2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English

Concentration in Literature, 90 credits

Degree requirements, 12 credits

Students will take ENG 605 for 6 credits. ENG 605 is to be taken once as “Composition” and a second time as “Literature.” So students will take 12 hours in this section, also including ENG 607 and ENG 693.

ENG 605Teaching in English Studies

3 TO 9

ENG 607Literary Theory and Research Methods

3

ENG 693Writing in the Profession

3

3 credits in each of the following areas:

(must include at least 3 credits of American Literature; American Literature courses include:


  • ENG 640: American Studies in Authors
  • ENG 641: Early American Literature
  • ENG 642: Nineteenth-Century American Literature
  • ENG 644: Twentieth-Century American Literature
  • ENG 645: Twenty-First-Century American Literature
  • ENG 646: Studies in American Ethnic Literature (*also Diverse)
  • ENG 647: African American Literature (*also Diverse)

ENG 640, ENG 646, ENG 647, ENG 650, ENG 651, ENG 652, ENG 653, ENG 654, ENG 655, ENG 656, and ENG 660 are variable courses that can count towards any area as appropriate.)

Literature to 1700, 3 credits from:

ENG 641Early American Literature

3

ENG 661Early British Studies

3

ENG 662Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Studies

3

ENG 663Studies in Shakespeare

3

Literature 1700-1800, 3 credits from:

ENG 641Early American Literature

3

ENG 664Studies in English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

3

ENG 665Romantic Studies

3

Literature 1800-1900, 3 credits from:

ENG 642Nineteenth-Century American Literature

3

ENG 657Post-Colonial Studies

3

ENG 665Romantic Studies

3

ENG 667Victorian Studies

3

Literature 1900-Present, 3 credits from:

ENG 644Twentieth-Century American Literature

3

ENG 645Twenty-First-Century American Literature

3

ENG 657Post-Colonial Studies

3

ENG 668Early Twentieth-Century British Literature

3

ENG 669Contemporary British Literature

3

Diverse Literatures (International, Ethnic American, Gender, other), 6 credits from:

ENG 646Studies in American Ethnic Literature

3

ENG 647African American Literature

3

ENG 655Gender Studies

3

ENG 656Cultural Studies

3

ENG 657Post-Colonial Studies

3

Directed electives, 18 credits

18 credits of electives in courses chosen in consultation with advisor (such as any 500, 600, or 700 level class in ENG, SOC, and HIS).

Courses from Master’s degree or additional electives, 32 credits

32 credits of electives (such as any 500, 600, or 700 level class in ENG, SOC, and HIS), including transfer credits from master's degree or other graduate study.

Dissertation, 10 credits

DISS 799Doctoral Dissertation

1-24

Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition, 90 credits

Core courses, 18 credits

Students must choose either ENG 688 or ENG 689 to fulfill a core requirement.

ENG 601Research in English Studies

3

 

ENG 604Teaching with Technology

3

or

ENG 692Writing Technologies

3

 

ENG 688Writing Program Administration

3

or

ENG 689Writing Center Research and Administration

3

 

ENG 693Writing in the Profession

3

ENG 694Rhetorics of the Ancient World

3

ENG 699Contemporary Theories of Composition

3

24 additional credits from

ENG 604Teaching with Technology

3

or

ENG 692Writing Technologies

3

 

ENG 605Teaching in English Studies

3 TO 9

ENG 609Indiana Writing Project

1 TO 9

 

ENG 688Writing Program Administration

3

or

ENG 689Writing Center Research and Administration

3

 

ENG 690Seminar in Composition

3 TO 18

ENG 695Medieval and Early Modern Rhetoric

3

ENG 696Nineteenth-Century Rhetoric

3

ENG 701Independent Study

1 TO 3

ENG 702Directed Study for Comprehensive Exams

3 TO 6

ENG 600Teaching Practicum in Composition

3

ENG 697Contemporary Rhetoric

3

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, 38 credits

38 credits of electives (such as any 500, 600, or 700 level class in ENG, COMM, and MDIA), including transfer credits from master's degree or other graduate study.

Dissertation, 10 credits

DISS 799Doctoral Dissertation

1-24

Total Credit Hours: 90