LITERATURE
English (B.A.)
See English.
Literature and Language (M.A.)
This program offers students the opportunity for intellectual enrichment in one of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while also offering those interested in the study of literature and language the opportunity for career enhancement through advanced study. It serves a variety of professional purposes and audiences — particularly teachers from the intermediate to the community college level. Through close consultation with an advisor, a student may choose courses that will either address gaps in educational background or provide concentrated study that will lead to specialization in a more advanced degree.
Candidates pursuing this degree may choose either of the following options:
- 30-credit program, including a 3-credit Master’s Project and a language requirement, which involves intermediate proficiency or passing grade on a reading test (those planning to pursue doctoral work should choose this option); or
- 36-credit program without a Master’s Project or language requirement.
For information about the Master’s Project.
Admission Requirements: In addition to the Universitywide requirements for graduate admission, applicants must present:
- a bachelor’s degree with a major in English or a major in a humanities discipline with at least 18 credits in English (9 at the 300 or above level) or a major in any interdisciplinary humanities program;
- official transcripts of all postsecondary education reflecting a grade point average (overall or in the major) of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale; and
- a sample critical paper.
Nondegree Admission: Applicants desiring enrollment for limited coursework may do so as nondegree students. See nondegree graduate student information for further information.
Transfer Credits: A maximum of 6 semester credits of transferred graduate credits may be applied toward the degree, if approved by the School dean and the registrar.
30-credit Program Degree Requirements
- EN 540 The Transformation of Literary Study
- Six (6) credits from the following: EN 550 General Linguistics, if the student has no undergraduate linguistics course; EN 524 Myth, Symbol, and Language; EN 552 Applied Phonology; EN 554 Applied Grammar: Syntactic Structures; EN 558 History of the English Language
- English 500-level literature courses (9 credits)
- English or Language courses (9 credits, 6 of which may be in Humanities Seminars)
- EN 595 Master’s Project
Candidates must also demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language.
36-credit Program Degree Requirements
- EN 540 The Transformation of Literary Study
- Six (6) credits from the following: EN 550 General Linguistics, if the student has no undergraduate linguistic course; EN 524 Myth, Symbol, and Language; EN 552 Applied Phonology; EN 554 Applied Grammar: Syntactic Structures; EN 558 History of the English Language
- English 500-level literature courses (9 credits)
- English and Language courses (15 credits, 6 of which may be in Humanities Seminars and/or 6 credits in approved Education courses)