The program is flexible enough to accommodate a wide array of academic interests and career goals. The learning environment is highly interactive due to small class sizes and close relationship among faculty and students. A variety of special events and programs further enrich literary studies at Butler, including the University's Visiting Writers Series, The Writers Studio, workshops, lectures and presentations.
The Department offers two programs leading to the M.A. degree:
- A 30-hour degree which consists of 24 semester hours of course work
- Plus EN 710, Research Problems (3) and EN 711, Thesis (3)
- A 36-hour degree which consists of 36 semester hours of course work.