M.A. in English

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Curriculum

The Master of Arts in English degree requires the completion of 30 credits. All courses taken for program credit must be at the 500 and 600 level.

• 27 credits of coursework that include:
    ENG 510/511: Introduction to Professional Study I and II; and
    ENG 514: History of Critical Theories
• 3 credits research

The curriculum is organized around three distinct groups of courses:

• Core courses in professional study and studies in critical theories
• Coursework that reflects a balance of graduate seminars in a range of period and national literatures, film, and creative writing.
• Masters research to develop a thesis or 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 cr.)
  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 MA portfolio in consultation with major professor and committee.
• ENG 599: Master’s Thesis Research (3 crs.)
  Student produces MA thesis in consultation with major professor and committee.

Special Topics Courses

In addition to the graduate course offerings, we offer graduate seminars in a range of period and national literatures, film, and creative writing called “Special Topics.” Two “Special Topics” courses are offered each semester, designed to showcase the instructor’s current research and scholarship.