MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH EDUCATION

CURRICULUM CHECKSHEET

LICENSURE CONCENTRATION

A. Core Courses (15 hours required)

• ENG 5000—Literacy in Context: Issues and Reform (spring even years)
• ENG 5300—Theories and Methods of Literary Research (fall even years)
• EED 5510—The Teaching of Writing: Theories, Issues, and Practices (fall odd years)
• EED 5520—The Teaching of Literature: Theories, Issues, and Practices (spring odd years)
• EDN 5490—Effective Educational Leadership

B. Content Courses (Choose 21 credit hours from the following courses)

• ENG 5010—Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
• ENG 5050/AIS 5500—Native American Literature
• ENG 5110—Principles of English Linguistics
• ENG 5210—Advanced Creative Writing
• ENG 5310—Medieval and Early Modern Drama
• ENG 5320—Rhetorical Analysis
• ENG 5330—Working Class Literature
• ENG 5340—Victorian Literature
• ENG 5500—Advanced Nonfiction Writing
• ENG 5610—Shakespeare Studies
• ENG 5750—Film Studies
• ENG 5810—Phonetics and Phonology (fall odd years)*
• ENG 5830—Second Language Acquisition (spring even years)*
• ENG 5850—Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language (fall even years)*
• TESL 5890—Applied Pedagogy of Teaching English as a Second Language (spring odd years)*
• ENGS 50xx — Seminar in Literature
• ENGS 51xx — Special Topics in Literacy
• ENGS 52xx — Literary Genre Seminar 
• ENGS 53xx — Author Seminar 
• ENGS 5370 — Study Abroad
• ENGS 54xx — Literary Period Seminar 
• ENGS 57xx — Expanding Canon Seminar
• ENG 6010—Three-Credit Thesis or ENG 6020—Six-Credit Thesis I and ENG 6030— Six-Credit Thesis II 
• Guided Elective course: With approval of the Program Director, candidates may enroll in one graduate course in another program at UNCP (assuming that they meet its prerequisites); the candidate must complete an Elective Transfer Form laying out the rationale for the elective course furthering the candidate's professional and educational goals. Candidates are particularly encouraged to use EDN 5660, EDN 5470, and EDN 5480 as elective courses.

* indicates courses leading to Graduate Add-On Licensure in ESL; candidates for this licensure must have taken ENG 3460 Aspects of the English Language and ENG 3710 English Grammar or their equivalents.

C. Capstone Portfolio and Presentation is the culminating experience of the graduate program and takes place during the last semester (fall or spring) of the candidate’s course work.

Program Total: 36

The degree must be completed within five years of admission to the program. Students should note rotation of core courses and should schedule their Capstone Experience to assure that they can complete all requirements in a timely manner. Each graduate student should obtain the UNCP Catalog and the Graduate Student Handbook upon admission to the program. For additional information on Program Description, Admissions Requirements, Orientation, Graduate Faculty, and Schedule of Courses consult www.uncp.edu/maee/.