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 or secondary school systems, to a career in professional writing, or general
 cultural enrichment. The degree is offered with three options, each requiring
 48 quarter hours of course credit. (1) Thesis Option: 36 quarter hours of
 English; EH 685; a research thesis (EH 699 minimum credit, 8 quarter
 hours); reading knowledge of one foreign language, ancient or modern;
 oral examination. (2) Non-thesis Option: 45 quarter hours of English; EH
 685; reading knowledge of one foreign language, ancient or modern; com-
 prehensive written examination. Eight quarter hours in a minor field may be
 substituted for 8 quarter hours of English in either of the above options.
 (3)A Master of Arts program with emphasis on creative writing is also
 available. Admission to this program requires approval of the faculty in
 creative writing and the Graduate Coordinator. The student will enroll for
 12 quarter hours of EH 690 or EH 691; EH 682, EH 683; 20 quarter
 hours of EH electives; a creative thesis (EH 699 minimum credit, 8 quarter
 hours); oral examination. A minimum elapsed time of six quarters is recom-
 mended.
 The Doctor of Philosophy requires a minimum of 67 quarter hours of
 course work beyond the baccalaureate, of which up to 18 quarter hours may
 be in a minor field; EH 685; functional knowledge of one foreign language,
 ancient or modern, or reading knowledge of two foreign languages; qualifying
 examination over three periods of English or American language and litera-
 ture; dissertation (EH 799 minimum credit, 33 quarter hours); ASC 642; final
 oral examination. A concentration in study for this degree is possible in the
 following fields of language and literature: Linguistics, Medieval, Renaissance,
 Restoration and 18th Century, 19th-Century British, American to 1900,
 Contemporary British and American. Doctoral study in linguistics is also
 available in an interdisciplinary degree program involving the Departments
 of Anthropology, English, Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures,
 Romance Languages and Literatures, and Speech.
 Linguistics courses listed under the prefix LIN are available for graduate
credit to English majors. With the approval of the Graduate Coordinator,
graduate study in folklore is available by registration in EH 686. Questions
concerning details of these programs should be referred to the Graduate
Coordinator.

COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
EH 530-INDIVIDUAL WORK IN CREATIVE WRITING. 4 credits
EH 599-SPECIAL STUDY IN ENGLISH. 1 to 5 credits

 GRADUATE COURSES
 Courses offered through the program in Linguistics with the prefix LIN may
also be used as part of a graduate program in English.
EH 601-HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 4 credits
 The origins and development of the English language.
EH 602-THE STRUCTURE OF PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH. 4 credits