M.A. in Literature (http://libarts.wsu.edu/english/malit.html)

M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition (http://libarts.wsu.edu/english/marhetcomp.html)

A. Required Courses (6 hours)

Required Courses (9 hours)

English 501, Methodology of Composition

English 501, Methodology of Composition

English 512, Introduction to Graduate Studies

English 512, Introduction to Graduate Studies

English 502, Contemporary Theories of Composition

B. Required Courses (18 hours minimum). Six or seven seminars, including one from each of the following five areas:

B. Required Courses (minimum of 9 hours): 3 out of the following 8 courses:

1. Medieval literature to 1485

ENGL 508, Seminar in the Assessment of Writing

2. English literature 1485-1600, including Shakespeare

ENGL 509, Classical Rhetoric

3. 17th- and 18th-century British or American literature

ENGL 515, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

4. 19th-century British or American literature

ENGL 516, Rhetorical Theory; same as COMM 525

5. 20th-century British, American, or postcolonial literature

ENGL 531, Administering a Writing Program

ENGL 532, Teaching Writing to Non-Traditional Students

ENGL 534, Teaching Technical and Professional Writing

ENGL 597, Topics in Rhetoric and Composition

C. Required course in linguistics or TESOL (minimum of 3 hours)

D. Recommended but at the discretion of the student's advisor: 1 seminar in literature.