The Folklore Program requires 30 credits and a thesis for the Master of Arts degree or the Master of Science degree. For more information about the thesis, visit the Graduate Program on the English Department webpage. All students must take English 6700 and Folklore Theory and Methods during their first semester. The following courses are also available:

• 6610 Seminar in the American West

• 6620 Native American Studies

• 6630 Film and Pop Cultures

• 6710 Regional Folklore

• 6720 Folklore Fieldwork

• 6730 Public Folklore

• 6740 Folklore Narrative

• 6760 Cultural and Historical Museums

• 6770 Seminar: Folklore and Folklife (this course is repeatable; topic varies, e.g., Foodways, Legend & the Supernatural)

Students selecting the Public Folklore Program follow the same requirements as students in the Folklore Program, with the following exceptions. All students in the Public Folklore Program are required to take the following courses:

• 6700 Folklore Theory and Methods

• 6720 Folklore Fieldwork

• 6730 Public Folklore

• 6900 Graduate Internship

In addition to these required courses, Public Folklore students must take 12 or more credits of course work and 6 credits of thesis (Plan A option) or 15 credits of course work and 3 credits of thesis (Plan B option). These additional courses can come from the other folklore offerings or from other departments that offer graduate-level courses in areas that public folklorists might need, such as: photography, radio broadcasting, video and film-making, multimedia, writing for the public, grant and proposal writing, administration, budgeting, policy-making and museum skills.