Literature Concentration
The M.A. in English with a concentration in Literature is an advanced degree
focusing on literary study. The program is committed to a well-rounded
approach that emphasizes the study of literary periods, genres, and major
authors in concert with important theoretical methods, such as historicism,
formalism, feminism, and cultural studies. Students choose from a wide variety
of courses in British, American, European, ethnic, and global literatures as well
as genre courses, such as Folklore and Children's Literature.
The majority of our courses are taught in a discussion format that values
student interaction and promotes exploration and experimentation. We
encourage our students to complement their work in literature with classes
from other fields, such as rhetoric and composition, technical and professional
writing, linguistics, creative writing, and film.
For more information on the M.A. in English with a concentration in Literature,
please contact Dr. Margaret Bauer.
Course Work and Other Requirements
Core course
7005: Bibliography and Methods
[This course lays the foundation for every other course you will take,
so you should take it as early in your course of study as possible.]
Select two courses from the following
5160: English Drama to 1642
5165: English Drama: Dryden to Sheridan
6116: Medieval English Literature
6121: Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature
6131: Milton and Seventeenth-Century Literature
6151: Eighteenth-Century British Literature
6215: American Literature to 1830
Select two courses from the following
5125: The English Novel Through Hardy
5150: The Twentieth-Century British and American Novel
5170: Modern Drama
5230: Southern Regional Literature
5250: The American Novel: 1800 to 1920
5260: The Novel Since 1945
5275: Nineteenth-Century Poetry
5280: Twentieth-Century Poetry
6155: Romantic Literature
6175: Victorian Literature
6185: Twentieth-Century British Literature
6220: The American Renaissance
6250: American Realism
6260: Twentieth-Century American Literature
6330: Studies in Latino/a Literatures
6350: Studies in Native American Literature
6390: Advanced Studies of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Select two courses from any of those mentioned above, as well as from
5060: History of Literary Criticism
5330: Studies in Women's Literature
6340: Ethnic American Literature
6360: World Literature Written in English
6370: Caribbean Literature
6380: Studies in African Literature
6450: Studies in World Indigenous Literatures
6460: Studies in African American Literature
6515: Advanced Studies in Children's Literature
6870: Literature: The Writer's Perspective
7065: Foundations of Literary Criticism
7070: Literary Study
7165: English Literature
7265: American Literature
7365: Selected Topics in Multicultural and Transnational Literature
Electives (6 s.h.)
Comprehensive Assessment Project
Thesis (6 s.h.) or Mentored Essay Option (6 s.h.)
