English (M.A.)
About Our Program
Virginia Tech’s M.A. in English program focuses on the advanced study of literature and its cultural and historical contexts.
Campuses:
Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus
Type of Instruction:
Residential/On Campus
Curriculum
What You'll Study
Students take 36 hours of coursework in a variety of literary fields and in other related fields/disciplines in accordance with their own goals and interests. Our program has particular strengths in early modern, postcolonial, and African American literature, as well as in the digital humanities. It is also highly interdisciplinary, allowing students to take electives in the Department of English's other graduate programs (M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing). Students can further pursue interdisciplinary coursework through completing a graduate certificate (such as in Africana Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and many other topics). In their second year, students work closely with the program’s award-winning faculty to research and write a capstone project.
Why choose this program?
- Our program offers electives that cover a broad range of topics, allowing you to personalize your degree to your area of interest while developing a variety of diverse skills which employers desire.
- The program is FULLY FUNDED. Students receive full tuition waivers and a highly competitive stipend (~20k/year) for their work as Graduate Teaching Assistants.
- Virginia Tech is a top-notch research institution and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, where English is housed, offers a variety of opportunities which enable students to excel.
- Our small program enables students to get individualized attention with award-winning and research-active faculty.
- The interdisciplinary approach of the program enables students to interact with students and scholars from other programs as well, in areas such as philosophy, history, africana studies, and sociology.
- Our M.A. students engage with students and scholars in our other graduate programs including artists for the M.F.A. in English’s Visiting Writers Series and the speakers and researchers in the Ph.D. Program in Rhetoric and Writing.
Admissions and Tuition
Admissions Requirements
- Minimum GPA 3.0 (4 Scale)
- GRE - the GRE general and subject test are NOT REQUIRED for admission to the Virginia Tech M.A. Program in English
- TOEFL/ IELTS score required (if applicable)
Application Deadline
January 24, 2025.
Current Students
Tuition
Funding Opportunities
The Department of English has a limited number of graduate assistantships and fellowships available for students applying for full time study on the Blacksburg Campus. Entering students can apply for such funding as part of their admissions application. No separate application required.
Find out what loans are available as a graduate student and other opportunities.
Contact Us
If you have questions about the M.F.A. Program, please contact:
Marie Trimmer
Graduate Programs Coodinator
310 Shanks Hall
540-231-4659
mtrimmer@vt.edu
Katharine Cleland, Director of Graduate Studies (MA)
419 Shanks Hall
540-231-8287
kcleland@vt.edu
English (M.A.) Faculty
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Student Organization
English Graduate Student Organization
The English Graduate Student Organization is a professional and social organization for our graduate students. We host a number of annual events including book fairs, a graduate student conference, and social outings. You will receive regular invites to the meetings and functions.
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