MA English at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The department offers a Master of Arts in English, including an MA in English with a focused area of study in Renaissance Studies (Hudson Strode Program), an MA in English with a general literature focus, and an MA in English with a focused area of study in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies (CRES). Department faculty mentor students at all stages of their graduate experience, from coursework to teaching, from examinations to the writing of master’s theses.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: English | Duration: 33 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 33 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include EN 537 Intro to Grad Studies 1, EN 533 Practicum Tchg College English, EN 537 Intro to Grad Studies, EN 667 Shakespeare Performance, EN 620 Descriptive Linguistics (or other linguistics).

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Application information

Entry requirements

While new applications to our graduate programs will continue to be read until admissions decisions have been made, the application deadline for best consideration for all funding opportunities is December 1. Application to all graduate programs offered by the English Department is made through the University of Alabama Graduate School online application. Please note that the policies, procedures, and requirements listed below in some cases supersede or are more specific than the Graduate School’s policies. Please follow the steps below to ensure a complete application: In the online application form all applicants must enter one of the following for the “Specialty Area” field: “Literature,” “Renaissance,” “Prose,” “Poetry,” “Prose & Poetry,” Upload the following supporting documents/information: Statement of Purpose (the first line should mention the desired Specialty Area in the English Department). The Statement of Purpose describes your main research interests. Effective statements

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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