Composition and Communication

MAECC Program Website

Admission Requirements

To become a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts in English Composition and Communication, a student must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale and a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7, ore demonstrate equivalent academic or professional experience.

All candidates with for admission to this program must submit a portfolio of representative writing. For applications whose native language is not English, a TOEFL score of 550 and a TWE of at least 5, or a MELAB of 85, are required for admission.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete at least 15 of their 30 total semester hours at or above the 600 level.

Required Courses (9 hours)

Graduate Writing: ENG 601 (3) Graduate Composition

Rhetorical Analysis: ENG 637 (3) Seminar in Rhetoric & Composition

Editing: ENG 638 (3) Seminar in Textual Analysis & Editing

 

Elective Courses (15 hours)

 

1) Restricted Electives (9 hours): Advanced courses from among any of the following, chosen in consultation with an advisor:

 

ENG 510 (3) Writing Center Practicum

ENG 513 (3) Special Topics

ENG 514 (3) Language and Media Discourse

ENG 517 (3) Reading in the English Classroom

ENG 519 (3) Teaching of Composition

ENG 539 (3) Seminar in Major Nonfiction Writers

ENG 571 (3) Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages

ENG 573 (3) Linguistics and Reading

ENG 576 (3) Fundamental Issues in Reading

ENG 593 (3) Seminar in Writing Nonfiction

ENG 603 (3) Advanced Professional Communication

ENG 615 (3) Problems in the Teaching of English

ENG 618 (3) Empirical Research Methods in English

ENG 672 (3) Applied Linguistics in Written Communication

ENG 675 (3) Seminar in English Linguistics

ENG 691 (3) Seminar: Writing Fiction

ENG 693 (3-6) Seminar in Writing Nonfiction

 

2) Unrestricted Electives (6 hours): Advanced courses chosen in consultation with an advisor:

 

Thesis (6 hours) or Internship (6 hours)

ENG 718 (6) Teaching Internship & Report

ENG 719 (6) Professional Communication Internship & Report

ENG 799 (6) Thesis plus oral examination over thesis

 

For more information about degree requirements, visit the CMU Academic Bulletins.

 

MAECC Website

 

For more information about the Master of Arts in English Composition and Communication, please visit the program website at www.chsbs.cmich.edu/english/maecc.