Master
of Arts in
English Language and Literature
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
Courses (Bulletin)
Faculty
This program is designed to meet the needs of students seeking
preparation for advanced study at the doctoral level at another
university, students who
wish to teach English at a community college, or students teaching English at the secondary level who
wish to pursue more study in the discipline.
English Graduate
Program
208 Anspach
Hall, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant MI 48859
(989) 774-3574
Department Office
215 Anspach Hall
(989) 774-3171
To become a candidate for the degree of Master of
Arts in English Language and Literature, a student must have an
undergraduate major or minor in English with 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.
For applicants 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.
A student must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of
course work. Eighteen of these semester hours are required in the
following areas:
Literary Criticism (3)
Language and Linguistics (3)
Professional Methodologies (3)
600-level Seminars in Literature (6)
In addition to the required courses, a student may select
Plan A,
6 semester hours of electives and a thesis with an oral
examination over the thesis (6), or Plan B, 12 semester hours of electives
and
a scholarly paper for a total of 30 semester hours.
By choosing elective courses carefully, a student may
design a mini-focus in English Education or in British, American, World or Children's Literature.
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