Literature (MA)

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Offered by the Department of Literature , College of Arts and Sciences .

Admission to the Program

In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for graduate study, applicants should have a grade point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate literature courses. The Graduate Record General Examination is required. An undergraduate major in literature is desirable, but applications from candidates who have majored in other fields will also be considered, provided that substantial study of literature has been done. Two letters of recommendation and a sample of critical writing are required. Part-time as well as full-time students are welcome in the program.

Degree Requirements

36 credit hours of approved graduate work with at least 18 credit hours in 500- or 700-level courses
A written comprehensive examination based primarily on literature taught in MA seminars and other literature courses

Course Requirements

Required

LIT-520 Theories and Methodologies (3)

6 credit hours from the following:

Graduate courses

18 graduate credit hours in literature, with at least 9 credit hours at the 700 level

Teaching

Required

Graduate Course

An approved graduate course in literature, education, linguistics, or anthropology (3)

Predoctoral

LIT-732 Seminar in Literary Theory (3)
and
LIT-793 Directed Research in Literature (3) plus another 700 level course in literature
or
LIT-797 Master’s Thesis Seminar (1-6) (6 credit hours required)
or
6 credit hours in literature at the 700 level

General

9 additional graduate credit hours in literature

Interdisciplinary

9 graduate credit hours in another department or departments, in a individually-designed program of study as approved by the MA program director