English, M.A.

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The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. In addition, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation. The department website provides an overview of the program, including admission requirements, faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/english/programs

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)

Core Requirements
ENG 517 – Research Methods 

Contemporary Critical and Theoretical Approaches (select one):
ENG 508 – Contemporary Critical Theory 
ENG 509 Contemporary Poetic Theory 
ENG 521  – Feminist Theory

Early English and Global Literatures (Pre-1700) (select one):
ENG 510 – History of the Language 
ENG 512 – Literature of the Anglo-Saxons 
ENG 514 – English Medieval Literature 
ENG 525 – 17th Century Poetry
ENG 542 – Shakespeare 
ENG 552 – English Renaissance 
ENG 580 – Chaucer 
ENG 581 –Medieval Women in Literature
ENG 583 – Arthurian Legend 
ENG 587 – Seminar (when topic is pre-1500 English Literature not in translation) 

British Literature (select one):
ENG 512 – Literature of the Anglo Saxon 
ENG 514 – English Medieval Literature 
ENG 525 – 17th Century Poetry 
ENG 535 – Victorian Poetry 
ENG 536 – Early Victorians
ENG 537 – Later Victorians 
ENG 538 – Victorian Novel 
ENG 542 – Shakespeare 
ENG 552 – English Renaissance 
ENG 555 – The 18th Century: Age of Satire
ENG 557 – Romantic Period
ENG 559  – 20th Century English Literature
ENG 580 – Chaucer 
ENG 581 – Medieval Women and Literature 
ENG 583 – Arthurian Legend
ENG 584 – Milton 
ENG 587 – Seminar (when topic is pre-1500 English Literature not in translation) 

American Literature (select one):
ENG 522 – Wright, Ellison, and Baldwin
ENG 523 – Contemporary African American Literature
ENG 524 – The Harlem Renaissance 
ENG 560 – 20th Century American Drama
ENG 562 – The American Novel Before 1850
ENG 564 – Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville 
ENG 565 – Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman
ENG 566 – 20th Century American Poets 
ENG 567 – Mark Twain, Howells, and James 
ENG 568 – American Novel: 1900 –1945 
ENG 569 – American Novel Since 1945 
ENG 586 – Seminar in American Literature 

Directed Electives
9 graduate credits in any area of English or specialization in African American Literature with advisor approval. Thesis students should choose electives with care so that they have a background in the area of their thesis. 

Capstone
Option 1: Comprehensive Exam and 6 graduate credits in any area of English
Option 2: Thesis ENG 590 (mandatory for Creative Writing Specialization)