A minimum of 33 semester hours of course credit is required.

A typical course of study would include:

ENGL 7005 Bibliography and Methods (or equivalent; required) 3 s.h.

ENGL 6340 Ethnic American Literature (recommended) 3 s.h.

ENGL 6360 World Literature Written in English (recommended) 3 s.h.

ENGL 7070 Literary Theory (or equivalent) 3 s.h.

One course in composition or linguistics (required)
(choose ENGL 6505, 6520, 6527, 6625, 7530, or 7615) 3 s.h.

English Electives selected from:

ENGL 6215 American Literature to 1830
ENGL 6330 Studies in Hispanic American Literatures
ENGL 6350 Studies in Native American Literatures
ENGL 6370 Caribbean Literature
ENGL 6380 Studies in African Literature
ENGL 6450 Studies in World Indigenous Literatures
ENGL 6460 Studies in African American Literature
ENGL 6515 Advanced Studies in Children’s Literature
ENGL 7365 Multicultural Literature (Special Topics)
ENGL 7630 Cultural Rhetoric and Writing 12 s.h.

Or other ENGL courses as approved by faculty advisor and Director of
Graduate Studies. Electives may also include up to 6 s.h. taken as a
minor in another department (with approval).

A thesis or comprehensive assessment project (required) 6 s.h.

Reading knowledge of a language other than English (required)