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M.Ed. in English Education
M.Ed. in English Education

Secondary (Grades 5-12) Teacher Certification Concentration

Program Coordinator: Dr. Meg J. Petersen, medenglished@plymouth.edu
Professor of English
BA, Franklin Pierce College; PhD, University of New Hampshire

Students interested in obtaining New Hampshire Teacher Certification in English (grades 5–12) should select this option. Graduates will be certified in the state of New Hampshire and fully qualified to teach English/language arts in grades 5–12. The program is designed to meet all New Hampshire, NCATE and NCTE standards for the preparation of teachers of English/language arts as well as providing a background in the subject areas of literature, writing and language at the graduate level.

Required college level course work or equivalent competencies (audit, portfolio or exam): completion of six credits in American literature, British literature or humanities; analyzing and interpreting literature/literary criticism; creative and non-fiction writing above composition level; study of language; study of grammar; completion of four upper level literature courses; and sign language or journalism, or communications, or media.

Required Courses

Master's Core Component
ED 5000 Social Behavior in a Diverse Society - 3 credits
– OR –
ED 5005 Social Psychology and Mythology across Cultures - 3 credits
– OR –
LL 5005 Foundations of TESOL Methodology - 3 credits
ED 5010 Philosophy, Ethics and Education - 3 credits
EN 5000 Teacher Action Research - 3 credits

Learning Theory Requirements (if not met in undergraduate work)
ED 5270 Foundations of Teaching - 3 credits
ED 5060 Theories of Learning and Cognitive Development - 3 credits
ED 5570 Classroom Interventions and Special Education Strategies - 3 credits

English Methods Component - 6 credits
EN 5640 Theory & Practice: Teaching Writing at the Secondary Level - 3 credits
EN 5870 Teaching Literature in Secondary School - 3 credits

English Component (Literature/Writing Electives) - 6 credits

Capstone Component
ED 5960 Internship in Education - 9 credits
– OR –
ED 5210 Graduate Practicum - 6 credits

Total for MEd in English Education, Secondary (5–12) Teacher Certification Concentration - 36-39 credits

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