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The Department of English offers a program of study leading to the Master of Arts degree in English. Specific goals of the program are: (1) to provide advanced research and educational opportunities in English studies; (2) to offer a broad-based graduate program that will provide students with opportunities to specialize in historical and contemporary critical approaches to literature, language and literacy, rhetoric and composition, cultural studies, pedagogy, and professional, technical, and electronic writing; and (3) to prepare students for further graduate work leading to the Ph.D.

Degree Requirements (36 total credit hours)

The M.A. program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of graduate study, for both the thesis and non-thesis options.

At least 30 credit hours must be completed in residence at UNCW; a maximum of six credit hours may be transferred from another regionally accredited institution. Grades on transfer work must be equivalent to a “B” or better.

A written comprehensive exam must be successfully completed.

Students must complete the program within five years of the date of first registration for graduate study.

Core Requirement (6 credit hours)

ENG 501 - Introduction to Research Methods in English Credit Hours: 3

And either

ENG 502 - Introduction to Literary Theory Credit Hours: 3 or

ENG 552 - Histories, Cultures, and Theories of Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3 (Students may take both ENG 502 and ENG 552 but only one is required.)

Non-Thesis Option (30 credit hours)

The remaining 30 credit hours of coursework can be chosen from any approved graduate ENG 500-599 courses.

Students may substitute no more than 9 hours from among the following:

• 1-3 credit hours of internship credit from ENG 596, ENG 598, or a combination of ENG 596 and ENG 598
• 1-3 hours of Directed Independent Study ENG 591
• one graduate course (3 credit hours) from outside the department with prior approval of the Graduate Coordinator.

Thesis Option (30 credit hours)

ENG 599 (3 credit hours must be completed in each of the last two semesters for a total of 6 credit hours)

The remaining 24 credit hours of coursework can be chosen from any approved graduate ENG 500-599 courses.

Students may substitute no more than 3 hours from among the following:

• 1-3 credit hours of internship credit from ENG 596, ENG 598, or a combination of ENG 596 and ENG 598
• 1-3 hours of Directed Independent Study ENG 591
• one graduate course (3 credit hours) from outside the department with prior approval of the Graduate Coordinator.

Science and Medical Writing Concentration (15 credit hours)

Students in either the Non-Thesis Option or Thesis Option can also earn a concentration if they take 15 hours from the following list of courses. The 15 hours for this option count toward the 30 hours needed for the Non-Thesis Option or the 24 hours needed for the Thesis Option.