The Master of Arts in English at TCNJ offers students an advanced program of study with specialization in literatures in English. The program stresses contemporary literary theories and sound practices in research and writing.
The 30-credit master’s degree program consists of the following coursework:
Required Courses (6 credits)
There are two required courses in this program:
- ENGL 505 – Contemporary Literary Theory and Methods
- ENGL 550 – Seminar in Poetry
Electives (24 credits)
The student must also complete 24 elective credit hours. Of these, at least 18 must be 500- or 600-level English Department courses. Recent elective courses have included Shakespeare, The Modern British Novel, Gay and Lesbian Young Adult Literature, and Seminar in Drama. For additional flexibility, credit is awarded for supervised independent study, research conducted with a faculty member, and independent research culminating in a Master’s Thesis.
A student is allowed to take up to 2 courses outside of the TCNJ English MA program. These courses could be offerings from other graduate programs at TCNJ or classes offered at other university graduate programs (with permission granted by the TCNJ English graduate director).