English with an Emphasis in Literature and Writing, Master of Arts (MA)
Beth Torgerson, Program Director
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| Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 511 | COMPOSITION PEDAGOGIES: THEORIES AND PRACTICES | 5 |
| ENGL 520 | SEMINAR IN RESEARCH METHODS AND DESIGN | 5 |
| ENGL 570 | SEMINAR IN TEACHING LITERATURE | 5 |
| ENGL 571 | ADVANCED LITERARY THEORY | 5 |
| ENGL 574 | RHETORICAL THEORY | 5 |
| ENGL 600 | THESIS | 5 |
| or ENGL 601 | PROFESSIONAL ESSAY | |
| Elective: Choose any 500-level CRWR or ENGL course (or 400-level CRWR or ENGL course in consultation with the director and with permission of the instructor) | 5 | |
| Internship–students choose an internship in consultation with the program director. | 5 | |
| INTERNSHIP: TEACHING COMPOSITION | ||
| INTERNSHIP: TEACHING LITERATURE | ||
| INTERNSHIP: PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| INTERNSHIP: WRITER'S CENTER | ||
| Literature (Literary Seminars cover different topics so can be taken more than one time) | 20 | |
| GRADUATE SEMINAR IN LITERATURE I: MAJOR LITERARY FIGURES | ||
| GRADUATE SEMINAR IN LITERATURE II: GENRE STUDIES | ||
| GRADUATE SEMINAR IN LITERATURE III: LITERARY ERAS | ||
| GRADUATE SEMINAR IN LITERATURE IV: SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Students who earn an MA In English with an Emphasis in Literature and Writing at EWU should be able to do the following:
- employ appropriate research methods for graduate-level writing projects;
- produce texts that conform to the conventions of academic or professional writing;
- document reflective practice in conjunction with academic writing or teaching;
- conduct an effective literary analysis through writing article-length papers;
- demonstrate facility with literary theory.