Middle Grades Education, B.A.

Degree Requirements for Middle Grades Education:

University Studies:

Students should follow university studies requirements of the University of North Carolina Wilmington as outlined in the Academic Programs section of the catalogue.

The major in middle grades education requires 88 hours (46 hours of education courses, 18 hours in an additional teaching field and 24 hours in an academic concentration) as follows:

Professional Core:

Professional Education:

Two content methods courses from:

Academic Concentration:

An academic concentration of at least 24 semester hours is required. Academic concentrations may be chosen from one of the following four disciplines:

Language Arts

Students are encouraged to select courses from University Studies to fulfill requirements in both the Academic Concentration and the Additional Teaching Field.

Core Courses (18 hours)

ENG 205 - Introduction to Literary Studies
ENG 304 - Writing for Teachers
Select one of the following two:
ENG 380 - Literature for Children
ENG 381 - Literature for Young Adults
Select one of the following two:
ENG 320 - Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 321 - Structure of the English Language
Select one of the following two:
ENG 382 - Ways of Teaching Literature
ENG 383 - Classics Reconsidered
Select one of the following American Literature courses:
ENG 223 - American Literature to 1870
ENG 224 - American Literature Since 1870
ENG 232 - African American Literature
ENG 350 - American Romanticism
ENG 351 - American Realism
ENG 352 - American Modernism
ENG 353 - Southern American Literature
ENG 354 - North Carolina Writers
ENG 355 - Ethnic Literature of the United States
ENG 356 - American Indian Literatures

Selected Courses (6 hours): Select one course each from two of the following groups*

Group A: Select one of the following two:
ENG 332 - Shakespeare’s Early Plays and Poems
ENG 333 - Shakespeare’s Later Plays
Group B: Select one from the following non-canonical or non-Western courses:
ENG 230 - Women In Literature
ENG 232 - African American Literature
ENG 340 - Multiculturalism and Literature
ENG 341 - Postcolonial and Third World Literature
ENG 342 - Transnational Literatures
ENG 355 - Ethnic Literature of the United States
ENG 356 - American Indian Literatures
ENG 373 - Women’s Literary Traditions
Group C: Select one from the following writing courses:
ENG 202 - Introduction to Journalism
ENG 204 - Introduction to Professional Writing
ENG 302 - Journalism Workshop or
ENG 311 - Professional Magazine Writing
ENG 303 - Reading and Writing Arguments or
ENG 315 - Topics in Writing and Rhetoric
ENG 310 - Theory and Practice of Editing
CRW 201 - Introduction to Creative Writing
CRW 207 - Fiction Writing
CRW 208 - Poetry Writing
CRW 209 - Creative Nonfiction
Group D: Select one from the following American, British, and European literature courses:
ENG 211 - British Literature to 1800
ENG 212 - British Literature Since 1800
ENG 223 - American Literature to 1870
ENG 224 - American Literature Since 1870
ENG 225 - World Literature to 1600
ENG 226 - World Literature Since 1600
ENG 232 - African American Literature
ENG 233 - The Bible as Literature
ENG 290 - Themes in Literature
ENG 335 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
ENG 336 - British Romanticism
ENG 337 - Victorian Literature
ENG 338 - British Modernism
ENG 361 - Studies in Short Fiction
ENG 362 - Studies in the Novel
ENG 365 - Studies in Drama
ENG 370 - European Literature to 1900
ENG 374 - American and British Poetry 1900-1945
ENG 375 - American and British Poetry Since 1945
* The English Department will allow ENG 200 as a prerequisite for courses listed with a prerequisite of ENG 201 .

Candidates may substitute 3 credit hours from a study abroad or an International Studies course.

Math

Core Courses (18 hours)

Selected Courses* (6 hours)

MAT 141 - Concepts of Mathematics: Number, Operations, and Problem Solving
MAT 142 - Concepts of Mathematics: Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving
MAT 162 - Calculus with Analytical Geometry II
MAT 345 - Modern College Geometry
Or any Statistics course numbered 315 or higher.

* Candidates may substitute 3 credit hours from a study abroad or an International Studies course.

Science

Core Courses (12 hours)

Selected Courses* (6-13 hours)

EVS 195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
GGY 230 - Introduction to Weather and Climate
GLY 101 - Principles of Geology
PHY 103 - Great Ideas in Physics
PHY 111 - Naked-eye Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy
* Candidates may substitute 3 credit hours from a study abroad or an International Studies course.

Social Studies

Core Courses (18 hours)

GGY 180 - World Geography I
GGY 181 - World Geography II
HST 105 - United States to 1865
HST 106 - United States from 1865 to Present
Political Science (Select one course):
PLS 111 - Politics and Government in Global Perspective or any PLS course numbered 001-499.
Economics (Select one of the following):
GGY 210 - Geography of the Global Economy or any ECN course numbered 001-499.

Selected Courses* (6 hours)

HST 103 - Introduction to Global History 1500-1848
HST 104 - Introduction to Global History Since 1848
EDN 342 - Global Education Issues
Or any two additional social studies courses (GGY, HST, ECN, PLS, SOC or ANT) with a multicultural and /or global focus.

* Candidates may substitute 3 credit hours from a study abroad or an International Studies course.

Additional Teaching Field:

18 hours as specified with courses from all disciplines related to the field. Fields are language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies.

Professional Semester:

Note:

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts in Middle Grades Education, 31 total semester hours must be taken in residence at UNCW. Admission to the Watson College of Education is required for enrollment in EDN/SED 300- and 400-level courses numbered higher than EDN 303 or SED 250 .

A grade of “C-” or better is required in all professional courses in the middle grades education program. Students may repeat courses in which they earned a grade of lower than “C-” only with the permission of the dean of the Watson College of Education. A cumulative grade point average of 2.70 is required for eligibility for the practicum semester.