English, MA, Publishing Studies Concentration

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For complete information regarding degree requirements, admission criteria, and program policies, please refer to the English, MA . The concentration section below outlines requirements specific to this area of study.

Degree Requirements for Publishing Studies Concentration

The Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Publishing Studies is a non-thesis based program requiring the completion of 36 semester hours of graduate credit. The curriculum consists of 21 semester hours of core requirements and 15 semester hours of elective coursework, of which a minimum of 21 semester hours must be completed in courses at the 6000 level.

Required for All M.A Candidates:

ENGL 6480 - GRADUATE STUDIES SEMINAR 3 Credit Hour(s)
Complete 9 hours of graduate course work in three broad literary periods: (1) Ancient, medieval, and early modern literatures, (2) Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century literature, and (3) Twentieth-Century and contemporary literatures.

Required Core Courses:

ENGL 6490 - FOUNDATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND PUBLISHING STUDIES 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 5950 - INTERNSHIP 3 Credit Hour(s) Approved by concentration coordinator
ENGL 6520 - STUDIES IN PUBLISHING 3 Credit Hour(s)
At least 21 credits of coursework for the degree must be at the 6000-level

One Course from the Following:

ENGL 5490 - HISTORY OF THE BOOK 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 5860 - DOCUMENT PRODUCTION AND DESIGN 3 Credit Hour(s)

One Course from the Following:

ENGL 5930 - PRACTICUM IN HUMANITIES PRINT PUBLISHING 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 5940 - PUBLISHING DIGITAL HUMANITIES 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives:

15 credit hours (any approved courses within the program not listed under concentration requirements)

Total Credit Hours: 36

All Candidates for the M.A. in English Must:

Demonstrate knowledge of a world language or language structure either through six (6) hours of undergraduate course work in one language, through completion of an approved graduate-level course on language structures, through demonstrated knowledge of a major computer language (such as C++, XML, or Java), or through passing the Princeton examination. The language requirement is waived for international students whose native language is not English.
Pass all parts of the M.A. comprehensive examination in English.