MA English at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The MA in English at the University of Arkansas is a 30-hour program with Generalist and Specialist concentrations, each with a portfolio or thesis track.

Department: English | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Required work includes Introduction to Graduate Studies, one theory course and two 60000-level seminars, then either a Portfolio Workshop or six thesis hours. Reading knowledge of a relevant language other than English is required. Sample courses include Advanced Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture and Advanced Studies in American Literature and Culture Before 1900.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to Degree Programs: Detailed instructions for the application process are on the English Department website . Each applicant must submit a separate application to the Graduate School and either the Director of Graduate Studies (for the M.A. and Ph.D. programs) or the Director of Creative Writing (for the M.F.A. program). M.A. in English

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 entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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