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Graduate Course Certificate in Social Sciences in English

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    3 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $1,560

Courses Offered

A graduate certificate offered by NYMU is respected by many accreditation authorities worldwide and the decree that t holds will serve to create a line of fantastic job opportunities that will eventually progress your career.

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  • Course Name

  • Credit Hours

  • Advanced Composition (ENG-127)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Fiction And Poetry (ENG-191)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Women In Literature (ENG-540)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Advanced Concepts In English Linguistics (ENG-597)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Literature And Writing (ENG-657)

  • 6 Credits

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Advanced Composition (ENG-127)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Writer As Reader
     The Reader As Writer
     Literature And Argument
     Reading Literature Closely: Explication
     Reading Literature Closely: Analysis
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Arguing An Interpretation
     Arguing An Evaluation
     Research: Writing With Sources
     Reading And Writing About Visual Culture
     Critical Thinking: Asking Questions And Making Comparisons
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reading And Writing About Essays
     Reading And Writing About Stories
     Writing Arguments About Short Stories: Two Case Studies
     Fiction Into Film
     Reading And Writing About Plays
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Thinking Critically About Plays
     Reading And Writing About Poems
     Writing Arguments About Poems: Three Case Studies
     Journeys
     Love And Hate
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Making Men And Women
     Innocence And Experience
     Identity In America
     American Dreams And Nightmares
     Law And Disorder

Fiction And Poetry (ENG-191)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reading Stories
     Types Of Short Fiction
     Elements Of Fiction
     Writing About Fiction
     Three Fiction Writers In Context
     Envisioning Narrative
     A Selection Of Contemporary Fiction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Selection Of World Fiction
     For Further Reading
     Reading Poems
     Types Of Poetry
     Elements Of Poetry
     Writing About Poetry
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Transformations
     Envisioning Poetry
     Three Poets In Context
     A Selection Of Contemporary Poetry
     A Selection Of World Poetry
     For Further Reading
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Lives Of The Poets
     Reading Plays
     Types Of Drama
     Elements Of Drama
     Writing About Drama
     The Greek Theater: Sophocles In Context
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Elizabethan Theater: Shakespeare In Context
     The Modern Realistic Theater: Ibsen In Context
     Envisioning Drama: Miller And Williams In Performance
     A Collection Of Modern And Contemporary Drama
     Writing With Sources
     Critical Theory: Approaches To The Analysis And Interpretation Of Literature

Women In Literature (ENG-540)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Oppression
     White Privilege And Male Privilege
     Frontlines And Borders: Identity Thresholds For Latinas And Arab American Women
     Where I Come From Is Like This
     The Master'S Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master'S House
     Night To His Day: The Social Construction Of Gender
     The Medical Construction Of Gender
     Theorizing Difference From Multiracial Feminism
     Feminism Without Borders
     Masculinities And Globalization
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Gender Stereotyping In The English Language
     Cosmetic Surgery: Paying For Your Beauty
     Hair Still Matters
     Empowering Self, Making Choices, Creating Spaces
     Girls And Boys Together...But Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements In Elementary Schools
     What Are Little Boys Made Of?
     We Don'T Sleep Around Like White Girls Do: Family, Culture, And Gender In Filipina American Lives
     Brown-Skinned White Girls: Class, Culture, And The Construction Of White Identity In Suburban Communities
     Sex Segregation In The U.S. Labor Force
     You Wouldn'T Want One Of 'Em Dancing With Your Wife: Racialized Bodies On The Job In World War Ii
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Managed Hand: The Commercialization Of Bodies And Emotions In Korean Immigrant-Owned Nail Salons
     Maid In L.A.
     Bridal Wave
     Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, And The Transformation Of Gender: Lessons From Two Generations Of Work And Family Change
     Working At Motherhood: Chicana And Mexicana Immigrant Mothers And Employment
     For Better Or Worse: Gender Allures In The Vietnamese Global Marriage Market
     Queer Parenting In The New Millennium
     Doing Desire: Adolescent Girls' Struggles For/With Sexuality
     After The Sexual Revolution: Gender Politics In Teen Dating
     Black Sexual Politics
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Toward A Global History Of Same-Sex Sexuality
     Becoming 100% Straight
     Hormonal Hurricanes: Menstruation, Menopause, And Female Behavior
     A Way Outa No Way: Eating Problems Among African-American
     Loose Lips Sink Ships
     Beyond Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life: Women Of Color And Reproductive Justice
     Welcome To Cancerland
     Fraternities And Rape On Campus
     Supremacy Crimes
     Mapping The Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, And Violence Against Women Of Color
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Sex And War: Fighting Men, Comfort Women, And The Military-Sexual Complex
     The Globe Trotting Sneaker
     From The Third World To The Third World Within: Asian Women Workers Fighting Globalization
     Las Mujeres Invisibles/The Invisible Women
     Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections On Cultural Relativism And Its Others
     The Lady And The Tramp (Ii): Feminist Welfare Politics, Poor Single Mothers, And The Challenge Of Welfare Justice
     The Women'S Movement: Persistence Through Transformation
     Feminists Or Postfeminists? Young Women'S Attitudes Toward Feminism And Gender Relations
     Punks, Bulldaggers, And Welfare Queens: The Radical Potential Of Queer Politics?
     It'S Not An Oxymoron: The Search For An Arab Feminism

Advanced Concepts In English Linguistics (ENG-597)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Nature Of Communication
     The Phonological Component: Phonetics
     The Phonological Component: Phonology
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Morphological Component
     Syntax
     Semantics And Pragmatics
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Sociolinguistics And Linguistic Anthropology
     Language Acquisition
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Sign Language
     Writing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Nonverbal Behavior
     Historical Linguistics

Literature And Writing (ENG-657)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Participation: Personal Response And Critical Thinking
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Communication Writing A Response Essay
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Exploration And Analysis Genre And The Elements Of Literature
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Argumentation Writing A Critical Essay
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Research Writing With Secondary Sources
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