Master of Arts in English
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Course Requirements:
45 hours of course credit, up to 9 hours of which may be taken in graduate tutorials and/or cognate courses outside the department.
A minimum of 36 classroom hours (9 courses).
All course work for the MA should be taken at the University of Denver, but, in rare exceptions, a maximum of 10 credit hours taken elsewhere may count for the requirements if approved by the director of graduate studies.
While students have no specific course requirements beyond the 36-hour minimum within the Department of English and the 9 hours of tutorials or cognate courses, they are advised to work closely with an advisor to determine a balance between coverage and focus. They may take both 3000- and 4000-level courses in literary studies.
Non-Course Requirements:
Advancement to candidacy.
A thesis of between 10,000 and 15,000 words. The thesis for an MA in literary studies is a critical or scholarly essay. The thesis advisor must approve a prospectus for the thesis.
Oral examination. The defense takes the form of a discussion on the content, context and implications of the work.
Tool (reading knowledge of one language) proficiency may be established by completing one of the following:
• Passing a standard reading examination accredited by the department.
• Passing, with a grade of B or better, a 3000-level literature course in the language.
• Successful completion of the Bibliography and Research Methods class in the English department.
• Selection and successful completion of a cognate course in another department that will augment specific skills. This course must be approved by the graduate committee.
• Successful completion of Old English, followed by a 2-hour Beowulf tutorial, followed by an intermediate Old English tutorial. (This option will no longer require a petition to the graduate committee.)
• Successful completion of a graduate translation class (students must secure approval of instructor). The language requirements must be completed 1 quarter before graduation.
Courses must be completed within three years of enrollment (excluding ENGL 4995).