Foundation courses, 6 hours

• ENGL 5750 - Methods of Historical Research (to be taken during the first fall)
• ENGL 5760 - Scholarly and Critical Writing (to be taken during the first spring)

Distribution courses, 18 hours

• 3 hours in rhetoric and writing studies (not including ENGL 5550 )
• 3 hours in postcolonial or transatlantic studies
• 3 hours in British studies (pre-1660)
• 3 hours in British studies (post-1660)
• 3 hours in American studies (pre-1860)
• 3 hours in American studies (post-1860)

Electives or thesis, 6 hours

No student who has permission to write a thesis will be allowed to register for thesis hours until the foreign language requirement has been met and the MA comprehensive examination has been passed.

Note: a maximum of 3 hours may be taken from ENGL 5900 , ENGL 5910 , ENGL 6900  or ENGL 6910 .