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- Eight semester-long courses—a total of 32 hours of graduate credits—that aim to provide students with a general introduction to a variety of fields. (equivalent of 8 graduate seminars at 4 credits each). At least 24 of the 32 credit hours must be taken in the Department of English; at least 16 of the 32 must be in 500-level courses, and 12 of these in the Department of English.
- Of those eight courses, students in the Writing Studies specialization take:
- English 505
- A choice of English 582/583/584
- 2 courses in Literature or Theory
- Professional Seminar in the Teaching of Rhetoric (593)
- Electives approved by the Writing Studies advisor
- Application to Stage II: The Stage II application demonstrates a student’s readiness to pursue doctoral work (in Stage II of the program) and acquaints students with the faculty in their fields of study, the intellectual questions animating those fields, and the career trajectories of current graduates in the field. Students begin the application process in the Fall of their second year, during which they will:
- Meet with a faculty member in the field they plan to join to discuss it
- Explore the resources for careers at the Graduate College and other sources, such as a ImaginePhD
- Secure 3 short recommendations from faculty, emailed directly to Andrea Dodd-Wronke
- Write and submit a Self-Reflective Statement
- Polish and submit a Writing Sample
- Produce and submit a CV (see sample CV)
- For a more detailed breakdown of the Stage II application, see the Stages of the Program.