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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)

Eastern Virginia Medical School · Norfolk, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy English (PhD)
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
75
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
231970
CourseShelf checklist
CK_231970_623bcb07
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Curriculum Requirements

7 items
  1. ENGL 810
    Major Debates in English Studies ()
    As published: “Major Debates in English Studies”
    3
  2. ENGL 840
    Empirical Research Methods and Project
    As published: “Empirical Research Methods and Project Design”
    3
  3. ENGL 892
    3
  4. Concentration 1 *
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  5. Concentration 2 *
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  6. Electives **
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  7. ENGL 899
    9

Literary and Cultural Studies Concentration

concentration · 26 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 801
    Texts and Technologies ()
    As published: “Texts and Technologies”
    3
  3. ENGL 803
    Technologies of the Book ()
    As published: “Technologies of the Book”
    3
  4. ENGL 805
    Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures ()
    As published: “Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures”
    3
  5. ENGL 822
    Multilingualism and Writing Instruction ()
    As published: “Multilingualism and Writing Instruction”
    3
  6. ENGL 825
    Scholarly Editing and Textual Scholarship (
    As published: “Scholarly Editing and Textual Scholarship”
    3
  7. ENGL 826
    The British Periodical Press ()
    As published: “The British Periodical Press”
    3
  8. ENGL 827
    London Calling: 20th and 21st Century British
    As published: “London Calling: 20th and 21st Century British Literature”
  9. ENGL 828
    Eighteenth Century British Literature ()
    As published: “Eighteenth Century British Literature”
    3
  10. ENGL 830
    The Digital Humanities ()
    As published: “The Digital Humanities”
    3
  11. ENGL 832
    Digital Activisms ()
    As published: “Digital Activisms”
    3
  12. ENGL 835
    Postcolonial Literature and Theory ()
    As published: “Postcolonial Literature and Theory”
    3
  13. ENGL 836
    (Against) World Literature ()
    As published: “(Against) World Literature”
    3
  14. ENGL 837
    Narratology ()
    As published: “Narratology”
    3
  15. ENGL 841
    Nineteenth Century British Literature ()
    As published: “Nineteenth Century British Literature”
    3
  16. ENGL 851
    American Literature to 1810 ()
    As published: “American Literature to 1810”
    3
  17. ENGL 853
    Queer of Color Critique ()
    As published: “Queer of Color Critique”
    3
  18. ENGL 854
    Cultural Studies ()
    As published: “Cultural Studies”
    3
  19. ENGL 855
    Critical Race Theory ()
    As published: “Critical Race Theory”
    3
  20. ENGL 856
    Pocahontas Unplugged: Jamestown
    As published: “Pocahontas Unplugged: Jamestown, Pocahontas and the Forging of American Identity”
  21. ENGL 857
    American Literature 1810-1870 ()
    As published: “American Literature 1810-1870”
    3
  22. ENGL 858
    American Literature 1870-1945 ()
    As published: “American Literature 1870-1945”
    3
  23. ENGL 864
    Theories of Literature ()
    As published: “Theories of Literature”
    3
  24. ENGL 890
    Seminar in Textual Studies ()
    As published: “Seminar in Textual Studies”
    3
  25. ENGL 891
    Seminar in Literary Studies ()
    As published: “Seminar in Literary Studies”
    3
  26. ENGL 895
    Topics ()
    As published: “Topics (when appropriate for emphasis)”
    3

Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Studies Concentration

concentration · 20 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 805
    Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures ()
    As published: “Discourse and Rhetoric Across Cultures”
    3
  3. ENGL 806
    Visual Rhetoric and Document Design ()
    As published: “Visual Rhetoric and Document Design”
    3
  4. ENGL 815
    Technical Communication Theories and Practices (
    As published: “Technical Communication Theories and Practices”
    3
  5. ENGL 817
    Teaching Professional and Technical Writing (
    As published: “Teaching Professional and Technical Writing”
    3
  6. ENGL 820
    Pedagogy and Instructional Design ()
    As published: “Pedagogy and Instructional Design”
    3
  7. ENGL 821
    Compositions as Applied Rhetoric ()
    As published: “Compositions as Applied Rhetoric”
    3
  8. ENGL 822
    Multilingualism and Writing Instruction ()
    As published: “Multilingualism and Writing Instruction”
    3
  9. ENGL 824
    Online Writing Instruction ()
    As published: “Online Writing Instruction”
    3
  10. ENGL 834
    Theories of Networks ()
    As published: “Theories of Networks”
    3
  11. ENGL 860
    Classical Rhetoric and Theory Building ()
    As published: “Classical Rhetoric and Theory Building”
    3
  12. ENGL 863
    Seminar in Discourse Analysis ()
    As published: “Seminar in Discourse Analysis”
    3
  13. ENGL 865
    Modern Rhetoric and Theory Building ()
    As published: “Modern Rhetoric and Theory Building”
    3
  14. ENGL 870
    Research Methods in Language Analysis ()
    As published: “Research Methods in Language Analysis”
    3
  15. ENGL 875
    Seminar in English Studies - Pedagogy and Curriculum
    As published: “Seminar in English Studies - Pedagogy and Curriculum Design”
  16. ENGL 878
    Seminar in Sociolinguistics ()
    As published: “Seminar in Sociolinguistics”
    3
  17. ENGL 880
    Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design (
    As published: “Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design”
    3
  18. ENGL 883
    Seminar in Professional Writing ()
    As published: “Seminar in Professional Writing”
    3
  19. ENGL 893
    Seminar in Rhetoric ()
    As published: “Seminar in Rhetoric”
    3
  20. ENGL 895
    Topics ()
    As published: “Topics (when appropriate for this emphasis)”
    3

Technology and Media Studies Concentration

concentration · 14 items
  1. Select three of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. ENGL 801
    Texts and Technologies ()
    As published: “Texts and Technologies”
    3
  3. ENGL 803
    Technologies of the Book ()
    As published: “Technologies of the Book”
    3
  4. ENGL 806
    Visual Rhetoric and Document Design ()
    As published: “Visual Rhetoric and Document Design”
    3
  5. ENGL 815
    Technical Communication Theories and Practices (
    As published: “Technical Communication Theories and Practices”
    3
  6. ENGL 824
    Online Writing Instruction ()
    As published: “Online Writing Instruction”
    3
  7. ENGL 830
    The Digital Humanities ()
    As published: “The Digital Humanities”
    3
  8. ENGL 832
    Digital Activisms ()
    As published: “Digital Activisms”
    3
  9. ENGL 834
    Theories of Networks ()
    As published: “Theories of Networks”
    3
  10. ENGL 866
    New Media Theory and Practice I ()
    As published: “New Media Theory and Practice I”
    3
  11. ENGL 871
    New Media Theory and Practice II ()
    As published: “New Media Theory and Practice II”
    3
  12. ENGL 880
    Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design (
    As published: “Corpus Use, Research, and Material Design”
    3
  13. ENGL 894
    Seminar in New Media ()
    As published: “Seminar in New Media”
    3
  14. ENGL 895
    Topics ()
    As published: “Topics (when appropriate to emphasis)”
    3
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