MIP Degree

The Program

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This joint venture between HSU and the Peace Corps was inaugurated in October 2000.  The MIP offers students the chance to combine academic course work with practical field experience in a foreign country.  Students will take one year of courses and, if accepted by the Peace Corps, will complete approximately 12 weeks of pre-service training.  Upon successfully completing the training, students will become Peace Corps volunteers and begin a two-year tour of service in their country of assignment.  After returning to the U.S., students will complete another semester of academic work and write a master’s project based on their field experience abroad.   Students will then have earned a Master of Arts degree in English with an emphasis in teaching English as a second language (TESL).

Admission

Students must meet all academic requirements for admission to HSU’s graduate programs as well as the requirements established by the Peace Corps for volunteer service.  Because of disparities in admissions timetables between the two institutions, students are advised to begin the Peace Corps application procedure several months before applying for graduate study at HSU.

Degree Requirements

Students are encouraged to begin academic courses during the fall semester.

  • Year One: Take All of the Following Courses during the First Two Semesters
    Communication 322: Intercultural Communication
    English 417: Second-Language Acquisition*
    English 600: Fundamentals of Research
    English 614: Teaching Writing to ESL Students
    English 635: Issues in English as a Second/Foreign Language
    English 684: Internship in Teaching ESL
    Modern Language Study (4 Units)

        

  • Years Two and Three: Active Peace Corps Service

        
     

  • Year Four (Third Semester at HSU): Take All of the Following Courses
    English 436: Integrating Language and Content in English Instruction*
    English 615: Writing Workshop
         English 618: Linguistic and Rhetorical Approaches to Writing*
         or  English 328: Structure in American English
    English 694: Field Experience: Observe and Reflect
    English 695: Culminating Activity: Critical Analysis of Field Experience

*Prerequisites exist for these courses and may add to the total number of units required for the degree (41).

 

For information about the Peace Corps Master's International Program:

For additional information about our graduate program, please contact:

  • Nikola Hobbel, Graduate Coordinator
     707.826.3161| nh16@humboldt.edu | FH 201
  • Barbara Cline, Graduate Program & Administrative Support Assistant
    707.826.3758 | bjc7001@humboldt.edu | FH 201