English- Master of Arts, M.A. in Teaching, Ph.D.
For information, contact:
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of English
356 Bachelor Hall, 513-529-7530
www.MiamiOH.edu/english/graduate
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Master of Arts program requires three letters of recommendation with recommendation form, a writing sample, a personal statement of intent, and approval of the department committee on admissions. Application deadline is January 1 for admission in the following academic year.
Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program requires a baccalaureate degree and licensure for teaching in public schools. Admission also requires the completion of the Master of Arts in Teaching English application, a professional resume, the completion of a recommendation form by a school official, and an application appointment with the Ohio Writing Project Director, 513-529-5245.
Admission to the doctoral program requires an M.A. (or equivalent), three letters of recommendation with recommendation form, a writing sample, a personal statement of intent, and approval of the department committee on admissions. Application deadline is January 1 for admission in the following academic year.
English- Master of Arts
Program Requirements
General program requirements include reading proficiency in a language other than English before the final examination, either tested by examination or confirmed by two years of credit in college level language courses. Students whose native language is other than English are exempt from the language requirement. Graduate assistants teaching in the college composition program must also take ENG 731 as well as 2 teaching workshops, ENG 606, and ENG 607. Other requirements follow:
M.A. with literature concentration (thesis option)
(36 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 603 | Literary Theories and Their Histories | 4 |
| ENG 605 | Issues in the Profession | 2 |
| Departmental distribution requirements | 16 | |
| Elective literature | 8 | |
| Writing the thesis | 6 | |
| Final Oral Examination | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
M.A. with literature concentration (without thesis)
(36 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 603 | Literary Theories and Their Histories | 4 |
| ENG 605 | Issues in the Profession | 2 |
| Department distribution requirements | 16 | |
| Elective literature | 8 | |
| Final written and oral examination | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
M.A. with composition and rhetoric concentration
(36 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses in composition and rhetoric | ||
Select two of the following: | ||
| ENG 732 | Histories and Theories of Composition | 4 |
| ENG 733 | Histories and Theories of Rhetoric | 4 |
| ENG 735 | Empirical Research Methods in Composition | 4 |
| ENG 737 | Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric | 4 |
| Three elective courses in ENG | 12 | |
| ENG 605 | Issues in the Profession | 2 |
| ENG 700 | Research for Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Final oral examination | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
English- Master of Arts in Teaching
Program Requirements - Non-GRE
General admission requirements include a valid teaching license, admission to the graduate school and a completed Master of Arts in Teaching in English application at https://www.miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/teaching/index.html. Program requirements consist of core classes, elective workshops and classroom research reaching 32 semester hours.
(32 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 622 | The Teaching of Writing | 6 |
| Electives in writing and reading courses | 15 | |
| Teacher Research courses | 9 | |
| Final Teacher Research project, paper, and presentation | 2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |
English- Doctor of Philosophy
Concentrations are offered in composition and rhetoric, and in American and English literature.
Program Requirements
Composition and Rhetoric
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 605 | Issues in the Profession | 2 |
| Six seminars in composition and rhetoric, including four foundation courses | 24 | |
| Three open elective seminars in ENG | 12 | |
| ENG 850 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 22 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
American and English Literature
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 603 | Literary Theories and Their Histories | 4 |
| ENG 605 | Issues in the Profession | 2 |
| Eight seminars, including one in ENG 750 | 32 | |
| ENG 850 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 22 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
Fulfillment of the departmental historical distribution requirement is expected.
For both concentrations, course of study must be approved by the Graduate Committee.
For students in American and English Literature, the language requirement is met by
reading proficiency in two languages other than English; or
reading proficiency in one language other than English and six semester hours of graduate credit in an approved cognate field.
For students in Composition and Rhetoric, the language requirement is met by
reading proficiency in one language other than English, or six semester hours of graduate credit in an approved cognate field.
Also required for both concentrations are a comprehensive examination, written and oral; a dissertation; and an oral defense of the dissertation.
Graduate assistants and teaching associates teaching in the college composition program must take ENG 731, as well as two teaching workshops, ENG 606 and ENG 607.