Secondary Education- English Language Arts

Program Overview

The University of Cincinnati's Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education prepares graduates to become licensed teachers in English/Language Arts for grades 7-12. Students specialize in critical literacies, reading comprehension, and the production and consumption of digital texts, focusing on culturally sustaining and contemporary issue-based literacy instruction. Graduates typically teach in Ohio or across the nation and are committed to social justice and addressing issues of diversity with equity.

Program Outline

Students in our program gain experience teaching in urban and diverse school settings and using research-based teaching practices to meet the needs of all learners in their classes. At the secondary level, graduates specialize in one core disciplinary subject: Integrated English/Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Social Studies, Integrated Science, or Physics. An Integrated English/Language Arts license prepares students to teach all subject areas related to English language arts in grades 7-12 in Ohio schools. Students will complete course work that substantively engages in topics related to critical literacies, reading comprehension, composition, canonical and young adult literature, and the production and consumption of digital texts. All students will be prepared to plan and lead literacy instruction that is culturally sustaining and critically engaged in contemporary issues.

Careers:

Graduates of the secondary education integrated language arts program assume teaching positions in English/language arts. Secondary education integrated language arts graduates usually elect to teach in Ohio, but graduates teach across the nation.

Other:

Candidates who succeed as teachers of adolescents and young adults:

• know how individuals learn and develop
• can articulate the central concepts, tools of inquiry and the structures of their discipline
• effectively collaborate with others
• demonstrate leadership
• address issues of diversity with equity
• use technology to support their practice
• use assessment to inform their efforts
• demonstrate pedagogical knowledge
• are responsible, caring, fair and honest
• are committed to social justice