Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in English

MDIV HOURS	66
MA ENGLISH HOURS	30
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS	96

The MDiv/MA in English degree is designed to strengthen Divinity students’ literary skills by permitting them to earn a second degree, the MA, instead of the usual MDiv concentration. This degree provides students with a broad and rich literary context from which to do ministry and provides them with a common frame of reference with which to connect with persons of diverse culture and background. Moreover, it provides students with enhanced critical and analytical skills with which to reflect on life and the world while providing them with additional literary models with which to understand and interpret the Scriptures.

The degree has two potential student populations in view: (1) the minister who desires greater background in the literary arts as a context for ministry, and (2) the minister who serves in a small church situation and finds it necessary to supplement church-derived income through secular employment. In the latter case an advanced degree in a non-ministerial discipline will be of significant value.

The MDiv/MA in English is housed in the School of Divinity and requires completion of the following MDiv courses: the 51-hour core (see MDiv core requirements), six hours of biblical studies electives, six hours of historical/theological electives, and three hours of practical ministry electives. In addition, 30 hours in the English department are required for the MA in English.

The assessment of the MDiv/MA in English dual degree is performed within the School of Divinity (MDiv) and the Department of English Language and Literature (MA in English) using the set of program outcomes associated with each part of the degree.

Program Requirements

Required Common Core Courses for all Concentrations (9 hours)

ENGL 501	An Introduction to Graduate English Studies	3
ENGL 671	Literary Theory	3
ENGL 683	Teaching of Writing	3

 

Literature Studies Required Courses (21 hours)

	Four literature electives from the list below, with at least one pre-1800 literature course, one post-1800 literature course, and at least one course each of American, British, and World Literature.	12
	Three additional ENGL electives from any concentration, two of which may be ENGL 690 and ENGL 691 for students pursuing the Literature Studies capstone option.	9

Literature Studies Electives

 

ENGL 555	Special Topics	1-3
ENGL 611	Seminar in British Literature	3
ENGL 612	Selected British Texts - Medieval Period	3
ENGL 613	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 614	Selected British Writers (Non-Shakespearean) - Renaissance Period	3
ENGL 615	Selected British Writers - The Long Eighteenth Century	3
ENGL 616	Selected British Writers - Romantic Period	3
ENGL 617	Selected British Writers - Victorian Period	3
ENGL 631	Seminar in American Literature	3
ENGL 634	African-American Literature	3
ENGL 651	Seminar in Global Literature	3
ENGL 654	Mythology	3
ENGL 657	Caribbean Literature	3
ENGL 659	Literature and Colonization	3
ENGL 671	Literary Theory	3
ENGL 673	Contemporary Trends in Literature	3
ENGL 675	Young Adult Literature	3
ENGL 690	Literature Studies Proposal	3
ENGL 691	Literature Studies Capstone	3

Writing Studies Courses (21 hours)

ENGL 629	Seminar in New Media Studies	3
	Six ENGL electives, three of which must be writing electives. Two electives may be ENGL 692 and ENGL 693 for students pursuing the Writing Studies capstone option.	18

Writing Studies Electives

ENGL 603	Workshop in Creative Writing	3
ENGL 621	Technology and Literacy	3
ENGL 625	Visual Rhetoric and Document Design	3
ENGL 661	Professional and Technical Writing	3
ENGL 665	Principles of Editing and Publishing	3
ENGL 669	Seminar in Rhetoric	3
ENGL 692	Writing Studies Proposal	3
ENGL 693	Writing Studies Capstone	3

English Education Courses (21 hours)

ENGL 681	Seminar in Current Issues and Methods of Teaching English	3
ENGL 675	Young Adult Literature	3
	Five ENGL electives, three of which must be from Literature or Writing Studies. For students pursuing the English Education capstone, ENGL 694 and ENGL 695 will be the remaining elective courses.	15

Total Credit Hours: 96