A.B.M. in English
Overview
The Accelerated Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts (A.B.M.) in English allows students to obtain both a B.A. in English (120 credits) and an M.A. in English (30 credits) by taking 141 credits in 5 years. A.B.M. students will be permitted to double count a total of 9 credits toward the dual degrees.
- In the fall of their senior year, A.B.M. students take 3 credits of ENG 394 or ENG 395 Independent Study as an elective in the B.A. English major, with a member of the English Department faculty. This course will train students in graduate writing and research. It counts toward the B.A. only and may not be counted in the 30 credits required for an M.A. degree.
- A.B.M. students also take 3 graduate courses in their senior year: ENG 510/511 Introduction to Professional Study I and II, ENG 514 History of Critical Theories, and one other 5XX or 6XX seminar. These 3 courses will count toward both the B.A. and the M.A. They may be substituted, as appropriate, for courses listed as satisfying categories required for the undergraduate English BA major.
- In their fifth year, students take the remaining 5 courses required for the M.A. and complete the 6-credit Non-Thesis Portfolio.
Core Courses
- ENG 510: Introduction to Professional Study I (1.5 crs.)
- Orientation to the major discourses, critical frameworks, and databases constituting graduate researching language and literary studies, including computer-assisted research methodologies.
- ENG 511: Introduction to Professional Study II (1.5 crs.)
Orientation to the major discourses, critical frameworks, and databases constituting graduate researching language and literary studies, including computer-assisted research methodologies. Pre: ENG 510 - ENG 514: History of Critical Theories (3 crs.)
Historical survey of critical theory from antiquity to the present. - ENG 595: Master’s Project PRO (3 crs.)
Student produces an M.A. portfolio in consultation with major professor and committee.