Your Future in English Education

The Bachelor of Arts in English education at Charleston Southern University prepares graduates to become high school English teachers. You need to have a passion for reading literature and/or writing to be successful. Candidates have completed practicum and student teaching experiences in three local school districts (Charleston County, Dorchester District II and Berkeley County).

CSU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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Tonya Houston

Assistant Professor of Education and Middle Level/Secondary Education Coordinator
P843-863-7415
Ethouston@csuniv.edu

English Education: it's a calling

If you want to make a difference in the lives of high schools students, then becoming an English teacher is the path for you.

As an English Education major, you’ll take courses like…

Survey of American Literature
Literary Criticism
Shakespeare
Principles and Philosophy of Education
Strategies for Managing Individual Differences
Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

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Graduates are equipped for a variety of career paths.

9-12 English teacher in public schools
High school English teacher in private schools
High school English teacher overseas
Graduate school
College professor

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College of Education

The College of Education ensures that candidates have practicum experiences throughout their time at CSU – starting with the very first education course through a yearlong senior placement for student teaching.

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