The MA in English is designed to provide a broadly inclusive course of advanced study in English and American literature together with preparatory training and scholarly background for the PhD. Applicants must have completed the equivalent of the undergraduate major in English (i.e. 30 units of upper-division literature courses) with a grade-point average of at least 3.50 in literature courses. Candidates for the MA must take a total of 30 units of graduate coursework (of which 24, or 8 classes, must be in regularly scheduled literature courses unless otherwise approved by the Program Director), demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language, and pass a final examination based on reading lists approved by the faculty.
The English Department maintains four degree-granting graduate programs:
Each of these programs is separately administered and has a separate application procedure. In general (some programs may make exceptions or have a different deadline) applications are due in early January (for matriculation the following August). Admissions are highly selective. The department therefore urges prospective applicants to confer, by early autumn at the latest, with the Director of the individual program in which they are interested.
To access the landing page for an individual program, click on its name below. On these pages you will find contact information for each program, as well as information about graduate study in the department.
General MA
The Department also offers a General MA, a flexible program that includes curricula from Literature, RCTE, and EAL.
Additional Resources
English Graduate Union (EGU), represents all English graduate students
Financial Opportunities: please email program assistant for information regarding financial support available to graduate students in the Department of English.
Lauren Mason
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of English
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
University of Arizona - Main - Tucson
1. Apply through the Graduate College online portal. Students should apply to the MA in ENGLISH ONLY if they are not interested in the possibility of continuing for the PhD. If you are admitted to the program having completed this MA application and then decide to go on to the PhD here, you will have to re-apply, submitting all required documents and fees again. If you think you may want to continue for the PhD, you should apply directly to the PhD in English (even if you will be entering the program at the MA level).
This will include the following:
• Graduate College application
• Domicile Affidavit
• Application fee ($85), payable to the University of Arizona
2. Complete the Literature Program Online Application (either English MA or PhD):
The application will include the following elements:
• Curriculum Vita
• Statement of purpose
• Official copies of transcripts from all colleges attended-you may download unofficial on-line for review purposes. If you are admitted, you will need to mail official transcripts to the program.
• Three academic letters of recommendation (your recommenders will be able to submit their letters through the online application system)
• Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Subject test is optional. Ask that your scores be sent to Institution Code #4832 Must be dated within 5 years of enrollment
• A writing sample (in the form of a critical paper; recommended length 10-20 pages, maximum of 25 pages)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY:
• TOEFL 550-paper or 79 internet. Scores must be dated within 2 years of enrollment.
Required test for both domestic and international students:
General GRE
Required test for international:
TOEFL
Minimum TOEFL: 79 internet
Minimum IELTS: Composite score of 7
Recommended tests:
GRE Subject test
Please see our webpage: http://english.arizona.edu/literature/financial-opportunities#overlay-context=literature/financial-aid-teaching-fellowships-awards
Applications are due around January 15 each year for the following fall semester. We have no spring admission.
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
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Candidates for the MA must take a total of 30 units of graduate coursework (of which 24, or 8 classes, must be in regularly scheduled literature courses unless otherwise approved by the Program Director), demonstrate reading knowledge of a foreign language, and pass a final examination based on reading lists approved by the faculty. In consultation with the Graduate Literature Program Director, students select one of two plans of study, as outlined below. Candidates take the final MA exam shortly after completing coursework, normally no later than the fourth semester in the program. A candidate who fails the MA Examination may, upon the recommendation of the committee and the Graduate Literature Director, be granted a second examination. The results of the second examination are final.
While there are no required courses, students may choose, in consultation with the director, among the following 3 unit ENGL courses below. There is no minimum grade required for any course as long as the student's total gpa is 3.5 or above:
501 Advanced Creative Writing Nonfiction Writing
503 Latina Feminisms in the Americas
505 History of the English Language
506 Modern English Grammar
510 Teaching of Composition
514 Advanced Scientific Writing
515 History of Criticism and Theory
518 Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory
520 History of the German Language
522 Asian American Literature
524 Studies in Southwest Literature
526 Medieval English Literature
527 Chaucer
529 Chinese Immigrant Literature and Film
531 Advanced Studies in Shakespeare
533 Studies in the Renaissance
541 Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
543 Mexican-American Literature in English
544 Media Archaeology: Moving Image as Evidence
549A Folklore
552A Mixed Media Stories: Stories in Text and Film
555 Introduction to Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
555A Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature
557A Modern British Literature
557B Contemporary British Literature
561A French Linguistics
565 Studies in American Literature to 1900
566 Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature
567 Topics in French Linguistics
573 Semiotics and Language
577 Studies in American Indian Literature
580 Second Language Writing
587 Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning
588 European Literary-Political Cabaret
589 Internet Technologies in Second/Foreign Language Education
593 Internship
596A British Literature
596B Studies in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
596F American Literature
596G Comparative Literature
596J Second Language Acquisition Research
596K Methods and Materials of Literary Research
596L Theories of Criticism
596O Topics in Second Language Teaching
596P Women's Life Writing: Autobiography, Diary, Oral History, Biography....
596Y Topics in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
597Q Qualitative Research in Rhetoric and Composition
597R Research Methods in Rhetoric and Composition
597S Methods of Rhetorical Analysis
598 Approaches to Teaching Writing
612 Grammatical Analysis
613 Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
615 Second Language Acquisition Theory
620 Cultural Dimensions: Second Language Acquisitions
646 Ancient and Contemporary Voices
680 Reader Response Theories
693A Applied ESL
696A Latina/o Literary and Cultural Studies
696D History of Rhetoric
696E Studies in Rhetoric and Composition
696F Literature and Creative Writing
696G Queer Theories
696J Sexuality and Aesthetics
696M Gender, Sexuality, and International Migration
696S Historical Studies in Rhetoric and Composition
696T Contemporary Rhetorical Theories
Students can take any 2 (6 units of coursework) courses outside of the English Department found in UAccess Catalog upon approval from the director.
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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.
Program-level Information | |
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Application Acceptance Rate | 20% |
Med. Time-to-degree (years) | 1.75 |
Department-level Information | |
Enrollment Percent Male | n/a |
Enrollment Percent Female | n/a |
Enrollment Percent International | n/a |
Enrollment Percent URM | n/a |