Department of English Language and Literature

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Learning Objectives

Master of Arts. When students complete the M.A. they should be able to:

• Demonstrate skills necessary to produce independent, analytical or creative work in English.
• Communicate in a style appropriate to the discipline.
• Follow ethical guidelines for work in the field.
• Write and speak effectively to professional audiences about issues in the field.

Doctor of Philosophy. When students complete the Ph.D. they should be able to:

• Conduct original, publishable work in the field.
• Demonstrate expertise in two sub-disciplines in the field.
• Follow ethical guidelines for work in the field.
• Write and speak effectively to professional audiences about issues in the field.

Programs

• English Language & Literature, M.A.

• English Language & Literature, Ph.D.

Courses

• ENGL 6033 Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• ENGL 7023 Creative Writing Workshop
• ENGL 7053 Theory I
• ENGL 7063 Theory II
• ENGL 7073 Feminist Theory
• ENGL 7083 The Classical Tradition
• ENGL 7093 Middle English Literature
• ENGL 7113 16th-Century British Literature
• ENGL 7153 Shakespeare
• ENGL 7163 English Drama, 1558-1642
• ENGL 7183 17th-Century British Literature
• ENGL 7193 Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature
• ENGL 7213 African American Literature
• ENGL 7223 18th-Century British Fiction
• ENGL 7283 Romantic Fiction
• ENGL 7293 Romantic Poetry
• ENGL 7353 Teaching Second-Language Writing
• ENGL 7373 19th-Century British Prose
• ENGL 7383 19th-Century British Fiction
• ENGL 7403 Rhetoric and Composition
• ENGL 7413 Victorian Poetry
• ENGL 7453 Modern British Fiction
• ENGL 7473 Yeats and Modern Irish Literature
• ENGL 7483 Modern British Poetry
• ENGL 7493 Modern British and Irish Drama
• ENGL 7513 American Literature, 1820-1865
• ENGL 7523 American Literature, 1865-1914
• ENGL 7533 American Literature, 1914-1960
• ENGL 7543 Contemporary American Literature
• ENGL 7563 American Literary Histories
• ENGL 7573 Contemporary British Literature
• ENGL 7961 Residency
• ENGL 7993 Directed M.A. Research
• ENGL 8103 Representative Figures
• ENGL 8113 Gender Formation in Early Modern Literature
• ENGL 8123 Gender Formation in Modern Literature
• ENGL 8133 Restoration and 18th-Century Women Writers
• ENGL 8143 19th-Century Women Writers
• ENGL 8153 20th-Century Women Writers
• ENGL 8163 Special Topics in Women’s Literature
• ENGL 8173 Special Topics in Literature before 1800
• ENGL 8183 Special Topics in 19th-Century British Literature
• ENGL 8193 Special Topics in American Literature
• ENGL 8203 Special Topics in Modern Literature
• ENGL 8213 Studies in Genre
• ENGL 8791-9 Qualifying Exam Preparation
• ENGL 8991-9 Directed Doctoral Readings
• ENGL 9961 Residency
• ENGL 9981-9 Dissertation

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