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Goals
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Emphasis
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Core
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Electives |
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Thesis/Non-Thesis
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Exit
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Comprehensive
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Proficiency in the critical reading of texts in context. |
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Proficiency in writing and critical thinking at the graduate level. |
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Proficiency in scholarly methods of research and inquiry. |
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Familiarity with core knowledge, vocabulary, issues and developments in Rhetoric/
Composition, Linguistics, Literary Studies, and Borderland Studies. |
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Knowledge of creative and thoughtful teaching pedagogies and classroom practices. |
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Knowledge of and appreciation for cultural diversity both within and beyond South
Texas that will prepare them to be responsible participants in the global community.
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| Emphasis
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The
Masters of English at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
is the only master-level program offered with an emphasis
in Composition and Rhetoric in the area.
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| Requirements |
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Students must complete 36 graduate hours in English with a 'B' average or better. The 15-hour core is required of all students. |
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ENGL 5302 Bibliography and Research Methods (offered in fall) |
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ENGL 5310 Literary Criticism and Theory (offered in fall) |
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ENGL 5372 Composition Theory and Pedagogy
(offered in spring) |
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ENGL 5381 Introduction to Linguistics (offered in spring) |
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ENGL 5340-49 (required for Composition and Rhetoric Track) |
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ENGL 5360-69 (required for Literature and Borderland Studies Tracks) |
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Elective courses are selected from a range of seminar and workshop topics as varied as Computers and Writing, Assessment and Evaluation, the History of Rhetoric, Teaching Basic Writing, Shakespeare's Tragedies, Chicana literature, Socio-linguistics, Applied Linguistics, The Romantics, Postcolonial Literature, Desktop Publishing, and Creative Writing.
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Students choosing the thesis-track will take the core, 9 hours of rhetoric and composition and / or linguistics, 6 hours of electives, and 6 hours of thesis work. Only those students who demonstrate outstanding graduate work and initiative may write a thesis, which they must then defend in an oral examination. |
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Students choosing the non-thesis track will take 9 hours of rhetoric and composition and / or linguistics, 9 hours of English electives, and the 3-hour capstone course, ENGL 5395. |
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In addition to meeting the university requirement of a 3.0 GPA or greater, candidates for the MA in English must meet the following exit requirements:
(1) Thesis-option students must defend the thesis in an oral examination; a majority of the thesis committee members must grade the thesis and its defense passing. Candidates will submit an approved bound copy of the completed thesis to the English graduate coordinator.
(2) Students pursuing the non-thesis option must successfully complete the ENGL 5395 Capstone.
(3) All students must pass the comprehensive
examination.
Comprehensive Exam- The purpose of the English comprehensive examination is to provide students with the opportunity to integrate, synthesize, and reflect on the learning achieved during the program. All candidates for the English MA degree must pass this comprehensive examination, which is administered by the English Graduate Committee, and given in fall and spring (and summer by special request). Students must register for this examination at the appropriate time with the Coordinator of the English MA program. Students will receive the reading lists for the examination at the start of the semester (fall or spring) that they take their first English graduate class. They should consult with their graduate advisor early in the program on the specific nature and purpose of the comprehensive examination. Full details of the English MA Comprehensive Examination may be obtained from the Coordinator of the English Graduate program or from the office of the Dean in the College of Liberal Arts.
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