ODU's Online MA in English program prepares students for further graduate study in English, for professional writing and editing careers, for teaching in secondary schools and colleges, and more.

Students in the Master of Arts in English program will:

• Develop complex reading, writing, and research skills.

• Demonstrate argumentative skills which enable students to defend interpretations and research practices by using textual material, secondary sources, and literary theory.?Develop electronic media skills.

• Be able to participate in the profession of literary studies through conferences, publications, and memberships in learned societies.