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Program checklist · M.A. in English - Literature Track

M.A. in English - Literature Track

West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, PA

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Program
Award
M.A. in English - Literature Track
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
23.0101
Credits (computed from items)
81
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216764
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216764_2048bf3f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Thesis Option

0 items

    Required Core Courses for All English MA Students

    major core · 2 items
    1. ENG 500
      3
    2. ENG 501
      3

    Required Courses for Literature Track, Thesis Option

    5 items
    1. Select one course in literature before 1660
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Select one course in literature between 1660 and 1900
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Select one course in literature between 1900 and the present
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. ENG 550
      3
    5. ENG 560
      3

    Electives

    electives · 2 items
    1. Students are to select two electives from among courses in the following categories: General Topics and Theory, English Literature, American Literature, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, and Research and Special Topics. For course categories, see the Graduate Catalog or Handbook for English Graduate Students.
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    2. Students are to select one free elective chosen from among all ENG categories, including those listed in the paragraph above and in the categories of Language, Teaching Skills, Creative Writing, and PWP courses (The West Chester Writing Project).
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Required Capstone Experience

    2 items
    1. ENG 614
      3
    2. ENG 620
      3

    Additional Requirements

    0 items

      American literature requirement: At least one course must be taken in American literature.

      0 items

        Non-canonical requirement: At least one course must be taken in a topic addressing writing, literature, and/or pedagogy relating to under-represented groups

        0 items

          ENG 500 and ENG 501 are to be taken before the completion of 12 semester hours of graduate course work in English. ENG 614 is to be taken before ENG 620.

          0 items

            Non-Thesis Option

            0 items

              Required Core Courses for all English MA Students

              major core · 2 items
              1. ENG 500
                3
              2. ENG 501
                3

              Required Courses for Literature Track, Non-Thesis Option

              5 items
              1. Select at least one course in literature before 1660
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. Select at least one course in literature between 1660 and 1900
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. Select at least one course in literature between 1900 and the present
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. ENG 550
                3
              5. ENG 560
                3

              Electives

              electives · 2 items
              1. Students are to select three electives from among courses in the following categories: General Topics and Theory, English Literature, American Literature, Comparative Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, and Research and Special Topics. For course categories, see the Graduate Catalog or Handbook for English Graduate Students.
                Not resolved to a course
                9
              2. Students are to select one free elective chosen from among all ENG categories, including those listed in the paragraph above and in the categories of Language, Teaching Skills, Creative Writing, and PWP courses (The West Chester Writing Project).
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Required Capstone Experience

              1 item
              1. ENG 614
                3

              Additional Requirements

              2 items
              1. American literature requirement: At least one course must be taken in American literature.
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. Non-canonical requirement: At least one course must be taken in topics addressing writing, literature, and/or pedagogy relating to under-represented groups
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              ENG 500 and ENG 501 are to be taken before the completion of 12 semester hours of graduate course work in English.

              0 items
                Source. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcupa.edu/graduate/arts-humanities/english/english-ma-literature-track/. Captured page pages/0085.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.