The graduate program in English provides you with a broad knowledge in the discipline, including critical and cultural theory and literary history. This solid foundation enables you to choose your own path based on the wide variety of areas of concentration. Our flexible program allows you to take courses outside the department to further explore your chosen field(s). Our program emphasizes excellence in writing, innovative scholarship, and eloquent presentations–important skills you will need in your future profession. The program and its faculty are committed both to diversity in its student body and in the diversity of thought and scholarship.
Examples of student theses and dissertations include "The Write to Stay Home: Southern Black Literature from the Great Depression to Early Twenty-first Century," "Profaning Theater: The Drama of Religion on the Modernists Stage," and "Sentimental Borders: Genre and Geography in the Literature of Civil War and Reconstruction."
Graduates have secured faculty positions at institutions such as Brown University, Columbia University, and University of California, Los Angeles. Others have begun their careers with leading organizations such as Google and McKinsey & Company.
Additional information on the graduate program is available from the Department of English and requirements for the degree are detailed in GSAS Policies.