Accelerated Masters: English M.A.

The Accelerated MA in English allows students to complete their undergraduate and Master’s degrees within five years.

Students complete fifteen hours of graduate credit during the final undergraduate year and eighteen hours of graduate credit during the graduate year. Nine hours of 500-level courses will be shared between the two degrees. Students may enroll in six hours of 600-level courses in the final undergraduate year that will count only towards completion of the MA.

Students will apply during the junior year and must be on track to complete their undergraduate degree in four years. Applicants need to have completed at least sixty credit hours and hold a 3.0 minimum GPA.

In their senior year, students will have provisional graduate admission until the Bachelor’s degree is awarded with a final cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above.

Note: Accelerated MA program will follow same program requirements as the existing MA program, except students will not be able to select a thesis option for their culminating experience. Accelerated MA students will choose either ENG 692 or ENG 698 for their culminating experience, depending on their concentration.

Core Courses (15 credits):

Research and Theory:

ENG 600 - Bibliography and Research Methods in English 3 Credits
ENG 635 - Literary Theory and Criticism 3 Credits
ENG 649 - Studies in American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 659 - Studies in British Literature before 1800 3 Credits
ENG 669 - Studies in British Literature since 1800 3 Credits

Choose one of the following concentrations:

Concentration in Literature (15 credits):

Directed Electives (9 credits of electives in literature):

Choose 9 credits from the following courses. These courses can be repeated except for ENG 560.

ENG 547 - Seminar in American Literature 2-3 Credits
ENG 560 - Shakespeare 3 Credits
ENG 562 - Seminar in British Literature before 1800 3 Credits
ENG 563 - Seminar in British Literature since 1800 3 Credits
ENG 600 - Bibliography and Research Methods in English 3 Credits
ENG 635 - Literary Theory and Criticism 3 Credits
ENG 649 - Studies in American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 659 - Studies in British Literature before 1800 3 Credits
ENG 669 - Studies in British Literature since 1800 3 Credits
ENG 685A - Advanced Seminar in Teaching English: Composition 3 Credits

Additional Electives (6 credits):

At least 6 credits of additional electives from any graduate level course. May be taken through other departments and programs when approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in English.

Concentration in Writing (15 credits):

Directed Electives (15 credits):

Courses other than the ones listed below may be accepted if approved by advisor. Students whose culminating experience is a work of creative writing must take a creative writing workshop in at least two of the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction.

ENG 524 - Graduate Fiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits
ENG 525 - Graduate Poetry Writing Workshop 3 Credits
ENG 527 - Graduate Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop 3 Credits
ENG 685A - Advanced Seminar in Teaching English: Composition 3 Credits

Culminating Experience (3 credits):

Choose one of the following:

ENG 692 - Master’s Paper 3 Credits
ENG 698 - Creative Project 3 Credits

Note:

Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduates as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course taken at the 400 level may not be repeated at the 500 level.