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.
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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)
