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Master of Arts—English (specializations in literature or writing)

Department of English

Root Hall A-266

Phone: 812-237-3164

Fax: 812-237-3156

Web site: http:// indstate.edu/english

Department Chairperson: Dr. James F. Wurtz

Graduate Program Contact Person: Dr. James Greene

Phone: 812-237-5396

GRADUATE FACULTY

Ash, Amy, PhD, University of Kansas

Associate Professor of English

Director of Creative Writing

Specializations: Creative Writing, Poetry Writing

Bates, Laura, PhD, University of Chicago

Professor of English

Specializations: Children’s Literature, Comparative Literature, Drama

Byerman, Keith, PhD, Purdue University

Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: African American Literature, American Studies

Capettini, Emily, PhD, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Associate Professor of English

Specializations: Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Science Fiction

Coffey, Kathleen, PhD, Miami University of Ohio

Assistant Professor of English

Specializations: Technical Writing, Digital Rhetoric, Public Rhetoric

 Corcoran, Brendan, PhD, Emory University

Associate Professor of English

Specializations: Twentieth-Century British Literature, Contemporary Irish Poetry, Poetry Writing

Drew, Christopher, PhD, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee

Associate Professor of English

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Specializations: English Teaching, Adolescent Literature, Creative Writing, Creative Non-Fiction

James Greene, PhD, West Virginia University

Associate Professor of English

Director of Graduate Studies

Specializations: Early American Literature, Literary Theory, Technical Writing

Kincade, Kit, PhD, Louisiana State University

Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Literary Research, Bibliography, Textual Studies

Lee, Katherine, PhD, University of Missouri

Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Contemporary American Literature, Multicultural American Literature, Literary Theory

Lewandowski, Mark, MFA, Wichita State University

Professor of English

Specializations: Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Fiction

 Reid, Mandy, PhD, Rice University

Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Nineteenth-Century American Literature, African American Literature, Women’s Literature

Shelden, Michael, PhD, Indiana University

Professor of English

Specializations: Victorian Literature, Twentieth-Century British Literature, Prose Fiction

Brian Stone, PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Associate Professor of English

Director of Writing Programs

Specializations: Rhetoric and Composition, History of Rhetoric, Composition Pedagogy 

Wurtz, James, PhD, University of Note Dame

Associate Professor of English

Specializations: Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century British Literature, Irish Literature, Graphic Narrative, Literary Theory

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM

The master’s program in English was one of the first graduate programs to be offered in the College of Arts and Sciences. When it began, it provided professionalization for secondary school teachers, as well as advanced study for those wishing to prepare for doctoral programs and teaching careers in higher education. The later development of specializations permitted students to focus their programs of study according to their educational and professional goals.

GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The master’s degree program is designed for students intending to enter doctoral programs or such fields as teaching, writing, editing, publishing, or educational administration and curriculum supervision. Core courses provide a foundation in the various areas of English studies, including research and theory. Course work is offered in British and American literature; language, rhetoric and composition; and Creative Writing.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of the master of arts program in English are to provide students with a strong foundation in core areas of English studies; to provide students with advanced training in literary research, analysis, and creative or professional writing; and to prepare students for admission to doctoral and creative writing programs and careers as teachers or writers.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a Concentration in English Education

In cooperation with the Bayh College of Education, the Department of English offers a concentration in English education as part of the doctor of philosophy in curriculum and instruction. For admission and program requirements, see the program listing in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology. For requirements in the English concentration, contact Dr. James Greene by telephone (812-237-5396) or email (James.Greene@indstate.edu).

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