The Department of English and the Graduate
School
both provide advice to graduate students. The Director of Graduate
Studies and other members of the department help graduate students
to plan their programs of study. Graduate students should assume
full responsibility for their progress by keeping an up-to-date
record of the courses they have taken and by checking regularly
with the department and the Graduate School office. This handbook
supplements the regulations and course descriptions in the Graduate
School Bulletin.
The programs of study concentrate on the history
and criticism of American and English literature, emphasizing
traditions of scholarship, historical research, and literary theory.
The Department also offers practical and theoretical instruction
in rhetoric and composition to students who hold teaching assistantships.
This course of study prepares graduates to undertake academic
careers devoted to both scholarship and teaching. It also enables
them to undertake non-academic careers in publishing, business
writing, and public relations.
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