Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English
90 credits
Concentration in Applied Linguistics
Admissions suspended.
Total Credit Hours: 90
Concentration in Literature
Degree requirements
Students will take
ENG 605 for 6 credits.
3 credits in each of the following areas:
(must include at least 3 credits of American Literature)
Literature to 1700;
Literature 1700-1800;
Literature 1800-1900;
Literature 1900-present.
Two courses in Diverse Literatures; International, Ethnic American, Gender, other
Directed electives
At least 15 credits of electives in courses chosen in consultation with advisor.
Electives
Dissertation
| DISS 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 TO 24 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 90
ENG 605 is to be taken once as “Composition” and a second time as “Literature.”
Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition
Core courses
| ENG 601 | Research in English Studies | 3 |
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| ENG 604 | Teaching with Technology | 3 |
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| ENG 692 | Writing Technologies | 3 |
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| ENG 688 | Writing Program Administration | 3 |
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| ENG 689 | Writing Center Research and Administration | 3 |
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| ENG 693 | Writing in the Profession | 3 |
| ENG 694 | Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 699 | Contemporary Theories of Composition | 3 |
Students must choose either ENG 688 or ENG 689 to fulfill a core requirement.
24 additional credits from
| ENG 604 | Teaching with Technology | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENG 692 | Writing Technologies | 3 |
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| ENG 605 | Teaching in English Studies | 3 TO 9 |
| ENG 609 | Indiana Writing Project | 1 TO 9 |
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| ENG 688 | Writing Program Administration | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENG 689 | Writing Center Research and Administration | 3 |
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| ENG 690 | Seminar in Composition | 3 TO 18 |
| ENG 695 | Medieval and Early Modern Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 696 | Nineteenth-Century Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 701 | Independent Study | 1 TO 3 |
| ENG 702 | Directed Study for Comprehensive Exams | 3 TO 6 |
| ID 601 | Teaching Practicum in Higher Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Other courses as approved by advisor.
Can include either ENG 688 or ENG 689, provided the course has not already been taken to fulfill a core requirement. ENG 690 can only be taken for 3 credits per semester.
Courses from Master’s degree or additional electives
Dissertation
| DISS 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 TO 24 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 90
For purpose of advising, enrollment in all graduate courses in the Department of English requires permission of the department.