{"id":8724,"date":"2020-07-08T10:32:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/?page_id=8724"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:07:06","slug":"a-b-m-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"A.B.M. in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A.B.M. in English<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"a-b-m-english\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-a-b-m-english\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-8790\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8790\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/\">A.B.M. Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8787\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8787\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/a-b-m-advising\/\">Advising<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8793\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/a-b-m-admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8784\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8784\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/a-b-m-curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-9176\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/a-b-m-overview\/a-b-m-in-english\/\">Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9974\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/fast-track-to-a-masters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9974 \" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-1024x915.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-364x325.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-500x447.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-1000x893.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy-1280x1144.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1361\/karolina-wojcik-copy.jpg 1416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karolina Wojcik &#8217;21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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 graduate seminar (400-*, 500-, or 600-level course). 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.\n<ul>\n<li>*ABM and MA students can take up to two (2) 400-level courses (with the exception of courses with catalogue language indicating \u201cnot for graduate credit\u201d) toward their MA program requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In their fifth year, students take the remaining 5 courses required for the M.A. and complete the 6-credit <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/english\/academics\/m-a-overview\/ma-non-thesis-option\/\">Non-Thesis Portfolio.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Core Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ENG 510:&nbsp;Introduction to Professional Study I<\/strong>&nbsp;(1.5 crs.)<\/li>\n<li>Orientation to the major discourses, critical frameworks, and databases constituting graduate researching language and literary studies, including computer-assisted research methodologies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG 511: Introduction to Professional Study II<\/strong>&nbsp;(1.5 crs.)<br \/>\nOrientation to the major discourses, critical frameworks, and databases constituting graduate researching language and literary studies, including computer-assisted research methodologies. Pre: ENG 510<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG 514: History of Critical Theories (<\/strong>3 crs.)<br \/>\nHistorical survey of critical theory from antiquity to the present.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG 595:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Master\u2019s Project PRO<\/strong>&nbsp;(3 crs.)<br \/>\nStudent produces an M.A. portfolio in consultation with major professor and committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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