English, M.A.
The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. 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 Sequence - 30 Credits
As sequencing changes, it is highly recommended that students meet with their program advisor to finalize a list of requirements for graduation.
Required Courses
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) (choose 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 (choose 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 (choose 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
Electives (upon advisement)
9 Graduate credits in any area of English
Capstone (choose one)
Comprehensive Exam and two electives in any area of English Study
or
Thesis ENG 590 (mandatory for Creative Writing Specialization)
Thesis students should choose courses with care so that they have a background in
the area of their thesis.
Specialization (Optional – replaces 9 elective credits)
African American Literature (students substitute 9 credits in African American Literature)