Overview of MA Plan 1
The MA Plan 1 is designed with a special emphasis on literary and cultural studies. The program typically offers 3-4 courses in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
For an interdisciplinary emphasis, students can also choose courses from other programs within the department or from various other departments including, but not limited to, Philosophy, Romance languages, GREAL, Ethnic studies, American Culture Studies, Popular Culture, Communications, History, etc. In the summer sessions only, MA students may be eligible to take graduate fiction or poetry workshops, depending on space. Including Thesis hours, the program offerings and requirements will result in an MA with 33 hours.
Any two-year cycle of these courses would be organized to provide students with an overarching sense of cultural studies and literary theory, as well as an MA level familiarity with historical contexts and periods. The sample plan below is for rotation of courses. All courses are three credits.
Required Courses - 9 hours
6010 (Research Methods)
6070 (Intro to Theory)
6990 (Thesis Research)
Student-Selected Courses - 24 hours
ENG courses: 12 hours
ENG or extra-program/extra-department courses: 12 hours
Sample MA Timeline | |
First Year/Fall Semester | First Year/Spring Semester |
ENG 6010 or 7010, Research Methods ENG 6070, Introduction to Theory | ENG 6800, Seminar in British Cultural Studies Plus two courses extra-program or extra-department |
Second Year/Fall Semester | Second Year/Spring Semester |
ENG 6750/6800, Seminar in American Cultural Studies (ACS/English) ENG 5700/5800, Topics in British/American Literature Plus one course extra-program or extra-department | ENG 6990, Thesis Research ENG 7060/7070, Advanced Theory Seminar/Topics Plus one course extra-program or extra-department |
An MA Plan II with a portfolio option instead of the thesis is an option for graduate students
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