Graduate Admissions Office: Master of Arts in English


Master of Arts in English

College of Arts and Sciences English Department Program Director : Dr. Asher Z. Milbauer Department’s Phone Number : (305) 348-2259 Department’s FAX Number : (305) 348-3878 For More Information, go to Program's web site College of Arts and Sciences web site << Go Back		Brief Description of the Program: The English department graduate program offers a Master of Arts degree to students who qualify for and desire an advanced education in the study of literature and literary criticism. Students entering the M.A. program should be prepared for the time-consuming rigors of research and writing at levels well above the undergraduate level. Graduate students at the M.A. level are engaged in the study of literature, literary criticism, and literary culture -- historical and contemporary. The program’s goals are to teach students scholarly techniques, to introduce them to literary criticism, critical theory and the study of the English language, as well as to provide access to a broad range of literatures written in English. The M. A. curriculum allows students to deepen and expand their knowledge of literatures in English, to learn what critics and theorists past and present have written about literatures in English, and to start forming coherent approaches to literary texts.
Application Requirements: BA degree in English or a related field with minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA GRE: combined score of 1000 (verbal and quantitative) (Minimum 550 score on verbal GRE or a 3.5 GPA in English Major courses) 2 letters of recommendation from undergraduate or graduate professors Statement of purpose [indicate if interested in teaching assistantship] Writing sample (10 pages minimum) Additional Requirements for International Students: Foreign graduate applicants are accepted subject to space and fiscal limitations Must be academically eligible for further study in their own country A score of at least 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a minimum score of 50 on a Test of Spoken English (TSE) is required for international students whose native language is not English.