BA in English/MED in Higher Education (Instructional Track: English)
BA in English/MED in Higher Education (Instructional Track: English)
The accelerated degree BA in English/MED in Higher Education (Instructional Track: English) is designed to provide students with a solid basis in English alongside an advanced understanding of the skills necessary for instruction and administration in post-secondary education. Students gain both content knowledge and the credentials they need to teach English courses.
UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (BA) |
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Developing A Christian Mind |
3 |
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Fine Arts |
3 |
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Foreign Language |
14* |
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Foundations for Excellence |
1 |
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FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.) |
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History |
6 |
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Choose two: HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II |
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Kinesiology |
2 |
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KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived. |
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Mathematics |
3 |
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Choose one: MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
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Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
4 |
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One laboratory science selected from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics. |
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Religion |
9 |
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RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment |
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Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
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POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. |
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TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS |
51 |
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BA in English |
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English Courses |
27 |
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ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II |
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ENGL 3301 - American Literature I or ENGL 3302 - American Literature II |
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ENGL 3305 - Advanced Written Communication (S-L) |
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ENGL 3313 - British Literature I or ENGL 3314 - British Literature II |
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ENGL 4301 - Introduction to Linguistics And another 4000-level English course (excluding ENGL 4312 and ENGL 4317) |
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Total Undergraduate Hours |
111 |
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Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses ENGL 5319 - Introduction to Literary Theory ENGL 5340 - Studies in Global Literature ENGL 5349 - Shakespeare |
9 |
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Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required* |
18 15 |
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TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED |
120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.
Elective Requirements*
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In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.
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As part of this accelerated degree plan, 9 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.
REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (MED) |
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Required Courses |
30 |
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HIED 5300 - College and University Administration HIED 6310 - Legal Aspects and Finance in Higher Education HIED 6311 - Access and Equity in Higher Education HIED 6320 - Practicum in Higher Education (S-L) HIED 6330 - Research Methods in Higher Education HIED 6340 - History and Philosophy of Higher Education HIED 6361 - Teaching, Learning, and Student Development MAL 6301 - Christian Worldview of Leadership |
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The remaining 6 credit hours will be chosen from English graduate course offerings. |
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TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED |
30 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE |
150 |
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Find course descriptions by category under the Undergraduate Course Descriptions OR Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.
