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ENG 797 - Thesis

(1 to 9 units)
Thesis.

Maximum units a student may earn: 20

Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. situate their topic in its proper historical/theoretical context.
2. synthesize primary and the relevant secondary literature to write a well-supported introduction to their thesis topic.
3. frame and engage with critical and theoretical debates appropriate to their thesis topic.
4. produce a manuscript of professional quality that makes a novel scholarly contribution to the critical conversation.


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