English M.A. - Literature
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MASTER OF ARTS - ENGLISH; LITERATURE CONCENTRATION
- The Literature concentration provides an advanced literary education for students thinking of eventually applying to a Ph.D. program elsewhere, for individuals pursuing a career in secondary teaching, and for experienced secondary teachers seeking to develop their expertise in the subject.
- The English department also offers an Ecocriticism concentration that provides a foundation in the study of literature’s relationship to environmental issues.
- M.A. students select graduate seminars in American, British, comparative and ethnic literatures, as well as in critical theory, cultural studies, poetics, environmental literature, postcolonial studies, and other areas. After three semesters, typically, of intensive coursework, their work culminates in a research thesis or portfolio project.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seminars | ||
| Complete five 500-level seminar courses. | 15 | |
| Literature Electives | ||
| Complete 2 graduate-level Literature (LIT) courses. | 6 | |
| Additional Electives | ||
| Complete 9 additional credits of graduate-level courses. | 9 | |
| Thesis | ||
| LIT 599 | Thesis | 6 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |