Master's Degree in English

The University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis was founded as a coeducational, independent institution in 1902. It offers a comprehensive set of general, preprofessional, and professional programs grounded in the liberal arts. The suburban campus serves a student body of more than 3,800 students.

The Program in English

The Master's Degree in English is designed to provide advanced study in literature, with attention to critical thinking and written communication, within the setting of a broadly based liberal arts program. The program serves those who want to pursue graduate study for personal and professional enrichment and to enhance abilities in analytical and communication skills, as well as those who plan to do additional graduate study. Past and current students include secondary school teachers and writers seeking to enhance professional credentials, college graduates preparing for doctoral studies, and others who would benefit from advanced coursework.

In addition to service students in the traditional Master of Arts in English, the program provides elective options for the M. A. students in other disciplines, as well as course-work in the English concentration for the Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, offered through the School of Education.

The program offers small classes, individual attention, available faculty, and interactive classes that stress student involvement.

Courses are offered regularly in the evenings and both summer sessions for part-time students. Full-time students may take additional day classes.

Students need not have an undergraduate degree in English to enroll in the program. MA students without an undergraduate English degree are well advised to take all their graduate hours in English.

The Master of Arts in English is also offered at the University of Indianapolis, Athens. The first two-thirds of this program can be completed in Athens followed by a capstone term at the Indianapolis campus, usually during Summer Session II.

The English Department sponsors the Kellogg Writers Series, which brings to campus such writers as Carolyn Forche, Tim O'Brien, Carol Bly, and Li-Young Lee, for readings and class visits.

General Requirements and Options

Requirements for Graduate English Concentration

Master of Arts in English

Non-Project Option

3 hrs.	Course with Research Concentration
33 hrs.	Coursework (6 hrs. may be taken outside the discipline)
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36 hrs.	Total

Graduate Project Option

3 hrs.	Course with Research Concentration
27 hrs.	Coursework (6 hrs. may be taken outside the discipline, esp. if undergraduate degree is in English)
6 hrs.	Project
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36 hrs.	Total

Requirements for MA in Curriculum and Instruction

A Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (non-project option) requires 36 credit hours: 12 hours of graduate Education core courses, 12 hours of coursework in the English concentration, and 12 hours of electives (either in English or another discipline). A Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (project option) requires 36 credit hours: 12 hours of graduate Education core courses, 12 hours of coursework in the English concentration, 6 hours for the graduate project, and 6 hours of electives (either in English or another discipline).

U of I Requirements

1. Successful completion of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree for students applying from outside the United States.
2. A 2.5 overall undergraduate GPA (scale of 4.0).
3. Satisfactory performance on the GRE.
4. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 for International students.

Application to the Program

1. Complete and return the graduate application form.
2. Submit $30 application fee.
3. Submit GRE scores (required for applicants with an undergraduate GPA below 3.2; optional for all others).
4. Submit all transcripts for undergraduate work and any previous graduate study.
5. Have three professors familiar with your academic work submit confidential letters of recommendation directly to the address below.
6. Submit a TOEFL score (International students only).

   Direct all inquiries and submit all application materials to:

   Dan Briere, Dean
   College of Arts and Sciences
   1400 East Hanna Avenue
   Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697
   (317) 788-3222

A variety of courses is offered in the program, including courses on major figures and historical surveys, and special courses on contemporary subjects.

Master's Degree in English course offerings include:

• Creative Writing
• Literary Criticism
• Literature into Film
• American Literature Abroad
• Chaucer
• Shakespeare
• Nonfictional Prose
• Short Story
• Poetry
• Drama
• Novel
• English Literature in the Renaissance
• Romanticism in Literature
• American Authors
• Literature in the Twentieth Century
• Independent Study

The Program's Graduate Faculty

Toni J. Morris, M. A., Ph.D., Kent State

Professor and Chair
English literature, linguistics, history of the language, mass communications, film

Kyoko Amano, M. A., Ph.D.,SUNY Binghamton

Assistant Professor
Multi-cultural Literature, Contemporary Literature

Jennifer Camden , M. A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor
19th C British Fiction

Jennifer Drake , M. A., Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton

Associate Professor
Contemporary Lit and Culture, 20th C Lit and Culture

William R. Dynes, M. A., Ph.D., Michigan

Associate Professor
Shakespeare, drama, science fiction

Mary McGann, M. A., Ph.D., Indiana

Associate Professor
Composition, literacy studies, American literature, writing consultant

Richard M. Marshall, M. A., Duquesne; Ph.D., Purdue

Associate Professor
American literature, composition
Writing Lab Director

Elizabeth Weber, M.F.A.., Montana; Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton

Associate Professor
Creative Writing, poetry, literary criticism

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policies

The University of Indianapolis accepts qualified applicants for admission without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, creed, or ethnic or national origin. The university furthermore does not discriminate on any such basis in the administration of its programs and makes all programs available to the physically challenged.