English (Ph.D.)

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54-69 CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

Required core 9-12 credit hours
Specialization 24-27 credit hours
Dissertation 15-30 credit hours

Required core: Total 9-12 credit hours

ENGL 801 - SEMINAR: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE 3 cr hrs
ENGL 802 - SEMINAR: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH 3 cr hrs

One of the following courses in criticism:

ENGL 584 - LITERARY CRITICISM (C) 3 cr hrs
ENGL 585 - CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM 3 cr hrs
ENGL 587 - AESTHETICS 3 cr hrs
ENGL 786 - SEMINAR: LITERARY CRITICISM 3 cr hrs

One of the following, unless equivalent coursework was completed at the Master’s level:

ENGL 723 - SEMINAR: OLD ENGLISH 3 cr hrs
LING 543 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3 cr hrs
LING 790 - SEMINAR: LANGUAGE STUDIES 3 cr hrs

Electives: Total 0-6 credit hours in ENGL

Specialization: Literary Studies: Critical: 24 credit hours

Graduate seminars in literature since 1800 (21)
Additional selection from the criticism courses in the core (3)

Specialization: Literary Studies: Creative: 27 credit hours

Graduate seminars in Creative Writing (15)
Course in applied theory for Creative Writing (3)
Graduate seminars in literature since 1800 (9)

Dissertation

Dissertation 15-30 credit hours

Note:

A minimum of 39 hours of coursework, excluding dissertation hours, must be completed. Other requirements include demonstration of proficiency in a foreign language, completion of comprehensive examinations, and an oral defense of the dissertation. Students should consult the departmental graduate student handbook for additional information.