English, M.S.
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
Required Courses (6 Credits)
ENG 517 – Research Methods
ENG 508 – Contemporary Critical Theory
Early English Language or pre-1500 English Literature (3 Credits)
ENG 510 – History of the Language
ENG 512 – Literature of the Anglo-Saxons
ENG 514 – English Medieval Literature
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 from 1500-1800 (3 Credits)
ENG 512 – Literature of Anglo Saxons
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 in Literature
ENG 583 – Arthurian Legend
ENG 584 – Milton
ENG 587 – Seminar (when topic is that from the period of English Literature from 1500-1800)
American Literature (3 Credits)
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
Literature of Non-Dominant Tradition (3 Credits)
ENG 522* – Wright, Ellison and Baldwin
ENG 523* – Contemporary African American Literature
ENG 524* –The Harlem Renaissance
ENG 586 – Seminar in British Literature (if subject is that of a non-dominant tradition)
ENG 587 – Seminar in American Literature (if subject is that of a non-dominant tradition)
ENG 588 – Seminar in Comparative Literature (if subject is that of a non-dominant tradition)
* Does not apply if course was used to satisfy American Literature requirement
Electives (6 Credits)
Two elective courses in any area of English studies. With the permission of the Graduate
Coordinator, 3-6 of these credits may be taken in related areas outside the English
Department. Thesis students should choose electives with care so that they have a
background in the area of their thesis.
Capstone (6 Credits)
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)
African American Literature (students substitute 9 credits in African American Literature
for free electives and/or American Literature requirement).