Ph.D. and M.F.A. Reading Lists

• M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Poetry (pdf)
• M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Fiction (pdf)

English Literature

• Medieval Literature (pdf)
• Renaissance Literature (pdf)
• Eighteenth-Century Literature (pdf)
• British Romanticism (pdf)
• Victorian Literature(pdf)
• Modernism (pdf)

American Literature

• Early American Literature (pdf)
• Nineteenth-Century Literature, 1835-1910 (pdf)
• Modern Literature, 1910-1945 (pdf)
• Contemporary Literature, 1945-present (pdf)

Rhetoric and Composition
There is no comprehensive reading list, rather each candidate works out a reading list with his or her primary advisor and any other faculty members he or she wishes to consult.

Literary Theory (pdf)

Folklore (pdf)

For more lists, please contact Melissa McCleod.