This program offers students opportunities for advanced study in literature, writing, and the teaching of English. By emphasizing teaching potentials for literature and writing, the program serves the needs of those teaching or seeking to teach in community colleges or high schools. However, its rigorous examination of multiple critical approaches offers ample preparation for students planning to pursue a doctoral degree.

For Information, contact:
Chae-Pyong Song, Ph.D
Madame Cadillac Bldg., Rm. 263
Phone: (313) 927-1435
E-mail: csong@marygrove.edu

Admission Requirements
The program is open to any applicant who has successfully completed any undergraduate degree.

Applicants must complete all requirements for graduate admission to Marygrove.

GPA requirements:
• Normal admission with 3.0 GPA or higher
• Probationary admission with 2.7 to 3.0 GPA.
• Special admission based on interview with less than 2.7 GPA

Students must supply:
• Graduate application
• Official transcripts.
• A fee payment of $25.00
• Career plan (1-2 page description detailing goals and reasons for applying)

In addition, applicants must submit a substantial writing sample demonstrating adequate preparation and potential for graduate work.

After reviewing the completed application package, the Graduate Director will schedule a personal interview.

Graduation Requirements
To complete the master’s degree, students must complete 30 credits of approved coursework including 12 core credits.

Core Courses:
3 credits Foundations of Graduate English Studies (ENG 501)
3 credits Literary Criticism
3 credits Literary Genre
3 credits Literary Period or Region

Required Advanced Courses:
3 credits Advanced seminar
3 credits Advanced seminar or Masters Project/Thesis (ENG 699)

Electives:
12 credits Any mix chosen from 1 - 4 credit elective courses, seminars, or independent studies.

All students must take English 501 as the first course in the program.

Students must complete all core courses and one advanced seminar before registering for the Master’s Project (ENG 699).

Course Descriptions:
ENG 501 Foundations of Graduate English Studies
An introduction to graduate English studies with an emphasis on the multiplicity of critical approaches, literary research, and disciplinary conventions.

ENG 510 Literary Criticism
Introduction to critical methodology, emphasizing practical applications.

ENG 511-519 Critical Approaches
In-depth examination and application of particular critical theory. For example, Marxist, deconstructionist, post-colonialist, feminist, critical race theory, structuralist, post-modernist, or eco-criticism

ENG 520-529 Literary Genre
Studies in specific genres such as fiction (novel, short story), poetry, drama, essay; or modes including comedy, satire, romance, tragedy.

ENG 530-539 Literary Period or Region
Culturally and historically situated studies in specific literary periods or regions such as early or late British, early or late American, Romantics, Transcendentalists, Victorian, or Post-Modern with an emphasis on concepts, approaches, and methodologies appropriate to the literary historian.

ENG 540-549 The Teaching of Writing
Approaches to teaching writing at the high-school or college level, including composition, fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.

ENG 550-559 Rhetoric and Language
Studies in rhetoric, grammar, and the development of English.

ENG 560-569 Writing
Practical workshops for advanced professional writing in such areas as fiction, poetry, drama, script writing, and creative non-fiction

ENG 600-690 Advanced Seminar
Intensive examination of specific literary period, region, genre, mode, critical approach, author, or major work in a seminar context.