Part of the Graduate School of Education
Combined English, BA / English Education, EdM
The UB Teach English education program is an accelerated, combined degree program that allows you to earn an English BA and an English education EdM in five years. The program focuses on providing you with content expertise in English while preparing you to teach English at the adolescence level (grades 5 to 12).
In this combined program, you will study in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education. While in the Department of English, you benefit from a dedicated focus on the discipline of English; in the Department of Learning and Instruction, you learn how to bring English to life in the grades 5 to 12 classroom.
Why English and English Education at UB?
UB prepares highly-qualified teachers who lead their classrooms, shape students’ lives and positively engage with the communities they serve.
Students enrolled in this program will:
- Discover the power and resources of the English language through literature, poetry, popular culture, film, the craft of writing, community engagement, and more.
- Employ the skills of close reading, historical contextualization, and theoretical reflection in order to formulate compelling questions and to craft original essays.
- Complete intensive clinical education experiences in collaboration with Western New York grades 5–12 schools in rural, suburban and urban settings, while learning the nuances of the teaching profession.
- Gain the skills, expertise and confidence to implement evidence-based practice in the classroom and co-teach alongside an expert teacher in a one-year residency.
Program Overview
| Academic credential granted | Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Education (EdM) |
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| Certification option | Successful completion of program leads to an institutional recommendation for New York State initial and professional certification in English education |
| Grade levels | 7 to 12 with 5 to 6 extension |
| Credits required for completion | 145 |
| Time to completion | 5 years |
| Course delivery | On campus, online |
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| Application deadline | Early Action : Nov. 15 Scholarship Consideration: Dec. 15 Regular Decision: Feb. 1 Students can continue to submit an application for fall consideration until capacity is reached. |
Important Fall Dates
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Program Coursework
Coursework Note
This is a sample course schedule. These courses are subject to change. As a student in the UB Teach program, you must work closely with your advisor before registering for classes.
English BA Courses
- ENG 105 Writing and Rhetoric
- ENG 241 American Writers 1
- ENG 242 American Writers 2
- ENG 251 Short Fiction
- ENG 252 Poetry
- ENG 301 Criticism
- ENG 312 Studies in Early Modern Literature
- ENG 317 Early British Drama
- ENG 318 Eighteenth-Century Literature
- ENG 322 Victorian Literature
- ENG 332 Early American Literature
- ENG 341 Studies in African American Literature
- ENG 383 Studies in World Literature
- ENG 405 Studies in Early Women Writers
- ENG 501 Introduction to Scholarly Methods
- ENG 502 Introduction to Critical Theory
- ENG 515 Shakespeare Complete Works
- ENG 541 20th Century American Novel
Progression to Graduate Coursework
Students will not apply separately to graduate study; instead, there are a series of progression points that must be met.
Advancement to the graduate portion of the program requires the following:
• maintain a 3.0 GPA
• earn a “C” grade or higher in content courses, as well as any course that is used to fulfill general education requirements for teacher certification
• earn a B- or better in all graduate level coursework
• complete an interview with the Teacher Education Institute in year three of bachelor's
English Education EdM Courses
CEP 400 Educational Psychology
ELP 405 Sociology of Education
LAI 350 Introduction to Education
LAI 414 Adolescent Writing across Curriculum
LAI 474 Teaching the Exceptional Learner
LAI 512 Readings in Multicultural Literature[EE1] *
LAI 513 Teaching of Literature*
LAI 536 Digital Composing as Literacy Learning*
LAI 537 Language, Diversity and Literacy*
LAI 552 Middle Childhood/ Adolescent Literacy Methods
LAI 580 Literature for Young Adults
LAI 617 Methods of Teaching English in Grades 5-12
LAI 698 Instructional Strategies in Secondary Schools
*May substitute an English Education elective course with permission of advisor.
Program Requirements
Dignity for All Students Act Requirement
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that all students applying for certification as of December 31, 2013 have 6 hours of coursework or training on the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination. As mandated by NYSED six clock hours of training in harassment, bullying, and discrimination prevention and intervention. This workshop is available through the University at Buffalo as well as other NYSED-approved providers. If you have already completed a workshop through a NYSED-approved provider, you must submit proof of completion when you apply.
Students with Disabilities Requirement
The New York State Education Department requires three semester hours of study in the area of students with disabilities for those who are entering the teacher education programs. If you have not yet fulfilled this requirement, you may take our students with disabilities course (LAI 574).
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University Computing Standards
You are required to have daily access to a reliable broadband connection and a computer that meets university computing standards. You are also expected to have basic computer competency before beginning your coursework.