The Master of Arts in English degree program is designed to accommodate a wide variety of students:  those seeking personal enrichment through increased knowledge and understanding; those preparing to pursue a Ph.D. in English or other advanced professional degrees; and those seeking professional advancement in such fields as writing, publishing, or teaching on the primary, secondary, or college levels.  There are seven concentrations available within the M.A. in English.  Additionally, the Department of English offers a broad range of courses in literature, composition/rhetoric, and language, including second language studies and applied linguistics. 

Our faculty members include linguists, technical writing scholars, creative writers, literature specialists, and rhetoric/composition scholars. We publish a broad variety of scholarly and creative writing: ranging from studies of slavery in children’s literature, to politeness on Youtube, to ecocritical approaches to early modern literature, to the literacy of electronic gaming, to stories about women with dark horses. Our courses are equally diverse and provocative.