Literature in English (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Literature in English at Michigan State University is offered by the Department of English with a thesis (Plan A) or non-thesis (Plan B) option. Coursework addresses criticism and theory, literary and cultural history, and multinational or global literary traditions.

Faculty: College of Arts and Letters | Department: Department of English | Duration: 31 credits (Plan A, thesis) or 30 credits (Plan B) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students take ENG 800 Studies in Race, Gender, and the Human and ENG 802 Literary Criticism and Theory in the first two semesters, plus 21 credits of graduate work including one English literature course before 1800 and one after 1800. They demonstrate second-year college-level proficiency in a language other than English; Plan A adds 4 thesis credits and an oral exam, and Plan B adds a course and a portfolio with a final examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A writing sample showing aptitude for critical and scholarly writing. Regular admission requires a bachelor's degree in English or a related field, at least 20 semester credits in English courses (excluding first-year composition) with a GPA of at least 3.50, and two years of college-level foreign language study.

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.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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