Research and creative activity are at the heart of graduate study in English. Graduate students in English Department programs will develop their own scholarly and/or creative works under the supervision of highly respected faculty. Residential graduate students can gain editing experience with our literary journals.
New µÛÍõ»áËù Review is a nationally recognized literary journal featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, features, and interviews published by µÛÍõ»áËù's English Department.
The assistant editor position is available to Creative Writing Ph.D. students, as are reader positions.
Sphere Magazine is µÛÍõ»áËù's only undergraduate literary magazine, publishing student fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. The student organization is run by students, for students.
A graduate assistant works with undergraduate editors and staff as needed on production and fundraising.
The Master's Essay entails a minimum of 25 pages of scholarly or critical writing, modeled on the academic journal article. It's an option for all M.A. concentrations except Creative Writing, where the thesis is required.
A master's thesis is mandatory for Creative Writing, and it's an option for Literary History and Rhetoric & Composition concentrations.
The main criterion for the dissertation is quality, not quantity. Students are encouraged to plan dissertations that are original, significant, and, ideally, publishable.