英语文学硕士

Information for Graduate Students in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition

我们的米.A. in English programs offer you two main options for pursuing your Master’s degree. 你可以申请M.A. 英语:文学选项, 哪个关注文学文本, 历史文化, 或者你可以申请M.A. 中文:文学, 修辞学和写作重点, which focuses on composition and writing studies. Students are permitted to switch options during the course of their time in the program, 他们愿意这样做吗.

硕士入学条件.A. 文学或M.A. 文学:修辞学/写作课程

所有申请M.A. in English must follow the application and admission procedures outlined in the university graduate application booklet. 被录取参加这个项目, the applicant must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college and a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the last 60 semester units of upper division course work attempted (not including extension units). Applicants with majors other than English may be accepted into the program, but should expect to do additional work to gain the background necessary for success in their graduate courses.

如果你的分数略低于3.你仍然可以申请, but you must send a personal statement and recommendation letters to the 英语系 at 英语.edu. Please note in your email that you are submitting supplementary materials for admissions to the graduate program.

To apply, please submit your application through 加州申请

新研究生应查阅 托罗研究生手册 for general information about the Office of Graduate Studies, policies, degree progress, and more.

The following information should help you as you plan your courses for each semester. Please make sure to consult with the Graduate Coordinator early and frequently to make sure you’re on track with your classes.

下列课程轮流提供:

  • 501年英语: 只在秋季学期提供, and should be taken in your first semester 如果可能的话.
  • 545年英语: 只在春季学期提供, and should be taken in your second semester 如果可能的话.
  • 575年英语: 只在秋季学期提供, and should be taken in your third semester 如果可能的话.
  • 英语570,577; 只在秋季学期提供.
  • 英语571和576 只在春季学期提供. 576 should not be taken in your first semester.
  • 英语570和577 Repeatable for credit if the seminar topic has changed.
  • Literature courses also rotate, but there should be one available from each category each semester.

Literature courses also rotate, but there should be one available from each category each semester.

深思熟虑的信息

要查看M的必修课程.A. degree, or to plan your schedule, please consult the 深思熟虑的工作表.

您也可以联系Dr. 李的建议. Dr. 可以通过她的电子邮件联系到李: jlee@jrransom.com

晋升为候选人

The 晋升为候选人 form should be completed before your last semester of coursework. You will not be allowed to take the comprehensive exams or do a thesis until this form is filled out. 请联系博士. 李的建议.

准备

Detailed information about the Comprehensive Exam can be found in our 准备指南 and should be read early and carefully by prospective exam-takers.

For additional information specific to remote 综合考试, please consult the 远程综合考试附录.

考试阅读作业

The Comprehensive Exam 第一部分 set texts and accompanying theory modules for 2023年秋季 是:

文学集文本和理论模块

威廉·莎士比亚 结局好,一切都好

理论模块
形式主义和
女权主义和性别研究/酷儿理论

or

丽贝卡西, 士兵归来

理论模块
精神分析和
Marism /唯物主义批判

修辞学/作曲理论模块

Foundational Theories of Composition and Composition Pedagogy and
Literacy, Discourse, and Alternative Discourse

考试阅读书目

第一部分

第二部分

下面的阅读书目是给 考试的第二部分. Please refer to the 准备指南 above for detailed information about this list.


The Comprehensive Exam 第一部分 set texts and accompanying theory modules for 2024年春季 是:

文学集文本和理论模块

托马斯, 乌有之乡

理论模块
全球研究/后殖民主义和
结构主义、解构主义、Poststructuralism

or

山姆Selvon, 住房云雀

理论模块
全球研究/后殖民主义和
结构主义、解构主义、Poststructuralism

修辞学/作曲理论模块

Foundational Theories of Composition and Composition Pedagogy and
多通道组成

获得3分的学生.75 GPA可以选择进行论文, provided that they can form a thesis committee with the relevant specialization and have their proposal approved by the graduate committee. 成绩低于3分的学生.75 GPA may on rare occasions write a thesis if they have permission of a thesis mentor and the Graduate Coordinator, as well as the Graduate Committee; such students should already have a promising project based upon a seminar paper or other work done with the thesis mentor.

In order to facilitate a timely completion of the thesis, students are encouraged to expand promising seminar papers into their thesis whenever possible. The thesis prospectus should be signed by the thesis mentor and the second readers and submitted to the graduate coordinator by the last day of classes in the semester prior to writing the thesis. The completed and signed thesis is due in the graduate studies office by November 1 for fall graduation, 4月1日春季毕业, 6月10日是夏季毕业典礼. 为了在截止日期前完成, students should allow 1 month for revisions with their mentor, and 1 month of revisions with the second and third readers. This means that thesis students planning to graduate in the spring should, 如果可能的话, have their first draft to their mentor by February 1. Students planning to graduate in the fall should, 如果可能的话, have their first draft to their mentor by September 1.


重要的信息

If you plan to write a thesis, please read the following thoroughly. 院系论文指南 is a brief summary of guidelines, policies, timelines, and expectations for thesis writing. It should be where you begin when considering writing a thesis.

下面, you’ll find links to important information from the Office of Graduate Studies, with whom you will ultimately be working to format and submit your final thesis.

论文形式

The 毕业的讨论会 invites graduate students to present thesis or other re搜索 at the end of their time in the program. 请回来查看更新.