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Course Descriptions/English 429685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6. Design or research problems executed either individually or as a team.Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of graduate advisor.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Advanced topics of current interest in engineering. May be repeatedfor credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.698. Writing for Publication. (3-0) Credit 3. Writing in academic disciplines and settings. Writing fordifferent audiences and purposes. Style; planning and development of academic journal articles; grantproposals; correspondence; oral presentations; technical reports. Permission of departmental/collegegraduate advisor. Prerquisite: advanced standing in master’s/doctoral programs.Department of Engineering Technologyand Industrial Distributionetidweb.tamu.eduHead: W. W. BuchananEngineering Technology(ENTC)689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of engineering technology. Maybe repeated for credit.Department of Englishwww.english.tamu.eduHead: N. B. Warren; Graduate Advisor: N. BhattacharyaThe graduate program in English offers courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctorof Philosophy. The department offers training that features a range of methods and approaches toEnglish-language literature and culture while emphasizing skills in written and oral communication,critical investigation and analysis, and mastery of both traditional and emerging areas within the area ofEnglish. Graduate work in English prepares students for teaching careers in universities and communitycolleges, and potentially also for careers in writing, editing and other professional and business fields.The MA degree, thesis option, requires 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of research(ENGL 691). The non-thesis option requires 36 hours of coursework, the preparation of a portfolio,and a 90-minute oral examination. All MA students must take ENGL 603 and complete a distributionrequirement, consisting of at least one course in each of the following areas: One course in any literature,pre-1660; one course in any literature, 1660-1900; one course organized around concepts, issues,or themes, rather than chronologically; one course in theory; one course in English without Borders(transnational and/or diasporic literatures/cultures/theory; interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary study;cultural studies of film, digital technologies, new media, popular culture).A minimum of 64 credit hours beyond the MA (36 of which must be in coursework), or 96 hoursbeyond the BA (54 hours of which must be in coursework), is required for the PhD degree in English. Ifthe above course distribution requirement was not completed in an MA program, the PhD student mustcomplete it in the first year of the program, along with ENGL 602. PhD students must undergo a reviewat the end of the first year. The review is conducted by the graduate faculty in English. A preliminaryexam is required before work on the dissertation may begin.To be admitted to the MA program, a student should have a BA in English. Students who hold BAdegrees in other fields may be admitted if the application shows evidence of the applicant’s readiness forgraduate work in English. To be admitted to the PhD program, a student should hold a BA or MA inEnglish; applicants with other degrees will be evaluated for evidence of readiness to do doctoral workin English. For further information concerning requirements for the MA or PhD, please contact thegraduate advisor.Both MA and PhD students must demonstrate competency in a minimum of one language. Theycan do so by 1) completing the Old English/Beowulf sequence of ENGL 610 (Topics in the History ofthe English Language); 2) passing a translation examination; or 3) earning an A in a graduate readingcourse. MA students may also demonstrate competency by having a B or better in 12 hours of undergraduatelanguage coursework completed no more than four years prior to entering the program.