Turn Your Love of Literature into a Professional Asset with a Master's in English Online
If you love literature and enjoy analyzing literary works, University of Michigan Science's Master of Arts in English online will enrich your knowledge and expand your critical analysis and communication skills. You'll explore the great works of English and American literature, and you'll be able to customize the program to best suit your interests.
Upon completion of your Master of Arts in English, you'll have myriad career options. You can pursue a doctoral degree in literature, teach at the community college or secondary levels, earn a professional degree in law or business, or work in publishing or public relations, just to name a few.
See Yourself Succeed with an MA in English
Your MA in English will provide a strong, in-depth foundation in British and American literary works, after which you can tailor the program to your interests. Traditional and nontraditional course topics in the master’s in English online range from Shakespeare, Victorian literature and the Renaissance to Romantic literature, American modernism, and gender and multi-ethnic studies.
As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your MA in English online at UMS include:
- Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
- Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
- Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your graduate degree in as few as 15 months, with two courses per 10-week term
- Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
- Minimal requirements. No GMAT or GRE required for admission
- Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
- Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
Career Outlook
Curriculum
The MA in English curriculum is designed to strengthen your skills in the critical analysis of literature and provide a broad understanding of literary traditions. Our courses are taught by accomplished instructors who are dedicated to your success.
Courses May Include
Program Outcomes
- Evaluate, synthesize, and incorporate various theoretical arguments into original interpretation of literary texts
- Demonstrate expertise in a literary subject and articulate new potential connections between language/literature and social and cultural history
- Articulate several theoretical approaches to literature and apply both theory and form to primary texts, for purpose of informed, original interpretations that contribute to the field of study
- Compose essays of significant depth that involve researching, evaluating, and integrating a variety of literary sources into scholarly papers, each containing an extended, cohesive and original literary argument that contributes to the field of study
- Produce scholarship that adds to others' aesthetic appreciation for literature and articulates the critical role it plays in culture and society
