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Master’s in English—Program Requirements

 

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Program Requirements

 

Grades

 

M.A. students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B).

 

Course Requirements

 

The M.A. in English with a TESOL concentration requires 36 credit hours, including:

 

• 8 credit hours of core courses
• 24 credit hours of area courses, which may include 4-8 credit hours of internship.  For the TESOL concentration, students should take the 14 credit TESOL core, described below, plus additional elective courses.
• 4 credit hours of thesis work or 8 additional credits from electives (see MA requirements)

 

M.A. in English Core Courses - 8 Credits

The three core courses provide an introduction to three major areas in the discipline of English. TESOL Students are required to take G500 and one of the other two core courses, preferably at the beginning of the graduate program:

 

Area	Course Number	Credits	Course Name
Language	ENG G500	4	Introduction to the English Language (Required)
Writing	ENG W509	4	Introduction to Writing and Literacy Studies
Literature	ENG L506	4	Introduction to Methods of Criticism and Research

 

TESOL Concentration Core Courses - 14 Credits

 

Course Number	Credits	Course Name
LING L532	3	Second Language Acquisition
LING L534	3	Principles and Practices of Language Teaching
ENG G541	4	Materials Preparation for ESL
LING L535	4	Teaching Practicum

 

Thesis Work - 4 Credits

 

Course Number	Credits	Course Name
ENG L699	4	MA Thesis

 

 

Elective/Area Courses - 10 Credits

Typical TESOL Elective Courses

 

Course Number	Credits	Course Name
ENG G625	4	Introduction to Text Linguistics/Discourse Analysis
ENG G652	4	English Language Sociolinguistics
LING T600	3	Topics in TESOL and Applied Linguistics—English for Specific Purposes
LING T660	3	Contrastive Discourse
ENG L695	1-4	Individual Readings in English
LING T690	1-4	Advanced Readings in TESOL and Applied Linguistics
ENG L590	4	Internship in English (may be done twice)

Other graduate-level courses may also be taken, according to individual interest and with advisor approval. For additional courses, please see the IUPUI Bulletin.