Master of Arts in English
The Master of Arts in English program at Worcester State University helps you expand your literary knowledge and further develop your critical research and writing skills.
With courses available in the late afternoons and evenings as well as online, our program offers working students like you a flexible schedule. Our rolling admissions process allows you to start your studies at a time that’s right for you. With the possibility of transferring up to 12 credits of graduate work, the WSU master’s degree program in English is also an exceptional value.
Our courses cover a range of topics, from literature and literary theory to writing theory and teaching to research methods. In fact, research is an integral component of our program, and we encourage you to turn seminar papers into conference papers and articles. In recent years, our students have presented their work at a variety of conferences. You may also have the opportunity to pursue a graduate assistantship in WSU’s Writing Center and at our online scholarly journal, Currents in Teaching and Learning, or our online news and literary magazine, The New Worcester Spy. After completion of your coursework, you either take 2 area exams or research and write a thesis, which is a book-length study of some area of literature, literary theory, or rhetoric.
While many of our students have continued their studies beyond the master’s level, others have found great success as English teachers in public schools across the state. In fact, our program is well-suited for English teachers who need a master’s degree to complete the final step in obtaining professional educator licensure in Massachusetts.
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