The English Major
A major in English provides an excellent foundation in the liberal arts as a point of departure for many diverse and exciting career opportunities. Because this major combines the development of critical thinking and modern communications skills with the study of the powerful human conflicts and achievements reflected in great literary texts, no other major better prepares you for both making a living and building a life.

Requirements for the English major:

• General education courses (53-54 credit hours)
  Must include English 101 (College Writing), 102 (College Writing & Research Methods), 203 (Early American Literature) and 210 (Major British Authors I)
  Must include a foreign language through the intermediate level (6 credit hours)
• English 204 (Modern American Literature)
• English 205 (Major World Authors)
• English 211 (Major British Authors II)
• English 256 (Desktop Publishing)
• English 320 (Linguistics)
• English 255 (Professional & Technical Writing)
• English 360 (Advanced Composition)
• English 420 (Shakespeare)
• English 430 (Literary Theory)
• Advanced English literature electives (18 credit hours)
• Communication - Human Communication 101 (Public Speaking)
• Advanced electives (15 credit hours)

English & Education
If you have always loved literature and have studied with some incredible high school English teachers, you might be considering teaching English at the secondary level as a potential career. Here at Wingate University, English & Education is a double major which will prepare you to teach English language arts through a constructivist, integrated approach. Even before you are officially admitted into the education program, you have ample opportunities through field experience in some of the education classes to observe and even teach mini-sessions in one or more of the five area high schools located near our campus. This double major culminates in a semester of student teaching which is coordinated by a secondary-level master teach and your university supervisor. Our recent English & Education majors have a 100% employment rate and are teaching in North Carolina as well as in other states. If you would like more information about the English & Education major, please contact our program coordinator Rachel B. Walker at (704) 233-8064 or rwalker@wingate.edu.

Required courses for the English & Education major:

• General education requirements (56 credit hours) (please refer to course catalog)
• General requirements for teacher education (9 credit hours) (please refer to course catalog)
• English 205 (Major World Authors)
• English 303 (Ethnic American Literature)
• English 403 (Contemporary American Literature)
• English 320 (Linguistics)
• English 360/255/256
• English 420 (Shakespeare)
• Advanced English electives (6 credit hours)
• Education 301 (Foundations of Education)
• Education 303 (Educational Psychology)
• Education 305 (Special Education)
• Education 322 (Teaching Reading in the Content Areas)
• Education 324 (English Methods for Secondary Teachers)
• Education 325 (Adolescent Literature)
• Education 330 (Curriculum & Instruction)
• Education 335 (Classroom Strategies for the Secondary Teacher)
• Education 400 (Student Teaching Seminar)
• Education 465a (English Student Teaching: Instructional Preparation)
• Education 465b (English Student Teaching: Instructional Presentation)
• Education 465c (English Student Teaching: Classroom Organization & Management)
• Restricted elective (3 credit hours)

CONTACT:
Dr. Robert Doak
Associate Professor and Department Chair
robdoak@wingate.edu
704-233-8080