The PhD in English requires 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor’s degree or 60 semester hours beyond the master’s, including 51 hours of coursework, and a minimum of 9-hours dissertation.
Residency Requirement for the PhD in English
Students may satisfy residency requirements in one of two ways:
I. Serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GAT) or Graduate Research Assistant (GAR) for at least one academic year. GATs and GARs will carry at least the minimum course load to maintain the assistantship, and GATs must successfully complete ENG 675. GATs will be mentored and observed in both the Writing Center and in teaching assistants' classrooms. In addition, students will be expected to observe others as they tutor and teach. Students will be encouraged to participate in the Spanish and English Graduates for Academic Development organization and to submit papers for presentation in regional and national conferences. Students will also be expected to maintain contact with the Doctoral Coordinator for English periodically to make sure they are on track to complete their degree.
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II. Without the one-year teaching assistantship and ENG 675, students are required to take no fewer than four classes each year. In addition, students must maintain a portfolio of “residency activities” that contribute to professional development in their area of focus for each academic year prior to the completion of the comprehensive exam. The portfolio should document that development; in particular, the portfolio should be prefaced by a brief (2-3 pages) reflective analysis of the activities for that year.
Examples include:
• Conferences and workshops (attendance, participation, organization, etc.)
• Lectures and presentations
• Professional development activities
• Departmental academic advisement
• Development of multimedia resources
• Participation in student organizations (e.g. SEGAD)
The Doctoral Coordinator will evaluate portfolios as part of students' annual review of academic progress. If professional development activities are judged inadequate, students will be informed within two weeks of the evaluation and asked to meet with the Doctoral Coordinator to make a plan to meet residency requirements.
Concentration (18 semester hours) | ||
| 18 semester hours minimum of ENG courses. | 18 | |
Dissertation (9-12 semester hours) | ||
| No less than 9 semester hours | ||
| ENG 718 | Doctoral Dissertation | 3-12 |
Secondary Area (6 semester hours) | ||
| 6 semester hours minimum in ENG courses | 6 | |
Professional Internship (21 semester hours) | ||
| 21 semester hours of ENG courses | 21 | |
Note: ENG 615 Professing English, is required of all doctoral students. | ||
Note: ENG 675, Teaching College Reading and Writing (Colloquium), is required of all Graduate Teaching Assistants | ||
Note: No more than 49% of coursework can be online. | ||
Research Tools | ||
| For completion of the Ph.D. in the Department of Literature and Languages, students must meet the Research Tool requirement, which may be satisfied by completing one of the following five options: | ||
| Option 1 - Completion of 12 semester hours of undergraduate-level courses in one foreign language. | ||
| Option 2 - 6 semester hours of graduate-level courses in one foreign language. | ||
| Option 3 - Successful completion of a foreign language proficiency exam. | ||
| Option 4 - Verified native or near-native competence in a second language (existing fluency in a second language). | ||
| Option 5 - Completion of any four of the following courses: ENG 501, ENG 520, ENG 599, ENG 615, ENG 675, ENG 680, ENG 681, ENG 686, ENG 775, ENG 776. | ||
| These courses will count toward the total required hours for the degree. | ||
| Electives (6 semester hours) | ||
| 6 semester hours of ENG courses | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Applied Linguistics Track
Students begin with a general advisor (usually Program Director of MA/MS) – unless there is a different arrangement – this will usually change after the Professional Evaluation Process to a specific advisor.
On completion of 6 courses (18 credit hours) or two years in the program whichever comes first, PhD students will undertake a Professional Evaluation Process (PEP). This is usually in consultation with the program advisor but may be with another fulltime faculty member.
[NOTE: For students who have completed their MA/MS in Applied Linguistics at TAMUC, the 18 hour rule does not apply]
The 18 hours must include:
ENG 501 Structure of English (or its equivalent)
ENG 555 General Linguistics (or its equivalent)
ENG 599 Bibliography and Methods (or its equivalent)
ENG 615 Professing English
ENG 686 Quantitative Methods
ENG 687 Qualitative Methods
Professional Evaluation Process (after 18 credit hours).
| 18 hours in area of Emphasis/Concentration | ||
Choose 6 from the following: | ||
| ENG 501 | Structure of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 555 | General Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 557 | Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods I | 3 |
| ENG 558 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ENG 559 | Lang & Culture in Class | 3 |
| ENG 562 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| ENG 597 | Special Topics | 0-3 |
| ENG 657 | Teaching English as a Second/Other Language Methods II | 3 |
| ENG 658 | Sound Systems of English: Pedagogical Applications of Phonology & Phonetics | 3 |
| ENG 670 | Pragmatics & Language Tchg | 3 |
| ENG 671 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 672 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG 682 | Machine Learning for Linguists | 3 |
| ENG 683 | Algorithm Design for Linguists | 3 |
| ENG 686 | Quantitative Methods for Linguists | 3 |
| ENG 687 | Qualitative Methods | 3 |
| ENG 690 | Etymology: The History of Words | 3 |
| 6 hours in Secondary Area | ||
These 6 hours comprise advisor approved courses for individual student degree plans | ||
| ENG 502 | Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
Choose 1 course (3 semester hours) from the following: | ||
| ENG 513 | Composing in the 21st Century | 3 |
| ENG 570 | Cultural Rhetorics | 3 |
| ENG 613 | Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ENG 680 | Composition Studies | 3 |
| 21 hours in Professional Internship | ||
| ENG 615 | Professing English (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
Remaining 15 semester hours from the following options: | ||
| ENG 579 | Style and Stylistics | 3 |
| ENG 599 | Bibliography and Methods of Research | 3 |
| ENG 611 | Writing with Digital Media | 3 |
| ENG 675 | Colloquium: Teaching College Reading and Writing | 3 |
| ENG 681 | Academic Discourse | 3 |
| ENG 688 | Teaching and Researching L2 Writing | 3 |
| ENG 697 | Special Topic | 3 |
| ENG 771 | Writing Democracy | 3 |
| ENG 776 | Methods and Methodologies in Writing Studies | 3 |
Plus 3 semester hours from the following options: | ||
| ENG 509 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| ENG 510 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| ENG 515 | Histories & Theories of Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 519 | American Lit in Transition | 3 |
| ENG 520 | Contemporary Critical Practices in English Studies | 3 |
| ENG 526 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 531 | Maj Fig & Mov Brit Lit | 3 |
| ENG 534 | Med Renaiss Brit Lit | 3 |
| ENG 597 | Special Topics | 0-3 |
| ENG 610 | Studies in Film Genres | 3 |
| ENG 677 | Issues in Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 697 | Special Topic | 3 |
| ENG 710 | Film Theory & Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 780 | Text and Genders | 3 |
| 6 semester hours of electives | ||
Electives are chosen in conjunction with the advisor and based on each student’s individual focus. Relevant courses from the following departments can meet this requirement: | ||
| Department of Literature and Languages | ||
| ENG 509 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| ENG 510 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| ENG 513 | Composing in the 21st Century | 3 |
| ENG 515 | Histories & Theories of Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 519 | American Lit in Transition | 3 |
| ENG 520 | Contemporary Critical Practices in English Studies | 3 |
| ENG 526 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 531 | Maj Fig & Mov Brit Lit | 3 |
| ENG 534 | Med Renaiss Brit Lit | 3 |
| ENG 559 | Lang & Culture in Class | 3 |
| ENG 562 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| ENG 570 | Cultural Rhetorics | 3 |
| ENG 597 | Special Topics | 0-3 |
| ENG 610 | Studies in Film Genres | 3 |
| ENG 613 | Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ENG 671 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENG 672 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG 677 | Issues in Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 680 | Composition Studies | 3 |
| ENG 686 | Quantitative Methods for Linguists | 3 |
| ENG 687 | Qualitative Methods | 3 |
| ENG 697 | Special Topic | 3 |
| ENG 710 | Film Theory & Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 780 | Text and Genders | 3 |
| ENG 682 | Machine Learning for Linguists | 3 |
| ENG 683 | Algorithm Design for Linguists | 3 |
| Department of Computer Science and Information Systems | ||
| Department of Psychology and Special Education | ||
| PSY 511 | Cognitive Science | 3 |
| PSY 514 | Theories of Human Learning | 3 |
| PSY 515 | Neuromechanisms/Biological Bases of Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 517 | Intro to Hum-Comp Inter Design | 3 |
| PSY 572 | Psychological Assessment and Measurement | 3 |
| PSY 573 | Intellectual Assessment I | 3 |
| PSY 575 | Personality Theories and Assessment | 3 |
| PSY 597 | Special Topics | 0-3 |
| PSY 605 | Single Subject Designs | 3 |
| PSY 610 | Nonparametric Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 612 | Psy Ed Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 620 | Intro to Human Cognition | 3 |
| PSY 621 | Advanced Cognition | 3 |
| PSY 625 | Cognition & Instruction I | 3 |
| PSY 626 | Cognition/Instruction II | 3 |
| PSY 627 | Social Cognition | 3 |
| PSY 645 | Introduction to Learning Technology | 3 |
| PSY 670 | Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
| Sociology & Criminal Justice | ||
| SOC 535 | Readings in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 574 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 576 | Data Analysis in Social Research | 3 |
| SOC 577 | Qualitative Methodology | 3 |
| Research Tools | ||
| Option 1 - 12 semester hours of undergraduate-level courses in one foreign language | ||
| Option 2 - 6 semester hours of graduate-level courses in one foreign language | ||
| Option 3 - Successful completion of a foreign language proficiency exam | ||
| Option 4 - Verified native or near-native competence in a second language (existing fluency in a second language) | ||
| Option 5 - Completion of any four of the following courses: ENG 501, ENG 520, ENG 599, ENG 615, ENG 675, ENG 680, ENG 681, ENG 686, ENG 775, ENG 776 | ||
| These courses will count toward the total required hours for the degree. | ||
| 9 Dissertation Hours | ||
| ENG 718 | Doctoral Dissertation | 9 |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
