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170 Graduate Catalog 2010-2012 English ENGL 693 Final Project in Literature This course provides a structure for students working toward completion of the final exercise (capstone) requirement in literature. A project proposal is required and must be approved by the faculty supervisor of the project and by the Graduate Program Director. Paper plans and drafts are studied and critiqued in regular tutorial conferences with individual faculty supervisors, or examination materials and sample questions are analyzed. The final paper or examination is assessed by graduate faculty readers. Students must successfully complete the capstone project in order to receive the MA. Prerequisites: English MA candidacy and satisfactory completion of five courses in the literature track, including at least one course in literature before 1850. 3 Credits ENGL 697 Special Topics in Literature and Composition Experimental new graduate seminars on special subjects are frequently offered under this heading and are announced each semester prior to the advance pre-registration period. 3 Credits Prerequisites: English MA matriculation and satisfactory completion of the course requirements of the concentration in which the thesis is written—composition, creative writing, or literature—and permission of the program director. 6 Credits ENGL 698 Intern Seminar ENGL 695 Graduate Internship in English The Graduate Internship in English allows students to explore possible careers connected to and furthered by the postgraduate study of English. Internships take place within a wide variety of fields that feature an applied use of English, including publishing, marketing, publicity, professional writing, creative writing, library work, and non-profit administration.. Internships can include experiences such as organizing rare-books materials for a Boston-area library, leading literacy workshops for a nonprofit organization, or composing publicity materials in a corporate setting. The Graduate Internship affords students the opportunity to bring the ideas and skills learned in English MA courses to the workplace. Prerequisites: Matriculation in the English MA program, permission of the program director, and 6 credits. 3 Credits This seminar is for both composition and literature interns during their intern semester. It involves a preliminary summer workshop and weekly meetings and classroom visits during the semester. The course is taught by the two internship supervisors, with students divided into a composition and a literature section according to their intern appointment. The seminar develops more fully the pedagogical and content material covered in ENGL 610 and 611. It involves collaborative work (particularly in designing a joint syllabus, reading list, and assignments for the undergraduate composition and literature sections to be taught by interns), classroom research, and reflective reports. Prerequisites: ENGL 610 or 611 and assignment as teaching intern. 3 Credits Ms Goleman, Ms Nixon, Ms Srikanth, Mr Mueller, Mr Sutherland ENGL 699 Master of Arts Thesis ENGL 696 Independent Study This course provides comprehensive study of a particular area of literature, particular author, or specialized subject not offered in regular seminars. Consultation with the director of graduate studies is mandatory. Students arrange a project with a faculty member who approves a project proposal, providing a description or outline of the research and writing work to be undertaken and a bibliography of reading. The project must be approved by the Graduate Program Director. Project proposals must be submitted by the end of the semester previous to the one in which the study is to take place. 1 to 6 Credits This course culminates in a substantial thesis of approximately 60 pages in literature or composition, or a 60–110-page manuscript of creative writing. Creative writing students must include a related analytical paper with their manuscript. A thesis proposal is required and must be approved by the student’s faculty supervisor of the thesis and by the Graduate Program Director. In the case of creative writing theses, approval by the Director of Creative Writing is also required. The student works under the supervision of a faculty thesis director in regular tutorial conferences. Students should begin working on their project a full semester before the semester in which the project is due. The thesis will be read by a committee of three graduate faculty members, who will judge its suitability as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree. Finally, a thesis defense before the student’s committee and open to all members of the English Department is held.

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UMass Boston - Graduate Studies 2011
Table of Contents
Graduate Program Affiliations
UMass Boston at a Glance
Foreword
Mission Statement
Trustees of the University
Administrative Officers of the University
Academic Calendar, 2010-2012
Admissions
Tuition, Fees, and Payments
Payment Information
Residency Status
Assistantships and Financial Aid
Facilities and Services
Regulations, Procedures, and Degree Requirements
Graduate Programs
Accounting
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Biology
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Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (Multicampus Joint Program)
Biotechnology and Biomedical Science
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Database Technology
Counseling: Degree Programs
Counseling: Family Therapy
Counseling: Mental Health Counseling
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Counseling: School Counseling
Creative Writing
Critical and Creative Thinking
Dispute Resolution
Education
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Leadership in Urban Schools
Education: Educational Administration
Education: Special Education
Special Education
Orientation and Mobility
Teaching of the Visually Impaired
Vision Studies
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Education: Applied Behavioral Analysis for Special Populations
Education: Technology, Learning, and Leadership
Education: Teaching Writing in the Schools
English
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School of Marine Sciences: Intercampus Graduate School
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Family Nurse Practitioner
Applied Physics
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International Relations
Women in Politics and Public Policy
Public Policy
School Psychology
Applied Sociology
Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies
Road Map and Directions to Campus
Campus Map
Telephone Directory
Index

UMass Boston - Graduate Studies 2011