MA Portfolio Checklist

Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition (38 credit hours)

*Please note that an updated version of this checklist will be posted soon.

I.  Graded Courses [24 credits]

A. Foundations

• ENGL 501: Seminar in the Methodology of Composition [3 credits]
• ENGL 502: Contemporary Theories of Composition [3 credits]

B. Rhetoric and Composition

9 semester credits from the following:

• ENGL 508: Seminar in Assessment of Writing
• ENGL 509: Seminar in the History of Global Rhetorics
• ENGL 515: Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric
• ENGL 531: Administering a Writing Program
• ENGL 532: Teaching Writing to Nontraditional Students
• ENGL 534: Theories and Methods of the Teaching of Technical and Professional Writing
• ENGL 597: Topics in Composition and Rhetoric

C. Linguistics

Minimum of 3 semester hours from the following courses:

• ENGL 543: Phonology
• ENGL 544: Syntax
• ENGL 546: Topics in Teaching English as a Second Language
• ENGL 554: History of the English Language

D. Other Required Courses

• Electives (3 3-credit courses from any English 500-level offering and no more than 1 course of non-graduate coursework from 300- and 400-level courses)

II.  Non-Graded Courses [11 credits minimum]

A. ENGL 598: Teaching Apprenticeship [3 credits]

• 1st Semester: English 101 Preparation [1 credit]
• 2nd Semester: Weekly Colloquium on Freshman Comp [1 credit]
• 3rd or 4th Semester: Mentored Teaching or Pedagogy Course [1 credit]

B. Special Projects or Independent Study [4 credits, 1 credit per semester]

• 1st Semester: ENGL 600 Special Projects or Independent Study [1 credit]    
• 2nd Semester: ENGL 600 Special Projects or Independent Study [1 credit]
• 3rd Semester: ENGL 600 Special Projects or Independent Study [1 credit]
• 4th Semester: ENGL 600 Special Projects or Independent Study [1 credit]

C. Masters Directed Study and/or Examination [4 credits, at least 1 credit/semester]

• 1st Semester: ENGL 702: Directed Study and/or Exam  [1 credit]
• 2nd Semester: ENGL 702: Directed Study and/or Exam [1 credit]
• 3rd Semester: ENGL 702: Directed Study and/or Exam [1 credit]
• 4th Semester: ENGL 702: Directed Study and/or Exam [1 credit]

III.  Additional Requirements

• Foreign Language Requirement
  • Satisfy the Foreign Language requirement, or complete six hours of graduate-level study of modern linguistics of TESOL [This option is only available to M.A. students in Rhetoric and Composition]                                                                                                                                         
• MA Conference Presentation [in house]                                              
• Portfolio                                                                                               
• Oral Examination