新墨西哥大学

The MA in English, Concentration in Rhetoric and Writing prepares graduates for careers in professional writing and postsecondary teaching. Students interested in teaching study pedagogical theories and develop practical applications in traditional classrooms and in online or tutoring venues. Students interested in professional writing enroll in writing workshops, where they strengthen existing abilities and sharpen technical expertise in a variety of genres; internship placements in workplace professional writing venues are optional. This degree requires 31 hours of coursework. Students may choose an emphasis in Writing or Teaching; all students work under Plan II (no thesis); a portfolio (Engl. 596) is required. Course Requirements (31 hrs) Core Courses (9 hrs) Engl. 542: Major Texts in Rhetoric (3 hrs) Engl. 543: Contemporary Texts in Rhetoric (3 hrs) Engl. 530, 531, 532, 533, or 534: Teaching Composition, Teaching Stretch & Studio Composition, Teaching Multimodal & Online Composition, Teaching Professional & Technical Writing, or Composition Theory (3 hrs) Distribution and Seminar Requirements (9 hrs) Students must take at least three courses, including one 600-level seminar, chosen from no fewer than two of the following groups: A. British literature to 1660 (547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 581, 582, 650) B. British literature from 1660 to 1900 (554, 555, 556, 557, 580, 586, 650) 12 C. American literature to 1900 (561, 562, 568, 660) D. Literatures in English since 1900 (558, 559, 564, 565, 568, 570, 572, 574, 579, 580, 586, 650, 660) E. Literary criticism and theory, rhetoric and writing (510, 511, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 540, 541, 640) General Electives: (12 hrs) Four courses from among 534- 545, 513-520, 587, or other courses in English as approved by their Committee on Studies (COS) and the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies (ACGS); students may offer up to six hours of courses from departments outside of English as electives approved by their COS and the ACGS; students may offer up to six hours of independent study for work related to teacher training or professional writing experience, as approved by their COS and the ACGS. MA Portfolio, Engl. 596 (at least 1 hour) In the semester before graduation, students prepare a portfolio of work under the direction of their COS which is presented for evaluation in the ninth week of the student’s final semester of attendance. Emphasis in Teaching Within the 31 hours of required coursework, Teaching Emphasis students take 530, 531, 532, 533, or 534 (depending on what they take for the Core Requirement above) plus nine hours in other pedagogy-based courses offered in English, the College of Education, or other departments as approved by their COS and the ACGS; up to three hours may be offered as Teaching Practicum (Engl. 597, Problems). Emphasis in Professional Writing Within the 31 hours of required coursework, Professional Writing Emphasis students must take 533, either in the Core Requirement or as an elective, plus nine or twelve hours (depending on where they count 533) from 513-520, 587. Professional Writing Emphasis students may take up to six hours of courses in other departments as approved 13 by their COS and the ACGS; up to six hours may be offered as Professional Writing Internship (Engl. 598, Internship, CR/NC) as approved by their COS and the ACGS.