Optional emphases in Teaching and Professional Writing
32 hours
A Master’s of Arts in English with Concentration in Rhetoric and Writing prepares graduates for careers in professional writing and post-secondary teaching. Students interested in teaching study pedagogical theories and develop practical applications in traditional classrooms and in online or tutoring venues. Students interested in professional writing enroll in writing workshops, where they strengthen existing abilities and sharpen technical expertise in a variety of genres; internship placements in workplace professional writing venues are optional.
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542 and 543; 537 or 538 or 539 |
9 hours |
Three courses, including one 4 hour seminar, chosen from at least TWO of the groups below:
- British Literature to 1660
- British Literature from 1660 to 1900
- American Literature to 1900
- Literatures in English since 1900
- Literary Criticism and Theory; Rhetoric and Writing
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10 hours |
General Electives:
Four courses from among 538-545, 513-520, 587, or other courses in English as approved by their Committee on Studies (COS) and the Graduate Director; students may offer up to 6 hours of courses from departments outside of English as Electives as approved by their COS and the Graduate Director; students may offer up to 6 hours of English 597 (Problems) for work related to teacher training or professional writing experience, as approved by their COS and the Graduate Director. |
12 hours |
Masters Portfolio, English 596:
In the semester before graduation, students prepare a portfolio of work under the direction of their COS which is presented for evaluation in the ninth week of the student’s final semester of attendance. |
1 hour
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| Emphasis in Teaching |
12 hours |
| Replacing the “General Electives” listing above, Teaching Emphasis students take 537 or 538 or 539 (depending on what they take for the Core Requirement above) plus 9 hours in other pedagogy-based courses offered in English, the College of Education, or other departments as approved by as approved by their COS and the Graduate Director; up to 6 hours may be offered as Teaching Practicum (English 597, Problems). |
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| Emphasis
in Professional Writing |
12 hours |
| Replacing the “General Electives” listing above, Professional Writing Emphasis students must take 539, either in the Core Requirement or as an elective, plus 9 or 12 hours (depending on where they count 539) from 513-520, 587. Professional Writing Emphasis students may take up to 6 hours of courses in other departments as approved by their COS and the Graduate Director; up to 6 hours may be offered as Professional Writing Internship (English 598, Internship, CR/NC) as approved by their COS and the Graduate Director. |
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