Liberal Arts (18 hrs.)

A. Choose 3 to 6 of the following courses:

• ART 5201
  Modern and Contemporary Visual Arts in the US (3-0-3)

• CMS 5310
  Contemporary Cinema Studies (3-0-3)

• CMS 5610
  Digital Culture (3-0-3)

• MALS 5800
  Selected Topics in Liberal Studies (3-0-3)

• IDST 5201
  The Science in Science Fiction (3-0-3)

• IDST 5202
  Contemporary Irish Fiction, Film, History, and Politics (3-0-3)

• PHIL 5201
  Philosophy in the US (3-0-3)

• PSYC 5201
  Psychoanalysis and Society (3-0-3)

• SOCI 5201
  Religion & the Family in America (3-0-3)

• THEA 5201
  Contemporary US Theater (3-0-3)

B. Choose 0-3 courses from any of the four areas of concentration.

Political Science (18 hrs.)

Choose 6 of the following courses.

• POLS 5100
  American Politics (3-0-3)

• POLS 5110
  Federalism (3-0-3)

• POLS 5139
  Public Law (3-0-3)

• POLS 5155
  Campaigns and Electoral Politics (3-0-3)

• POLS 5170
  Legislative Process (3-0-3)

• POLS 5180
  Presidential Politics (3-0-3)

• POLS 5190
  Studies in Politics - Selected Topics (3-0-3)

English (18 hrs.)

And choose 6 of the following courses:

• ENGL 5100
  Literary Theory (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5114
  Literature of the Adolescent Experience (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5150
  Studies in Shakespeare (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5120
  Studies in Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5130
  Studies in Southern Literature (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5140
  Studies in Twentieth Century American Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5210
  Studies in Renaissance Literature (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5250
  Studies in Nineteenth Century British Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5260
  Studies in Twentieth Century and Twenty-First Century British Literature (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5300
  Literature by American Women (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5350
  Studies in Gender and Sexuality in American Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5400
  Studies in African American Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5410
  The African American Novel (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5450
  Race and Ethnicity in American Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5620
  Postcolonial Theory and Literature (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5710
  Contemporary American Poetry (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5720
  Contemporary American Fiction (3-0-3)

• ENGL 5800
  Selected Topics in Literature and Culture (3-0-3)

History (18 hrs.)

Choose 6 of the following courses:

• HIST 5050
  Historical Methods and American Historiography (3-0-3)

• HIST 5100
  African-American History (3-0-3)

• HIST 5120
  Colonial American History to 1763 (3-0-3)

• HIST 5125
  The American Revolution and the New Nation, 1763-1815 (3-0-3)

• HIST 5130
  Antebellum America and the Civil War, 1815-1865 (3-0-3)

• HIST 5135
  U.S. History from Reconstruction to World War I (3-0-3)

• HIST 5140
  U.S. History from World War I to World War II (3-0-3)

• HIST 5200
  History of the American South (3-0-3)

• HIST 5400
  Twentieth Century US History (3-0-3)

• HIST 5500
  Twentieth Century World History (3-0-3)

• HIST 5520
  Themes in World History from the Congress of Vienna to 1914 (3-0-3)

• HIST 5530
  Themes in Twentieth Century World History (3-0-3)

• HIST 5600
  The Atlantic World (3-0-3)

• HIST 5700
  American Military History (3-0-3)

• HIST 5800
  Modern American Popular Culture (3-0-3)

• HIST 5900
  American Environmental History (3-0-3)

The Capstone Experience

Candidates for the MA in Liberal Studies have two options in order to satisfy the final requirement for the degree:

Non-Thesis (6)

The “Non-Thesis” option is available to candidates in all tracks. Candidates who choose this option must take two additional courses from any of the areas of concentration and must also either: a) present a paper at a state, regional, national or international conference or b) have an article accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Students selecting this option must also pass a comprehensive exam of major coursework prepared by a committee comprised of three MALS faculty.

Thesis (6)

Candidates in any one of the areas of concentration may choose to write a thesis.