Department of English

Marianne Montgomery, Chair, 2201 Bate Building
Michelle F. Eble, Director of Graduate Studies, 2211 Bate Building

As a prerequisite to graduate study in a degree program, the Department of English requires that the applicant meet the admission requirements of the university and submit satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or, for the MA, the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Applicants to the MA program should have an undergraduate major, minor, or equivalent record of study in English, or for those applying for the technical/professional communication, rhetoric and composition, linguistics or TESOL concentrations, an appropriate undergraduate degree. Applicants to the PhD program should have an appropriate master’s degree. Each entering student is to consult with the director of graduate studies in English at the beginning of graduate studies. At the consultation, the director of graduate studies will review curriculum requirements and options, including concentrations in literature, technical and professional communication, rhetoric and composition, creative writing, multicultural and transnational literatures, linguistics, TESOL, or English Studies, and will suggest appropriate courses. Students seeking a concentration in creative writing must submit a portfolio of poems, short stories, or essays to the creative writing faculty prior to admission to the concentration. Students seeking a concentration in English studies must submit a plan of study for approval by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Faculty

• Department of English Faculty  

MAEd in Curriculum and Instruction and MAT in English Education

Please refer to the College of Education , for the degree requirements for the master of arts in teaching and the master of arts in education, both of which lead to advanced certification.

Programs

• Multicultural and Transnational Literatures Certificate
• Professional Communication Certificate
• Teaching English in the Two-Year College Certificate
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate

• English, MA

• Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication, PhD

Courses

• ENGL 5150 - Topics in the Novel
• ENGL 5170 - Modern Drama
• ENGL 5230 - Southern Regional Literature
• ENGL 5280 - Topics in Poetry
• ENGL 5330 - Studies in Women’s Literature
• ENGL 5350 - Special Studies in Film
• ENGL 5780 - Advanced Writing for Business and Industry
• ENGL 6000 - Critical Writing in English Studies
• ENGL 6009 - Research Methods in Language Study
• ENGL 6151 - British Literature Before 1800
• ENGL 6155 - British Literature After 1800
• ENGL 6195 - Topics in Drama
• ENGL 6220 - American Literature Before 1865
• ENGL 6250 - American Literature After 1865
• ENGL 6270 - Literature and the Environment
• ENGL 6330 - Studies in Latino/a Literatures
• ENGL 6340 - Ethnic American Literature
• ENGL 6345 - Jewish Literature
• ENGL 6350 - Studies in Native American Literature
• ENGL 6360 - World Literature Written in English
• ENGL 6370 - Caribbean Literature
• ENGL 6375 - Middle Eastern Literature
• ENGL 6380 - Studies in African Literature
• ENGL 6390 - Advanced Studies of Science Fiction and Fantasy
• ENGL 6420 - Studies in Asian American Literature
• ENGL 6450 - Studies in World Indigenous Literatures
• ENGL 6460 - Studies in African American Literature
• ENGL 6505 - Linguistic and Cultural History of the English Language
• ENGL 6515 - Advanced Studies in Children’s Literature
• ENGL 6525 - Language and Society
• ENGL 6526 - The Structure of English: Phonology and Morphology
• ENGL 6527 - The Structure of English: Syntax and Semantics
• ENGL 6528 - TESOL: Theories and Principles
• ENGL 6530 - Descriptive Linguistics
• ENGL 6531 - TESOL: Methods and Practicum
• ENGL 6535 - Principles of Language Testing
• ENGL 6625 - Teaching Composition: Theory and Practice
• ENGL 6680 - Writing Systems of the World
• ENGL 6700 - Document Design and Production
• ENGL 6702 - Research Methods in Technical and Professional Communication
• ENGL 6715 - Technical Writing
• ENGL 6721 - Copyediting in Professional Communication
• ENGL 6725 - Directed Readings in Technical and Professional Writing
• ENGL 6740 - Internship in Technical and Professional Communication
• ENGL 6741 - Internship in Technical and Professional Communication
• ENGL 6805 - Research: The Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 6840 - Advanced Poetry Writing
• ENGL 6850 - Advanced Fiction Writing
• ENGL 6868 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing
• ENGL 6870 - Literature: The Writer’s Perspective
• ENGL 6880 - Directed Readings in Creative Writing
• ENGL 6898 - Advanced Script Writing
• ENGL 6940 - Film and English Studies
• ENGL 7000 - Thesis
• ENGL 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research
• ENGL 7005 - Bibliography and Methods
• ENGL 7070 - Literary Theory
• ENGL 7080 - Cultural Studies Theory and Method
• ENGL 7300 - Directed Reading in Multicultural and Transnational Literature
• ENGL 7350 - Seminar in Multicultural and Transnational Literature
• ENGL 7600 - Research Methods in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication
• ENGL 7601 - Research Design in Rhetoric and Composition
• ENGL 7605 - Discourse Analysis
• ENGL 7615 - History and Theory of Rhetoric I
• ENGL 7620 - History and Theory of Rhetoric II
• ENGL 7630 - Cultural Rhetoric and Writing
• ENGL 7640 - Discourse for Special Interests
• ENGL 7666 - Teaching English in the Two-Year College Internship
• ENGL 7702 - Research Design in Technical and Professional Communication
• ENGL 7705 - Ethical Issues in Professional Communication
• ENGL 7710 - Professional Communication
• ENGL 7712 - Grant and Proposal Writing
• ENGL 7716 - Classics in Scientific and Technical Literature
• ENGL 7721 - Managing Editing and Publication Processes
• ENGL 7730 - Issues in Technical Communication
• ENGL 7745 - Teaching Professional Communication
• ENGL 7746 - Training in Professional Communication
• ENGL 7750 - Writing Public Science
• ENGL 7765 - Technical and Professional Communication
• ENGL 7766 - Special Studies Seminars in Communication and Emerging Technologies
• ENGL 7780 - Theory of Professional Communication
• ENGL 7785 - History of Professional Communication
• ENGL 7790 - Public Interest Writing
• ENGL 7950 - Issues in Teaching Composition
• ENGL 7960 - Methods of Teaching English in the Two-Year College
• ENGL 7975 - Developmental English in the Two-Year College
• ENGL 8100 - Directed Reading
• ENGL 8200 - Cooperative/Research Assignment
• ENGL 8300 - Seminar in Professional Development
• ENGL 8600 - Seminar in Writing Studies and Pedagogy
• ENGL 8615 - Seminar in Rhetorical Theory
• ENGL 8630 - Seminar in Community and Cultural Rhetorics
• ENGL 8780 - Seminar in Professional Communication
• ENGL 9000 - Dissertation
• ENGL 9001 - Dissertation: Summer Research

• ENGL 6065 - Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism
• ENGL 6865 - Creative Writing
• ENGL 7165 - English Literature
• ENGL 7265 - American Literature
• ENGL 7365 - Selected Topics in Multicultural and Transnational Literature
• ENGL 7465 - Folklore