English - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

English from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Campus Master English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Master of Arts degree provides opportunities for creative expression and professional development, preparing graduates for teaching and scholarly research, as well as continued graduate study at the doctoral level. Students customarily choose one of three concentrations: literary studies, rhetoric and composition studies, or English studies. The Master of Arts specializing in literature or rhetoric and composition requires completion of 30 credit hours of course work, reading knowledge of one foreign language , and the successful defense of a master's thesis. Students in literary studies have the option of taking a pass/fail examination as an alternative to the thesis. The Master of Arts specializing in English Studies requires 36 credit hours of course work without the foreign language and thesis requirment. The English Studies concentration is designed for students who want a greater degree of self-selection, such as high school teachers who are already employed in secondary education as well as working professionals interested in a substantial MA program to enhance their credentials and broaden their knowledge in the area(s) in which they teach or work. The added coursework, replacing research-oriented program requirements, along with a flexible oral examination as the terminal event in the degree program fit more comfortably into the work schedules of professional. Applicants to the MA program in English must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and are strongly advised to take the General and Subject tests of the Graduate Record Examination. International students must also submit TOEFL scores. Literature Checklist Rhetoric and Composition Checklist English Studies Checklist M.A. Reading List Thesis Request Form View more details on Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.