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MA English at University of Rochester

University of Rochester, United States

Programme overview

The English MA has concentrations in literature and media and in creative writing, with a digital humanities sequence starting fall 2026. The one-year MA is separate from the two-year Selznick Film Preservation track.

Faculty: School of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Department of English  |  Duration: One year (one-year English MA)  |  Intake: Fall only; rolling deadline  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Rochester, NY, United States

What you will study

Strengths include literary history, American literature, modernist studies, editing, creative writing, poetics, media and film studies, and interdisciplinary work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

English graduate programs (PhD and one-year MA): 2-3 page statement of purpose; 10-20 page writing sample; 2-3 letters of recommendation, preferably from English faculty; GRE optional. International applicants whose native language is not English submit IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo scores no more than two years old; waivers apply for citizens of listed English-speaking countries and for applicants with three years of full-time in-person postsecondary study in those countries or the US. Fee $70. One-year MA reviewed on a rolling basis; fall entry only.

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.

Intake: Fall only; rolling deadline

Duration: 1 academic year

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