Degrees Offered with a Major in English
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Arts
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
English Departmental Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AML 6017 | Studies in American Literature Before 1900 | 3 |
| AML 6027 | Studies in 20th-Century American Literature | 3 |
| CRW 6130 | Fiction Writing | 3 |
| CRW 6166 | Studies in Literary Form | 3 |
| CRW 6331 | Verse Writing | 3 |
| CRW 6906 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| ENC 5236 | Advanced Business Writing for Accounting | 4 |
| ENC 6428 | Digital English | 3 |
| ENC 7760 | From Paper to Publication: The Peer-Reviewed Journal Article in English Studies and Related Fields | 3 |
| ENG 6016 | Psychological Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| ENG 6075 | Literary Theory: Issues | 3 |
| ENG 6077 | Literary Theory: Forms | 3 |
| ENG 6137 | The Language of Film | 3 |
| ENG 6138 | Studies in the Movies | 3 |
| ENG 6824 | Proseminar in Graduate Studies in English: Research, Writing, and the Profession | 3 |
| ENG 6906 | Individual Work | 1-3 |
| ENG 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| ENG 6932 | Film and Video Production | 3 |
| ENG 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ENG 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| ENG 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| ENL 6246 | Studies in Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENL 6256 | Studies in Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENL 6276 | Studies in 20th-Century British Literature | 3 |
| LAE 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| LAE 6947 | Writing Theories & Practices | 3 |
| LIT 6047 | Studies in Drama | 3 |
| LIT 6236 | Postcolonial Studies | 3 |
| LIT 6357 | African-Amer. or African Diaspora Lit./Cultures | 3 |
| LIT 6358 | Theoretical Approaches to Black Cultural Studies | 3 |
| LIT 6855 | Issues in Cultural Studies | 3 |
| LIT 6856 | Cultural Studies: Interventions | 3 |
| LIT 6934 | Variable Topics | 1-5 |
English (PHD)
SLO 1: (Knowledge) Students identify and discuss a problem or gap in scholarship in their specialization.
SLO 2: (Skills) Students teach an entry-level college writing course and/or a lower-division course in their field in a professional manner, organizing and delivering content in a mode appropriate to audience.
SLO 3: (Professional Behavior) Students engage in professional research and writing activity at the PhD level, for example, conference-ready papers and/or materials appropriate for publication.
English (MA)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Students will identify and discuss a problem or gap in scholarship in their specialization
SLO 2 Skills
Students teach an entry-level college writing course and/or a lower-division course in their field in a professional manner, organizing and delivering content in a mode appropriate to audience
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Students engage in professional research and writing activity at the MA level, for example, conference-ready papers
English (MFA)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Students write an extended draft of an original complete work in their genre.
SLO 2 Skills
Students learn to teach an entry-level creative writing course and/or an entry-level writing course in a professional manner, organizing and delivering content in a mode appropriate to audience
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Students perform public readings of their original work