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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Chair: Dr. David Basena

DEGREE OFFERED
Master of Arts in English

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Monifa Love
Room 348A, Center for Teaching and Technology

The Master of Arts in English is intended to respond to the local and global
needs of students. It is designed for those who
• Earned the traditional bachelor's degree in English and allied fields
(i.e., language arts, humanities, etc.) and wish to supplement that
degree with training in literary and rhetorical theory, digital
humanities, cultural studies, language, global literature, and writing;
• Teach on the secondary or collegiate levels and wish to advance their
understanding of literary texts, rhetorical arts, and culturally-engaged
writing;
• Desire to study the art of persuasion, textual analysis, and critical
thinking in advance of legal or other professional studies;
• Plan to pursue doctoral studies upon completion of the master's
degree; and
• Possess a love of reading and writing and wish to enrich their lives
through face-to-face and digital discussions about how literature
inspires, challenges, and transforms us.

The program is distinctive in its emphasis on digital humanities. Once known as
humanities computing, digital humanities is an approach to learning and
conducting research that emphasizes
• Building fluid, mobile networks of investigators,
• Exploring texts from multiple perspectives,
• Using and developing digital methods and tools, and
• Presenting research in digital forms and through social media.
It promotes local and global considerations of texts in light of what it means to
human and digitally connected.

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