English (Master of Arts) and Master of Library Science
Admission Requirements:
Students must apply for admission to the master's programs of both the School of Library and Information Science and the English Department and meet the admissions criteria established for each. The two degrees must be awarded at the same time.
The English Department requires an English undergraduate major or its equivalent, and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), both General Test and Subject Test in English Literature. A superior student who has not majored in English may be admitted conditionally, but must remove deficiencies without graduate credit.
Foreign Language Requirements for the MA in English: Reading proficiency in one of the following: French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish.
Course Requirements:
Study for these two degrees can be combined for a minimum of 54 credit hours
rather than the 66 credit hours required for the two degrees taken
separately.
In addition to the SLIS S401 pre-requisite, students must complete:
- The MLS Foundation courses (15 credit hours);
- SLIS S521 (L623) - Humanities Information (3 credit hours); and
- 12 hours of SLIS electives in consultation with SLIS graduate advisor.
MA English: Students take 24 credit hours in English. All students must fulfill the core requirements as outlined in the English Department's Master of Arts with Concentration in Literature or Special Field Master of Arts degree requirements. No thesis or examination is required for the MA degree in English.
Having both master's degrees will make graduates more competitive in the job market. Careers in academic libraries particularly value dual master's degrees.
Both degrees must be awarded simultaneously to receive the benefit of the overlapping electives. Consult the IU Graduate School Bulletin for additional details on the MA in English.
See also: IU Department of
English
