2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
Program Goals
The general goals of the English M.A. program are to
prepare students for success and advancement in
careers in teaching, writing, and scholarship and to
develop their knowledge and skills in the discipline of
English studies to professional levels in the following
areas.
• The study of literature in depth.
• Aspects of literary history and cultural studies.
• Literary criticism and theories of reading and
interpretation.
• Theories of writing and rhetoric.
• Practical writing skills in a range of professional
and creative genres.
• Research techniques for and understanding of the
discipline of English studies.
• Pedagogical theories and techniques for various
aspects and levels of English studies.
Specific Requirements
Student must earn a minimum of 32 semester credits
(Plan A) or 35 semester credits (Plan B) and must
maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or
higher in courses taken after admission to the degree
program. A minimum of 24 credits must be earned at
Colorado State University-Pueblo or Colorado State
University (Fort Collins), 21 of which must be earned
after admission to the graduate program. Courses from
other institutions must be approved and officially
transferred and appear on the transcript. At the
conclusion of the program, students must successfully
complete an oral defense of the thesis or an independent
study presentation.
Plan A
Nine or ten courses selected in consultation with the
advisor at the ENG 500- or ENG 600- levels, including
ENG 501, ENG 600, and ENG 615 and at least two
additional courses in literature and two additional
courses in writing, rhetoric, and pedagogy.
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TOTAL 27-30
Course Title Credit
ENG 699 Thesis ............................................3-6
Plan B
Eleven or twelve courses selected in consultation with
the advisor at the ENG 500- or ENG 600- levels,
including ENG 501, ENG 600, and ENG 615 and at
least two additional courses in literature and two
additional courses in writing, rhetoric, and pedagogy.
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TOTAL 33-36
Course Title Credit
ENG 695 Independent Study ........................... 2
Admission Requirements
General requirements and exceptions are specified in
the Colorado State University Graduate and
Professional Bulletin. They include, for English, a 3.0
undergraduate grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and
a Bachelor’s degree in English or a broad knowledge
of English and American literature. (The grade-point
average requirement can be waived for applicants with
five years of appropriate post-baccalaureate professional
experience. See “Track II Admissions.”) The
Graduate Record Examination is not required.
Because of necessary enrollment limitations, admission
will be competitive; deferred admission is
possible.
Application Instructions
Submit the Colorado State University-Pueblo Application
for Graduate Admission form, available from the
Office of Admissions, together with a detailed letter of
application, three letters of recommendation, and
official copies of all college and university transcripts to:
M.A. in English Program Director
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Colorado State University-Pueblo
2200 Bonforte Boulevard
Pueblo, CO 81001-4901
Outcome Assessment Activities
Student learning outcomes are measured as follows:
• Each student, on completion of the program, fills
out a questionnaire keyed in part to the program
goals. The questionnaire also invites general
comments about the program’s merits and
suggestions for improvement.
• Students’ M.A. theses or independent research
project essays are evaluated by the thesis director
and committee members against a set of rubrics
keyed to the program goals.
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