Narrative Studies, MA
Communication, Film, Interdisciplinary Studies, Narrative, Storytelling, english, humanities, literature, media, writing
Are you interested in a profession that values your imagination? Maybe you want to advance your teaching career or ready yourself for doctoral studies. Prepare now, here, through transdisciplinary inquiry.
In the Master of Arts program in narrative studies, students explore narrative and storytelling across various cultures and historical periods.
The comprehensive curriculum emphasizes teaching and research, and students study the structural, social, cultural, rhetorical and historical aspects of narrative and storytelling in texts, film and other media.
Students are primed for critical and eloquent engagement with the world beyond the university.
- College/school:
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
- Location: Polytechnic
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
30 credit hours including the required capstone course (ENG 597)
Required Core (12 credit hours) Electives or Research (15 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information
ENG 503 History of Narrative (3)
ENG 509 Studies in Narrative Writing (3)
ENG 512 Narrating the Archives (3)
ENG 520 Visual Narratives (3)
COM 510 Transmedia Narratives (3)
ENG 505 Narrative Research Methods (3)
ENG 509 Studies in Narrative Writing (3)
ENG 514 Studies in Experimental Narrative (3)
ENG 516 Literary Publishing (3)
ENG 518 Scientific Narratives (3)
ENG 521 Writing the Southwest (3)
ENG 522 Narratives of Conquest (3)
ENG 583 Methods of Teaching Secondary Literature and Language (3)
ENG 584 Internship (1-12)
ENG 590 Reading and Conference (1-12)
ENG 598 Special Topics (1-4)
ENG 597 Graduate Capstone Seminar (3)
Students choose five courses from a restricted list for a total of 15 credit hours. Other courses (ENG, COM, FMS, HST or appropriate field) may be used for up to six credit hours with approval from the academic unit.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
U.S.
applicants | International
applicants | English
proficiency
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a related field such as English or any humanities discipline.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants are required to submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- written letter of intent that includes a detailed statement of purpose
- portfolio of at least three documents
- two letters of recommendation
- proof of English proficiency
Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
The portfolio must include at least three documents that demonstrate the applicant's ability to write in multiple genres and should include both academic and professional writing for a variety of audiences and purposes. At least one of the documents must be a sample of academic writing. One of the documents can be a sample of creative writing. The portfolio should be 15 to 30 total pages in length. The writing samples are evaluated using a rubric that considers several criteria, including intellectual focus, strength of argument and documentation, awareness of audience, organization, clarity, mechanical soundness and overall effectiveness.
The letters of recommendation should be either academic or professional and speak to the applicant's background and capabilities.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Compose effective visual and multimodal narratives.
- Evaluate narratives, focusing on narrative structures, literary techniques, and cultural significance.
- Compose an original narrative-based applied project that incorporates creative thinking principles.
Graduates are equally prepared to become candidates for further academic studies, advance their careers as area educators in the language arts, and step into one of the many professions that value creativity, critical thinking and highly skilled communication --- including teaching, writing, online publishing and editing.
Professionals with expertise in narrative are in high demand in many sectors and industries, including publishing, media, entertainment, marketing and politics. Skills in crafting and interpreting narratives are valuable to businesses and institutions that communicate, entertain and educate.
Career examples include:
- copy writer
- creative writer
- editor
- freelance writer
- high school teacher
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Program term definitions
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