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Jan 30, 2025
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2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
English (M.A.)
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30-36 Credit Hours Required
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Plan A (thesis): Total 30 credit hours
- Required Core 18 credit hours
- Thesis 6 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
Plan B (non–thesis): Total 33-36 credit hours
- Required Core 18 credit hours
- Electives/Nondepartmental Requirements 15-18 credit hours
Required Core: Total 18 credit hours
- Early British Literature (6 credit hours)
- Later British or American Literature (6 credit hours)
- Language, Writing, and Pedagogy (3 credit hours)
- Literary Criticism (3 credit hours)
- At least three courses must be seminars at the 700 or 800 level.
Electives/Nondepartmental Requirements: Total 6-18 credit hours
Specialization: Literature (Plan A)
Specialization: Creative Writing (Plan A)
Specialization: Literature (Plan B)
- ENGL/LING Electives 3 credit hours
- Electives 12 credit hours
Specialization: TESOL (Plan B)
(Students must complete ENGL 509 - TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE to fulfill the core requirement for Language, Writing, and Pedagogy) A total of 18 hours must be distributed as follows:
Curriculum Design (3 hours)
Education (3 hours) – choose from:
Linguistics (6 hours) – choose from:
LING Electives Multicultural Communication (3 hours) – choose from:
Reading (3 hours) – choose from:
Note:
Other requirements include comprehensive examinations. Students should consult the departmental graduate student handbook for additional information. Students in the TESOL specialization are required to complete 80 hours of supervised ESL tutoring or classroom teaching, and must take a course in Speech Communication if they did not complete SPCM 101 or 201 or the equivalent as undergraduates. |
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