Emporia State University

Program Information

Degree Offered

a) Master of Arts in English with the possibility of one of the following emphases: literature, creative writing, or rhetoric/pedagogy. b) Dual degree in English and Library Information Management. Students may work toward a dual degree in English and in Library Science and apply up to 6 hours from each degree toward the requirements of the other. This program combines the MA degree with a professional degree (MLS), a combination well suited for careers in business, government, and education.

Format: Campus, Online

Program Description:

The Department of English is proud to offer an M.A. program in which students are encouraged not just to learn about contemporary developments in the discipline, but to take an active part in professional conferences, publications, and creative endeavors. Three courses of study are available: literature, creative writing, and community-college/high-school teaching. Our curriculum incorporates a wide range of historical and theoretical approaches to the study of texts and languages, and to the practices of teaching, research, and writing. For some of our recent graduates, the M.A. in English has led to nationally-ranked Ph.D. programs, among them the University of Minnesota, the University of California-Riverside, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Other M.A. graduates have chosen to pursue corporate and government employment, secondary teaching, and teaching in community colleges. Our program prepares students for these career paths by combining a flexible, individually-tailored academic curriculum with opportunities for supervised training and teaching in ESU's Composition Program and Writing Center. Through our small classes, careful advising, and strong mentoring relationships, as a graduate student at ESU you will become part of a close-knit, active, and international community of teacher-scholars.

International Student Requirements:

In addition to University international student requirements, applicants who have earned degrees at institutions in countries in which English is not the native language must score at least 575 on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Examination before being admitted to the MA program in English.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Remote Town

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999