Online Master of Arts in English Curriculum Expands Language and Literary Knowledge
The online Master of Arts in English curriculum focuses on the study of traditional and nontraditional literature and is designed to strengthen your skills in the critical analysis of literature. If you have an undergraduate degree in English or literature, you will explore English language and literary theory at a deeper level. If you have an undergraduate degree in another area, your MA in English degree curriculum may vary slightly but will still include the same number of credits.
MA in English Degree Curriculum - Intensive Literature and Critical Analysis Study
The 12-course (36-credit) online Master of Arts in English curriculum includes seven core courses and four electives in American, British and new-traditions literature. The program culminates in an English capstone course that offers the option of a master’s thesis, portfolio or comprehensive exam. This program enables you to tailor your MA in English degree to your interests and select the type of capstone course works best for you. All courses are three credits.
Online MA English Degree Course
LIT 500 Graduate Studies in Literary Theory
LIT 502 Topics in American Literature*
LIT 503 Topics in British Literature*
LIT 652 Graduate Seminar in Global Literature
ENG 550 Graduate Studies in English Language
ENG 555 Composition Theory and the Teaching of Writing
Choose one:
LIT 650 Graduate Seminar in American Literature
LIT 651 Graduate Seminar in British Literature
*If waived replace with LIT electives
Choose one American Literature:
LIT 512 Early American Literature
LIT 513 The American Renaissance
LIT 514 American Realism and Naturalism
LIT 515 20th Century American Literature
LIT 555 American Modernism
Choose one British Literature before 1800
LIT 506 Medieval Literature
LIT 507 Renaissance and Restoration Literature
LIT 508 18th Century British Literature
LIT 519 Shakespeare
Choose one British Literature after 1800
LIT 509 Romantic Literature
LIT 510 Victorian Literature
LIT 511 Modern British Literature
Choose one alternative perspective/new-traditions
LIT 528 Multi-Ethnic Literature
LIT 530 Gender and Text
LIT 545 Postcolonial Encounters
LIT 550 The Black Literary Tradition
Capstone:
LIT-690 MA in English Capstone
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