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.
The writing concentration offers an array of professional, composition/rhetoric, and creative writing workshops to prepare students for careers in communication, teaching, and further advanced studies. Grounded in literary studies, this degree offers flexibility for students to tailor their coursework for creative or professional goals.
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.
