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Secondary Education: English, B.A.

McCausland College of Arts and Sciences

Be ready to teach high school English in just five years.

The Secondary Education concentration allows you to begin completing requirements for a Master of Teaching (M.T.) while earning the B.A., giving you the option to complete both degrees and be ready to teach in five years (or less with AP, IP, and/or dual credits). And whether or not you complete the M.T., the English degree provides a flexible toolkit for jobs in most any field.

Program Highlights

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    Ready to Work

    Become an accredited high school teacher — earn an English BA with an optional accelerated Masters in the 5th year.

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    Small Classes

    Find community, collaborate and get personal attention in highly engaging discussion-based classes.

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    Award-winning Faculty

    Work closely with inspiring teachers: renowned scholars and writers who care about your ideas, well-being and success.

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    Highly Portable Skills

    Impress employers in a range of fields by honing skills in communication, research, critical thinking, collaboration and more.

What You’ll Study

This concentration provides in-depth coverage of cutting-edge topics for teaching high school English, from African American literature and women writers to the history of literary criticism. A cluster of five courses in education allows you to move directly from the BA to an accelerated one-year Master’s in Teaching program in the College of Education.

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Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

  • Teaching

    Foster learning by conveying knowledge, skills and concepts to students

    Communication

    Exchanging information and ideas through speaking, writing or other means of expression

    Analytical Reasoning

    Breaking down complex problems or situations to identify patterns, connections and solutions

  • Creativity

    Thinking imaginatively, generating original ideas and expressing unique perspectives through art and innovation

    Argumentation

    Constructing evidence-based arguments developed from logical and informed interpretation of credible sources

    Research

    Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems

Using your degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.

Potential Careers

  • Teacher
  • Education Administration
  • Principal
  • Communications Specialist
  • Lawyer
  • Writer

Job Titles of Alumni

  • Teacher
  • Tutor
  • College Professor
  • Director of Honors Program
  • Museum Consultant
  • Writer

Workplace Settings

  • Education
  • Business
  • Journalism and Publishing
  • Law
  • Library and Information Science
  • Media and Communication

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