Department of English

M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition

 

The particular combination of theoretical, practical, and literary courses in the track work to keep those enrolled in it at the cutting edge of composition scholarship while it also provides a way to use new knowledge to improve teaching and learning.

I Required Foundation Courses (6 hours)

Eng. 600: Introduction to Graduate Study
Eng. 721: Seminar in Literary Criticism

II Required Composition Core (12 hours)

Eng. 720: Topics in the History of Composition and Pedagogy
Eng. 722: Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Theory
Eng. 723: Topics in Technology and Rhetoric
Eng. 724: Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Pedagogy

III Literature Support Unit (9 hours)

Any three literature seminars, selected in consultation with the Graduate Director

IV Required Capstone Courses (6 hours)

Eng. 798: Master's Thesis or Three-Paper Option
Supervised Teaching Practicum (one of the following): Eng. 680, 681, 682, 683, 684(click here for more information)

V Additional Requirements

Comprehensive Examination
(Reading competence in a second language is strongly recommended but not required)

 

 

For addition information:

Jackie Masker

Department of English
Creighton Hall, Room 134
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 68178
(402) 280-2822

jackie@creighton.edu