English MA

The Master’s Program in English accommodates the varied interests of students pursuing graduate study in English, including literary and cultural studies, electronic media and film, writing and pedagogy. It is closely linked with the Ph.D. Program, making it ideal for those interested in more advanced graduate work. Students interested in writing–creative or critical, aesthetic or practical, print-based or digital—will find a number of courses, including workshops and seminars, devoted to the practice, theory, and teaching of writing.

Degree Level: MA

Department: English

School or College: College of Arts and Sciences

Required Credentials: Transcripts, 3 Letters of recommendation, GRE, Critical Writing Sample, Statement of Goals

Application Deadline for Fall Admission and Assistantship Consideration: Not available
Application Deadline for Fall Admission without Assistantship Consideration: March 15

Application Deadline for Spring Admission and Assistantship Consideration: Not available
Application Deadline for Spring Admission without Assistantship Consideration: November 1

Application Deadline for Summer Admission and Assistantship Consideration: Not available
Application Deadline for Summer Admission without Assistantship Consideration: Not available

Special Notes: You need to upload your writing sample with your online application at time of submission. You cannot append the application after initial submission. 

Tracks: Literature, Modernity, and the Contemporary; Writing Practices: Poetics, Rhetorics, Technologies; Cultural, Transcultural, and Global Studies; Theoretical Constructs

Grad Bulletin URL:

http://www.albany.edu/graduatebulletin/english_ma_degree.htm

Departmental Website:

http://www.albany.edu/english/ma_program.php