English: Professional Writing, MA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 30 Hours
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
Professional Writing Core Courses | ||
ENGL 5593 | Seminar in Style and Editing | 3 |
ENGL 5553 | Studies in Visual Rhetoric and Design | 3 |
ENGL 5523 | Genres in Professional Writing | 3 |
ENGL 5340 | Studies in Discourse Analysis | 3 |
Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
Studies in the History of Rhetoric | ||
Seminar in Professional Writing | ||
Topics in Rhetorical Theory | ||
Topics in Professional Writing | ||
Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
Thesis | ||
ENGL 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
Sample Electives 1 | ||
Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
Professional Writing | ||
Introduction to Graduate Studies | ||
Professional Writing Theory and Pedagogy | ||
Seminar in Professional Writing | ||
Topics in Professional Writing | ||
Composition | ||
Composition Theory and Pedagogy | ||
Linguistics | ||
Descriptive Linguistics | ||
Approaches to Language Acquisition | ||
Studies in English Grammar | ||
Seminar in Linguistics | ||
Topics in Linguistics | ||
TESL | ||
Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language: Testing | ||
Internship, Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Studies in Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Topics in Second Language Acquisition | ||
Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
Total Hours | 30 |
1 | Courses other than those listed may be taken as electives if approved by the advisory committee. |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 34 Hours
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
Professional Writing Core Courses | ||
ENGL 5593 | Seminar in Style and Editing | 3 |
ENGL 5553 | Studies in Visual Rhetoric and Design | 3 |
ENGL 5523 | Genres in Professional Writing | 3 |
ENGL 5340 | Studies in Discourse Analysis | 3 |
Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
Studies in the History of Rhetoric | ||
Seminar in Professional Writing | ||
Topics in Rhetorical Theory | ||
Topics in Professional Writing | ||
Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
Creative Component | ||
ENGL 5210 | Sem or Directed Study | 1 |
ENGL 5520 | Internship in Professional Writing | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 4 | |
Sample Electives 1 | ||
Select 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
Professional Writing | ||
Introduction to Graduate Studies | ||
Professional Writing Theory and Pedagogy | ||
Seminar in Professional Writing | ||
Topics in Professional Writing | ||
Composition | ||
Composition Theory and Pedagogy | ||
Linguistics | ||
Descriptive Linguistics | ||
Approaches to Language Acquisition | ||
Studies in English Grammar | ||
Seminar in Linguistics | ||
Topics in Linguistics | ||
TESL | ||
Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language: Testing | ||
Internship, Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Studies in Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
Topics in Second Language Acquisition | ||
Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
Total Hours | 34 |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Graduate College Masters Degree Requirements
Plan I (coursework with thesis)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
- 6 research or creative component credit hours
- 21 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer hours with "B" or better)
- 21 credit hours at 5000- or 6000-level
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
Plan II (coursework without thesis)
- A minimum of 32 credit hours
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of research or creative component
- A minimum of 23 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer credit hours with "B" or better)
- A minimum of 21 credit hours at the 5000- or 6000-level