I knew Tiffin University was the place for me the second I stepped foot on campus. I toured a handful of other universities offering similar programs, but TU was the only school that truly made me feel at home.
-Caleb Reynolds '15
Master of Education
MEd with a concentration in Teaching English
Get that job with TU’s College Credit Plus teaching foundation in English, and share your love of the subject with a whole new audience. Explore literature, learn how to develop creative potential and, with a few more hours, qualify to get your master’s of education.
Graduate Program Tabs
There is a national shortage of College Credit Plus (CCP) teachers. In 2015, the State of Ohio implemented the new CCP program and mandated that all public higher education organizations must provide college-level classes to high school students. More than 52,000 Ohio high school students took college classes during the 2015-2016 academic year, earning college credit while meeting their high school graduation requirements and collectively saving more than $110 million on college tuition.*
Tiffin University now offers an online master’s of education that enables you to become credentialed so you can teach students enrolled in College Credit Plus classes.
The English concentration:
- Explores both canonical and contemporary literature
- Develops creative potential
- Supports those who wish to teach at the high school or community college level
With CCP, participants can earn 18 credit hours of graduate coursework and meet credentialing standards for teaching college courses in just seven or 14 weeks. After completion, a Master of Education degree can be earned with only 12 additional credits at TU.
All courses are online, allowing teachers to continue work while earning credit, and without a travel time commitment to a university.
Teaching English Concentration 18 hours
- ENG515 Teaching College English
- ENG561 British Literature
- ENG562 American Literature
- ENG563 World Literature
- ENG641 Teaching Rhetoric and Composition
One of the following:
- ENG541 Creative Writing Workshop: Short Story
- ENG542 Creative Writing Workshop: The Novel
- ENG543 Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
- ENG544 Creative Writing: Genre Writing
- ENG645 Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Core Curriculum 12 hours
- EDU532 Diversity in Education
- EDU536 Philosophy of Education
- EDU541 Educational Research
- EDU611 Psychology of Learning
- EDU615 Ethical and Legal Issues in Education
- EDU680 Capstone Project
Total MEd 30 hours
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate course offerings for this major. Consult the official Academic Bulletin for detailed registration and advising information.
Online - Offered in two 7-week terms per semester starting in January, March, May, July, August and October
All MEd concentrations offered:
Teaching College English (ENG515) - This course will investigate both theoretical and practical issues related to teaching First-Year composition. Topics will include developing effective syllabi, identifying and articulating learning objectives, designing effective writing assignments, assessing college writing, understanding and creating rubrics, and developing an effective critique process. Students will develop a portfolio that includes a teaching philosophy, syllabi, and sample lesson plans. The final assignment will be the development of a syllabus with a paper explaining the rationale for that syllabus in terms of pedagogical goals for the course and best teaching practices.
British Literature (ENG561) - This course surveys canonical texts in British literature from Beowulf to the twentieth century in a variety of genres, including but not limited to poetry, drama, short stories, novels, utopian literature, and manifestos. Authors and works may include, but are not limited to, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Chaucer, Sydney, Shakespeare, Dryden, Milton, Pope, Swift, Wollstonecraft, the Romantics, Austen, Dickens, the Brontës, the Brownings, the Rossettis, Wilde, and the Modernists.
American Literature (ENG562) - This course surveys canonical texts in American literature from the Native American period to the present in a variety of genres, including but not limited to poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. Authors and works may include, but are not limited to, early Native American literature, literature from the period of Spanish colonization, British colonial-era literature, nineteenth-century literature, American modernism, sixties literature, and contemporary American literature. Authors and movements may include Bradstreet, Freneau, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Twain, Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Eliot, Pound, H.D., Djuna Barnes, Salinger, Updike, Pynchon, Oates, Erdrich, Dillard, literature of the Puritan era, Transcendentalism, Realism, the Harlem Renaissance, Modernism, the Beat Poets, and 60s literature.
Testimonials
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"What I love about Tiffin University is the fact that I am learning about real-life experiences inside the classroom. Once I graduate, I know I will be prepared for a career in my field. I am thankful for the support I have received from my professors and classmates."
- Hasan Abdul Elah, UAE
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I could not have asked for better faculty. I love how small the class sizes are because I really know the majority of my professors pretty well. More importantly, they know me really well and are aware of my future goals and aspirations. I know that I could seek help from any one of my mentors and they would give me the best advice that they had.
-Beata Krembuszewski '17
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"Tiffin University is the college that has helped me grow into the person that I am today. While at Tiffin, I have made unforgettable memories and friends. I continued my education at The University of Toledo College of Law. Although I am moving on, I will never forget everything I have gained from my time at Tiffin University."
– Jessica Paule, Class of 2015
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“I was faced with the pressure of being the very first to graduate from college in my immediate family. Not coming from a wealthy or 'well off' background, college was just a very faint thought, even approaching my senior year in high school. I dealt with self-esteem issues throughout my high school career and I found it hard to see myself anywhere than where I was. My perceived challenges were rooted from me and my surrounding circumstances. Here at TU, I was able to overcome my fears and put myself in a position that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. Becoming a Dragon was the best decision I have ever made.”
Nellene Arnett
Class of 2017
Toledo, Ohio