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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English (PhD)

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Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

Students must complete a total of 37 credits of coursework plus 9 credits of ENGL 969 dissertation hours for a total of 46 credits. The coursework will consist of 12 three-unit courses plus ENGL 600 , which is a 1-unit course that students take in their first semester.

Core Courses:

7 credits.

ENGL 600 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in English Credit(s): 1-3
ENGL 684 - Literary Theory and Criticism Credit(s): 3-6
ENGL 688 - Introduction to Composition Theory and the Teaching of Writing Credit(s): 3

Electives:

30 credits of electives.

EAMC 606 - Issues in American Material Culture Credit(s): 3
ENGL 610 - Introduction to Theories of Material Culture Studies Credit(s): 3
ENGL 621 - Medieval Literature and Culture Credit(s): 3
ENGL 625 - Early Modern Literature Credit(s): 3-6
ENGL 634 - Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 636 - Twentieth Century Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 639 - Studies in Modern/Contemporary Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 641 - Studies in American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 642 - Black Literary History Credit(s): 3
ENGL 671 - Studies in Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENGL 673 - Studies in Poetry Credit(s): 3-9
ENGL 674 - Studies in Print and Material Culture Credit(s): 3
ENGL 675 - Studies in Film and Media Credit(s): 3
ENGL 680 - Seminar Credit(s): 3-12
ENGL 685 - Cultural Theory and Criticism Credit(s): 3
ENGL 698 - Studies in Rhetoric and Composition Credit(s): 3-6
ENGL 830 - Special Topics in Nineteenth Century Literature Credit(s): 3-9
ENGL 840 - Special Topics in Twentieth Century Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 844 - Special Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3-12
ENGL 846 - Special Topics in British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 866 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12 (May not be repeated.)
ENGL 870 - Special Topics in Literary History Credit(s): 3
ENGL 872 - Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity Credit(s): 3
ENGL 874 - Spec. Topics in Print & Material Culture Credit(s): 3
ENGL 875 - Special Topics in Transnational Studies Credit(s): 3
ENGL 876 - Special Topics in Film and Media Credit(s): 3
ENGL 884 - Studies in Literary and Cultural Theory Credit(s): 3-9
ENGL 891 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Credit(s): 3-6
HIST 660 - Race & Inequality in Delaware Credit(s): 3
LING 677 - The Structure of English Credit(s): 3
LING 890 - Studies in Linguistics Credit(s): 3-9

Dissertation:

9 credits.

ENGL 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12

Embedded English MA:

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Credits to Total a Minimum of 46

Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year