Language and Literacy, Master of Arts (M.A.)
Language and Literacy
Required Courses
| ENGL B6000 | Introduction to Language Studies | 3 |
| ENGL B6400 | Theories and Models of Literacy | 3 |
| ENGL B8100 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENGL B8200 | Studies in Literary and Historical Backgrounds | 3 |
| | Language and Literacy electives | 6 |
| | Four General Electives (selected in consultation with the Language and Literacy Program Advisor) | 12 |
Electives may be selected from English Department course offerings and from course offerings in other departments. All course enrollments are subject to the Language and Literacy MA program director’s approval.
Total Credit Hours: 30
Additional Requirements
Foreign Language Proficiency: satisfied by a semester of study abroad in a non-English speaking country or by a reading knowledge of Spanish, French, Latin, German or another approved language.
Students who have limited teaching experience are encouraged to enroll in ENGL B5100: Supervised Team Teaching.
Graduates of the Language and Literacy MA are required to satisfy the City College of New York Residency Requirement by completing 24 credits of course work at the City College of New York.
Up to six (6) credits of course work may be completed either at a non-CUNY college (if accepted as transfer credits) or at another CUNY college (via our CCNY e-permit process). All transfer credits and e-permit course requests must be pre-approved by the Language and Literacy MA program director.
Language and Literacy MA students are required to complete at least 18 credits of course work from English Department graduate course offerings. With the Language and Literacy MA director’s approval, a L & L MA student may enroll in courses offered in other CCNY departments or divisions.
International Perspectives in Language and Literacy
City College participates in a consortium also consisting of five European universities (The University of Bamberg, The University of Graz, Paris-Diderot University – Paris 7, The University of Pécs, and The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice). Although open to other students, the International Language and Literacy track accommodates students who wish to add an international perspective to their program by participating in this program and do one semester of their coursework abroad with one of the partner institutions. Students must be admitted by the consortium, as well as by the CCNY program.
Required Courses
| ENGL B6000 | Introduction to Language Studies | 3 |
| ENGL B6400 | Theories and Models of Literacy | 3 |
| ENGL B8100 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENGL B8200 | Studies in Literary and Historical Backgrounds | 3 |
| | Language and Literacy electives | 6 |
| | One English and/or American Literature elective (in consultation with an advisor | 3 |
| | One English and/or American Cultural Studies elective (in consultation with an advisor | 3 |
| | One General Elective (in consultation with an advisor) | 3 |
For ENGL B5200, independent research for the Master’s thesis is under the supervision of a mentor
Electives may be selected from English Department course offerings and from course offerings in other departments.
All course enrollments are subject to the Language and Literacy MA program director’s approval.
Total Credit Hours: 30
Additional Requirements
Foreign Language Proficiency:satisfied by a semester of study abroad in a non-English speaking country or by a reading knowledge of Spanish, French, Latin, German or another approved language.
Students who have limited teaching experience are encouraged to enroll in ENGL B5100: Supervised Team Teaching.
No more than 12 approved graduate credits may be taken outside the Department of English, 9 credits of which will be earned through a semester of full-time study (30 ECTS [European Credit Transfer System] credits) at one of the partner institutions.