Master of Arts in Literature

The department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts in English, including an MA in English with a focused area of study in Renaissance Studies (Hudson Strode Program) and an MA in English with a focused area of study in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies (CRES).Department faculty mentor students at all stages of their graduate experience, from coursework to teaching, from examinations to the writing of master’s theses.Graduate students in our Department not only have the opportunity to learn in an engaging environment but also to teach with steady training and mentorship. In their first year, most literature students teach in collaboration with a professor, leading discussion sections attached to large lecture literature classes. In their second year, students gain valuable classroom experience in composition classes.Our program’s scholarly and pedagogical preparation, as well as our detailed attention to professional placement, has enabled students to develop careers as teachers, scholars, publishers, and editors.

Each international applicant must hold the equivalent of a U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution to be eligible for graduate admission. While individual departments may have more stringent requirements, bachelor degrees from Bologna Accord certified institutions are considered to meet this criterion. We do also consider Indian three-year degrees to be equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree.TOEFL : The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 79 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT).International English Language Testing System (IELTS): The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 6.5.TOEFL paper-based score of 550 and above