Department of
English and Linguistics

Nene Hall

Graduate Studies

Purpose Statement

The Department of English aims to train thinkers, writers, teachers, editors, journalists and professional writers. A wide range of professional development opportunities are available to our students in various professional environmentsplaces of their choice. This approach reinforces the expertise and experience of students.

Curriculum

Collaboration with other departments and graduate programs is one of the strengths of our university. The English Department offers combined graduate programs other departments, faculty members are joint appointees in English and another of the programs at Murus. Importantly, many courses are cross-listed.

Graduate degrees

M.A. English (minors in Linguistics)

Ph.D. English (minors in Linguistics)

M.A. Rhetoric and Writing (minors in Linguistics)

Ph.D. Rhetoric and Writing (minors in Linguistics)

It takes a minimum of 3 or 4 years to complete the Master's degree after successfully completing all requirements and writing a thesis.

Students in the Ph.D. program take at least 6 or 7 years to complete their degrees after obtaining the Master's degree.

Courses at the Department of English are cross-listed with courses in other departments and with various levels of matriculation.

You can complete your degrees through our distance learning programs from anywhere in the world.

M.A. Plan of Study

MA Courses for either English or Rhetoric and Writing degrees

Teaching

• ENGL 500 - Professional Colloquium Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 501 - Teaching College English Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 509 - College English Practicum Credit Hours: 3

Rhetoric

• ENGL 457G - Classical Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 464G - Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 555 - Seminar in Composition Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 556 - Seminar in Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 685 - The Academic Article Credit Hours: 3

Linguistics

• ENGL 455G - Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 506 - Principles of Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 553 - Seminar in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 561 - Syntax, Morphology, and Semantics Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 562 - Applied Phonetics and Pronunciation Teaching Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 563 - Second Language Acquisition in TESOL Credit Hours: 3

Writing Studies

• ENGL 328 - Creative Writing-Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 408G - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 410G - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 476G - Non-Fiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 580 - Advanced Creative Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3

Literary Theory

• ENGL 459G - Literary Theory and Practical Criticism Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 560 - Seminar in Literary Theory Credit Hours: 3

Research

• ENGL 596 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 597 - Directed Individual Study Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 598 - Directed Individual Study Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 599 - Thesis Research and Thesis Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 699 - Dissertation Research Credit Hours: 3

• ENGL 899 - Examinations

All courses can be repeated for credit. All courses can be applied to degree programs in African Studies, Theological Studies, and Theological Writing.

Ph.D. Plan of Research

PhD Courses for either English or Rhetoric and Writing degrees