English
Are you a high school teacher looking to boost your qualifications to teach dual credit courses in English?
Our M.S. Ed. program offers a concentration in English that provides coursework for high school teachers seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of this field in order to satisfy Higher Learning Commission (HLC) requirements for instructors of dual credit courses. The program requires 36-credit hours of graduate level work.
It meets the required accreditation outcomes, prepares candidates with required research skills, guarantees that curriculum needs are met and adds the recognition of a concentration in English to the M.S.Ed. degree.
Required Courses
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
EDUC-H 520 | Education and Social Issues | 3 |
EDUC-P 507 | Assessment in Schools | 3 |
EDUC-J 500 | Instruction in Context of Curriculumy | 3 |
EDUC-S 590 | Research in Secondary Education | 3 |
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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EDUC-S 514 | Advanced Study in the Teaching of Reading in the Junior High and Secondary Schools | 3 |
And any one (1) of the following as approved by your program advisor: | ||
EDUC-W 505 | Professional Development Workshop | 1 |
EDUC-K 590 | Independent Study or Research in Special Education | 1 |
English Courses - 20 credit hours
Check with your English program advisor to select 5 courses that complement the desired discipline or sub-field.
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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ENG-L 503 | Teaching of Literature in College | 4 |
ENG-L 553 | Studies in Literature | 4 |
ENG-D 600 | History of the English Language | 4 |
or | ||
ENG-D 655 | History of the English Language | 4 |
Other ENG-L 500/600 | course approved by advisor | 4 |
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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ENG-W 500 | Teaching Composition: Issues and Approaches | 4 |
ENG-W 508 | Creative Writing for Teachers | 4 |
ENG-W 509 | Writing and Literacy Studies | 4 |
ENG-W 554 | Practicum: Teaching of Creative Writing | 4 |
ENG-W 600 | Topics in Rhetoric & Composition | 4 |
ENG-W 682 | Special Topics: Rhetoric & Composition | 4 |
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
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ENG-G 660 | Stylistics | 4 |
ENG-L 646 | Readings in Media/Literature/Culture | 4 |
ENG-W 510 | Computers in Composition | 4 |
ENG-W 553 | Theory and Practice of Exposition | 4 |
ENG-W 590 | Teaching Composition; Theories & Application | 4 |
ENG-W 620 | Advanced Argumentative Writing | 4 |
ENG-W 501 | Teaching College Writing | 4 |
ENG-R 546 | Rhetoric and Culture | 4 |
ENG-W 682 | Special Topics: Rhetoric & Composition | 4 |
Advising
Resident

Jacob Babb Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Writing Program Coordinator
Knobview Hall 200P
Phone: (812) 941-2954
babbj@ius.edu
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Lisa Hoffman Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
Hillside Hall 20B
Phone: (812) 941-2137
lhh@ius.edu