English (M.A.)

Option A: Traditional English M.A.
Option B: Traditional English M.A.
Option C: Creative Writing English M.A.

(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:

ENGL 5000 - Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
10 Courses from the Graduate Offerings 30
At least five of these courses must be literature courses (as opposed to courses in writing, pedagogy, or Linguistics).

Total: 33 Hours

Option B: Traditional English M.A.

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

Thesis Option

Required:

ENGL 5000 - Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
8 Courses from the Graduate Offerings 24
At least five of these courses must be literature courses (as opposed to courses in writing, pedagogy, or Linguistics).
Scholarly Thesis 6

Total: 33 Hours

Option C: Creative Writing English M.A.

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

Required:

ENGL 5000 - Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
ENGL 541A - Seminar in Creative Writing: Prose Non-Fiction 3 *
ENGL 541B - Seminar in Creative Writing: Fiction 3 *
ENGL 541C - Seminar in Creative Writing: Poetry 3 *
6 Courses from the Graduate Offerings 18
At least five of these courses must be literature courses (as opposed to courses in writing, pedagogy, or Linguistics).
Creative Thesis 6

Total: 33 Hours

Note

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