Program Overview
The Department of English offers an MA in English with concentration either in Literature or English as a Second Language. Graduate classes are small and opportunities for multi-disciplinary and independent study are available. Our faculty members are dedicated teachers, active researchers, theorists, poets and novelists, with areas of expertise in British, American and World Literature, cultural studies, feminism, comparative literature, ESL, folklore, theory, film, linguistics, creative writing, and composition. Our students come to UT to improve their professional credentials in teaching, publishing, and journalism, and also for personal satisfaction and development. We have a very good record in placing our MA graduates in PhD programs.
Of Special Interest
Our Department of English is unique in that it offers a working relationship with theToledo Museum of Art and the Center for Visual Arts, providing an extensive archive of print materials and artists' books, allowing for courses in visual language, letterpress printing and the art and process of the book. Students may also work with Aureole Press, a literary fine-press that publishes work by established and new writers.
In addition to working with professors nationally recognized for their research and creative work, students have the opportunity to hear from renowned visiting writers such as Edward Albee, Tom Robbins, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Pinsky, Marjorie Perloff, Jerome McGann, William Labov and David Bevington.
Curriculum Information
The MA in Literature requires 33 hours of course work (36 for TAs), a comprehensive exam, competence in a foreign language, and a Master’s Paper.
Courses: The Literature concentration requires these courses: History of the English Language; Research in English; Literary Theories and Criticism; and two graduate seminars. Additional courses have included: 20th century British Literature, British Drama, Modern Drama, Shakespeare, Medieval Literature, Renaissance Literature, British Romanticism, the Victorian Novel, Contemporary American Literature, American Literary Romanticism, Fiction and Poetry Workshops, 20th Century American Fiction, Pre-20th Century American Poetry, 20th Century American Poetry, African-American Literature, Native-American Literature, and Hispanic-American Literature.
Admissions Information
Admissions are revolving, with first consideration for assistantships in March.