Degree -文科硕士(MLA)
Concentration: English Literature

Description of Program

The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) in English Literature degree program is aims to provide student learners with the tools and training necessary to produce literary scholarship of professional quality and to participate in ongoing academic discussions of issues in the fields of English and Literature.

Learning Outcomes

  • 密切和批判性地分析文学文本和可信度, relevant criticism of a wide variety of literature written by authors of various nationalities, genders, races, and cultures, 代表着不同的流派.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the key figures and texts in literary theory and illustrate how differing critical/theoretical approaches to literary texts can yield varying (and often equally valid) interpretations.
  • Develop and support critical arguments appropriate to the discipline and express these arguments in clear, insightful, and academic prose.
  • 完成本学科研究生水平的研究和写作.

Admission Requirements:

Students applying for entrance to the Master of Liberal Arts in English Literature are required to submit an application for admission, Apply Online (ldab.ngskmc-eis.net/academics/graduate-studies).

  • 最低累积绩点为3分.在本科阶段
  • Two letters of recommendation from references sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies.
  • A personal statement of no more than 750 words explaining qualifications for this concentration area and career goals after completing the degree
  • Official transcript from an accredited school (if a student has attended more than one school, 必须提交所有就读学校的成绩单). At least one transcript must document the student has a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Some departments have additional requirements students must meet for admission
  • Immunization Record

Decisions are made only after receipt of all credentials by the department’s admission committee. 这个系采用一个录取公式来录取学生. 整个应用程序包, 包括所有辅助材料, 必须提交给研究生院吗. Official test scores must be submitted from Education Testing Service (ETS) and must not be older than five years, 发送学校的正式成绩单, and Credential Evaluations (International students) from an approved Credential Evaluation Service.

Standardized Test:

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is the official standardized test required for admission to the Master of Liberal Arts. WAIVED

Degree requirements:

The curriculum for the Master of Liberal Arts in English Literature requires 33 credit hours of coursework and a capstone project for degree completion. An oral defense of the capstone is required for progression to degree completion.

毕业期望要求如下:

  • A minimum of 27 credit hours of graduate instruction must be completed in residence at pg电子下载 State University
  • 功课成绩不超过两个c
  • 写一个可接受的顶点，并口头辩护
  • Official transcripts on file for all transfer credits accepted by the University

Academic advisors are allowed to accept up to six semester credit hours earned at an accredited university with a grade of “B” or higher for graduate coursework completed. Substitutions of coursework are allowed with the approval of an advisor and department administrators up to nine hours if the substitution(s) meet curriculum requirements.

See Transfer of Credits Policy for additional information.
See the 替代课程政策 for additional information.

Academic Track: Capstone Project

The Capstone Project is an exit requirement for the Master of Liberal Arts. This discipline has specific expectations for selection of topics and the type of capstone project. Students pursue independent research on a question or problem of their choice in the relevant disciplines under the guidance of a graduate faculty to produce a paper that reflects understanding of the topic and in the respective discipline.

Master Degree Audit:

在确定毕业资格之前, each student progression to degree completion will be evaluated to determine if student has met all academic requirements for course work and other aspects of the student’s course of study and Graduate School requirements. 当满足这些要求时，学生就可以毕业了.

Time to Degree Completion

pg电子下载’s time to degree completion policy allows 6 years to complete the Master of Liberal Arts program. 学位的完成取决于学生完成课程的速度. 如果时间超过六年, the student must petition the Graduate School to consider an appeal for more time to degree completion.

See the 学生学术申诉政策 时间线到期的附加要求

学位计划和课程顺序

The Master of Liberal Arts in English Literature follows the prescribed curriculum for completion of 33 hours of coursework.

核心文科课程(6小时)
ILA 500文科导论
il501文科研究

专注领域(18小时)
EN 504 Literary Theory
英语文学研讨会
美国文学研讨会
EN 530 Literary Genres
文学研究的研究方法
EN 561文学专题

跨学科选修课(6学时)
大众传播理论
HI 501 Historiography
MU 508音乐史和文学研讨会

Capstone (3 Hours)
ILA 599 Capstone Project

更多信息请联系:
Dr. Anne-Marie Obilade ▪ 601.877.3927 ▪ [email protected] (英语、语言及大众传播学系)