Master of Arts Specialization in Children's Literature: Requirements

Students pursuing this specialization will enroll in the MA program offered by the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State.

Requirements will include:

9 units of core courses:

• ENGL 600 Introduction to Graduate Study (3)
• ENGL 601 Literary Study in a Multicultural World (3)
• ENGL 602 Literary Theory and Critical Practice (3)

9 units of Children’s Literature Research Focus. With prior approval by the graduate adviser, a student will select nine units from the following:

• ENGL 604D A Literary Period or Movement: Children's Literature (3)
• ENGL 606D A Literary Type: Children’s Literature (3)
• ENGL 627 History of Children’s Literature (3)
• ENGL 700 Seminar: A Major Author or Authors (3)
• ENGL 727 Seminar: Issues in Children’s Literature (3)
• With the consent of the graduate adviser, English 798 or other courses, with appropriate content, may be substituted for one of the above courses.

9 units of electives

• With the approval of the graduate adviser, nine units selected from other English and comparative literature departmental graduate offerings. A maximum of six units of courses acceptable for graduate credit in other departments (when appropriate) may be used toward satisfying this requirement.

Culminating Experience:

• Plan A: Thesis or Project– 799A (3 units)
  
• Plan B: Comprehensive Examination– Additional 3 units of 700-level coursework in English.

For more specific descriptions of courses, as well as a pdf version of the requirements listed above, please consult the English and Comparative Literature section of the graduate bulletin.

We are currently accepting applications. Application deadlines are October 1, 2007 for the Spring 2008 semester and February 1, 2008 for the Fall 2008 semester. For application information, graduate program requirements and deadlines, go to SDSU Graduate and Research Affairs website and visit the website for the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

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