University Core and General Education Electives

University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, Alabama College for Professional and Continuing Studies, Alabama School of the Arts, School of Business, School of Christian Studies, and School of Education. All University of Mobile undergraduate students are required to complete certain basic courses that apply uniformly to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the Bachelor of Music degree unless otherwise noted. These are identified as basic course (general education) requirements. 

Requirements For English

English majors are required to complete:

• EN 221 Introduction to British Literature I
• EN 222 Introduction to British Literature II
• EN 230 Introduction to American Literature

• Plus 21 upper-level semester hours of English coursework including:

  400-Level British Literature Courses (Three Semester Hours).

  400-Level American Literature Courses (Three Semester Hours).

• EN 331 Advanced Composition
• EN 405 Shakespeare
• EN 478 Literature in Translation

• or

• EN 488 Interdisciplinary Seminar
• EN 301 The Novel

• or

• EN 302 Lyric Poetry

• or

• EN 333 Christianity and Literature

Additional Courses

• COM 101 Basic Public Speaking
• COM 200 Mass Communication
• EN 310 Drama Practicum

Note:

Students earning an English major with teacher certification are not required to complete a minor if requirements for teacher certification are met. Students may take only one course during the academic period (semester) of student teaching. Students must earn a “C” or higher on all teacher education and teaching field courses.

For Students Seeking Secondary Certification

• TE 201 Foundations of Education
• TE 301 Human Growth and Development
• TE 304 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth
• TE 306 Principles and Ethics of Teaching in Secondary Schools
• TE 405 Education and Technology

• The following courses require students to be admitted into a teacher education program:

• TE 412 Classroom Management
• TE 417 Reading Improvement in the Content Areas
• TE 421 Evaluation of Teaching and Learning
• TE 422 Educational Psychology
• TE 423 Student Teaching and Seminar
• TE 433 edTPA Professional Development Seminar (must be taken with TE 423)
• TE 470 Secondary School Teaching: Concepts, Strategies, and Methods

English Secondary Education Methods

• TE 471 Clinical Methods in Teaching Secondary School - English/Language Arts (admitted into TE)

Notes

Student teaching and edTPA Professional Development Seminar (TE 423  and TE 433  ) must be taken during the student’s final semester after all other coursework is completed.  Students may only register for one additional course (TE 433) during the semester of student teaching.

Please refer to the School of Education  section of this catalog for more information regarding program admission and student teaching guidelines.

Students must earn a “C” or higher in all teacher education and teaching field courses.

Foreign Language Required

The BA degree requires two years (twelve hours) of the same foreign language.