College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Master of Arts in English

Degree Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate coursework in English. The program requires that coursework be distributed over the historical periods in English and American literature, bibliography and research methods, literary theory, and rhetoric. Specific requirements are as follows:

1. 3 hours of Bibilogarphy and Research Methods
2. 3 hours of literary theory or rhetoric
3. 30 hours of literature, including (1) at least 9 hours in early British and American literature, (2) at least 9 hours in later british and American literature, and (3) 12 hours of elective courses in literature, linguistics, literary theory, rhetoric, or Master's Essay. Early British literature is defined as British literature before 1800 and early American literature is defined as American literature before 1865. Students must divide the required courses in early and later literature between British and American literature.