Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 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 Graduate Research Requirements ) .

Non-Thesis Option

Required:


Total: 33 Hours


Option B: Traditional English M.A.


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

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.

Creative Writing Concentration


Master of Arts in English Program Course Requirements:
  1. ENGL 5000 Bibliography and Methods of Research 3  
  2. Five (5) graduate-level literature courses (15 credits total)
  3. Five (5) graduate-level courses (15 credits total; can include 6 thesis hours; can be literature, linguisitics, creative writing, professional/technical writing courses)
  4. Passing score on Comprehensive Examination.
Requirements:

Twelve (12) credits in graduate-level creative writing courses.  The courses listed below will count towards the Creative Writing Concentration and simultaneously count towards item 3 above.  An approved thesis in creative writing can also count towards the 12 required credits.  Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.9 or higher in creative writing courses in order to complete the Creative Writing Concentration.

Creative Writing Courses


(Minimally select 12 credit hours)

Linguistics Concentration


Master of Arts in English Program Course Requirements:
  1. ENGL 5000 - Bibliography and Methods of Research   3 
  2. Five (5) graduate-level literature courses (15 credits total)
  3. Five (5) graduate-level courses (15 credits total; can include 6 thesis hours; can be literature, linguisitics, creative writing, professional/technical writing courses)
  4. Passing score on Comprehensive Examination.
Requirements:

Twelve (12) credits in graduate-level Linguistic courses.  The courses listed below will count towards the Linguistics Concentration and simultaneously count towards item 3 above.  An approved thesis in Linguistics can also count towards the 12 required credits.  Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.9 or higher in linguistic courses in order to complete the Linguistics Concentration.

Linguistics Courses


(Minimally select 12 credit hours)

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