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Students seeking a master’s degree in English may choose either a 30-semester hour program that includes a thesis (English 518 counting for 6 hours) or a 36-hour program that includes an independent research project (English 595 counting for 3 hours). Both programs of study lead to an MA degree for students who demonstrate foreign language proficiency or to an MS degree for students without a foreign language.

All master’s students should consult with the Director of English Graduate Studies about which program would be most relevant to their future plans. Most coursework for both 30 and 36-hour programs is elective, but students will want to select courses that reflect their interests and future needs and that will prepare them to write a final project (English 595 paper or English 518 thesis). Final projects may be written on literature, composition, linguistics, children’s literature, or some combination thereof. With agreement of the student’s committee, the project also may focus on creative writing by the student.

*Students who do not satisfy the foreign language requirement will receive an MS degree rather than an MA

Please note that the Departmental Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (FLPE) will be the final exam for the second coure in the French for Reading sequence.