The department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts in English; the Master of Arts in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies; the Master of Arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages (Applied Linguistics/TESOL); the Master of Fine Arts in creative writing; the PhD in English; and the PhD in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies.
Programs
Time Limit for All Degrees
All requirements for the MA, MA in Applied Linguistics/ESL, and MFA degrees must be completed within six years. The PhD degree must be completed within seven years from the time of admission to the doctoral program. Students enrolling in the BA to PhD program have eight years in which to complete their degrees.
Faculty
Chair
- David Deutsch
Director of Graduate Studies
- Andy Crank
Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing
- John Estes
Director of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies
- Michelle Dowd
CRES Program Coordinator
- Amber Buck
TESOL Program Coordinator
- Dorothy Worden
Courses
Graduate Credit for 500-Level Courses
Graduate students enrolled in 500-level courses that are also offered at the 400 level are expected to perform extra work of an appropriate nature. Graduate credit will not be granted at the 400 level.
English Courses
Seminar focused on the use of technology to help students improve their writing and to help teachers improve their writing instruction. CRES core course.