Master of Arts in English

The Department of English offers two tracks leading to the M.A. degree, choice of which depends on the student's academic and professional goals. 

Track I requires a minimum of 30 semester hours, and track II requires 36 semester hours.

All students pursuing the M.A. in English are required to take a final comprehensive examination after completing a minimum of 24 semester hours in the Department of English.

Students pursuing the M.A. in English may choose one of six areas of study:

• British and American literature;
• English Education;
• Linguistics
• Film and Literature;
• Literature and Rhetoric/Composition;
• Rhetoric and Professional Writing; and
• TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Substitutions within each area of study may be made at the discretion of the department's director of graduate studies.