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Master of Arts in English, Literature
Course Requirements

A. Core Courses (6 s.h.) - Both courses are required     Grade
 
ENGL 674 Bibliographic Methods___
ENGL 676 Critical Approaches to Literature___
 
 
B. Period Courses (12 s.h.) - All four courses are required   
 
ENGL 761 Topics in American Literature Before 1870___
ENGL 762 Topics in American Literature After 1870___
ENGL 763 Topics in British Literature Before 1660___
ENGL 764 Topics in British Literature After 1660___
 
 
C. Courses in Approaches to the Literary Canon (3 s.h.) - Choose one course    
 
ENGL 766 Topics in Comparative Literature___
ENGL 771 Topics in Postmodern Literature___
ENGL 772 Topics in Women's Literature___
ENGL 773 Topics in American or British Minority Literatures___
 
 
D. Literature Electives (9 s.h.) - Choose three courses    
 
ENGL 760 Teaching College Literature___
ENGL 765 Topics in Literature as Genre___
ENGL 766 Topics in Comparative Literature___
ENGL 771 Topics in Postmodern Literature___
ENGL 772 Topics in Women's Literature___
ENGL 773 Topics in American or British Minority Literatures___
 
 
E. Open Electives Choose (6 s.h.) - Choose two courses    
 
Six semester hours approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in Literature & Criticism from other graduate courses in Literature, course in Composition and TESOL, or courses outside of the Department in related and appropriate fields. With the approval of a thesis advisor, a student may, as a part of this requirement, register for from one to six hours of EN 850, Thesis.
 
Elective 1 ___________________________________
Elective 2 ___________________________________
 
 
Total Credit Hours: 36 s.h.    

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Course Descriptions
General English course descriptions are available from the Graduate Catalog.

Course Details and Schedules
Specific course offerings by semester are available from the Graduate Office for Literature and Criticism and Composition and TESOL. You may register for classes online through URSA.