English - Gannon University

English from Gannon University is a Campus Master English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Objectives The Graduate Program in English is designed for the professional student of letters seeking preparation for doctoral study in the discipline, for teachers of English who desire increased general competency, and for those in business and industry seeking professional growth or personal enrichment. The program is intended to expand the student's knowledge of linguistic and critical theory, composition and rhetoric, literary history, the development of literary genres, and major and minor writers of all periods. Additionally, the programs are designed to refine students' responses to literature and language in use, sharpen their critical judgement, and develop their extended knowledge and expanded abilities into more effective writing, speaking, and teaching. Master of Arts Program Thirty graduate hours are required. Candidates may elect to take all thirty graduate hours within the English department, or they may elect to take six hours of other graduate level courses approved by the Graduate English Program Director. Students are required to take nine graduate hours in English and American literature and nine graduate hours in language studies courses. Of the graduate hours required in English and American literature, three must be in British literature before 1700 (excluding Shakespeare), three in British literature between 1700 and the present, and three in American literature. Of the graduate hours required in language studies, three must be in theory, three in writing, and three in linguistics. View more details on Gannon University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.