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P.O. Box 4458
Clarksville, TN 37044

Phone (931) 221-7414
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 Council of Graduate Schools
Department of Languages and Literature
Susan Calovini, Department Chair and Graduate Coordinator
Location:  Harned Bldg., Room 115
Phone:  (931) 221-7891
Email:  calovinis@apsu.edu

     In the classroom, on the rest of the campus, in the community, across the country, and throughout the world, the Department of Languages and Literature promotes language learning, good writing, critical thinking, multicultural awareness, and an informed appreciation of literature. Often recognized on our own campus with awards for teaching and scholarship, members of our department have also published, attended conferences, presented papers, translated, taught, and in general supported the language arts elsewhere in the Americas and in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Admission
     Refer to admission requirements to the College of Graduate Studies. There are no additional requirements for admission to the Department of Languages and Literature.

Thesis
     See requirements for thesis.

Master of Arts

English (M.A.)
 (33 hours)

     Our master’s programs in Literature and Creative Writing emphasize teaching and the role of scholarship and creative writing in the development of teachers. Professors and students alike benefit from and enjoy the individual instruction and mentoring our graduate program offers. The ratio of graduate students to graduate faculty is approximately 2:1, ideal for students who want help in developing their particular talents. Graduate students join faculty in mentoring and teaching undergraduate students and in conducting and presenting research. Our graduate students have gone on to teach in high schools and universities, work as writers and editors, and pursue further studies in Ph.D. programs across the country.

Program Options    
Option A: Traditional English M.A.  
Non-Thesis Option    
Required   Cr
ENGL 5000 Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
10 Courses from the Graduate Offerings 30
  Total 33
Students selecting Option A will use Research Plan I.
(see Graduate Bulletin)
 
Option B:  Traditional English M.A.
Thesis Option
Required Cr
ENGL 5000 Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
8 Courses from Graduate Offerings   24
Scholarly Thesis   6
  Total 33
Students selecting Option B will use Research Plan III. 
(see Graduate Bulletin)
 
Option C:  Creative Writing English M.A.
Required   Cr
ENGL 5000 Bibliography and Methods of Research 3
ENGL 541A Seminar in Creative Writing: Prose Non-Fiction* 3
ENGL 541B Seminar in Creative Writing: Fiction* 3
ENGL 541C Seminar in Creative Writing: Poetry* 3
6 Courses from Graduate Offerings 18
Creative Thesis   6
  Total 33
Students selecting Option C will Research Plan III. 
(Graduate Bulletin)
* Student must choose two of the three classes offered.