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English

Master's in English

Why Come to ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ for a Master's Degree in English?

Our graduates often go on for further study to Ph.D. programs, but more frequently find employment in industry, business, government, and non-profits. Preparing students for both these professional and academic paths, the graduate faculty publish in their fields, while maintaining connections with business and professional figures, helping to provide internships for our students.Ìý

Curriculum, Course Descriptions and related information are available in theÌý.

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Selected Faculty Publications

edited collection centered on Richard Matheson

Oxford Handbook

monograph by Dr. Will Rogers

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Application process

In brief, the process requires that you submit an application and send transcripts to the Graduate School. Also, if you want an assistantship or work study position, you willÌýsubmit an assistantship/work study application and 3 letters of reference from professors to the English department.

For more detail, see theÌýassistantships & work studyÌýinformation Graduate School website.

What to expect from us during the application process

The Graduate School and the department of English will keep you informed at various stages of the process: when your applicationÌýis forwarded to the department, when the department decides on your admission and admission status, and when the department determines whether you will receive an assistantship or work study position. If you have questions at any time, feel free to contact the Faculty Coordinator of the Graduate program in English:

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Headshot--Program DirectorÌý ÌýProfessor Will Rogers

Ìý ÌýWalker Hall 3-102

Ìý Ìý318-342-1522

Ìý Ìýwirogers@ulm.eduÌý

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Contact theÌýÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Graduate SchoolÌýto apply.

Other Information

Entrance requirementsÌýfor regular admission

18 hours of prior English courses (12 upper level, 6 lower level) with a 3.0 grade point average.

Overall GPA of 2.5 or better.

Highly qualified applicants from other disciplines will be considered with the submission of a 10-page writing sample, which will be evaluated by the Graduate Director of English.

Three types of admissions to the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ English Graduate Program

Regular admission indicates a completed application, including final transcripts, and acceptance to the MA program without qualification.

Provisional admission indicates an incomplete application. ÌýPerhaps you are still in school, so the final transcripts are pending, or you may have course deficiencies to make up.

Conditional admission indicates that you have completed your application. However, since you have a lower undergraduate GPAÌýthan we require for regular admission, youÌýmust earn at least a 3.0 GPA in your first semester of the MA program.