Master of Science in Education, Secondary Education
English Area of Emphasis
Undergraduate Prerequisites
The applicant must be certified or certifiable in English in the state of Missouri after completing the minimum 15 hours in English. Before beginning the M.S. in Ed. in English program, the applicant has to have completed at least one composition course beyond freshman level, one course in the English language, and 12 hours of survey or period courses in British and American literature. The applicant must have attained a minimum 3.00 GPA in these courses.
Program Requirements (9 hours)
| ENG 520: Composition Students who have used ENG 520 as part of their undergraduate course work may, with the approval of the graduate director, substitute another course. |
3 hrs. |
| ENG 513: Shakespeare or A single author course Undergraduate course work may not be applied. |
3 hrs. |
| One course in a literary genre (fiction, poetry, drama) | 3 hrs. |
| Total | 9 hrs. |
For course descriptions, see the English Course Catalog.
Additional Degree Requirements
- English Electives (6–12 hrs.): Students choose these with their subject matter advisors. Students must complete a minimum of 15 total hours in English graduate courses, including at least three hours of 600-level course work. With permission of their advisors, students may apply three to six additional hours in English electives (21 total) to the 32-hour degree minimum.
- Research Requirement: Each candidate for the M.S. in Ed. in English may satisfy his or her research requirement by completing either a thesis or a degree paper. The subject of his or her research may derive from course work in education or English and may feature creative work when appropriate.
- Comprehensive Examination: This exam is taken when the semester course
work is completed, or later. Candidates for the M.S. in Ed. in English must
remove all "I" and "Z" grades for graduate courses in English before taking
the examination.
The English portion is one half of the student's total examination and is based on reading lists that reflect the student's particular degree emphases. Each student will prepare for two examination areas, writing two one-hour essays. Students should begin preparing for the examination early in their graduate studies.
