Program Overview
Expand your knowledge of literature and rhetoric with this top-ranked graduate program. Explore theoretical advancements through guided experiences with renowned scholars, gain teaching expertise, and prepare for careers in academia, writing, and more. The program fosters a supportive and competitive environment where you can build skills in research, writing, and critical thinking.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Expand your intellectual borders through the English department’s graduate programs, which are among the top-ranked nationally for private and public institutions alike. You will gain teaching experience while exploring literature with faculty mentors and visiting authors and scholars. Take exciting courses that allow you to think deeply about cutting-edge ideas. Faculty mentors help you go further in your studies.
Careers:
Potential Careers: College Professor, Teacher, Humanities Scholar, Journalist, Columnist, Writer Job Titles of Alumni: Professor, Author / Writer / Editor, Teacher, Managing Editor, Marketing Specialist, Communications Manager Workplace Settings: Academia, Publishing, Public Humanities, Journalism, Communications
Other:
This program is a competitive space for a scholar, but a supportive place where you are heard and encouraged towards success. Looking back, I can see how much the department supported me from the very beginning.
- Chelsea Rogers Popular courses include Modern Rhetorical Theory, Seminars in Literary and Cultural Study, and Gender and Sexuality. Students choose areas of emphasis such as English and American Literature or Composition and Rhetoric. A reading knowledge of foreign language may be required, and programs culminate in a thesis or dissertation. Building Skills:
- Research: Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems
- Teaching: Foster learning by conveying knowledge, skills and concepts to students
- Writing: Creating professional written content for inclusion in scholarly journal articles, books and reports
- Analytical Reasoning: Breaking down complex problems or situations to identify patterns, connections and solutions
- Cultural Awareness: Learning about and respecting diverse cultures and beliefs
- Critical Thinking: Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments
