Master of Arts in English

Middle Tennessee State University

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in English is offered through the College of Liberal Arts at MTSU. Its curriculum allows students to explore standard areas of Literary and Cultural Studies, as well as topics related to Writing Studies and Popular Culture. The courses are designed as seminars and graduate students expect highly individualized mentoring from the graduate faculty.Graduate study in English engages in the deep and intense study of literature and writing, language, and theory, undertaken for the special growth in knowledge and understanding of the world of human expressions and experiences that such studies bring. It also provides preparation and training for s within and outside of the academy. Students who attain degrees in this program enrich each other through their diversity of experiences and perspectives and take the cultural and intellectual wealth of their interactions and knowledge into their communities with them as they integrate their lives beyond the seminar room. The Master of Arts in English requires completion of 30-37 hours (thesis) or 33 hours (directed portfolio).

College of Liberal Arts