English MA Overview

The department offers a Master of Arts in English, including an MA in English with a focused area of study in Renaissance Studies (Hudson Strode Program), an MA in English with a general literature focus, 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, while most CRES students serve as tutors in the Writing Center. 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.