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English Education M.A.

Program Overview

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

General Master's Degree Admission Requirements

View delivery options, start terms and admission requirements

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 602Introduction to Graduate Study: Issues, Trends and Topics in English Content and Pedagogy

3

ENG 620Teaching 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 515Using Literature to Address Social and Emotional Learning

3

ENG 523Advanced Studies in the Teaching of Writing

3

ENG 525Studies in the Moving Image

3

ENG 530Advanced Studies in World Literature

3

ENG 536Teaching Immigrant Literature

3

ENG 538Literary Criticism and Theory

3

ENG 540Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENG 541Colloquium in Literature

3

ENG 547Visual Rhetoric and Multimodal Literacies

3

ENG 561Genre Study: Poetry

3

ENG 562Genre Study: Fiction

3

ENG 563Genre Study: Drama

3

ENG 570Advanced Studies in American Literature

3

ENG 580Advanced Studies in British Literature

3

ENG 610Interventions in Literacy

3

ENG 623Old English

3

ENG 626Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

3

ENG 628Studies in the Victorian Period

3

ENG 62920th Century British Literature

3

ENG 632American Literature WW1 to Present

3

ENG 633Studies in Linguistics

3

ENG 634Studies in World Literature

3

ENG 639Graduate Seminar in Literature

3

ENG 640History and Theory of Rhetoric

3

ENG 641Studies in Composition Research and Pedagogy

3

ENG 642Film Theory and Analysis

3

ENG 652Advanced Studies in Digital Humanities

3

ENG 653Writing 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.

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