Department of English
Master of Arts Program
Master of Arts Degree Course Work
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Required Courses / 24 hours:
Only three courses may be at the 500 level. ALL OTHER COURSES must be at the 600 or 700 level.
Bibliography and Methods / 3 hours:
English 701: English Studies: Contents, Methods, and Bibliography (3)
Critical Theory / 3 hours, ONE from the following, or a special topics course pre-approved by the Director:
English 531: Feminist Theory and Women Writers (3)
English 549: The Critical Canon and Contemporary Issues (3)
English 650: Modern Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
English 663: Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
English 704: Studies in Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory (3)
English 705: Cultural Studies (3)
Literature / 9 hours, THREE courses in literature:
One before 1800 (3)
One after 1800 (3)
One in any era (3)
Electives / 9 hours, THREE electives, normally in English or American literature
In the remaining 6-12 hours of coursework, you elect ONE of the following four plans.
Thesis Plan / 6 hours, for a total of 30 hours:
In this option, a FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED. A reading knowledge of one modern foreign language, equivalent to completion of the first semester of the intermediate course (usually 203): by examination OR prior course work pre-approved by the Director. Note: computer courses do not count for this requirement. (The Department of Romance Languages requires a score of 324 on its computerized examination to place out of French 203, and a score of 349 to place out of Spanish 203. Written examination in other foreign languages offered at UNCG will have to be arranged through faculty in those departments, and you may be required to pay a fee.)
English 699: Thesis (6)
The TWO-PAPER THESIS, also 6 hours, is an option for those admitted into the Ph.D. program or those who have permission from the Director and their thesis committee.
Writing and Editing Plan / 12 hours, for a total of 36 hours:
English 620: Contemporary Publishing (3)
English 621: Seminar on Publishing (3)
English 622: Writing and Editing Internship (3)
And ONE elective from special topics courses pre-approved by the Director of from the following:
English 524: Writing - Advanced: Analytical and Technical (3)
Teaching Composition Plan / 12 hours, for a total of 36 hours
English 680: Teaching Internships in English (3)
And THREE electives in rhetoric and composition OR language and linguistics. These may overlap with or be in addition to electives in English or American literature. Special topics courses may be allowed with pre-approval of the Director.
English 522: Teaching Composition: Theories and Applications (3)
English 590: Literacy, Learning, and Fieldwork (3)
English 661: Second Language Writing (3)
English 688: Women's Rhetoric and Feminist Pedagogy (3)
English 689: Institutional History of Composition Studies (3)
English 690: History of Rhetoric: Classical through Renaissance (3)
English 691: History of Rhetoric: Enlightenment through Contemporary (3)
English 693: Classical Rhetoric (3)
English 697: Composing Theories in Reading and Writing (3)
English 742: Studies in Rhetorical Theory and Practice (3)
English 744: Seminar in Composition Studies (3)
English 746: Studies in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3)
Minor Field Plan / 12 hours, for a total of 36 hours
English 680: Internship (3)
THREE courses in a minor or collateral field
For more information, contact:
Ms. Alyson Frazier
3137 MHRA
(336) 334-5311