Master of Arts [M.A] [English] From Missouri State University

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Master of Arts [M.A] (English)

STEM Course

2 years

Full Time

On Campus

Field of Study:

$13,248/Yr

$13,248 /Yr

Students learn advanced skills in creative writing, critical reading and writing, and language analysis and teaching. Many of MSU’s graduates go on to M.F.A. or Ph.D. programs in creative writing, Ph.D. programs in literature, and doctoral programs in linguistics.
Students can specialize in one of the 3 available tracks:
- Creative writing
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Literature
Learning outcomes:
- Students will know the history of literature written in English, including literary periods and generic traditions.
- Students will locate literary texts in their historical, cultural, and rhetorical contexts.
- Students will employ literary terms and contemporary critical methodologies in the analysis of texts, appropriately using and citing secondary materials.
- Students will employ advanced research methods with professional rigor.
- Students will understand, analyze, and effectively use the conventions of the English language.
- Students will demonstrate how narratives lead to the discovery of cultures in their specificities and diversity, and to the understanding of human beings in their similarities and differences.
- Students will fulfill Missouri State University’s public affairs mission by analyzing how literature, writers, and literary institutions respond to existing leadership and provide new leadership.

Year	1st Year Fees
Tuition Fees	$13248 (USD 13248)

Academic Eligibility:

A bachelor's degree with undergraduate preparation in English or, in the case of applicants interested in TESOL, course work in language and linguistics;
A minimum GPA of 3.00 overall;
Proof of student’s proficiency in English is required if their primary language is not English. Persons who have completed one or more years of university-level study in the U.S. may be exempt at the discretion of the International Services Office. International students hailing from non-English speaking countries must submit TOEFL/IELTS... or any equivalent test score reports to meet the English proficiency requirement.
A bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited or NOT by an agency recognized by Missouri State University, a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.00 scale; OR at least a 2.75-grade point average on a 4.00 scale for the last 60 hours of academic course work, AND a combined score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination;

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