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Are you a high school teacher looking to boost your qualifications to teach dual credit courses in literature?

Our M.S. Ed. program offers a concentration in literature 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 literature to the M.S.Ed. degree.

Required Courses

Core Courses - 12 credit hours
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 Curriculum 3
EDUC-S 590 Research in Secondary Education 3
Secondary Education Courses - 4 credit hours
Dept./Course # Title Credit Hours
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
Literature Courses - 20 credit hours
Dept./Course # Title Credit Hours
Consult with your English Program Advisor to select 5 courses that complement the desired discipline or subfield.
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
ENG-L 500/600 course approved by advisor 4
ENG-L 500/600 course approved by advisor 4
 
Current list of other ENG L-500/600 Courses
ENG-L 506 Introduction to Methods of Criticism and Research 4
ENG-L 646 Readings in Media/Literature/Culture 4

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Dr. Donna Albrecht

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Professor, and Coordinator of Gifted, Talented and High Ability Program

Hillside Hall 20B
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Phone: (812) 941-2594
dalbrec@iu.edu

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