MA English

Fall 2013

Degree:	Master of Arts
Major:	English
Concentration:	None

Required Courses for Major

Traditional (non-Thesis) track for students with B.A. in English hoping to continue study:

ENGL 5335 Intro to Profession

One of the following:
ENGL 5314 Literary Criticism
ENGL 5301 History of the English Language
ENGL 5300 Linguistics

Total of four graduate courses with "Literature" in the title

18 hours in any graduate English course
Optional six Hours of electives outside of dept. with approval by the graduate advisor or chair.

Traditional (Thesis) Track:

ENGL 5335 Intro into Profession

One of the following:
ENGL 5314 Literary criticism
ENGL 5301 History of the English Language
ENGL 5300 Linguistics

Total of four graduate courses with "Literature" in the title

Six hours in any graduate English course
Optional: six hours of electives outside of dept. with approval by the graduate advisor

ENGL 5390 Thesis

ENGL 5391 Thesis

Non-traditional (non-Thesis) track for students without a major in English or without 12 hours foreign language or with more vocational plans:

ENGL 5335 Introduction to the Profession

Three of the following:
ENGL 5301 History of the English Language
ENGL 5300 Linguistics
ENGL 5310 Teaching of Writing
ENGL 5312 Studies in Language and Linguistics
ENGL 5314 Critical Theory

24 hours of electives approved by the graduate advisor

 

Elective Courses

With written justification and approval from the department chair, students may take up to 6 graduate hours outside of the department.

Courses in Literature, Writing, Pedagogy, Linguistics, and rhetoric courses and agreed upon with advisor and student interests.

Other

Thesis students must orally defend their thesis in their last semester.

Non-thesis students must sit for an oral examination over all their coursework.

Hours

36 non-Thesis, 30 Thesis