The two-year MA program provides broad training in literature, language, and theory. The flexible two-year program is designed to meet the academic and professional needs of a range of students, including scholars who plan to move on to the PhD degree and teachers and professionals in the region who wish to pursue the terminal MA. The program prepares students for a variety of careers in education, publishing, editing, and beyond, or for further academic pursuits.

The Department offers MA degrees in Literature and Film and students choose between a Thesis and Non-Thesis Option. The Department of English offers generous funding for MA students in the form of a tuition scholarship, health insurance, and stipend of at least $19,000/year. First-year MA students work 20 hours per week as tutors in the Writing Center. Second-year MA students teach introductory writing courses. 

Application Details:

Students are admitted for the Fall semester only. We will begin reviewing applications on January 15, 2025 and admissions decisions will be communicated to applicants by April 15, 2025. Please be sure to fill out the teaching assistant application form and upload it with your online admissions application. For application details, see here. If you have additional questions, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Matt Giancarlo.