Master of Arts in English, Teaching of English Option
Dr. Timothy Bostic, Coordinator
This option requires:
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Three hours in British Literature before 1800
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Three hours in British Literature after 1800 or Postcolonial Literature
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Three hours in American Literature
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Three hours of Research and Theory, ENGL 600
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Three hours of Writing Pedagogy from ENGL 555 or 664
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Three hours of Teaching Colloquium, ENGL 687
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Three hours of Rhetoric from ENGL 667 or 669
- Three hours of Linguistics
- Six hours of electives
Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing
Easily completed in one calender year, this certificate gives students who already hold at least a master's degree in a different field the 18 hours of gradute study in the teaching of writing that are the minimum requirement for teaching that subject at the post-secondary level in Virginia. Requirements are:
- Three hours of Rhetoric from ENGL 667 or 669
- Three hours of Writing Pedagogy from ENGL 555 or 664
- Three hours of Teaching Colloquium, ENGL 687
- Nine hours of English electives in Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Journalism, Linguistics or Creative Writing
- Note: at least nine of the 18 hours must be at the 600-level.