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Help with Master's degree
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PatsGirl1 Wrote:So I have narrowed it down to 2 M.A. programs. I am looking to teach at a Community College in either English/Literature, History, or general Humanities. Generally 18 grad credits is required to teach a subject.

I found the following:
Cal State-Dominguez Hills online M.A. in Humanities. You can specialize in one subject- I would do Literature. Cost is about $6360+ books/extras. Would take about 12-16 months to finish. Con: it's a "concentration" in Literature, not an actual degree in it. Pros: Cost, time, I like the "name" recognition, and the classes sound really cool.

Western New Mexico Univ. online M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies- you get two 18 credit concentrations. I would do History and English, making me qualified to teach two fields. Cost is about $6850+ books/extras. Would take a full 2 years to finish. Con: It would take longer, cost is more. Pros: 2 subjects I can teach, cost is still reasonable.

Or there's Morehead State's online M.A. in English. Traditional program. Cost is about $10,000-$11,000+ books/extras. Would take about 20-24 months to finish. Con: COST is a lot more, time, GRE required, name is something I can see being teased about, only qualified to teach one subject. Pros: It's a well-regarded program, I was conditionally accepted already

What would you do if you were me? lol Also, cost is a factor. If I choose CalState or WNMU, we can pay cash for the M.A. With Morehead, I would need to take out some loans. Also, finishing a year sooner would help me get adjuncting sooner (well, nothing's guaranteed but it would help).



Sorry- I have no clue which you should choose, I can't even decide for sure on mine; I will share a link that looks awesome for a lit lover! MA in English with a concentration on Multicultural Literature! Totally online. If I ever wanted another area to teach, this would be it.
ECU English Dept: Multicultural and Transnational Literatures Program

My humble opinion, is that your MA should specialize, so I would tend to not go with interdisciplinary studies. I think that approach at the bachelor's level is probably ok, many many people go with the Liberal Arts degree, but up in grad school I think it's time to become an expert in something Big Grin That, of course, is only my opinion!
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Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-04-2008, 10:13 PM
Help with Master's degree - by cookderosa - 06-05-2008, 01:32 AM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 03:28 PM
Help with Master's degree - by ShotoJuku - 06-06-2008, 04:04 PM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 04:12 PM
Help with Master's degree - by ShotoJuku - 06-06-2008, 04:20 PM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 04:37 PM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 05:29 PM
Help with Master's degree - by gcalvin - 06-06-2008, 06:06 PM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 06:52 PM
Help with Master's degree - by PatsGirl1 - 06-06-2008, 07:00 PM

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