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| About the M.A. program | |||||||||||||||||||
The strength of the M.A. in English lies
in its ability to address the professional needs of a variety of students:
those who plan to continue in a Ph.D. program, those who want to teach
at the high school or college levels, and those who wish to acquire professional
training in writing or research. While pursuing a generalist background
in literature, students also choose to focus on one of several options,
including English and American Literature, American Culture, Creative
Writing, TESOL, Folklore, Linguistics, Reading, or Rhetoric. |
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| Application Information | |||||||||||||||||||
Applicants to the M.A. program should possess an undergraduate degree with a minimum of twelve semester hours of upper-division English courses. When submitting their materials, applicants must include
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All application materials, with the
exception of the creative writing sample, should be sent directly
to the
Graduate School, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette,
LA 70504-4610. For Fall admission, the deadline for submitting
all materials is 1 March if the prospective student is seeking
assistantship support (15 February for Fellowships). For those
not seeking support, applications and supporting documents must
be submitted at least 30 days before the beginning of the semester
for which admission is sought, and at least 90 days for applications
from foreign countries. The Graduate School
will notify applicants of its decision after receiving all required
credentials. The department will notify applicants of fellowships
and assistantship
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For more information or questions about the application write to the Graduate Coordinator
Department of English University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA 70504-4691 Phone: 337-482-6919 Email: englgrad@louisiana.edu |
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| M.A. Degree Requirements | |||||||||||||||||||
The M.A. requires a total of 27-33 hours,
depending on whether an individual candidate opts to write a
thesis. Students writing theses must complete a minimum of 27
hours of course work plus
6 hours of thesis credit. Students who choose not to write theses
must complete 30-33 hours of coursework, depending on the course
requirements specific to the option they have chosen (American
culture, creative
writing,
English or American literature, folklore, linguistics, or rhetoric
and composition). For the most part, these requirements aim to
provide a generalist
education, the flexibility needed for each candidate’s option and
research interests, and preparation for the M.A. comprehensive
exam. M.A. students holding teaching assistantships are required
to take two pedagogical
courses in preparation for their teaching duties. Before taking
the comprehensive exam, M.A. candidates must fulfill all course
requirements and demonstrate
reading proficiency in one foreign language. M.A. candidates
usually complete their coursework in one to one-and-a-half
years and take their comprehensive
exam at the end of their second year. |
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| M.A. Comprehensive Exam | |||||||||||||||||||
M.A. students choosing to write a thesis
are exempt from the written comprehensive exam. M.A. candidates may take
their comprehensive exams in the semester they complete their coursework
and foreign language
requirements. Two components make up the four-hour comprehensive
exam: a standardized component and a component tailored to each candidate’s
specific research interests. |
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| M.A. Plans of Study (open PDF in free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print)
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Document last revised Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:21 PM
© Copyright 2003 by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Department of English · P.O. Box 44691, Lafayette LA 70504
Griffin Hall, Room 221 · english@louisiana.edu · 337/482-6908