Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, M.A.


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(33 semester hours)

Our master’s programs in Literature and Creative Writing emphasize teaching and the role of scholarship and creative writing in the development of teachers. Professors and students alike benefit from and enjoy the individual instruction and mentoring our graduate program offers. The ratio of graduate students to graduate faculty is approximately 2:1, ideal for students who want help in developing their particular talents. Graduate students join faculty in mentoring and teaching undergraduate students and in conducting and presenting research. Our graduate students have gone on to teach in high schools and universities, work as writers and editors, and pursue further studies in Ph.D. programs across the country.

Program Options


All students are required to pass a written Comprehensive Examination in English and American literature. This examination is based upon a published reading list and is typically taken in the student’s last semester of residence.

Option A: Traditional English M.A.


Students selecting Option A will use Research Plan I.
(See Plan I ).

Non-Thesis Option

Required:


Total: 33 Hours


Option B: Traditional English M.A.


Students selecting Option B will use Research Plan III.
(See Plan III ).

Thesis Option

Required:


Total: 33 Hours


Option C: Creative Writing English M.A.


Students selecting Option C will use Research Plan III.
(See Plan III ). 

Required:


Total: 33 Hours


Note

* Student must choose at least two of the three classes offered.

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