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Composition Program Requirements
The English Department at Ball State University offers an
M.A. in English (Rhetoric and Composition) and a Ph.D. in English with
a concentration in Composition.
Program Requirements:
M.A. in English(Rhetoric and Composition)
| ENG 601 Research in English Studies* |
3
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| ENG 604 Technology and English Studies |
3
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| ENG 620 Linguistics and the Study of
English |
3
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| ENG 690 Seminar in Composition |
3
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ENG 609 Indiana Writing Project (3 hrs)
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| ENG 693 Writing in the Profession (3 hrs) |
3
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| ENG 694 The Classical Rhetoric of Composition |
3
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| ENG 699 Contemporary Composition |
3
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| Electives |
5-11
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ENG 697 Research Paper (3 hrs)
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ENG 698 Thesis (6 hrs) |
3-6
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32 hrs
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*ENG 601 may be waived for students who choose the non-thesis option.
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Ph.D. in English with Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition
| Reading competency in one foreign language |
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| ENG 605 Teaching and English Studies (composition)
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3
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| ENG 606 Literary Theory 1 |
3
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| ENG 620 Linguistics and the Study of
English |
3
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| ENG 693 Writing in the Profession |
3 |
| ENG 699 Contemporary Theories of Composition |
3
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| Three (rhetoric and composition)
hours in each of the following areas: |
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| Rhetorical History |
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| Digital Literacies |
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| Research Methodologies |
9 |
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| Nine additional hours of directed
electives in one of the three areas of emphasis |
9 |
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| Electives |
9 |
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| Course work from Master's degree or
equivalent |
32
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| DISS 799 Doctoral Dissertation
(1-24) |
16
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90 hrs
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Foreign Language
Reading competency in one foreign language.
Comprehensive Examinations
Students take comprehensive examinations covering the concentration and
cognates. Oral examinations follow the writtens.
Dissertation
Candidates for the Ph.D. must complete a dissertation on an original topic
under the guidance of a committee of faculty. An oral defense follows
the completion of the dissertation.
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