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Yes. When the student population on campus reaches an appropriate number we also run courses here on campus. But, the full spectrum of our offerings are offered online and will always be. A student can complete the other requirements for the degree (a comprehensive examination and a thesis paper) remotely too. Over the past fifteen years we have awarded the M.A. to local students and students as far away as Europe and Latin America.

You will need to complete the online application and submit two letters of recommendation and a writing sample/personal statement. The writing sample can be either a term paper written for a previous literature course or an essay on the topic of why you want to pursue graduate literature study. Finally you will need to submit official transcripts. The GRE is not required. Contact the Program Head at any time to discuss these requirements further.

The M.A. degree requires thirty credits, or 10 three-credit courses. All students must take the program's core theory course (ENGL 500) and the final thesis tutorial (ENGL 599). Beyond those two courses students have a great deal of freedom to chart a personal path toward the M.A. degree. 

Students must take at least one course from 505 - 510 or 517; one course from 521 - 540; one course from 541 - 560; another course from 521 - 560; and then four electives of any number from 505 - 598. Each of these number-groups tends toward a particular emphasis. Courses in the 505 - 510 range focus on a particular type of writing, a literary form. 517 is a creative writing course for those who wish to explore that option. The 521 - 540 courses have something of a British emphasis. The 541 - 560 have something of an American emphasis. And courses from 561 - 598 are those which aren't meaningfully grouped into the other fields. The program usually runs six courses each fall and spring semester, and between two and four courses during the summer. 

A full list of our catalog courses can be found by accessing the B��Ԫ Graduate Catalog available here. We also have a number of newer "topic" courses running on a trial basis and which have not yet been added to the Graduate Catalog. Applicants interested in learning more about these topic courses can look through recent course schedules on the program blog and/or can contact the Program Head for more information. 

By the end of this program, students should be able to: 

• Demonstrate critical thinking and interpretive skills reflecting knowledge and comprehension of important British literary texts
• Demonstrate critical thinking and interpretive skills reflecting knowledge and comprehension of important American literary texts
• Demonstrate critical thinking and interpretive skills reflecting an awareness of theoretical trends and criticism
• Demonstrate knowledge of some of the literary traditions, and/or cultural situations, and /or historical eras from which the literature referenced in the above learning outcomes emerged
• Create original research topics, research primary and secondary sources on those topics using digital databases, and produce writings on those topics which demonstrate clear  grammatical prose and accurate style

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