Curriculum
Please see the official description of the M.A. in English on the Graduate School's website. Checklists for the program's concentrations can be found below:
- Checklist for Graduate Students in Literary Studies
- Checklist for Graduate Students in Literary Studies with Creative Writing Emphasis
- Checklist for Graduate Students in Composition/Rhetoric
- Checklist for Graduate Students in Professional Writing
Related Programs
The department also offers a Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing, which includes participation in the Eastern Illinois Writing Project. You can find the official catalog description for the Certificate on the Graduate School's website, and more information from the Eastern Illinois Writing Project.
Through a cooperative agreement with the History Department, the department also offers graduate students the opportunity to do interdisciplinary work in British Studies.




