English Education, MAT
School/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Degree(s) Offered: Master of Arts in Teaching
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Pauline Uwakweh Email: pauwakwe@ncat.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Faye Spencer Maor Email: fsmaor@ncat.edu
The Master's programs in English offer students a wide range of skills and knowledge in the areas of African American Literature, English Education and Teaching. The programs prepare students to pursue graduate studies at the doctoral level in English or Education. They also prepare students for teaching at secondary and college levels. The M.A T. degree offers students seeking licensure through graduate studies the skills to teach in grades 9-12. The M.A.T. program has two phases: Phase I comprises course work, internship and Praxis II leading to A-licensure. Phase II includes a research component and qualifying coursework leading to advanced M-Licensure.
Additional Admission Requirements
- Completion of prerequisite courses for those whose bachelor’s degree is not in English
- GRE Test Scores
Program Outcomes:
The Master of Arts program in English is structured to include knowledge of literature appropriate to the discipline and ensuring ongoing student engagement in research and/or appropriate professional practice and training experiences.
Degree Requirements
The M.A.T. in English Education requires a total of 39 semester hours of coursework.
Curriculum Guide for M.A.T. in English Education
Entrance Requirements: B.A. from accredited institution; undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better or passing scores on Praxis I; completing of prerequisite course, Computers in Education.
Phase I (Initial Licensure Coursework): 24 hours
• ENGL 653
• ENGL 628
• ENGL 627
• ENGL 755
• ENGL 755
• Pass Praxis II and be licensed; Maintain a 3.0 GPA
Phase II (Advanced Studies Coursework): 15 hours
• CUIN 715
• CUIN 653
• CUIN 711
• CUIN 728
• CUIN 729
• CUIN 788
• ENGL 788
Total hours for the Program: 39 hours.
Seminar Courses
Courses for Senior Undergraduates and for Graduates
• ENGL 600 Language Variations in American English
• ENGL 603 Introduction to Folklore
• ENGL 626 Children’s Literature
• ENGL 627 Young Adult Literature
• ENGL 628 The American Novel
• ENGL 631 Black Women Writers of Africa and the Diaspora
• ENGL 650 African American Folklore
• ENGL 652 African American Drama
• ENGL 653 Teaching English as a Second Language
• ENGL 654 African American Novel I
• ENGL 656 African American Novel II
• ENGL 658 African American Poetry I
• ENGL 660 African American Poetry II
• ENGL 672 Directed Study in English
Graduate Courses: Open Only to Graduate Students
• ENGL 700 Introduction to Critical Theory
• ENGL 701 English Renaissance Literature
• ENGL 703 Seventeenth-Century English Literature
• ENGL 704 Eighteenth-Century English Literature
• ENGL 705 Romantic Literature
• ENGL 706 Victorian Literature
• ENGL 707 Modern British Fiction
• ENGL 709 Medieval Literature
• ENGL 710 Language Arts for Elementary Teachers I
• ENGL 711 Secondary Education: The Classroom as Clinic
• ENGL 712 Teaching of Freshman Writing
• ENGL 721 Major American Writers I
• ENGL 722 Major American Writers II
• ENGL 723 Modern American Poetry
• ENGL 724 American Multi-Cultural Literature
• ENGL 726 From Pen to Power: Empowerment through Enhancement of Critical Thinking and Writing Behaviors
• ENGL 730 Directed Study in English
• ENGL 731 Technology in Teaching and Research in the Humanities
• ENGL 744 Postcolonial Novel and Theory
• ENGL 753 Introduction to Graduate Literary Studies
• ENGL 754 History and Structure of the English Language
• ENGL 755 Contemporary Practices in Grammar and Rhetoric
• ENGL 760 Non-Fiction by African American Writers
• ENGL 762 Short Fiction by African American Writers
• ENGL 764 African American Aesthetics
• ENGL 766 Seminar in African American Literature and Language
• ENGL 770 Seminar
• ENGL 775 Thesis Research
Comprehensive Exam, if appropriate: Required
Directory of Faculty
- Ahmad, Anjail R, Associate Professor , B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D.., University of Missouri-Columbia
- Bonner, Patricia E, Professor, B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Atlanta University; Ph.D.., University of South Florida
- Brown, Jane G, Associate Professor, B.A., Converse College; M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A. and Ph.D.., University of Dallas
- DePolo, Jason, B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D.., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Garren, Samuel B, Professor, B.A., Davidson College; M.A., Ph.D.., Louisiana State University
- Greene, Michael, Professor, B.A., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D.., Indiana University
- Kamara, Gibreel M, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., North Carolina A&T State University; Ed.D., Temple University
- Kulii, Elon, Professor, B.A., Winston-Salem State University; M.S., North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D., Indiana University
- Levy, Michele F, Professor, B.A., George Washington University; M.A. and Ph.D.., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Maor, Faye S, Professor and Chairperson, B.S., Florida A&M University; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D.., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Meyerson, Gregory D, Associate Professor, B.A., Miami University of Ohio; M.A. and Ph.D., Northwestern University
- Nieman, Valerie, Assistant Professor, B.S., West Virginia University; M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte
- Nwankwo, Chimalum, Professor, B.A., University of Nigeria, Nsukka; M.F.A., M.A., and Ph.D.., University of Texas at Austin
- Parker, Jeffrey D, Associate Professor, B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., North Carolina &T State University; Ph.D.., University of South Carolina
- Uwakweh, Pauline, Assistant Professor, B.A., University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria; M.A., University of Calabar, Nigeria; Ph.D.., Temple University.
