The English MA (Literature and the Teaching of Reading specialization) Program of Study Requirements

The MA in English (Specialization in Literature and the Teaching of Reading) major requires a total of 30 credits of coursework.

(Effective Fall 2023)

Area of CourseworkCoursesCredits
CORE COURSEWORK

18
Literature
Choose from the following courses:
Engl 521, 522, 523, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 538, 539, 540, 543, 545, 546, 561, 562, 590A, and 595A
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
9
Literature & the Teaching of Reading
Students interested in this specialization must be interviewed by Brandon Sams (blsams@iastate.edu); generally, only those with current teaching licenses will qualify for this specialization.
EDUC 552: Assessment for Literacy and Learning
EDUC 588: Supervised Tutoring in Reading
One of the following:
EDUC 553: Teaching Adolescent Readers with Reading Difficulties
or
EDUC 556: Integrating Technology into Literacy
9
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Engl 699: Thesis Research
or
Engl 599: Creative Component
3
TOTAL30 minimum

Language Requirement

There is no language requirement for this program. However, students planning to pursue a PhD should be aware that most PhD programs require demonstrable skill in one or two foreign languages.