Courses and requirements

Overview 

All coursework can be completed within the English Department. However, you may take one course outside the department if it is relevant to your Program of Study and you have received permission from both the DGS and your Supervisory Committee chair to take it.   

Although most of your courses will be completed within the General English Master's curriculum, you may also take courses in the department's other master's programs (Folklore & American Studies and Technical Communication). Coursework may include some online courses; however, the MA/MS in English is an on-campus degree and may not be completed by taking only online classes.  

You should take coursework that supports the topic of your thesis. For example, if you want to write a thesis on science fiction literature, you should take as many literature courses as possible. 

LCC Courses 

Literature: Courses with a central objective to examine literature, literary traditions, or literary criticism and theory:  

6320 Literary Theory (taught f2f) 

6330 Topics in Literary Studies (taught f2f) 

6340 British Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

6350 American Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

6360 World Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

Culture: Courses with a central objective to examine the interactions of culture, identity, and power within the English field framework: 

6620 Seminar in Native American Studies (taught f2f) 

6350 American Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

6360 World Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

6630 Studies in Film and Popular Culture (taught f2f) 

6340 British Literature and Culture (taught f2f) 

6440 Cultural Research Methods (usually taught online) 

6700 Introduction to Folklore Studies (taught f2f) 

6720 Oral History and Fieldwork Methods (taught f2f) 

Composition: Courses with a central objective to examine composition & rhetorical theory and practice: 

6400 Advanced Editing (usually taught online) 

6410 Intro to Technical Communication (usually taught online) 

6810 Intro to Composition Studies (taught f2f) 

6800 Teaching Online (usually taught online) 

6820 Practicum in Teaching English (taught f2f; available only to Graduate Instructors; cannot fulfill the one course requirement for the Composition area) 

6830 Intro to Rhetorical Theory (usually taught online) 

6860 Teaching Technical Writing (usually taught online) 

6890 Studies in Writing and Rhetoric (taught f2f)