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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
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Director: Stacy Bailey
Phone: 970- 351-2586
Location: Ross 1130B
The 30-credit MA in English Education reflects current trends and issues in research and instruction in the discipline of English education. The degree program is designed to expand teachers’ knowledge of language, literature, composition, and related fields, thus preparing them to develop English curricula that meet the needs of middle school, high school, and dual enrollment students. The course of study introduces new teaching skills, theories, and strategies. It also prepares teachers to engage in authentic classroom-based research. The program achieves these ends by offering multiple concentration or cognate area options that allow teachers to tailor a program of study to meet their professional interests, needs, and goals. The program is offered for on-going open enrollment; courses are offered in a fully online modality in order to accommodate the schedules of working teachers.
Degree Requirements — 30 Credits
Graduate Study Core — 6 credits
| ENG 602 | Introduction to Graduate Study: Issues, Trends and Topics in English Content and Pedagogy | 3 |
| ENG 620 | Teaching as Inquiry: Teacher Action Research in the English Classroom | 3 |
Required English Electives — 9 credits
Select three courses at the 500- or 600-level with ENG or HUM prefixes.
| ENG 515 | Using Literature to Address Social and Emotional Learning | 3 |
| ENG 523 | Advanced Studies in the Teaching of Writing | 3 |
| ENG 525 | Studies in the Moving Image | 3 |
| ENG 530 | Advanced Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 536 | Teaching Immigrant Literature | 3 |
| ENG 538 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 |
| ENG 540 | Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 541 | Colloquium in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 547 | Visual Rhetoric and Multimodal Literacies | 3 |
| ENG 561 | Genre Study: Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 562 | Genre Study: Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 563 | Genre Study: Drama | 3 |
| ENG 570 | Advanced Studies in American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 580 | Advanced Studies in British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 610 | Interventions in Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 623 | Old English | 3 |
| ENG 626 | Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENG 628 | Studies in the Victorian Period | 3 |
| ENG 629 | 20th Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 632 | American Literature WW1 to Present | 3 |
| ENG 633 | Studies in Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 634 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 639 | Graduate Seminar in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 640 | History and Theory of Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 641 | Studies in Composition Research and Pedagogy | 3 |
| ENG 642 | Film Theory and Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 652 | Advanced Studies in Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ENG 653 | Writing Center Administration | 3 |
Additional Electives — 3-12 credits
Elective courses may be selected from the following programs in consultation with an English Education advisor. (Courses from additional programs may be included with advisor approval. Students may also be approved for 15 elective credits outside of ENG in consultation with their advisor.)
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (ECLD)
- Educational Psychology (PSY)
- Educational Foundations (EDF)
- English (ENG)
- Literacy (ELIT) or Reading (EDRD)
- Special Education (EDSE)
- Educational Technology (ET)
- Technology, Innovation, & Pedagogy (TIP)
Master's Project — 3-12 credits
Students pursuing the MA--EED must complete a capstone project for 3, 6, or 12 credits. The specific credit weight of ENG 697 depends on the scope and type of the proposed project and must be approved by the Project Committee Chair before registration. Students choosing a 12-credit project must make a public presentation of the project before an audience of students and faculty.
The MA-EED Project may take one of the following formats:
- A single-topic research project
- A digital project, to include a critical/reflective essay
- An archival project, to include a critical/reflective essay
- A workplace-based applied project
- A pedagogy-focused project that explores teaching practices and curriculum innovation.
Students pursuing the 3- and 6-credit options complete ENG 697 in one semester; students pursuing the extended 12-credit option must take two 6-credit iterations of ENG 697 across two consecutive semesters to complete their project. Depending on the nature of the proposed project, required courses may be adjusted to align as closely as possible with the project focus. Please refer to the ENG 697 syllabus for additional guidance concerning project length, components, and so forth.