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Master of Arts in English [ENG]
A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved graduate work as described hereafter is required for the master of arts degree. A minimum of nine credit hours must be taken in courses at the 600 level.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE M.A.: ENG PROGRAM

In addition to meeting the requirements for admission to a degree program stated in this catalog, the applicant for enrollment in the program leading to a Master of Arts degree in English should present the following:

  1. At least a B average in undergraduate English courses.
  2. At least a B cumulative average for all undergraduate classes.
  3. A foreign language is desirable, but the requirement may be met concurrently with graduate study.
  4. Approval of the Graduate English Committee.
  5. Thirty-three hours of undergraduate literature or 27 hours of literature and six hours of study in the English language or linguistics.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:
Competency in one modern foreign language or one classical language must be demonstrated before the student’s completion of graduate work, unless the student demonstrated this competency prior to admission. Competency in a foreign language is defined as the skill level attained by one year of college-level study or the equivalent of a language other than English. If this requirement has not already been met, the candidate may take language courses concurrently with graduate study.
MASTER'S PAPER:
Requirements for the degree include submission of a master’s paper. This will be a substantial paper based upon one of the approaches to literary analysis and interpretation studied in the course, Seminar in Literary Criticism. The paper should present an original thesis and incorporate the most recent research on the topic. This paper must be submitted at least two months prior to the date the student expects to receive the degree and may not be submitted before degree candidacy is established.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

A comprehensive examination is required. Other requirements for the award of the degree may be determined by the English Department and must be ascertained by the student in consultation with a departmental graduate advisor. 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

ENG 500: Old English or
ENG 601: History of the English Language or
ENG 632: Middle English Literature

One course in 16th or 17th century British Literature

ENG 530 Chaucer
ENG 538 Studies in Seventeenth-Century English Literature
ENG 539 Milton
ENG 632 Middle English Literature
ENG 636 Seminar in Shakespeare
ENG 640 Studies in English 1660-1800


One course in 18th or 19th century British Literature

ENG 547 19th Century British Women Writers
ENG 645 Studies in the Romantic Era
ENG 646 Studies in the Victorian Era

One course in 20th century British or American Literature

ENG 548 Studies in British Literature 1950-Present
ENG 616 Studies in American Literature from 1900 to 1950
ENG 617 Studies in American Literature Since 1950
ENG 677 Seminar in Contemporary British Literature

One other course in American Literature

ENG 615 Studies in American Literature to 1900
ENG 616 Studies in American Literature from 1900-1950
ENG 617 Studies in American Literature Since 1950
ENG 622 Seminar in American Women Writers
ENG 672: Seminar in Literary Criticism

 

12 credit hours of electives in English by advisement, to ensure, in conjunction with the student's undergraduate program, adequate distribution of courses over the fields of English and American Literature                                            

 

Note: Requirements in the various categories may also be met by appropriate ENG 529 or 629 Special Topics courses.

 

Total credit hours required: 30