Department of English
David P. Haney, Chairperson and Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
British Romanticism, Literature and Philosophy, Bluegrass Music
Edwin T. Arnold, Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature, Film Studies
C. William Atkinson, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Emory University
World Literature, Modern British Literature
Sandra L. Ballard, Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Twentieth Century American Literature and Appalachian Literature
William D. Brewer, Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia
British Literature (Romantic Period)
Elizabeth Carroll, Director, Writing Center and Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Rhetoric and Composition
Cecelia Conway, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Folklore, 20th-Century American Literature (Appalachian, Southern, Ethnic),
Film Studies
John R. Crutchfield, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
Poetry, Poetics, Dramatic Literature, Playwriting
Bruce A. Dick, Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University
African American Literature, Latino/a Literature, American Literature, Film
Studies
Jill R. Ehnenn, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., George Washington University
Victorian Studies, LGBT Studies/Queer Theory, Women's Studies
Craig Fischer, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Film and Drama
Howard A. Giskin, Professor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
World Literature (Latin America and Asia)
Kristina K. Groover, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Twentieth Century British and American Literature
Rosemary Horowitz, Associate Professor
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts
Writing and the Teaching of Writing, Research Methods
Edelma D. Huntley, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor
Ph.D., University of Louisiana
Contemporary Drama, Asian American Literature
James M. Ivory, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
British Literature (Post-Colonial Period)
Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick, Professor
Ph.D., Emory University
Irish Studies, Gender Studies, Creative Writing
Leon H. Lewis, Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
British and American Literature (Twentieth Century), Film Studies
Emory V. Maiden, Jr., Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia
American Literature (Nineteenth Century), Composition and Rhetoric
Victoria W. Massey, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linguistics
Grace E. McEntee, Professor
Ph.D., University of Alabama
American Literature (Nineteenth Century), African American Literature
Thomas A. McGowan, Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia
British Medieval Literature, Linguistics, Folklore
Thomas McLaughlin, Professor
Ph.D., Temple University
Literary Criticism and Theory, Cultural Studies, British Literature (Romantic
and Modern), Film Studies
Elaine J. O'Quinn, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Secondary English Education, Composition and Literacy
Alexander H. Pitofsky, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia
British Literature (Restoration and Eighteenth Century), Film Studies
Colin T. Ramsey, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Early American Literatue; History of the Book
Georgia B. Rhoades, Professor
Ph.D., University of Louisville
Composition and Rhetoric
Lynn Moss Sanders, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
British and American Literature (Twentieth Century),
Folklore
Susan C. Staub, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
British Literature (Shakespeare and Early Modern Period)
Roger J. Stilling, Professor
Ph.D., Trinity College
British Literature (Shakespeare and Early Modern Period)
Christopher B. Teuton, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
American Indian Literature, American Literature
Mark W. Vogel, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri
English Education
Wilber H. Ward, III, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
American Literature (Colonial and Federalist Period)
Jennifer Wilson, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Eighteenth-Century British Literature
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY BY FEBRUARY 1. STUDENTS WISHING
CONSIDERATION FOR ASSISTANTSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS MUST APPLY BY THIS DATE.
The Department of English offers the following graduate degree programs:
(1) Master of Arts in English (Major Code: 232A)
(2) Master of Arts in English, Education (Major Code: 235*),
with two concentrations:
(a) Community, Junior and Technical College Teaching (Code: 235J)
(b) Secondary School Teaching (Code: 235S)
MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
Major Code: 232A
Prerequisite:
Baccalaureate degree in English from an accredited college or university. An
applicant who does not have an undergraduate degree in English but who has
exceptional qualifications should contact the Director of Graduate Studies in
the Department of English.
Basic Criteria for Consideration:
Cumulative UGPA: 3.0
GRE Verbal score: 500 or higher; GRE Writing score: 4.0 or higher
Other Criteria for All Applicants:
Statement of intent
Writing sample
Three letters of reference addressing the applicant's qualifications in the
discipline and ability to succeed in a graduate program in English.
Deadline:
Review of applications for fall semester begins on 1 March; complete
applications received by that date will receive full consideration for
financial awards.
*Hours: 36 semester hours
Required Courses:
ENG 5000 Bibliography and Research..................................3
ENG Electives......................................................18
SUBTOTAL HOURS..................................................21
Remaining Hours:......................................................9
(Should be chosen with the advice and approval of the graduate advisor.)
SUBTOTAL HOURS...................................................9
Thesis: Required
ENG 5999 Thesis (to be taken over two semesters).............................6
SUBTOTAL HOURS...................................................6
TOTAL HOURS.....................................................36
Language Proficiency: Reading knowledge of a foreign language demonstrated
by transcript evidence of two years undergraduate study of a foreign language
or by examination arranged in the Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures.
Comprehensive Exam: A written examination (four hours) and an oral
examination (one hour).
Product of Learning: None required
*NOTE: Students pursuing the Master of Arts degree may develop a minor of 8
to 12 hours in a valid related academic field, but those electing to do so
should plan to complete more than 36 hours of graduate study for their degree.
(see page 43).
MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, EDUCATION
Major Code: 235*
Concentration: Community, Junior and Technical College Teaching (Code: 235J)
Prerequisite:
Baccalaureate degree in English from an accredited college or university. An
applicant who does not have an undergraduate degree in English but who has
exceptional qualifications should contact the Director of Graduate Studies in
the Department of English.
Basic Criteria for Consideration:
Cumulative UGPA: 3.0
GRE Verbal score: 500 or higher; GRE Writing score: 4.0 or higher
Other Criteria for All Applicants:
Statement of intent
Writing sample
Three letters of reference addressing the applicant's qualifications in the
discipline and ability to succeed in a graduate program in English.
Deadline:
Review of applications for fall semester begins on 1 March; complete
applications received by that date will receive full consideration for
financial awards.
Hours: 36 semester hours
Required English Courses:
ENG 5000 Bibliography and Research..................................3
ENG Electives......................................................21
SUBTOTAL HOURS..................................................24
Professional Education Requirements:
Community, Junior and Technical College Teaching concentration......6
(Courses should be selected with the advice and approval of the graduate
advisor.)
SUBTOTAL HOURS...................................................6
Remaining Hours:
(Courses should be chosen with the advice and approval of the graduate advisor)
Thesis option:
ENG 5999 Thesis....................................................3
Remaining Hours....................................................3
OR
Non-thesis option:
Remaining Hours....................................................6
SUBTOTAL HOURS...................................................6
TOTAL HOURS.....................................................36
Thesis: Optional
Language Proficiency: Language is not required (but in most cases students
in this program will have fulfilled a language requirement on the basis of
normal undergraduate training in English).
Comprehensive Exam: A written examination (four hours) and an oral
examination (one hour).
Product of Learning: None required
MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, EDUCATION+
Major Code: 235*
Concentration: Secondary School Teaching (Code: 235S)
Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree in English or Education with a concentration in English
from an accredited college or university. An applicant who does not have an
undergraduate degree in English but who has exceptional qualifications should
contact the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English.
The Secondary School Teaching concentration requires a North Carolina "A"
license or the equivalent from another state.
Teaching experience preferred
Basic Criteria for Consideration:
Cumulative UGPA: 3.0
GRE-Verbal score: 500 or higher; GRE-Writing score: 4.0 or higher
Other Criteria for All Applicants:
Statement of intent including discussion of teaching experience, if applicable
Writing sample
Three letters of reference addressing applicant's qualifications in the
discipline and ability to succeed in an English graduate program. (At least
one letter from a referee who has supervised applicant's teaching/student
teaching, if applicable).
Deadline:
Review of applications for fall semester begins on 1 March; complete
applications received by that date will receive full consideration for
financial awards
Hours: 39 semester hours
+Requirements for this degree were designed, and have been approved by the
appropriate bodies at the state level, to meet the advanced competencies as
mandated in the North Carolina Excellent Schools Act for Master-level teacher
education programs.
Required English Courses:
ENG 5000 Bibliography and Research...............................3
ENG 5200 Issues in Teaching English..............................3
ENG 5525 Product of Learning.....................................3
ENG 5640 Cultural Studies........................................3
OR
ENG 5650 Gender Studies..........................................3
OR
ENG 5600 Literary Criticism and Theory...........................3
ENG 5770 Colonial and Federal American Literature................3**
ENG 5780 Nineteenth Century American Literature..................3**
ENG 5790 Twentieth Century American Literature...................3**
ENG 5910 World Literature........................................3
ENG 5xxx* Series British Literature courses.......................9**
(To be selected from the following):
ENG 5810 Chaucer..............................................3
ENG 5820 Renaissance Non-Dramatic Literatu....................3
ENG 5830 Renaissance Dram.....................................3
ENG 5840 Shakespeare..........................................3
ENG 5850 Milton...............................................3
ENG 5865 Eighteenth-Century British Studies...................3
ENG 5870 Romantic Period......................................3
ENG 5880 Victorian Literature.................................3
ENG 5890 Twentieth-Century British Literature.................3
**ENG 5660 Advanced Seminar in Major Authors (3sh)--may be used to fulfill
3 of the 9 hours required in British Literature or American
Literature.
OR
**ENG 5980 Contemporary Literature (3sh)--may be used to replace required
British/American literature courses when subject matter is
appropriate.
SUBTOTAL HOURS...............................................33
Professional Education Courses:
CI/SPE 5045 Advanced Topics in Diversity............................3
CI/LHE 5585 Teacher Leadership and School Improvement...............3
SUBTOTAL HOURS................................................6
TOTAL HOURS..................................................39
Thesis: None required
Language Proficiency: Language is not required (but in most cases students
in this program will have fulfilled a language requirement on the basis of
normal undergraduate training in English).
Comprehensive Exam: A written examination (four hours) and an oral
examination (one hour).
Product of Learning: Required
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Graduate Minor in English (Code: 235)
A graduate (M.A.) minor in English consists of 8-12 semester hours selected
from English offerings numbered 5000 and above.
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NOTE:
For every program, students should plan a Program of Study with the Graduate
Advisor in English during the first semester after enrollment. In all cases,
a student must have 24 hours in English.
(For a description of the course abbreviations used in the following list of
courses, see page 46.)