Graduate Certificate In
Multicultural and Transnational Literatures

The 12 semester hour Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Literature offers continuing education for post-baccalaureate and post-MA teachers, professionals, and potential graduate degree students in literatures from diverse ethnic and cultural groups that may have been excluded from mainstream literary studies.  Coursework is interdisciplinary, with emphases on genre, historical context, and critical methodologies, and a focus on ethnic American and world literatures written in English.
           
Completion of the certificate requires 12 s.h. of approved coursework with an overall grade point average of 3.0 (B).  A student may earn only 3 s.h. of credit at a C level.  (If you make a second C or an F, you cannot continue in the program.)  Transfer hours are not accepted into the certificate program. Under normal circumstances, it should be possible to complete the certificate in approximately 12 to 18 months.
 
This certificate is offered completely online.  No face-to-face meetings are required.  The certificate program follows the ECU campus calendar, and assignments will have due dates. We strive to create a community of learners actively engaged in discussion of assigned texts; therefore, online discussion is a required component of most courses. Discussion is generally asynchronous (that is, not occurring simultaneously in real time) in order to accommodate students who live in different time zones or have scheduling conflicts.  

Coursework
 
Two courses (6 s.h.) are required:
 
ENGL 6340     Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 6360     World Literature Written in English
 
The remaining two courses (6 s.h.) are to be selected from the following:
 
ENGL 6330   Studies in Hispanic American Literature
ENGL 6350   Studies in Native American Literature
ENGL 6370   Caribbean Literature
ENGL 6420   Studies in Asian American Literature
ENGL 6450   Studies in World Indigenous Literature
ENGL 6460   Studies in African American Literature
ENGL 7005   Bibliography and Methods (Multicultural/Transnational Emphasis)
ENGL 7350   Seminar in Multicultural and Transnational Literature

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COURSE OFFERINGS FOR SUMMER/FALL 2008

Summer Session 1    
ENGL 6450.601 Studies in World Indigenous Literatures (Dr. Ellen Arnold)
ENGL 6460.601 Studies in African American Literature (Dr. Reginald Watson)

Summer Session 2
ENGL 6360.601 World Literatures Written in English (Dr. Seodial Deena)
ENGL 6370.601 Caribbean Literatures (Dr. Seodial Deena)
E NGL 6515.601  Advanced Studies in Children’s Literature (Race and Ethnicity in Children’s Lit.) (Dr. Laureen Tedesco)

Fall Semester 2008
ENGL 6340.601 Studies in Ethnic American Literatures (Dr. Ellen Arnold)
ENGL 6460.601 Studies in African American Literature (Dr. Reginald Watson)
ENGL 7005.601 Bibliography and Methods (Multicultural/Transnational Lit. emphasis)
(Dr. Richard Taylor)

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The Certificate can be a pathway to a Masters Degree at ECU, such as the Masters Degree in English, with an emphasis in Multicultural and Transnational Literature. (See Application Procedures for information.) Full-time graduate students in residence at ECU may not take online certificate courses to meet their degree requirements. Part-time or off-campus graduate students must obtain permission from the program coordinators.

If you have questions or are interested in applying to the Online Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Literatures, please contact:

Dr. Ellen Arnold (arnolde@ecu.edu)
Dr. Seodial Frank Deena (deenas@ecu.edu)
Co-coordinators of the Certificate Program

Dr. Janice Tovey (toveyj@ecu.edu)
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English

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Application Procedures

Overview

There are several ways you can be admitted to the Online Certificate program:

1) As a “non-degree” student

If you wish to be admitted as a “non-degree” student, you can begin this process two weeks before the start of classes. “Non-degree” status requires an application form, fee, and transcripts (but transcripts do not have to be received before beginning classes).

2) As a “non-degree Certificate” student

“Non-degree Certificate” status requires application form, fee, and transcripts.

Because ECU must receive copies of transcripts from all institutions where you have completed courses before you can be enrolled, you will want to begin the application process about 6 weeks before the start of class.

3) As a “degree-seeking MA” student

Degree-seeking MA status requires application form and fee, transcripts, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores.

Note: While the Graduate Certificate can be a pathway to a Masters Degree at ECU, such as the Masters Degree in English with a concentration in Multicultural Literature, completion of the Certificate does not guarantee admission into a graduate degree program. Application to the graduate degree program must be made separately. If all 12 s.h. of certificate credits are to count towards a graduate degree at ECU, application to the degree program must be made before half of the certificate hours (6 s.h.) have been completed. A maximum of 9 non-degree s.h. can be applied toward a graduate degree.

If you plan to complete the Certificate and go on to earn an MA, you should consider enrolling as a degree-seeking student from the beginning.

Applying for Admission

Information about the admission process for non-degree, non-degree Certificate, and degree-seeking MA students, including downloadable forms, can be found on the ECU Graduate School website.

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