MA & PhD Tracks
Course distribution requirements for the graduate track in Comics and Visual Rhetoric are as shown below.
|
MA,
Thesis |
MA,
Non-thesis |
PhD |
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| required |
related |
elective |
required |
related |
elective |
required |
related |
elective |
| 3 courses in Comics and Visual Rhetoric* |
2 courses in concentration |
2 courses |
3 courses in Comics and Visual Rhetoric* |
3 courses in concentration |
4 courses |
2 courses in Comics and Visual Rhetoric* |
3 courses in concentration |
2 course |
*Required courses may include Studies in Comics and coursework in visual or image-text studies, including Film and Media Studies and Children’s Literature. Courses in theory and cultural studies are recommended for the concentration. Interdisciplinary work is encouraged.
Notes
- As a new discipline, Comics and Visual Rhetoric Studies embraced contemporary theory more rapidly and thoroughly than almost any field in the humanities. Students without a strong theoretical background will not be competitive in job searches.
- Historically, the most important foreign language for Comics and Visual Rhetoric Studies has been French. Unless a graduate student has particular reasons for needing a different language, French should be the first choice.
- Because many media studies jobs appear in English departments, students should develop an additional concentration in either literature, composition, or theory.
Faculty
Department of English faculty who regularly teach courses in this track include:
- Donald Ault – Romantic Poetry (William Blake), Literature & Mathematics, Literary Theory, Comics & Animation
- Marsha Bryant – 20th-Century Literature & Culture (American & British), Poetry, Women’s Literature, Visual Culture
- John Cech – Children’s Literature, 20th-Century American Literature, Adolescent Literature
- Terry Harpold – Media Theory, Narrative Theory, Psychoanalysis, Science & Literature
- Scott Nygren – Film & Media Studies, Video Production, Media & Cultural Studies, Film & Literature
- Anastasia Ulanowicz – Children’s Literature & Media, 20th-Century American Literature, Religion & Literature, Trauma Studies
For more information regarding UF’s programs and courses of study in Comics, see this page:
- Comics@UF (Page will open in a new browser window)
