The English Department offers PhDs in the areas of English Studies, Renaissance Studies, and Composition/Rhetoric, MAs in English Studies, Renaissance Studies and Applied Linguistics/TESOL, and an MFA in Creative Writing.
Department faculty mentor students at all stages of their graduate experience, from coursework to teaching to examinations and the writing of masters theses and doctoral dissertations.
Graduate students in our Department have not only the opportunity to learn in an engaging environment, but also to teach in one as well. Beginning in their second year, they gain valuable classroom experience in composition classes, literature surveys, and courses they design themselves. Our program's scholarly and pedagogical preparation, as well as our detailed attention to professional placement, has enabled students to develop careers as teachers, scholars, publishers and editors.
Here you will find some Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate Studies in the English Department.