.02 Maj Authors in 18th & 19th Century Brit Lit

Shakespeare (Choose 1)

  • Eng 2220 Intro to Shakespeare
  • Eng 4520.01 Shakespeare
  • Eng 4520.02 Sp. Topics in Shakespeare

Non-Western World Lit (Choose 1)

  • AFAMAST 2251 Intro to African Literature
  • AFAMAST 4584H Literature and Modern Experience in Africa
  • Arabic 2701 Classical & Medieval
  • Arabic Lit in Translation
  • Arabic 2702 Modern Arabic Lit in Translation
  • Arabic 4626 Intro to the Arabic Qur’an
  • Arabic 5701 The Qur’an in Translation
  • Arabic 5702 Arabic Folk Narrative in Translation
  • Chinese 2451 Chinese Lit in Translation
  • Chinese 4402 Traditional Chinese Fiction in Translation
  • Chinese 4403 Modern Chinese Lit in Translation
  • Comp St 2301 Intro to World Lit*
  • Comp St 3603 Love in World Lit*
  • Comp St 3604 Women in East Asian & Asian American Lit
  • Comp St 4903 World Lit: Theory & Practice*
  • Eng 4583: Special Topics in World Lit*
  • Hebrew 2700 Biblical & Post-Biblical Lit in Translation
  • Hebrew 2701 Medieval Hebrew Lit in Translation
  • Hebrew 2702 Modern Hebrew Lit in Translation
  • Hebrew 2703 Prophecy in the Bible and Post-Biblical Lit
  • Japanese 2541 Japanese Lit in Translation
  • Japanese 2452 Modern Japanese Lit in Translation

Film Studies (Choose 1)

  • Eng 2263 Intro to Film
  • Eng 3378 Spec Topics in Film & Lit
  • Eng 4578 Spec Topics in Film
  • WGSS 3317 Hollywood, Women & Film
  • WGSS 4527 Studies in Gender & Cinema
  • WGSS 5657 Gender & National Identity in Russian Cinema
  • Yiddish 3399 Holocaust in Yiddish & Ashkenazic Literature & Film

U.S. Minority Lit (Choose 1)

  • AFAMAST 2281 Intro to African American Literature
  • AFAMAST 236701 African American Voices in U.S. Lit**
  • Comp St 4803 Studies in Asian American Lit & Culture
  • Comp St. 4804 Studies in Lation Lit & Culture
  • Eng 4580 Spec Topics in LGBTQ Lit & Culture
  • Eng 4581 Spec Topics in U. S. Ethnic Lit
  • Eng 4582 Spec Toics in African American Lit
  • Eng 4586 Studies in American Indian Lit & Culture
  • Eng 4587 Studies in Asian American Lit & Culture
  • Eng 4588 Studies in Latino/a Lit & Cultures

Women’s Literature (Choose 1)

  • AFAMAST 2367.04 Black Women Writers: Text & Context **
  • Eng 4592 Sp. Topics in Women in Lit & Culture
  • Comp St. 3604 Women in East Asian & Asian American Lit ***
  • WGSS ww15 Reading Women Writers
  • WGSS 4540 Women of Color: Art, Literature & Culture

*Must be Non-Western focused; Please check with individual instruction about content before assuming it will count for these competencies.

**Does not count towards EDUTL or ENG 2367 Intermediate Writing requirement.

***May not double-count towards other literature content requirements.