Our graduate programs enable advanced students to pursue intensive study with distinguished faculty committed to a creative and intellectual community. Courses and related programs link students at all levels with interdisciplinary opportunities on campus, while a lively series of speakers, colloquia and conferences provide a context for sustained learning and debate within the humanities. Alumni from our programs have garnered an outstanding range of accomplishments.
The Department of Literatures in English offers two graduate degree options for prospective applicants:
MFA in Creative Writing
The Creative Writing Program offers the MFA degree, with a concentration in either poetry or fiction. MFA students pursue intensive study with distinguished faculty committed to creative and intellectual achievement.
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PhD in English Language & Literature
The department enrolls an average of ten PhD students each year. Our small size allows us to offer a generous financial support package. We also offer a large and diverse graduate faculty with competence in a wide range of literary, theoretical and cultural fields.
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