Degree Requirements

1. Coursework: A minimum of thirty-six semester hours of credit is required beyond the bachelor's degree with a grade of "A" or "B," including the following course in the first year of coursework.

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   EH 502	Graduate Writing for English	3
   Culture and Community Requirement
   One course from this list (which may be in literature or creative writing):		3
   EH 548	Native American Fiction
   EH 551	African Am. Lit. to 1900
   EH 552	African Am. Lit. since 1900
   EH 588	Writing about Culture
   Literature Coursework
   Twelve additional hours of courses in literature chosen from:		12
   EH 501	Introduction to Crit Theory
   EH 505	Teaching College Writing
   EH 506	Composition Theory & Research
   EH 507	Topics in Rhetoric/Composition
   EH 508	Workplace Writing Contexts
   EH 513	Studies in Chaucer
   EH 514	Renaissance Poetry
   EH 520	Studies in Shakespeare
   EH 521	17th Century Poetry
   EH 526
   EH 527
   EH 532	Early Romantics
   EH 534	Late Romantics
   EH 536	Victorian and Edwardian Poetry
   EH 538	Victorian and Edwardian Prose
   EH 543	American Romanticism
   EH 544	Antebellum American Fiction
   EH 545	American Realism
   EH 547
   EH 548	Native American Fiction
   EH 551	African Am. Lit. to 1900
   EH 552	African Am. Lit. since 1900
   EH 562	20th Century Poetic Revolution
   EH 570	Studies in Medieval Literature
   EH 571	Modern British Fiction
   EH 572	Modern American Fiction
   EH 573	Contemporary Fiction
   EH 574	Folklore and Ways of Listening
   EH 577	Studies in Genre -
   EH 590	Special Topics -
   EH 592	Seminar -
   Creative Coursework
   Twelve additional hours of courses in creative writing chosen from these courses:		12
   EH 583	Grad Fiction Writing Wksp I
   EH 584	Grad Fiction Writing Wksp II
   EH 585	Grad Poetry Writing Wksp I
   EH 586	Grad Poetry Writing Wksp II
   EH 588	Writing about Culture
   EH 589	Creative Nonfiction Writing
   EH 591	Topics in Creative Writing
   Thesis or Capstone Requirement
   Thesis Option (6 hours) or Capstone Option (3 hours + 1 additional course). See information below.		6
   Total Hours		36

Note on dual-listed courses. No more than 18 hours of dual-listed courses (courses listed simultaneously at both the 400 level and the 500 level) may be counted towards the minimum hours required for a degree. In addition, graduate students will receive graduate credit only when they enroll in the 500-level version of any dual-listed course.

B. Thesis or Capstone Requirement. The creative writing concentration requires either a creative thesis or a capstone, which is included in the program requirement of 36 hours.

1. Thesis option (6 hours). The thesis is a substantial body of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or other genres. An oral defense, which will situate the thesis in the comprehensive objectives of the creative writing concentration, will be required one to two weeks prior to the Thesis First Submission Deadline for the Graduate School. Six hours of thesis credit will be granted on the successful completion and oral defense of the thesis.
2. Capstone option (3 hours + 1 additional course). The capstone is a collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or other genres, which grows out of previous coursework. NOTE: Students who choose the capstone option must take an additional course in order to complete the program requirement of 36 hours.

C. Foreign Language Requirement. All students pursuing the M.A. in English must demonstrate a reading proficiency in Spanish, French, German, or Latin before registering for capstone or thesis hours. Students for whom English is not native may offer their native language to satisfy the foreign language requirement. Credit earned in foreign language courses does not count toward the 36-hour credit requirement for the M.A. in English.