Department: English
Modality: In-person
Concentrations: n/a
Semester Hours: 28-30
The 4+1 Accelerated Master of Arts in English Studies (AMES) program is designed for top undergraduate LMU students who are pursuing a major in English and wish to complete the M.A. in English one year after completing the bachelor’s degree. Students admitted to the 4+1 AMES program will take two 5000-level English courses (8 semester hours) in their senior year (included in undergraduate tuition) that will count toward both the bachelor’s degree and the MA in English degree. In addition, students will take ENGL 6600 Critical Methodologies in Fall semester of their senior year. Accepted students should contact the Graduate Director for advice for scheduling classes in the senior and fifth year.
Undergraduate LMU English majors or minors may apply to the 4+1 AMES program after they reach junior standing and have completed at least one upper division English class by end of first semester junior year with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher for courses taken to date. The application includes:
Accepted students should contact the Graduate Director for advice for scheduling classes in the senior and fifth year. A model course of study for the 4+1 AMES includes ENGL 6600 in fall of the senior year, plus two 5000-level seminars in fall, spring or summer of the senior year, followed by three graduate courses in fall and spring of the following year, and one summer course to complete the requirements.
Literature Emphasis 4+1 Course of Study
Fall – Senior Year
6000-level: Critical Methodology
Spring – Senior Year
5000-level Literature
5000-level Creative Writing
Summer – Graduate Year
5000-level Literature
Fall – Graduate Year
5000-level Literature or 5000-level Rhetoric
5000-level Literature
6000-level Literature (Major/author/period/genre)
Spring – Graduate Year
6000-level: Capstone Class
5000-level Creative Writing or 5000-level Literature
6000-level Literature (Major author/period/genre)
Creative Writing Emphasis 4+1 Course of Study
Fall – Senior Year
6000-level: Critical Methodology
Spring – Senior Year
5000-level Creative Writing
5000-level Literature
Summer – Graduate Year
5000-level Creative Writing
Fall – Graduate Year
5000-level Literature
5000-level Literature or 5000-level Rhetoric
6000-level Creative Writing
Spring – Graduate Year
6000-level: Capstone Class
5000-level Creative Writing
6000-level Literature (Major author/period/genre)
Rhetoric and Composition 4+1 Course of Study
Fall – Senior Year
6000-level: Critical Methodology
Spring – Senior Year
5000-level Linguistics or Reading Theory
5000-level Literature
Summer – Graduate Year
5000-level Literature
Fall – Graduate Year
5000-level Theory of Teaching Writing & Literature
5000-level Rhetoric
6000-level Literature (Major/author/period/genre)
Spring – Graduate Year
6000-level: Capstone Class
6000-level Rhetoric
6000-level Literature (Major author/period/genre)
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