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ENGLISH 187
Profession for Writers); English 587 (Genre Studies); 4 writing
workshops; one graduate-level seminar; three professional
preparation courses; at least 3 courses distributed across
different periods of literary history, theory, or rhetoric studies;
and an additional 6 hours of electives.
The M.F.A. program requires a comprehensive examination
that serves also as the introduction to, or preface for,
the student’s creative dissertation. The M.F.A. degree is
conferred when the dissertation is completed, defended,
and approved.
Prerequisite: completion of IS-E 100 or verbal ACT of 19 or
verbal SAT of 450 or a Compass English >74.
102. Composition II: Analysis and Argument. (3)
Practice writing analytic and argumentative essays based on
expository and literary readings. Some research required.
Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education
Common Core Curriculum Area I: Communications (NMCCN
1123).
Prerequisite: C or better in 101 or verbal ACT of 29 or verbal
SAT of 650.
Ph.D. (54 hours)
The Ph.D. program is designed for students who wish to
pursue intensive study in English. The Ph.D. program offers
three areas of study: British and American literatures, including
criticism and theory; Rhetoric and Writing; and an interdisciplinary
Concentration in Medieval Studies. The Ph.D. in
English requires 54 hours of coursework; a foreign language
requirement; successful completion of comprehensive exams
in 3 fields; and a Ph.D. dissertation.
General requirements for the Ph.D. are set forth in earlier
pages of this catalog. Consult the English Department’s
Graduate Studies handbook and website for details about
specific distribution requirements, foreign language regulations,
examination procedures, and other policies specific to
the English Department. The following are general departmental
requirements for the Ph.D. in English
The Ph.D. in English requires 54 total hours of course work.
This number can include work transferred from previous
graduate study. At the discretion of the Director of Graduate
Studies, no more than 24 hours of Master’s course work can
count towards the Ph.D. degree requirements, leaving 30
hours to complete from the time of matriculation.
Ph.D. course work consists of core requirements and electives.
Core requirements include: English 500; a theory
requirement; excluding any seminars taken in previous
graduate study. The remaining required credit hours are
fulfilled by electives distributed across courses listed at 500-
level or above (excluding English 699, Dissertation). All Ph.D.
students must enroll for a minimum of 18 hours of English 699
after Advancement to Candidacy.
All Ph.D. students must successfully complete the department’s
foreign language requirement; take and pass comprehensive
examinations in 3 areas; complete and successfully
defend the dissertation prospectus; and complete and successfully
defend a dissertation, as explained in the general
requirements for the Ph.D. set forth earlier in this catalog.
Ph.D. Concentration in Medieval
Studies
The Ph.D. Concentration in Medieval Studies offers advanced
students an alternative means of acquiring bodies of knowledge
presently isolated in separate disciplines. The course
of study differs from the typical Ph.D. in Medieval English
Literature in that it involves diverse departments and presents
exciting and provocative points of intersection between
literatures and cultures of the Middle Ages and later periods.
Please see the department’s Web site and Graduate Studies
Handbook for specific policy and procedures.
English (ENGL)
I. Expository and Professional Writing
101. Composition I: Exposition. (3)
Expository writing and reading. Concentrates on organizing
and supporting ideas in writing. Meets New Mexico Lower
Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area
I: Communications (NMCCN 1113).
219. Technical and Professional Writing. (3)
Practice in writing and editing of workplace documents,
including correspondence, reports and proposals.
Prerequisite: 102 or its equivalent.
220. Expository Writing. (3 to a maximum of 6) ∆
An intermediate course with emphasis on rhetorical types,
structure and style.
Prerequisite: 102 or its equivalent.
290. Introduction to Professional Writing. (3)
Introductory course in the professional writing concentration.
Study of technical writing, public information and public relations
writing and freelance nonfiction writing.
Prerequisite: 102 or its equivalent.
298. Workshop in Literature or Writing. (1-3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
Various topics in literature, language and writing.
320. Advanced Expository Writing. (3 to a maximum
of 6) ∆
Advanced study of specific academic, technical and professional
genres. Topic varies.
Prerequisites: 219, 220 or 290.
413./513. Scientific, Environmental and Medical Writing.
(3 to a maximum of 9) ∆
Theoretical and practical studies of writing in the sciences.
Addresses writing for both popular and professional audiences.
414./514. Documentation. (3)
Theory and practice in developing, editing and producing
technical documentation for paper-based and online media.
415./515. Publishing. (3)
Theory and process of publishing, offering successful strategies
for working with and within the publishing industry. Course
includes the discussion of the cultural function of publishing.
416./516. Biography and Autobiography. (3)
Writing and reading biography and autobiography; researching
a life to be rendered in writing.
417./517. Editing. (3)
Theory and practice of copyediting print and on-line documents.
Rhetorical, linguistic and historical analyses of style,
grammar and usage.
418./518. Proposal and Grant Writing. (3)
Invention and delivery of proposals and grants in the business,
scientific, technical and artistic arenas.
419./519. Visual Rhetoric. (3)
Analysis and design of paper-based and on-line documents.
420./520. Topics in Professional Writing. (3, no limit) ∆
Advanced study of professional writing theory and practice.
Recent topics have included creative non-fiction, hypertext
and advanced technical writing.
*498. Advanced Workshop in Literature or Writing. (1-3
to a maximum of 6) ∆
Intensive study of various topics in literature, language and
writing.
ARTS AND
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UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.