English M.A.
Minimum Requirements for English M.A.: 30 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the graduate general university requirements. | ||
| Master’s Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the master's degree requirements. | ||
| As part of the master's degree requirements, complete the following: | ||
| ENGL F699 | Thesis | 6 |
| Pass a written examination based on a reading list developed by the student and the committee 1 | ||
| Students may advance to candidacy when their advisory committee deems that they have made satisfactory progress toward completion of their degree. | ||
| Pass an oral defense of the thesis. | ||
| English Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ENGL F601 | Theory, Criticism and Methods 2 | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Teaching College Composition 3 | ||
Approved ENGL F600-level elective course | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 6 | |
| Studies in British Literature: Old and Middle English | ||
| Studies in British Literature: Renaissance and 17th-Century | ||
| Studies in British Literature: Restoration and 18th Century | ||
| Studies in British Literature: 19th Century | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 6 | |
| Studies in American Literature to 1865 | ||
| Studies in American Literature from 1865-1918 | ||
| Studies in American Literature after 1918 | ||
| Images of the North | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies in British Literature After 1900 | ||
| Studies in Comparative Literature | ||
| Contemporary Literature | ||
| Additional approved elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
- 1
The examination should be taken in the student's third semester in the M.A. program and will be held on a Saturday approximately one month into the spring semester.
- 2
Students are required to take ENGL F601 in their first year of study.
- 3
Required if you are a teaching assistant or planning to teach.
Note: A student may petition the Thesis Advisory Committee and the department chair to take up to 6 credit hours of approved individual study to be applied toward the English M.A. electives requirement.
Admission Requirements
Complete the following admission requirement:
- Submit an academic writing sample.
Roadmaps
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
- This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
- Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
- Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
- Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
- Courses with (*) are recommended.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ENGL F603, F604, F606, or F60726 | 3 | ENGL F60120 | 3 |
| ENGL F685 (*)20 | 3 | ENGL F608, F614, or F61526 | 3 |
| ENGL F609, F611, F612, or F62026 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 9 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ENGL F603, F604, F606, or F60726 | 3 | ENGL F609, F611, F612, or F62026 | 3 |
| ENGL F69920 | 3 | ENGL F69920 | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 | ||
| 9 | 6 | ||
| Total Credits 30 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Situate literary and nonliterary texts in English within broad historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts; recognize appropriate literary conventions; and interpret particular texts using close reading
- Write clearly and engagingly about literary and nonliterary texts and be able to produce sustained, coherent arguments at an appropriate level of sophistication
- Be adequately prepared for the next step in their professional lives if going on to work or further study in the field of English
