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  Feb 13, 2025
 
2014-2015 Graduate Studies Bulletin 
  
2014-2015 Graduate Studies Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

English, M.A.


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Degree Requirements Department of English Language and Literature 
Learning Outcomes  College of Arts and Sciences 

Degree Requirements (30 Hours)

English, M.A. with an Emphasis in English and American Literature (30 hours)


The student must select one of the following areas for concentration: English literature before 1660, English literature after 1660, or American literature.

Requirements include:


1. Course work (12 Hours)


  • one course in American literature
  • one in English literature before 1660
  • one in English literature after 1660
  • one additional course in the exam area

2. Five electives (15 Hours)


Two may be taken outside the department

3. A comprehensive exam covering one of the three areas of concentration


5. A reading knowledge of one foreign language


English, M.A. with an Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric (30 Hours)


Requirements include:


3. English and/or American literature, 700-800 level (6 Hours)


Neither ENGL 701A and 701B nor more than one workshop course may be counted in the 30 hours of classroom credits; students wishing to emphasize technical writing should consult the graduate director about special conditions.

4. Electives (9 Hours)


Electives must be approved by the Composition and Rhetoric Committee.

5. Comprehensive exam


The comprehensive exam is a three-hour written comprehensive exam on composition and rhetoric; the exam may be taken no more than twice.

6. Reading knowledge of a foreign language


English, M.A. with an Emphasis in Speech Communication (30 hours)


Requirements include:


2. Speech communication (12 Hours)


Four additional courses in speech communication at the 700 or 800 level.

3. Three electives (9 Hours)


Three electives at the 700 or 800 level reflecting the student’s particular professional or academic objectives; electives must be approved in advance by the student’s advisor.

4. Thesis (3 Hours)


Students may enroll in additional hours of SPCH 799, but only three hours count toward completion of the degree.

5. Written comprehensive examination


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