English
Credits: 30
CIP Code: 24.0103
Student Learning Outcomes
Students pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities: English Concentration will:
- Analyze and effectively communicate in written and oral formats essential works of literature by American, African American, British, and other multiethnic/cultural authors.
- Discuss and critique the influence of humanistic theories on literary or linguistic perspectives and scholarly work.
- Apply integrated concepts and theories of humanities and English literature to construct a researchbased dissertation.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the General Degree Requirements as published in this Catalog, candidates pursuing the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities: English Concentration, are required to complete thirty (30) credits in the following coursework. Students must complete twenty-four (24) credits in English including eighteen (18) credits composed of three (3) credits each from the six (6) Areas of Study in English listed below. Additionally, students may elect any of the two graduate courses listed for the Department of English. Students who have not completed sufficient graduate study in Literary Criticism must complete CENG 560 Literary Theory & Criticism.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CENG 509 | Genres of Literary Expression | 3 |
| CENG 516 | Modern American Drama | 3 |
| Areas of Study in English | ||
| Select at least one courses from each of the following areas of study: | 18 | |
| African and Caribbean Literature: | ||
| The African Novel | ||
CENG 531 | ||
| African Cultural Traditions | ||
| Caribbean Short Fiction & Nove | ||
CENG 534 | ||
| African American Literature: | ||
| Ideas & Forms in Afr Amer Lit | ||
CENG 521 | ||
| African American Novel | ||
| Poetry of the Harlem Renaissan | ||
CENG 524 | ||
| American Literature: | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| American Poetry | ||
CENG 512 | ||
| American Realism & Naturalism | ||
| The American Novel | ||
CENG 515 | ||
| British Literature: | ||
CENG 540 | ||
CENG 541 | ||
CENG 542 | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Shakespeare I: The Early Plays | ||
| Modern British Drama | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
CENG 548 | ||
| Women's Literature: | ||
| Comtemporary Afr Women's Fict. | ||
CENG 592 | ||
| Southern Women Writers | ||
| Southern Women Writers | ||
| Language and Linguistics: | ||
| Modern Linguistics | ||
| History of English Language | ||
CENG 582 | ||
| Elective Courses in English | ||
| CENG XXX | Graduate Elective in English | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Graduate Elective in English | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
English Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHUM 875 | Humanistic Inquiry I | 3 |
| CHUM 877 | Literature & Popular Culture | 3 |
| CENG 509 | Genres of Literary Expression | 3 |
| CENG 516 | Modern American Drama | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 876 | The Person in History & Litera | 3 |
| CHUM 878 | Ideas and Exemplars | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course I | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course II | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 879 | Interdis Seminar: Ethics & Soc | 3 |
| CHUM 891 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course III | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course IV | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 883 | Science and the Humanities | 3 |
| CHUM 892 | Research Design | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course V | 3 |
| CENG XXX | Area of Study in English Course VI | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 880 | Spec Top:Contemp Issues in Hum | 3 |
| CHUM 881 | Teaching and the Humanities | 3 |
| CENG XXX | English Elective | 3 |
| CENG XXX | English Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 882 | The Internship | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |