English and African American Literature, MA

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Graduate Coordinator: Hope Jackson Email: jacksonw@ncat.edu Phone: 336-285-3513
Department Chair: Jason DePolo Email: jdepolo@ncat.edu Phone: 336-285-3506

The objective of the M.A. program in English and African American literature is to provide in-depth training in English Education; English, American and African American literature; folklore and language. The department introduces students to a diverse range of graduate-level work, including critical theory, graduate literary studies, and contemporary practices in grammar and rhetoric. Students’ exposure to various genres and works of African American, American and English literatures will provide a substantial foundation for continued study at the doctoral level as well as preparation for various professional and teaching contexts. The program provides students the opportunity to explore critical theories and hone their critical reading, thinking and writing skills. It also offers a solid foundation for those who may choose to seek a Ph.D. in such disciplines as African American, Comparative, and English Literatures as well as African American, Africana, Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, Subaltern and Women’s Studies.

Additional Admission Requirements

At least 24 undergraduate credit hours in English
Writing Sample (undergraduate research paper, literary analysis, etc.)

Degree Requirements

Core Courses:

ENGL 700 - Introduction to Critical Theory 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 753 - Bibliography & Research 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 755 - Contemporary Practices in Grammar & Rhetoric 3 Credit(s)

Credits Hours: 9

Thesis Option

Non-Thesis Option

Select 12 Credit Hours in African American Literature From:

ENGL 631 - Black Women Writers of the African Diaspora 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 650 - African American Folklore 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 652 - African American Drama 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 656 - African American Novel II 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 658 - African American Poetry I 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 660 - African American Poetry II 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 744 - Postcolonial Novel and Theory 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 760 - Non-Fiction of African-American Writers 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 762 - Short Fiction African-American Writers 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 764 - African-American Aesthetics 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 790 - Independent Study 3 Credit(s)

Select 9 Credit Hours in English and American Literature From:

ENGL 603 - Introduction to Folklore 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 628 - The American Novel 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 631 - Black Women Writers of the African Diaspora 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 653 - Teaching English as a Second Language 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 672 - Directed Study in English 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 701
ENGL 703
ENGL 705
ENGL 706
ENGL 707 - Issues in Digital Composition: Race, Rhetoric, and Technology 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 709
ENGL 712 - Teaching of Freshman Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 721 - Major American Writers I 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 722 - Major American Writers II 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 723
ENGL 724 - American Multi-Cultural Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 731 - Technology in Teaching/Researching the Humanities 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 744 - Postcolonial Novel and Theory 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 790 - Independent Study 3 Credit(s)

English and African American Literature, MA

Additional Admission Requirements

Degree Requirements

Core Courses:

Credits Hours: 9

Thesis Option

Select 9 (or 6) Credit Hours in African American Literature From:

Select 6 (or 9) Credit Hours in English and American Literature From:

Thesis:

Non-Thesis Option

Select 12 Credit Hours in African American Literature From:

Select 9 Credit Hours in English and American Literature From:

Total Credit Hours: 30