Department of EnglishMA in English

Degree Requirements

The MA in English is a 36-semester-hour degree, available under a thesis and a non-thesis option. The thesis option requires students to complete 30 hours of graduate courses and write and defend a thesis (6 thesis hours). The non-thesis option requires students to complete 36 hours of graduate courses and assemble and defend a portfolio of revised essays or creative pieces.

Concentrations

Students typically select an area of concentration for their MA in English. Areas of concentration include the following:

• Early British Literature
• Later British Literature
• American Literature
• Comparative Literature; Globalization and Translation (CLGT)
• Film and Media Studies
• Linguistics
• Book History and Digital Humanities
• Literature, Social Justice, and Environment (LSJE)

Each emphasis involves a common set of core requirements: foundation courses, British, American, and Comparative literature courses, and literary genre courses. MA students must also demonstrate reading knowledge of one language other than English or proficiency in linguistics, translation methods, or other language-related practices.