Master's Degree in English
Degree: Master of Arts
Major: English
Hours: 36 (doesn't include teacher certification)
English Overview
The ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University Master of Arts in English is versatile and interdisciplinary. This program offers opportunities for intensive study of language and literature in a variety of representative courses across our disciplinary areas of study, which include world literature, British and American literature, composition and rhetoric, media studies, technical and professional writing, and creative writing in multiple genres.
Specifically, the degree plans for this program are designed to train you as a literary scholar and critic, to prepare you for postgraduate research or to equip you as a certified, master-level teacher of English. In this program, you can study literature, writing, rhetoric or combination. Upon graduation, you may choose to enter a professional field or continue on to postgraduate studies for a career in higher education.
Career Paths
Many traditional jobs for an English major are those that directly involve writing, such as journalism or publishing. You might also look for senior level technical writing positions, handling everything from developing detailed instructions for electronics or businesses processes to working with the development of websites. A master’s degree is often the minimum or preferred requirement for teaching at the community college level, and some universities also hire master’s degree graduates to teach at the freshman and sophomore levels, such as beginning composition and writing for business courses.
Graduates of master’s degree programs in English are also qualified for careers in human resources, market research, sales, public relations, customer service, film and television and other positions not typically thought of as career paths for English majors.
Primary Careers
Secondary or postsecondary educator, doctoral student, writer
- Editing/publishing
- Higher education
- Journalism
- Technical writing
- Professional writing
- Colleges and universities
- Public and private secondary schools
- Publishers
- Broadcast companies
- Newspaper and magazine publishers
- Corporate and non-profit employers