Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education - English Specialization
Greenville, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 36,364 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees apply for international students: services fee $1000 | medical insurance $1600
Key Summary
About: Thiel College's Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education – English specialization gives a liberal arts grounding with hands-on practice, service learning, internships, and co-curricular leadership. You'll study instructional strategies from leaders like Marzano, McTighe, Wiggins, and Danielson, focusing on literature, writing, pedagogy, classroom management, assessment, and student teaching to prepare for secondary English classrooms.
Career Outcomes: Graduates leave ready for state certification and Day 1 teaching. You can pursue roles as secondary English teacher, classroom teacher, literacy specialist, curriculum developer, instructional coach, or education consultant, and earn multiple endorsements to broaden employment options in public and private schools and beyond.
The Department of Education provides students with an opportunity to gain a firm foundation in the elements of secondary education. As a student in the Thiel College Education Department, students will experience high-quality education programs based on the latest “Effective Schools” research that includes instructional teaching strategies based on the work of Robert Marzano, Jay McTighe, Grant Wiggins, Charlotte Danielson, and other current leaders in the field of education.
Teaching English
Work with students to improve their written communications skills and help them develop both an understanding of and a love for English literature and writing.
Major Requirements
- EDUC 111 Foundations of American Education
- EDUC 112 Psychological Foundations of Education
- EDUC 215 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Note: EDUC 215 is a prerequisite for all other Phase II methodology courses.
- EDUC 220 Integrated Instructional Systems
- EDUC 255 Mentoring I
- SECED 268 Mentoring, Part II: On-Site Secondary Methodology
- SECED 325 Teaching Reading/Writing in the Content Areas
- SECED 340/350/360/370 Teaching in Secondary Schools
- SECED 444 Student Teaching
All students must also take:
- CIS 111 Word Processing Applications
- AH 105 Taking Care of Your Health
The nine credits for special education will come from the following courses:
- SPED 356 Special Education Processes, Procedures, Screening, Assessment, IEP Development, and Evaluation
- SPED 357 Effective Instructional Practices and Delivery Methods in Subject Area Content for All Levels of Special Education Support
- SPED 358 Intensive Reading, Writing, and Math Intervention Approaches
The three credits for ELL will be from:
- EDUC 400 Educating English Language Learners
Courses Required for a Major in English
Foundation Courses for English Major with Secondary Education Certification:
- ENG 120 Introduction to Literature
- ENG 215 British Literature Survey
- ENG 235 American Literature Survey
- ENG 267 World Literature Survey
- ENG 270 Advanced Composition and Research
- ENG 317 Linguistics
- ENG 495 English Capstone
Distribution and Specialization Courses:
Choose one course from each Specialization to fulfill the distribution requirement. Select one or more Specializations by completing an additional 6CH from your chosen subfield.
Professional Writing
- ENG 212: Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 242: Digital Rhetoric
- ENG 260: Business and Technical Writing
- COMM 282: Writing for Mass Media
- ENG 335: Persuasive Writing
Creative Writing
- ENG 212: Creative Nonfiction
- ENG 282: Poetry Writing
- ENG 284: Fiction Writing
- ENG 286: Writing for Stage and Screen
Literature
- ENG 190: Science Fiction and Fantasy
- ENG 290: Literature of World Mythology
- ENG 305: Children’s Literature
- ENG 315: Adolescent and YA Literature
- ENG 340: Shakespeare
- ENG 312: Topics in the Novel
- ENG 347: Literary Theory and Criticism* (required for the literature specialization)
- ENG 385: Women in Literature
Drama
- ENG 205: Analysis to Performance
- ENG 225: Shakespeare Page to Stage
- THAR 287: Theater History I
- THAR 297: Theater History II
- ENG 330: Dramatic Literature
- ENG 337: Drama in Film
- ENG 340: Shakespeare
- ENG 352: Topics in Drama
A student who graduates from Thiel College with a major in English, History, Mathematics, Biology, or Chemistry and a secondary education certificate will:
- Teacher candidates will demonstrate oral, written, and presentation communication skills appropriate to the field.
- Teacher candidates will demonstrate mastery of major content knowledge areas and pedagogical strategies to design engaging and meaningful instruction and learning activities.
- Teacher candidates will demonstrate their knowledge of diversity by addressing learners’ commonalities and individual differences to design inclusive learning experiences.
- Secondary education teacher candidates will apply the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) standards to their discipline in the Secondary Education course of study, as assessed by the content field department.
- Teacher candidates will understand and demonstrate effectiveness by designing rigorous and effective lessons and learning experiences.
You may be eligible for one of the following scholarships set aside exclusively for students majoring in education:
- The Patti McKee Bock Scholarship Fund
- The John T. Egbert Jr. and June Smith Egbert Scholarship
- The Rev. Dr. Luther E. and Ruth (Potts) Fackler Scholarship
- Ellwood and Sara Hauser Scholarship
- William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Ralston Memorial Scholarship for Education
- The J. Fred Reinhardt Scholarships
- Elijah G. Paraskos ’99 History Scholarship
- Charles E. Rogers ’36 and Ruth G. Rogers Education Scholarship
- Beverly Birkenmeier Thomas Memorial Scholarship
- Dorothy E. Whitehill Endowment Fund
At Thiel College, education majors not only receive an outstanding liberal arts education and in-depth training in the classroom skills they need, but they also get the hands-on experience they need to be successful on Day 1. You’ll also have the opportunity to earn multiple endorsements with one program so that you’ll have the credentials to get the job you want. By law, teachers are required to be certified to teach in public schools. So, you’ll also receive the preparation you need to sit for state certification exams.