Graduate Certificate Programs in Literature

EFFECTIVE FALL 2022: NO NEW STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CERTIFICATE IN PHILOSOPHY, ARTS, AND LITERATURE.

The Graduate Certificate in Philosophy, Arts, and Literature is an interdisciplinary certificate that seeks to connect the study of specific works of art and specific art forms (such as literature, music, theater, painting, film, and so on) to questions concerning creativity, the nature of specific art forms, the relationship between knowledge and art, and between ethics and aesthetics. The Certificate aims to make student conversant with philosophical reflections on literature and the arts. As forms of human expression, philosophy and every art form are historical. The Certificate seeks to foster an understanding of the historical nature of different art forms, and of aesthetics and philosophy, and to encourage exploration of philosophy, arts, and literature from different historical periods.

Students may earn a formal Graduate Certificate in Philosophy, Arts, and Literature by satisfying the following requirements: (1) Take five graduate level courses approved by the Steering Committee. The courses must be taken in a minimum of three different departments. (2) Write a research paper and present it at a workshop at Duke.

Each year, SPS posts registration dates and deadlines on its academic calendar. It is your responsibility to register and, if necessary, drop classes by the posted deadlines. No one will do this for you, except in cases where a class is canceled. Please be aware that CAESAR is not in service during the week before the start of a term, and you may not register during that time.

We encourage you to register at the earliest possible date. Some courses fill up very quickly, and early registration will let SPS staff know if an additional section (where possible) is needed. Conversely, students who delay their registration may find that an under-enrolled course has been canceled due to apparent lack of interest. Early registration helps us serve you better.

All registrations, including adding and dropping classes, must be done online through CAESAR ( Computer Assisted Electronic Student Access Route ). If you are withdrawing from all your classes for the quarter, CAESAR will not let you drop the last remaining course on your schedule.

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Several certificates in the CITL Teaching Certificate Program require a review of literature.

A pedagogical literature review is a synthesis of what has been published by scholars and researchers on some aspect of teaching and learning. The purpose of the written review is to summarize, synthesize, and evaluate published material on a problem or issue. A literature review is not an annotated bibliography or set of summaries of articles on a topic.

You should begin by casting a wide net to get a sense of the topics that scholars in your discipline are investigating related to teaching and learning in your discipline, technology-enhanced teaching, or service-learning pedagogy. You can scan the titles of articles in pedagogical journals to identify common topics, trends, and significant scholars before narrowing your focus to one theme that is most interesting or relevant to you. You may also consult the reading lists on our webpage. Be sure to include articles from than one journal.

Select articles that make the best contribution to understanding the topic. Identify trends and patterns, relationships among studies, and gaps in the literature, always with an eye as to how the articles inform teaching in your discipline.

Your bibliography should list articles from scholarly journals or peer-reviewed on-line journals, or chapters from books. You may use any reasonable format for entry (APA, MLA, etc.) as long as it includes the title of the article or book chapter.

Your final paper should be a well-written coherent synthesis of the literature. You should refer to at least five to six articles or book chapters and your paper should be approximately six pages long.

The following provides a brief summary of the expectations for this component of the certificates.

In this review of general pedagogical literature, you begin to consider how the work and research of scholars of teaching and learning can influence your own understanding and practice. You may read a book that covers a wide range of teaching and learning topics, or you may focus your reading on a particular topic.

In this review of pedagogical literature in your discipline, you begin an exploration of the themes, research methods, and findings of the literature how your subject matter is taught and learned.

In this review, you examine the literature on teaching with technology. The review may focus on one of the following areas: the use of a particular educational technology, the use of technology in your discipline, or the use of technology for a specific purpose.

In this review of selected literature on service-learning pedagogy, you explore a theme or issue related to the use of service-learning pedagogy in higher education or in your discipline.

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As a student in the online Graduate Certificate in Literature, you explore the core principles of literature. You learn to teach students read and analyze texts and contexts and to write literary analysis. You also develop a fluency with current literary debates and theories of instruction.

Contemporary theory on the pedagogy of composition and literature.

Your Graduate Certificate in Literature prepares you for such careers as:.

Literature is part of the School of Humanities Social Sciences.

These standards require teachers wanting to teach dual-credit courses to hold either a master degree in their area of instruction or a master degree in another discipline (such as education), plus at least 18 credit hours of discipline-specific graduate coursework.

If you plan to pursue the online MA in English, you may apply the 20 credit hours from the Graduate Certificate in Literature toward the master degree.

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Literature, you must complete a total of 20 credit hours.

NOTE: If you choose to pursue the online MA in English, these certificate courses may apply to ( stack into ) your degree requirements. Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Literature does not constitute admission into any of the face-to-face graduate programs in English at the participating campuses.

To be accepted to this program, you must have:.

A bachelor degree: To enroll in this program, you must either possess a BA in English (or related bachelor degree in education with an English specialization, concentration, or outside area) or two years of secondary teaching experience in literature or composition classes.

250-word personal statement explaining background and reasons for entering the program.

ENG-L 503 Teaching Literature in College (4 Credits).

This Certificate in Literature Studies can be attractive for graduate students with a passion for lifelong learning and literature.

A Survey of American Literature in All Its Diversity.

Includes focused study of culturally diverse literary traditions, such as African-American, Native American, Asian American, and World literatures.

Offers students curricular flexibility in choosing which areas of literature they wish to focus on.

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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An investigation of how African American literature has innovated, influenced, and been influenced by literary movements, historical events, social transitions, and political upheavals.

An application of advanced theoretical and critical approaches to Shakespeare works. May be repeated than once for credit if different group of works or themes is being studied.

View full course description for Postcolonial Literature and Theory.

An examination of the discourse of postcolonial critical theory literature produced in postcolonial, diasporic and global contexts.

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