M.A. in English

The Master of Arts in English allows students to develop their critical thinking, textual analysis, writing, and teaching abilities in preparation for further graduate study and for work in diverse professional fields. Offering two concentrations (1] literature, and 2] writing and literacy studies) and a certificate (TESOL), our flexible program enables students to take a wide variety of courses as they explore the different fields of English. English M.A students work with cutting-edge scholars and writers--and a small cohort of bright and talented peers--in intimate seminars and workshops. Our faculty have expertise in American, British, and world literature (from the early modern period to the present); in composition, rhetoric, pedagogy, and linguistics; and in a wide variety of specialized fields, including:

Ecocriticism and environmental writing
Digital humanities
Postcolonial studies
Disability studies
Native American studies
African American studies
Film studies
English education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Technical writing

graduate assistantships with tuition remission and an annual stipend
editorial fellowships with the nationally renowned scholarly journal Western American Literature
internships at the nationally renowned literary journal Passages North
teaching experience in composition and literature
travel funding for academic and writing conferences
summer research funding
professional training seminars in teaching, writing, and publishing
field courses in one of the country's most stunning landscapes

32 total credits (usually taken over four semesters)
at least 12 credits in the WLS concentration, or at least 16 credits in the Literature concentration (at least 4 at the 500-level)
at least 4 credits of literature at the 500-level
up to 8 credits in the capstone project (thesis, professional essay, practicum, or portfolio)
EN 504 Principles of Critical Investigation
EN 509 Teaching Colloquium (for teaching assistants only)