Department of English Language and Literature

For more information about degree offerings by the faculty of English, visit the Department of English Language and Literature webpage.

Learning Objectives

Master of Arts. Students who complete the M.A. degree program will be able to:

• create independent work that analyzes, evaluates, and synthesizes aspects of Anglophone literature.
• understand, analyze, and evaluate diverse areas of Anglophone literature.
• understand, analyze, and evaluate diverse ethical values presented in a range of literary works.
• write and present effectively about issues in the field.
• understand and apply ethical guidelines for work in the field.

Doctor of Philosophy. Students who complete the Ph.D. degree program will be able to:

• create sustained, publishable scholarly work in the field.
• demonstrate expertise in two sub-disciplines through evaluation, analysis, and synthesis of works in the field.
• analyze, evaluate, and synthesize diverse ethical values presented in a range of literary works.
• write and present effectively to professional audiences about issues in the field.
• understand and apply ethical guidelines for work in the field.

Programs

• English Language and Literature, M.A.

• English Language and Literature, Ph.D.

• English Language and Literature, J.D./M.A.

Courses

• ENGL 6033 Academic Writing for Graduate Students
• ENGL 6803 Special Topics in Literature and Language II
• ENGL 7023 Creative Writing Workshop
• ENGL 7053 Theory I
• ENGL 7063 Theory II
• ENGL 7073 Feminist Theory
• ENGL 7153 Shakespeare
• ENGL 7183 Early Modern Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7193 Restoration and 18th-Century British Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7213 African American Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7223 18th-Century British Fiction
• ENGL 7283 Romantic Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7383 19th-Century British Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7453 Modern Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7483 Twentieth-Century British Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7513 Early American Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7523 19th-Century American Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7533 Twentieth-Century American Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7543 Contemporary American Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7563 Transatlantic Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7573 Contemporary British and Anglophone Texts and Contexts
• ENGL 7863 Special Topics in English Literature
• ENGL 7961 Residency
• ENGL 7991-3 Directed Writing
• ENGL 8103 Representative Figures
• ENGL 8123 Gender Formation in Modern Literature
• ENGL 8133 Restoration and 18th-Century Women Writers
• ENGL 8143 Women’s Writings: Texts and Contexts
• 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 8973-6 Doctoral Independent Study
• ENGL 8991-9 Directed Doctoral Readings
• ENGL 9961 Residency
• ENGL 9981-9 Dissertation