English & Writing Professions, Master of Arts (M.A.)
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the general requirements of the Graduate School. Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of less than 2.5 may work with an advisor to create a Graduate Student Learning Contract to secure Probationary Admission to the program.
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 23.0101
Students must complete the 12 hours of the core curriculum as outlined below.
They must also complete 3 hours of Foundations and Theories courses, 6 hours of Historical Contexts courses, and 6 hours of Methods and Practices courses. Students can opt to take 3 hours in either Co-Op or Thesis: see "Exit Requirements," below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ENG 801 | Introduction to Graduate Study | 3 |
| ENG 800 | Seminar on Writing Pedagogy | 3 |
| ENG 808 | Studies in Modern Composition | 3 |
| ENG 814 | Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| FOUNDATIONS AND THEORIES | ||
| Choose from one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to Linguistic Theory | ||
| Topics in a Genre:____________ | ||
| Topics in Modern Rhetoric:____ | ||
| Multimodal Criticism | ||
| HISTORICAL CONTEXTS | ||
| Choose from two of the following: | 6 | |
| History of English Language | ||
| Topics in Textual Studies:__ | ||
| History of Rhetoric | ||
| Textual Studies Seminar | ||
| Crit. Studies Contemp. Texts | ||
| Critical Studies of Premodern Texts | ||
| METHODS AND PRACTICES | ||
| Choose from two of the following: | 6 | |
| Topics in Professional Writing | ||
| Topics in Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing Residency | ||
| English as a Second Language | ||
| Advanced Grammar | ||
| Sem in Comp Resrch Methods | ||
| Topics in Reading & Teaching | ||
| Writing & Teaching Writing | ||
| Exit Requirements | ||
| Choose from one of the following: | 3 | |
| Professional English Project | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
EXIT REQUIREMENTS
All students are required to complete either a Professional English Project or a Thesis.
ENG 839 Professional English Project – Professional English Projects (PEPs) will involve guided, cooperative work with a division of EKU outside of the department or with a higher education or community institution outside the University. Before their final semester, students will submit a PEP Proposal in coordination with a project committee and a liason from the hosting division or institution. After approval of their proposal, students will be allowed to register for ENG 839. Candidates will complete a report on the project and will present it at a formal Showcase before the end of their final semester.
ENG 898 Thesis - Theses will require students to undertake original research that can involve human subjects, institutional data collection, and/or archival research. Before their final semester, students completing a thesis will submit a Thesis Proposal to be approved by their thesis committee. After approval of the proposal, students will be allowed to register for ENG 898. Candidates will submit the completed thesis to the Graduate School and present on the thesis in a formal Showcase before the end of their final semester.