Literary and Cultural Studies Certificate

Northern Kentucky University

The Literary and Cultural Studies Certificate is a non-degree, graduate certificate program composed of 18 credit hours that explores texts from a variety of perspectives. The Literary and Cultural Studies Certificate is appropriate for candidates who want to delve deeper into literary studies, develop critical thinking skills, explore cultural concepts, and consider essential questions of what it means to be human.

Credits earned toward the Literary and Cultural Studies Certificate may apply to or be transferred into the Master of Arts in English (MAE) at the graduate program director’s discretion. If certificate coursework is applied to the MAE program, this certificate coursework can be no more than eight years old at the time of graduation from the MAE program. Candidates must complete all coursework for the certificate program within six years, including any transfer work.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM

The Certificate Program in Literary and Cultural Studies requires 18 hours of coursework, distributed as follows:

Electives (18 credit hours)

ENG 582 Special Topics in Literature (3 credits)

ENG 600 Introduction to Graduate Studies (3 credits)

ENG 636 Issues in Professional Writing (3 credits) (topic subject to graduate program director approval)

ENG 638 Theories of Community Literacy (3 credits)

ENG 639 Fieldwork in Community Literacy (3 credits)

ENG 645 Topics in Contemporary Rhetoric (3 credits) (topic subject to graduate program director approval)

ENG 671 World Literature in English (3 credits)

ENG 672 African American Literature (3 credits)

ENG 674 Multicultural Literature (3 credits)

ENG 676 Post-Colonial Theory and Literature (3 credits)

ENG 687 Gender and Literature (3 credits)

ENG 755 Readings in Literary Studies (3 credits)

CIN 601 Studies in Cinema (3 credits)

COM 580 Sexuality and Communication (3 credits)

COM 624 Gender and Communication (3 credits)