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MA English at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington, United States

Programme overview

Master of Arts in English at Indiana University Bloomington, with concentrations in Literature, a Special Field, or the English Language. It requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, and a 4-hour thesis is optional.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Department of English  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

The MA in Literature requires one 700-level seminar, two courses before 1800, two courses after 1800 and one foreign language at reading proficiency, with no final exam. Up to 8 credit hours may come from outside the department.

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Entry requirements

English graduate programmes (MA/PhD/MFA): undergraduate English major or equivalent (strong students without an English major may be admitted conditionally); minimum GPA 3.0 for the MA; GRE no longer required (scores optional); creative-writing applicants submit writing samples; application deadline January 2 for the following fall.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application fee is $70 (US citizen and international); a reduced fee of $35 applies to students currently enrolled in a graduate programme who apply to a second programme in the same school, and fee waivers are available for eligible applicants.

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