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Master of Arts in the field of English with optional concentrations in English or American literature—Prerequisite: a Bachelor of Arts degree with an undergraduate major in English or American literature, or 24 credit hours in English or American literature above the sophomore level.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, including (1) 24 credit hours of course work planned in consultation with the department advisor; (2) Level One proficiency (translation of a passage with a dictionary) in an approved foreign language (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, or Latin); (3) a Master's Comprehensive Examination in American or English literature, to be passed at the end of the course work; and (4) a master's thesis (6 credit hours) on an approved topic, directed by a member of the department's graduate faculty. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.25.

Doctor of Philosophy in the field of English with optional concentrations in English or American literature—Prerequisite: a Bachelor of Arts degree with an undergraduate major in English or American literature, or 24 credit hours in English or American literature above the sophomore level.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, including satisfactory completion of (1) 51 credit hours of course work (33 for students with M.A. degrees in English) planned in consultation with the department advisor; (2) Level Two proficiency (translation of a passage without a dictionary) in an approved foreign language, or Level One proficiency (translation with a dictionary) in two approved foreign languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, or Latin); (3) a qualifying examination in American literature or English literature, to be passed midway through the student's course work, and a field examination, to be passed by the end of the student's course work, topics and reading lists for which are designed in consultation with two graduate faculty advisors; (4) a dissertation proposal, which must be approved no later than one semester after completion of course work; and (5) a dissertation (21 credit hours) on an approved topic, directed by a member of the department's graduate faculty and completed by the end of the fifth year of study. Each student plans a program of studies in consultation with the department advisor and a committee of the graduate faculty. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.5.

Note: All graduate English courses from Engl 205 forward may be repeated for credit with permission of the director of graduate studies.

203	Introduction to Literary Theory (3)	Cohen, McRuer, Alcorn, Harris
	An overview of methodologies for examining texts as linguistic and cultural productions. Methodologies explored may include structuralism, formalism, deconstruction, cultural materialism, postcolonial theory, feminism, gender studies, and queer theory.
205	Advanced Literary Theory (3)	Cohen, McRuer, Alcorn, Harris
	The course focuses on a major figure or topic in theory (e.g., Foucault, Lacan, Barthes, Kristeva, Bakhtin, post-Marxist theory, language and power, the canon).
231–34	Nineteenth Century (3–3–3–3)	Green-Lewis, Moreland, Plotz, Romines, Seavey, Sten, Wallace
	Topics in British and American nineteenth-century writing and culture, exploring national traditions and international movements and issues, such as Romanticism, Realism, and others.
235–38	Twentieth Century (3–3–3–3)	Chu, Green-Lewis, Miller, Moreland, Romines, Wald, James, Lopez
	Topics in twentieth-century British and American writing and culture, exploring national traditions and international movements and issues, such as literary modernism, anti-modernist and post-modernist currents, others.
240	Writing Race and Nation (3)	Chu, Miller, Wald, Cohen, James, Dugan, Lopez
	Literary culture as a basis for exploration of intersections of origins and evolution of racial and ethnic identities and national myths and political objectives.
241	Conceptualizing Genders (3)	Cohen, McRuer, Wald, Wallace, Dugan
	Structures of sex and gender difference considered historically and theoretically, including masculinity/femininity, sexualities, and their textual representations.
242–43	Studies in Genre (3–3)	Sten, Daiya, Wallace
	Questions of genre, considered theoretically and practically. Content varies.
244	Ethnicity and the Construction of Identity (3)	Chu, Cohen, Lopez
	Literary culture is used to explore how individuals, communities, and societies construct self-awareness and knowledge about others for cultural exchange.
247	Postcolonialism (3)	Plotz, Daiya, Lopez
	Postcolonial theory and texts by representative writers.
251	Women and Writing (3)	Romines, Wald, Wallace
	Selected topics in the traditions, theory, and texts of women's literary production and culture. Same as WStu 251.
261	Selected Topics in Criticism (3)	Wald, McRuer, Harris
	Topics may include cultural studies, film, gay/lesbian studies, others.
295	Independent Research (3)	Staff
	Written permission of instructor required. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.
299–300	Thesis Research (3–3)	Staff
301–2	Folger Institute Seminars (3–3)	Staff
	Topics will be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. Consult the graduate advisor before registration.
398	Advanced Reading and Research (arr.)	Staff
	Limited to students preparing for the Doctor of Philosophy general examination. May be repeated for credit.
399	Dissertation Research (arr.)	Staff
	Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated for credit.