English Language and Literature (MA)

The M.A. in English is a 30-credit-hour degree program.

Degree requirements are as follows:

• ENG 711: History and Theory of Literary Criticism (3 credits), to be taken at the student's first opportunity.
• At least one research seminar (800-level course) (3 credits).
• 8 additional courses (24 credits). Two of these courses may be devoted to pursuing the MA thesis option (see below).
• Reading knowledge of a foreign language, demonstrated by means of coursework or a proficiency exam, or by means of a passing grade in a graduate-level Old English course (e.g. ENG 501, 502, 503) or History of the English Language (ENG 621).
• Capstone: Either an M.A. thesis, written under the guidance of a faculty advisor and counting for two courses (6 credits) toward the coursework requirement, or a Comprehensive Examination in two parts (English literature to 1800, and English literature since 1800), both essay-based and taken in timed exam conditions.

$1,250 / credit hour

More information about this degree is available on the School website or by request from our Admissions team.