Secondary English (B.Ed.)

120 credits · Faculty of Education · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Foundation Program

Students normally complete 30 credits in their Foundation (U0) year. The Foundation year is the time to take introductory-level courses in English, as well as to explore areas that are not normally taken as "teachable" subject areas within B.Ed. programs (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, etc.). Students should also investigate the possibility of taking one of the First Year Seminar courses offered by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science. In addition, in consultation with the Program Adviser, students may select courses from the recommended course list below or other courses. The list includes English literature courses that may be used toward the academic component of the Secondary English course requirements. Also included are several French Second Language (FRSL) courses for which placement tests are required to determine the appropriate level.

  • EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 201 Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 226 American Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Required Courses (60 credits)

  • EDEC 201 First Year Professional Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • EDEC 215 English Exam for Teacher Certification (0 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 254 Second Professional Seminar (Secondary) (1 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 351 Third Professional Seminar (Secondary) (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDEC 404 Fourth Year Professional Seminar (Sec) (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • EDES 350 Classroom Practices (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDES 361 Teaching Secondary English 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDES 366 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDES 461 Teaching Secondary English 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDFE 200 First Field Experience (K/Elem and Secondary) (2 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • EDFE 254 Second Field Experience (Secondary) (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • EDFE 351 Third Field Experience (Secondary) (8 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDFE 451 Fourth Field Experience (Secondary) (7 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDPI 309 Diverse Learners (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall

Complementary Courses (54 credits)

Equity Education (3 credits)

3 credits from:

  • EDEC 248 Equity and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDEC 249 Global Education and Social Justice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Assessment in Education (3 credits)

3 credits from:

  • EDPE 304 Measurement and Evaluation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • EDES 304 Educational Techniques for Planning and Assessment (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Secondary English Subject Area (48 credits)

48 credits from one of the following streams.

Stream 1

Language/Linguistics

6 credits form the following:

  • EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDSL 305 L2 Learning: Classroom Settings (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDSL 350 Essentials of English Grammar (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LING 200 Introduction to the Study of Language (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 211 Introduction to Indigenous Languages (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LING 260 Meaning in Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Complementary Language/Linguistics Courses (6 credits)

42 credits distributed as follows (including at least one course in Shakespeare):

Stream 2

Language/Linguistics

Unofficial "Teachable" Subject Area (15 credits)

15 credits of designated courses for Secondary English Stream 2 students (Math, Social Sciences, or Science and Technology - see an adviser for course selection.)

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Note: Students who have chosen to do Stream 2 (33 credits in one teachable subject and 15 credits in another) will use 3 credits of electives to take the Secondary Teaching Methods course needed for their second unofficial teachable subject.

a minimum of 15 credits must be at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/en (30 credits)

a minimum of 15 credits must be at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 201 Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 225 American Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 226 American Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 227 American Literature 3 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • JWST 206 Introduction to Yiddish Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 225 Literature and Society (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LLCU 220 Introduction to Literary Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RUSS 218 Russian Literature and Revolution (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

a minimum of 3 credits must be at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/eng (9 credits)

a minimum of 3 credits must be at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LLCU 200 Topics in Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3 credits chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list: (3 credits)

3 credits chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 230 Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

6 credits from the following courses list: (6 credits)

6 credits from the following courses list:

  • EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • EDSL 305 L2 Learning: Classroom Settings (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • EDSL 350 Essentials of English Grammar (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 210 Introduction to Speech Science (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • LING 211 Introduction to Indigenous Languages (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LING 260 Meaning in Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 355 Language Acquisition 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

a minimum of 6 credits at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/und (18 credits)

a minimum of 6 credits at the 300 level or higher, chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 201 Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 225 American Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 226 American Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 227 American Literature 3 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GERM 259 Introduction to German Literature 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GERM 260 Introduction to German Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • JWST 206 Introduction to Yiddish Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 225 Literature and Society (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LLCU 220 Introduction to Literary Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RUSS 218 Russian Literature and Revolution (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

a minimum of 3 credits at the 300 level or higher from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) (6 credits)

a minimum of 3 credits at the 300 level or higher from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • LLCU 200 Topics in Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

3 credits chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list: (3 credits)

3 credits chosen from the English Department undergraduate complementary course list ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english/undergrad ) or the following list:

  • ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 230 Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

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