Apr 20, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

English, MA

Location(s): Online


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The MA in English is an online curriculum designed to provide advanced study in literature, creative writing, theory, cultural studies, and pedagogies, among others. Our students prepare to enter teaching fields in dual-credit environments and community colleges, as well as to transition to doctoral programs. Enjoying both asynchronous and synchronous online classroom environments, our graduates leave the program with an advanced scholarly understanding of the nuances of literature, writing, and theory. 

MA English Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

  • Students will demonstrate a critical understanding of the significance of major authors, literary works in different genres, and definitive literary movements in literature, theory, and writing, as focused by their programs.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and interpret literature, theory, and writing, as focused by their programs.
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to conduct and utilize research methodologies in the study of literature, theory, and writing, as focused by their programs.

Program Requirements


Restricted Electives: 3 Credits


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Choose one.

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Course number may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Thesis Courses: 6 Credits


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Courses may be repeated beyond 6 sch until thesis is completed.

Total Hours: 30


Required Core Courses: 15

Restrictive Electives in: 3

Restrictive Electives in: 6

Restrictive Electives in: 6

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