Program: English (Ph.D.) - University of South Dakota

Apr 04, 2025

2007-2009 Graduate Catalog

Ph.D. students must complete 54 credit hours of course work beyond the M.A.

Ph.D. Literary Studies: Critical: Total 54 credit hours

English Ph.D. core 6-9 credit hours
Critical specialization courses 21 credit hours
Criticism courses 6 credit hours
English electives 3-6 credit hours
Dissertation 15 credit hours

Ph.D. Literary Studies: Creative: Total 54 credit hours

English Ph.D. core 6-9 credit hours
Creative specialization courses 18 credit hours
Criticism courses 3 credit hours
Critical specialization courses 9-12 credit hours
Dissertation 15 credit hours

English Ph.D. core course work: 6 to 9 credit hours

Select one of the following

Note

Students who have satisfied the Linguistics/Old English requirement at the Master’s level may take a program elective or an additional course from the Critical Track specialization core.

Critical specialization courses

The courses below may be repeated for credit with change of topic.

21 credit hours for Critical Specialization, 9 to 12 credit hours for Creative Specialization, chosen from among the following

ENGL 733 - SEMINAR: NINETEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES 3
ENGL 734 - SEMINAR: TWENTIETH-CENTURY STUDIES 3
ENGL 745 - SEMINAR: AMERICAN ROMANTICISM 3
ENGL 746 - SEMINAR: AMERICAN NATURALISM 3
ENGL 755 - SEMINAR: WESTERN REGIONAL LITERATURE 3
ENGL 770 - SEMINAR: WOMEN’S STUDIES 3
ENGL 771 - SEMINAR: GENDER STUDIES 3
ENGL 775 - SEMINAR: REGIONAL/CULTURAL STUDIES 3
ENGL 792 - SPECIAL TOPICS 1 to 4
[if covering material since 1800]
3 credit hours

Other graduate courses

Other graduate courses, including Directed Research and Independent Study classes, may be included with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s committee.

Creative specialization courses

The courses below may be repeated for credit.

18 credit hours, chosen from among the following:

Other graduate courses and 3 credit seminar

Other graduate courses, including Directed Research and Independent Study classes, may be included with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s committee.

One 3-credit seminar designated as an “applied theory” course must also be included in the 18 hours required.

Criticism courses

6 credit hours for Critical Specialization, 3 credit hours for Creative Specialization, chosen from among the following:

English elective

3 to 6 credit hours for Critical Specialization, chosen from among the following:

Other graduate courses and oral examinations

Other graduate courses, including Directed Research and Independent Study classes, may be included as electives with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s committee.

In addition to course work, doctoral students must satisfy departmental requirements for proficiency in one foreign language, must pass comprehensive written and oral examinations, and must defend their dissertation.