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Graduate School Course Catalog 2011-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, M.A.

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Course Requirements for The Master of Arts in English

General English Program Requirements

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
  2. At least 30 semester hours of graduate level courses including the thesis. Course details are provided below.
  3. Successful completion of a reading proficiency examination in a foreign language.
  4. Successful completion of a comprehensive written examination.
  5. Successful completion of an oral examination associated with the thesis.

Course Requirements:

 

Required Research Credits:

 

Course Requirements:

One course from each of the following three areas (a total of nine credit hours)

1. American Literature:

 

2. British Literature:

 

3. Specialty/Multicultural Topics:

 

Additional Course Requirements:

Five courses (15 credit hours) are required from the courses not taken above, as approved by the student’s academic advisor. Three of those courses (9 hours) may be a minor drawn from another graduate level program at NCCU (subject to approval by the English program coordinator or Department chair.)

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