The graduate English programs cover all areas of English and American literature, world Anglophone literature, and Arabic literature. We also offer a concentration in women's and gender studies.
The program is flexible. Students may take courses on a full-time or part-time basis. They may enter the program on a nonmatriculated basis and later, upon admission, count up to 12 earned credits toward the master's degree.
The literature program requires 30 credits and a completion of a capstone project for the degree.Students can meet the 30-credit requirement by taking nine 3-credit courses and completing the capstone project, which requires enrollment in thesis hours and carries 3 credits.
Literature students who choose a concentration in women's and gender studies take this area's two core courses: History and Theory of Women's/Gender Studies and Feminist Research and Methods. In addition, they take two courses in the English master's degree program designated for this purpose and meet all other literature requirements.
See the section on Creative Writing for information about the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) in creative writing program.
Programs, Faculty, and Courses 
