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2024 - 2025 Graduate Academic Catalog

Master of Education, Emphasis in English

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MAJOR CODE: 7010 EMPHASIS CODE: C712

Program Course Requirements

Foundation Core Requirements - 12 Hours

MED 5003 - Action Research In Education Credit Hours: 3
MED 5013 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
MED 5023 - Current And Historical Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
MED 5033 - Curriculum Design Credit Hours: 3

English - 18 Hours

Required - 9 Hours

MELA 6203 - Advanced Pedagogy In Writing Credit Hours: 3
MELA 6213 - Young Adult Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 6223 - Capstone/Thesis Project In English Credit Hours: 3

English Electives - 9 Hours

Select One Course from English Literature - 3 Hours

MELA 5213 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5223 - Seventeenth Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5243 - Victorian Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5773 - Eighteenth Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5883 - Old English Credit Hours: 3

Select One Course from American Literature - 3 Hours

MELA 5123 - Regional/Geographic Topics In Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5783 - Nineteenth Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5793 - Twentieth Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3

Select One Course from Advanced Topics - 3 Hours

MELA 5103 - Major Authors Credit Hours: 3
MELA 5903 - Special Topics In Literature Credit Hours: 3

Recommended Sequence of Courses

MASTER OF EDUCATION
EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH
MAJOR CODE: 7011 EMPHASIS CODE: C712

Fall Semester - 9 Hours

MED 5003 - Action Research In Education Credit Hours: 3
MED 5023 - Current And Historical Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
MELA English Elective ¹

Spring Semester - 9 Hours

MED 5013 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
MED 5033 - Curriculum Design Credit Hours: 3
MELA English Elective ¹

Summer Semester - 6 Hours

MELA 6203 - Advanced Pedagogy In Writing Credit Hours: 3
MELA English Elective ¹

Fall Semester - 6 Hours

MELA 6213 - Young Adult Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3
MELA 6223 - Capstone/Thesis Project In English Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours 30

English electives, nine hours. Select one British Literature course from MELA 5213 , MELA 5223 , MELA 5243 , MELA 5773 , or MELA 5883 ; select one American Literature course from MELA 5123 , MELA 5783 , MELA 5793 ; and select one Advanced Topics course from MELA 5103 or MELA 5903 .

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