English Education Concentration

Courses required prior to the internship

The courses required prior to the internship (normally completed the preceding Spring and/or Summer semesters) are as follows (courses listed in italics require admission to the Teacher Education Program):

Hrs Credit

Educational Psychology 210 * - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 352 - Field Experience in Teaching: Secondary I

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 355 - Introduction to Secondary Schools

Instructional Technology 486 - Introduction to Instructional Computing

Cultural Studies in Education 400 - Professional Studies: Teachers, School, and Society

Educational Psychology 401 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology

Special Education 402 - Professional Studies: Special Education and Diverse Learners

Courses taken during Fall Semester of the Professional Year Internship

All Internships begin the first day of the school year, i.e., the first day faculty report in July or August, and end in May or June of the following year. Internships do not begin in January. During the Fall Semester, interns work in their schools the first half of the day; during the second half of the day, interns meet the course requirements that follow.

English Ed 459 - Teaching English in the Secondary School

Reading Ed 461 - Developing Reading Skills in the Content Field

Education 574 - Analysis of Teaching for Professional Development

Education 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching

Courses taken during Spring Semester of the Professional Year Internship

During this semester, interns work in their schools full time (all day) and take one course in the evening.

Education 575 - Professional Internship in Teaching

Education 591 - Clinical Studies

Courses taken during the Summer Semester before or after the Professional Year internship

These courses may be completed earlier in the program if scheduling permits.

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 517 - Trends and Issues in Education

Choose 9 hours credit from the Curriculum, Educational Research and Evaluation (CRE), Cultural Studies in Education (CSE), English Education and TPTE courses listed below:

CRE 534 - Program Evaluation in Education

CRE 541 - The High School Curriculum

CRE 558 - Curriculum Planning and Development

CRE 588 - Instructional Theory and Design

CSE 511 - History of American Education

CSE 526 - Philosophy of Education

English Ed 460 - Teaching Reading and Literature in Secondary School

English Ed 507 - Teaching Poetry Grades 7-12

English Ed 508 - Teaching Composition in the Secondary School

English Ed 509 - Teaching Fiction in Secondary Schools

TPTE 595 - Special Topics
    Communication in the Classroom and Beyond
    Teaching Adolescent Literature

* May be taken before admission to program. Please enroll, along with TPTE 352, in spring semester only.
**All elective hours in the graduate program must be approved in advance by an English Education Advisor. Other courses may be substituted with permission.

English Education Advisor:
Dr. Susan Groenke, Assistant Professor, A417 Claxton Complex Addition, 865-974-4242, sgroenke@utk.edu