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Students whose application materials reflect fewer than 21 hours in English will be required to enroll in certain undergraduatecourses to remove noted deficiencies. These applicants will be reconsidered for admission after the designated requirementsare satisfied.*A norm for performance on the GRE will be established every three years. This norm will be determined by derivingthe average scores of students admitted to the graduate program in English for the previous three years.DEGREE REQUIREMENTSMaster of Arts in EnglishStudents must pass the English Proficiency Examination or complete English 501.Students must demonstrate mastery of literary research techniques and literary theory on a qualifying examination to beadministered after they have successfully completed nine hours of graduate study. Students who do not pass the qualifyingexamination will be provided an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in literary research and literary theoryafter eighteen hours of graduate study have been successfully completed. A student’s failure on the qualifying examination,after eighteen credit hours have been earned, will result in his/her suspension from the program.Students must pass a foreign language examination in Spanish or French before completing the last 12 semester credit hoursof study.Students must complete a total of 36 semester credit hours for the master’s degree, 30 semester hours of course work and6 hours of thesis credit.Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative average. No more than 6 semester hours may be completed with grade below B; agrade of “D” or “F” cannot be used toward the satisfaction of degree requirements.Students may satisfy up to 6 of the 36 semester credit hours by satisfactorily completing 400-level English courses whichare designated as senior / graduate courses.Students must complete the special field examination in literature of the Graduate Record Examination upon completion ofthe course work for the M.A. in English.Students must complete a thesis under the direction of an English professor who holds regular graduate faculty status.CURRICULUM SUMMARYMaster of Arts in EnglishDegree PlansThe Master of Arts in English is designed to provide students instruction which will enhance the preparation of secondaryEnglish teachers and others who wish to supplement their undergraduate preparation and expand their research capabilities.The emphasis of the program is literary studies. The program curriculum is divided into three areas: (1) literary theory andcriticism; (2) genre studies; and (3) topical studies. The degree plan requires students to take courses in the designated coreareas and in the several categories of literary studies.Core Courses: English 533-Methods of Literary Research; English 502-Studies in English Linguistics; English 638-Studiesin Literary TheoryStudents must complete all of the core courses. With the guidance of an advisor, students may select an additional 21semester hours of course work from the following categories.76Courses in Literary StudiesGenre Courses: English 529-Studies in Literary Biography; English 530-African American Short Fiction; English732-The American Novel; English 734-Studies in Modern American PoetryLiterary Theory and Criticism Courses: English 638-Studies in Literary Theory; English 735-Modern Literary Criticism;502-Studies in English Linguistics
Topical Courses: English 629-Selected Topics in Literature; English 640-Special Topics in British LiteratureThesis Course: English 837COURSE DESCRIPTIONSEnglishENG 501 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL WRITING (3) A graduate writing workshop which will engages students inmethods for development of longer analytical essays and lay the foundations for the master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation.Highly recommended for students who need special assistance in organizing research findings for the thesis and dissertation.(Prerequisite: Graduate standing)ENG 529 STUDIES IN LITERARY BIOGRAPHY (3) A study of the relationship of author and text in the works ofnotable British and American writers. (Prerequisites: Graduate Standing)ENG 530 AFRICAN AMERICAN SHORT FICTION (3) An examination of the presentation of the passage from slaveryto free personhood in select texts of African American short fiction, with a special concentration on rhetorical structure.ENG 532 LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (3) A study of selected poetry, fiction, and drama of theAfrican continent. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing)ENG 533 METHODS OF RESEARCH (3) An introduction to techniques of independent graduate study, with emphasison bibliographical studies and textual criticism. Recommended for the first semester of graduate study. (Prerequisite: Graduatestanding)ENG 629 SELECTED TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE (3) An examination of the major developments in thepoetry, drama or fiction of significant British authors. Topical selection will vary according to the essential knowledgerequirements of students and the recommendations of the professor teaching the course.ENG 638 LITERARY MOVEMENTS (3) An historical survey of theories of literary criticism from Aristotle to the present.(Prerequisite: Graduate standing)ENG 640 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE (3) An examination of special topics focusing on the lore,myth and other literary conventions in the poetry, drama, or fiction representative of diverse cultures and ethnic groups inAmerica. Topical selection will vary according to the essential knowledge requirements of students and the recommendationsof the professor teaching the course.ENG 732 THE AMERICAN NOVEL SINCE 1945 (3) A study of selected American novelists and several of their representativeworks in conjunction with concurrent critical theories of the novel as a major literary genre, as social statement,and as cultural symbolism. (Prerequisites: English 533 and 638)ENG 734 SEMINAR IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY (3) An examination of the primary trends in modern Americanpoetry, devoting attention to the masterpieces in the canon and engaging students in a systematic study of the techniquesand philosophical tendencies in these works. (Prerequisites: English 533 and 638)ENG 735 SEMINAR IN MODERN LITERARY CRITICISM (3) A study of the development of major trends in literarycriticism during the modern era. (Prerequisites: English 533, 638 and 732)ENG 837 THESIS IN PROGRESS (6) The writing of the thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the graduatefaculty of the Department of English. (Prerequisite: All preceding requirements for Master of Arts)77
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