College of Graduate Studies
Degree Plan for Doctor of Philosophy in English
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This form must be submitted prior to completing 30 graduate credit hours.
List any approved MTSU courses being submitted by transfer credit coursework. (Transfer Equivalency Form MUST be
approved and on file in the College of Graduate Studies prior to submission of this form).
A Revision to Degree Plan form is needed for any change in required courses after submission.
Obtain the signature of your graduate academic advisor and submit to the College of Graduate Studies, MTSU Box 42,
Sam H. Ingram Building.
Part I – Student Information
MTSU ID # M
Name:
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Current Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
MTSU Email Address:
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file a research protocol application with the Institutional Review Board (Sam H. Ingram Building, 011B) before I begin collecting data.
Failure to secure this permission prior to conducting my data collection using human or animal subjects will negate the use of that
data for any academic purpose including dissertation.
Signature of Student
Date
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Part II – Signatures and Approvals
3BSignatures in this area are required for approval of all degree plans.
I certify that the following program, when successfully completed, meets all coursework requirements for this degree.
Graduate Advisor Name (Print)
Signature
College of Graduate Studies Approval
Date
Date
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MTSU is an equal opportunity, non-racially identifiable, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.
Name:
MTSU ID # M
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2BPart III – Course Information
List ONLY graduate‐level courses to be counted toward the degree. Include those completed as well as those still to be taken to
fulfill degree requirements.
All Ph.D. candidates must complete 60 hours in the following course of study:
Transfer Credit
Course ID
ENGL 6660/7660
ENGL 7350
ENGL 7380
Course Title
Cr Hrs
Grade
Course
ID
Introduction to Graduate Study
Bibliography and Research
3
Criticism / Theory
Choose one of the following:
History of Criticism OR
3
Contemporary Critical Theory
3
British Literature Through the Renaissance
6 hours from the following:
ENGL 7010
Old English Language and Literature
3
ENGL 7020
Beowulf
3
ENGL 7030
Chaucer Seminar
3
ENGL 7040
Medieval English Literature
3
Studies in Early English Drama, Excluding
ENGL 7050
3
Shakespeare – 900‐1642
ENGL 7110
Spenser Seminar
3
ENGL 7120
Studies in 16th Century English Prose and Poetry
3
th
ENGL 7130
Studies in 17 Century English Prose and Poetry
3
ENGL 7140
Studies in Milton
3
ENGL 7150
Studies in Shakespeare
3
Other courses when appropriate:
ENGL 7230
Major British Writers
3
ENGL 7500
Selected Topics in Literature & Language
3
ENGL 7620
Directed Reading & Research
3
British Literature Since The Renaissance
6 hours from the following:
th
ENGL 7200
Studies in Restoration & 18 Century Literature
3
Studies in English Romanticism: Wordsworth &
ENGL 7210
3
Coleridge
Studies in English Romanticism: Shelley, Byron &
ENGL 7220
3
Keats
ENGL 7270
Studies in Victorian Literature
3
ENGL 7290
Modern British Literature
3
Other courses when appropriate:
ENGL 7230
Major British Writers
3
ENGL 7490
Studies in the Novel
3
A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution
MTSU is an equal opportunity, non-racially identifiable, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.
Institution
Name:
Course ID
MTSU ID # M
U
Course Title
Hrs
Grade
Transfer Credit ‐ ID & Institution
ENGL 7500
ENGL 7620
Selected Topics in Literature & Language
3
Directed Reading & Research
3
American Literature
6 hours from the following:
ENGL 7340
African American Literature
3
ENGL 7360
Studies in Southern Literature
3
ENGL 7400
American Literature to 1800
3
ENGL 7410
Studies in American Literature: 1800‐1860
3
ENGL 7420
Studies in American Literature: 1860‐1910
3
ENGL 7430
Studies in American Literature: 1910‐1950
3
ENGL 7480
Studies in Contemporary Literature
3
Other courses when appropriate:
ENGL 7330
Major American Writers
3
ENGL 7490
Studies in the Novel
3
ENGL 7500
Selected Topics in Literature & Language
3
ENGL 7620
Directed Reading & Research
3
Electives (24 Hours)
Chosen from the above courses or any other English graduate courses.
Foreign Language Requirement
Ph.D. Exams
Qualifying Examinations
Preliminary Examinations (two areas – please list)
1.
2.
Areas of Concentration (Optional)
Primary (two courses [please list] plus preliminary exam constitutes a primary concentration)
Dissertation Research (12 Hours)
ENGL 7640
Dissertation Research
Department must verify that all admission conditions(s) were or were not met:
Department Admissions Conditions Met?
Yes
No
A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution
MTSU is an equal opportunity, non-racially identifiable, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.