Admission to MA programs | MA in English (Literature) | MA in English (Rhetoric) |
Program Outcomes | Graduate Students | Spring 2008 Courses | Fall 2008 Courses |
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Thesis Option
Non-Thesis Option |
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| Thesis Option |
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| 1. Complete the following before advancing to candidacy |
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ENGL A601 |
Introduction to Graduate Studies in English |
3 |
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ENGL A602 |
Contemporary Critical Theory |
3 |
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| 2. Complete nine (9) credits in period studies from the following: |
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ENGL A607 |
Studies in American Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A615 |
Studies in Medieval Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A620 |
Studies in Renaissance Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A625 |
Studies in Neoclassical Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A630 |
Studies in the Literautre of Romanticism |
3 |
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ENGL A640 |
Studies in the Victorian Period |
3 |
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ENGL A642 |
Studies in the Modernist Period |
3 |
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ENGL A643 |
Studies in Contemporary Literature |
3 |
| 3. Complete six (6) credits in genre studies from the following: |
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ENGL A636 |
Studies in Modern Criticism |
3 |
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ENGL A651 |
Studies in Poetry |
3 |
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ENGL A661 |
Studies in Fiction |
3 |
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ENGL A671 |
Studies in Nonfiction Prose |
3 |
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ENGL A681 |
Studies in Drama |
3 |
| 4. Complete three (3) credits in specialized studies from the following: |
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ENGL A604 |
Studies in Women's Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A606 |
Studies in the Development of the English Language |
3 |
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ENGL A676 |
Studies in Texts and Cultures |
3 |
| 5. Complete at least six (6) credits of ENGL A699 Thesis. Completion of the MA Thesis in English includes a thesis defense. |
6 |
| 6. Complete six (6) credits of English electives (graduate or 400-level undergraduate) |
6 |
| 7. A total of 36 credits is required for the degree. |
36 |
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| Non-Thesis Option |
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| 1. Complete the following before advancing to candidacy: |
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| |
ENGL A601 |
Introduction to Graduate Studies in English |
3 |
| |
ENGL A602 |
Contemporary Critical Theory |
3 |
| 2. Complete nine (9) credits in period studies from the following: |
| |
ENGL A607 |
Studies in American Literature |
3 |
| |
ENGL A615 |
Studies in Medieval Literature |
3 |
| |
ENGL A620 |
Studies in Resaissance Literature |
3 |
| |
ENGL A625 |
Studies in Neoclassical Literature |
3 |
| |
ENGL A630 |
Studies in the Literature of Romanticism |
3 |
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ENGL A640 |
Studies in the Victorian Period |
3 |
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ENGL A642 |
Studies in the Modernist Period |
3 |
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ENGL A643 |
Sutdies in Contemporary Literature |
3 |
| 3. Complete six (6) credits in genre studies from the following: |
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ENGL A636 |
Studies in Modern Criticism |
3 |
| |
ENGL A651 |
Studies in Poetry |
3 |
| |
ENGL A661 |
Studies in Fiction |
3 |
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ENGL A671 |
Studies in Nonfiction Prose |
3 |
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ENGL A681 |
Studies in Drama |
3 |
| 4. Complete three (3) credits in specialized studies from the follwoing: |
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ENGL A604 |
Studies in Women's Literature |
3 |
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ENGL A606 |
Studies in the Development of the English Language |
3 |
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ENGL A676 |
Studies in Texts and Cultures |
3 |
| 5. Complete three (3) credits of ENGL A698 Individual Research revising a paper from an earlier course to a publishable standard under faculty direction. |
3 |
| 6. Complete nine (9) credits of English electives (graduate or 400-level undergraduate) |
9 |
| 7. Complete a written exam over coursework. |
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| 8. A total of 36 credits is required for the degree. |
36 |
