The IU Southeast English Department helps students develop the analytic and communication skills they need to complete in the evolving world market of critical ideas.

Academics

Graduate Degrees

• Master of Arts (online) 
• Master of Arts 

Graduate Certificates

• Communication Studies (Online)
• Composition Studies (Online)
• Language and Literature (Online)
• Literature (Online)

Program Information

Learning Goals

 Master of Art in English 

• Students complete additional coursework and pursue cross‐training in research methods and pedagogical approaches to literature and composition studies, with options for study in developing sub‐fields such as the digital humanities.
• Students will further refine writing, presentation and discussion skills in an advanced seminar in an area of literary studies that corresponds with their interests.

 Graduate Certificate in Literature

• Students will master the core concepts and demonstrate the skills of literature pedagogy required for college‐level literature classes.
• Students will identify historical trends in literary studies and analyze their impacts on research methods over time to situate contemporary multidisciplinary practices within the classroom.
• Students will examine the origins, structures, and evolution of the English language.
• Students will hone seminar presentation and discussion skills and deepen their expertise and in‐depth knowledge in an area of literary studies of their choosing.

 Graduate Certificate in Language & Literature

• Students will investigate characteristics and trends in contemporary composition studies mapping influential theoretical/critical approaches onto the cultural, historical, and social contexts of the classroom.
• Students will master the core concepts and demonstrate the skills of literature pedagogy required for college‐level literature classes.
• Students will examine the origins, structures, and evolution of the English language.
• Students will compare and contrast a variety of current course design and instruction approaches for basic and introductory college‐level writing classes.
• Students will hone seminar presentation and discussion skills and deepen their expertise and in‐ depth knowledge in an area of literary studies of their choosing.

 Graduate Certificate in Composition Studies

• Students will investigate characteristics and trends in contemporary composition studies mapping influential theoretical/critical approaches onto the cultural, historical, and social contexts of the classroom.
• Students will identify and apply concepts and theories related to the production and reception of texts as formal linguistic expressions, focusing on questions of narration, genre, grammar, and style, with attention to specific linguistic features such as dialect, tone, rhythm, among others.
• Students will analyze contemporary trends in writing pedagogy including the impact of current theories of composition on classroom practice, the application of computing tools in teaching and evaluating writing, and approaches to teaching argumentative and persuasive writing, among others.
• Students will compare and contrast a variety of current course design and instruction approaches for basic and introductory college‐level writing classes.
• Students will connect special topics such as the role of technology in the writing classroom, uses of popular culture, history of writing instruction, and theoretical perspectives, such as feminist rhetorical methods to the reading and writing instruction across the K‐16 continuum with a focus on their own classroom practices.

 Communication Studies

• Deploy innovative strategies for teaching communication.
• Employ effective and ethical communication practices in professional, academic, and personal settings.
• Apply critical perspectives to production and consumption of media messages.

Admission Requirements