English: English Studies

Our MA in English includes a core requirement of 15 to 29 credits in English. You will round out your degree with a minor or selection of electives, plus a research paper or thesis.

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The English Department offers a variety of courses in Creative Writing, Literature, Linguistics, and Rhetoric and Composition. A few of the classes you may take include:

• ENG 601 Research in English Studies
• ENG 621 Meaning and Structure in English
• ENG 636 Reading as Writers

Workshops in:

• Creative Writing
• Literature
• English Language Arts

Literature of:

• American- Early, 20th Century, Contemporary, American Authors, African American
• British- British Authors, Early Studies, Renaissance and 17th Century, Early 20th Century, Contemporary
• Studies of Gender, Culture, Romantic, Victorian, Post-Colonial

Rhetoric of:

• Classical
• Medieval and Early Modern
• 19th Century
• Contemporary

Linguistics of:

• Sociolinguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics