Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree in English - Literature

The department offers two tracks for the M.A. degree. Early registration is necessary to ensure that the 600-level seminars will run. Classes with low enrollment will be canceled. Please contact the English department for more information.

Thesis Option

A minimum of 33 credits is required (27 credits of coursework and 6 credits of thesis). Of the 27 credits of coursework, 18 must be at the 600 level and 12 must be in literature or literary theory (exclusive of individual reading).

Non-Thesis Option

A minimum of 36 credits is required, of which 24 must be at the 600 level and 24 must be in literature or literary theory (exclusive of individual reading).

Required Courses for Both Options:

3300:506 Chaucer *
3300:615 Shakespearean Drama *
3300:665 Literary Criticism
3300:570 History of the English Language *
or
3300:670 Modern Linguistics *

At least one course in four of the following five categories is required:

Note 1:

How graduate courses count for the M.A. requirements in literature or composition is explained in a separate document available from the Graduate Coordinator and posted in the Graduate Assistant office.

( * Unless the student has passed a comparable undergraduate course with a B grade or better.)