M.A. in English
The English MA at UMSL is flexible and designed for how people read, write, teach, and work in today’s world. Alongside our established and award-winning faculty, you will deepen your expertise across many areas of English study, including literature and textual analysis, cultural studies, pedagogy, and writing craft. Our students enjoy opportunities to work with digital literacy and tools and, in some cases, take select graduate creative writing courses connected to our MFA.
Whether you’re a busy graduate student or working professional, you will turn advanced study into stronger writing, sharper critical thinking, and professional credibility. Students have the option to complete a thesis or an independent culminating project in their final year. Qualified applicants may apply for graduate teaching assistantships, which come with a monthly stipend and tuition remission.
However their degree is tailored, MA students leave with a clear sense of where they want their work to go next, and the skills to get it done.
