MA Thesis Checklist, Literary Studies

30 Credit-Hour Minimum: 25 graded credit hours; 5 non-graded credit hours

This checklist does not substitute for a conversation and guidance from your committee chair and the Director of Graduate Studies.

I.  Graded Courses [25 credits minimum]

  • ENGL 501: Seminar in the Methodology of Composition [3 credits]
  • ENGL 512: Introduction to Graduate Studies [1 credit]
  • Three literature or critical theory courses [9 credits]  
  • Elective courses [12 credits]:
    • Any 500-level English course (please note: ENGL 545 may only be taken once for credit)
    • 500-level courses outside of English (upon approval from committee chair and/or DGS)
    • Three credits of a 400-level course in or outside of English (upon approval from committee chair and/or DGS)

II.  Non-Graded Courses [5 credits minimum]

  • ENGL 700 Research, Thesis, and/or Exam [1 credit per semester; 2 credits in final semester]

III.  Additional Requirements

  • Foreign Language Requirement                                                           
  • MA Conference Presentation [in house]                                              
  • Thesis                                                                                               
  • Oral Examination