English Ph.D. Literary History Concentration Requirements
Graduation Requirements for the Literary History Concentration in the Ph.D. in English (PH5239)
Doctoral students in Literature aspire to a comprehensive knowledge of a literary period, genre, or movement through a systematic historical, theoretical, and critical course of study. They develop advanced techniques and skills in scholarly research, theoretical analysis, and cultural studies.
Professional English Courses
. The following professional courses are required for all students:
- ENG 5890 - Teaching College English
- ENG 5950 - Introduction to English Studies
- 8 credit hours chosen from the following:
- ENG 5915 - Internship
- ENG 6910 - Apprenticeship in Teaching
- ENG 7575 - Teaching Writing Online
- ENG 7770 - Colloquium on the Profession of English
- ENG 7810 - Professional Issues in Teaching College English
- Up to 8 hours of a foreign language
Electives
Complete 12 credit hours of English courses as advised by the Director of Graduate Studies (courses listed in the 鈥淧rofessional English Courses鈥� requirement do not fulfill this requirement).
Literary History Concentration Requirements
Literature and Critical Theory
Complete 16 credit hours of literature and/or critical theory courses chosen from:
- ENG 7010 - Topics in Old English Language and Prose
- ENG 7020 - Topics in Old English Poetry
- ENG 7090 - Topics in Medieval Literature
- ENG 7130 - Topics in Early Modern British Literature
- ENG 7135 - Topics in the Works of William Shakespeare
- ENG 7170 - Topics in Milton
- ENG 7190 - Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century British Literature
- ENG 7230 - Topics in British Romanticism
- ENG 7235 - Topics in Victorian Literature
- ENG 7270 - Topics in British Literature since 1900
- ENG 7290 - Topics in American Literature to 1776
- ENG 7300 - Topics in American Literature 1776-1865
- ENG 7330 - Topics in American Literature 1865-1918
- ENG 7340 - Topics in American Literature since 1918
- ENG 7350 - Topics in African American Literature
- ENG 7400 - Topics in Postcolonial Literature
- ENG 7410 - Topics in Critical Theory
- ENG 7420 - Topics in History of Books and Printing
Elective
Complete a minimum of 4 credit hours from Creative Writing or Rhetoric and Composition.
Advanced Requirements
All students must successfully complete a comprehensive examination; Literary History and Rhetoric and Composition students must also successfully defend a dissertation prospectus. A minimum of 6 hours of ENG 7940 should be completed for the comprehensive exam.
Culminating Experience
All students complete a dissertation, a book-length manuscript typically at least 200 pages in length, and defend their work to a committee of faculty members both within and outside of the department. A minimum of 6 dissertation hours (ENG 8950) is required and a maximum of 45 dissertation hours (ENG 8950) may count toward degree requirements.