Composition (M.A.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2021 through summer 2022. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ENGL 570 | Classical Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 602 | Methods and Materials of Research | 3 |
| ENGL 603 | Literary Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ENGL 607 | Composition Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 608 | Modern Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 654 | Methods of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition Elective Courses | ||
| Choose nine credit hours of te following | 9 | |
| Strategies and Tactics of Persuasion | ||
| Editing, Layout and Publishing | ||
| Writing as Cultural Engagement | ||
| Advanced English Grammar | ||
| Speech Writing for Candidates and Officeholders | ||
| Message, Media and Political Communication | ||
| Using Emerging Trends in Strategic Communication | ||
| Strategic Communication Campaigns for the Digital Age | ||
| Grant Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Courses 1 | ||
| Choose nine credit hours of elective courses 2 | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| 1 | Students wanting a thesis option may take ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.)3,4 & ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.)4 as part of the Elective courses |
| 2 | Choose any 500-600 level course not already required in the degree |
| 3 | Any thesis student who is not ready for enrollment in ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.) after completing ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student’s thesis chair, to repeat ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in ENGL 690 Thesis Defense (3 c.h.) |
| 4 | While ENGL 689 Thesis Proposal and Research (3 c.h.) may be taken more than once, only one enrollment in the course will be permitted to count toward degree requirements. |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ &D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date