Graduate English Administration/Staff

• Dr. Bill Levine, Graduate English Director
• Dr. Laura White, Graduate English Advisor
• Ms. Amanda Triplett, Graduate English Secretary

General Information

Fall 2023 Orientation Slideshow (no sound):

• Graduate Student Handbook
  
• English Graduate Program Requirements
  • English MA
  • English PhD
• Student Code of Conduct
• Graduate Catalog
• College of Graduate Studies Forms
• College of Graduate Studies Assistantships Policy

 

Prospective Students

• College of Graduate Studies Application
• College of Graduate Studies Funding
• Prospective Student FAQ (including advice on statements of intent, writing samples, and recommendations)
  

• Information and Resources for International Applicants

Current Students

• Important Dates (Fall 2024)
• Graduate Studies Calendar
• English Graduate Student Organization (EGSO)
• Student Awards
• Graduate Student FAQ
• Support Services:
  
  • MTSU Campus Resources for Students
  • Murfreesboro Community Resources
• Library Resources:
  • Library Resources for Graduate Students 
  • English Language & Literature Research Guide
  • Student Research Carrels Application/Graduate Student Office Application (scroll to the bottom)
  • Graduate Student Study Rooms (online booking)

Portfolio/Thesis/Dissertation

Begin by reviewing the relevant sections in the Graduate Student Handbook.

Directed Portfolio

• How do I complete a Directed Portfolio?
• Portfolio PowerPoint: A Student’s Perspective
• Portfolio Approval Form

Thesis and Dissertation

• Thesis/Dissertation Development Workshop
• Advisory Committee Form
• Change of Advisory Committee Form
• College of Graduate Studies Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines

 Professionalization

• Professional Development Resources
• Tips and Resources for Comprehensive Job Planning
• Panel on Preparing for the Academic Job Search
• Taking Stock of Transferable Skills for Non-Academic Careers

GA and GTA Resources

• GTA Inter-Office Form
• Nonteaching GA Timesheets
• Nonteaching GA Assignment Guidelines
• Guidelines for Mentored Teaching Assistant in Composition
• Guidelines for Mentored Teaching Assistant in Literature/Upper Division

Preliminary Examinations

• Preliminary Examination Policy
• Panel Discussion on Preparing for the Preliminary Exams
• Examination Areas and Reading Lists:

1. Old and Middle English 
2. Early Modern British Literature: 1500-1660, including Milton 
3. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature 
4. Nineteenth-Century British Literature*  a. Romantic b. Victorian 
5. Twentieth-Century British Literature 
6. American Literature to 1830 
7.  American Literature: 1830-1910 
8. American Literature: 1910-present 
9. Criticism and Critical Theory 
10. Composition, Language, and Rhetoric 
11. Children's and Young Adult Literature 
12. Linguistics 
13. Popular Culture and Film Studies* a. Popular Culture  b. Film 
14. Anglophone Literature 
15. Folklore

*Students may choose to be examined in IV. a. or b. and in XIII. a. or b. only.