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MA Literature Track

The following specific degree requirements are in addition to the general degree requirements that apply to all graduate programs in the Department of English & Comparative Literature.

Specific Requirements:

 

Critical Paper: Optional. Literature students may elect to complete a critical paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Typically, students would rewrite a seminar paper for publication or conference presentation.

Course Work:

• Introduction to Graduate Study (2 hours)
• Issues in Modern and Contemporary Literary Study (4 hours)
• Teaching College Writing (4 hours)
• Teaching Practicum I (2 hours)
• Teaching Practicum II (2 hours)
• Literature pre-1780 (4 hours)
• Literature 1780-1930 (4 hours)
• Literature post-1930 (4 hours)
• Theory course (4 hours)
• Elective Literature/Theory courses (16 hours)
• Free electives (4 hours)
• MA Capstone Course (4 hours)

In place of a traditional MA Exam, students will be required to take the MA Capstone Course in their final quarter in the program. This course will incorporate a reading list of 8-10 works. The course readings will be chosen for significance, variety, historical range, and comparability.