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Course Overview

The English Studies graduate program provides a strong foundation in primary knowledge areas, including the history of the English language, the major genres and the theory of genre, approaches to literacy, and the impact of technology on reading and writing.

Learning Goals

1. Reading and Analysis: Students practice close reading, analysis, and interpretation of discourses and media. Through classroom discussions and written assignments, students practice rigorous and sustained close readings of texts, sharpening their interpretative skills. Students are attentive to words, meaning, nuance, and contradictions in texts that allow them to expand their interpretations and contribute to scholarly conversations.

2. Critical Inquiry and Context: Relying on their area of specialization, students engage with current scholarship in order to locate their arguments in specific and relevant contexts, identifying the generic, cultural, historical, and intellectual influences that shape meaning and implications. Students learn to think of texts and individuals as being enmeshed in particular histories, cultures, and critical conversations.

3. Written Communication: Students write persuasively and analytically across genres and modes. Presenting their arguments clearly and succinctly, they identify and distinguish among disciplinary conventions, evaluate sources using discipline-specific theories and methods. They utilize critical reading skills to evaluate, apply, and synthesize evidence and/or sources in support of a claim, analyzing assumptions and bias. Students reach conclusions based on research, revise and edit their work to meet scholarly standards.

4. Content: Students learn to create and develop ideas within the context of texts and current scholarship. Students demonstrate appropriate nomenclature in analytical/ theoretical analyses. They learn to apply scholarly protocols of methodology and evaluate sources in their research.

Entry Requirement 

Admission Requirements:

  • A completed application from the Graduate School office on the Downtown Denver Campus. Submit an application online: Domestic and International.
  • One copy of all graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and for any non-degree courses previously taken.
  • Three letters of recommendation, in which the recommender specifically addresses the candidate’s ability to pursue successfully the program chosen (forms for recommendation letters are available with the online application).
  • Evidence of a 3.0-grade point average in previous courses.
  • A one-page statement of purpose in which the applicant carefully describes reasons and motivation for pursuing the program chosen, and career aspirations upon completing the degree.
  • A critical writing sample of approximately 10 pages in length.
  • The Graduate Record Exam scores are optional. You may provide them if you wish, but they are no longer required.

Fees

(Master or Doctoral) Tuition & Fees: $16592 per year (Fall and Spring)


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