May 20, 2024  
Butler University Bulletin 2023-2024 
  
Butler University Bulletin 2023-2024

English, MA


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MA Program


In the Master of Arts program in English, graduate students will complete course work and individual studies in British and American as well as European and world literatures.  Additional topics for study may include African diasporic literatures, gender studies, colonial and postcolonial literatures, literary theory, cultural studies, and film studies.

Graduate students will have the opportunity to pursue one of two possible advanced paths of study. In the thesis track, MA students will complete 24 semester hours of course work and 6 semester hours of MA thesis work. In the non-thesis track, students complete 36 semester hours of course work.

Graduate students take classes along with undergraduates, but instructors demand greater scope and sophistication from them as well as additional work, both written and oral. In some cases, graduate students may be called upon to assist the instructor in various capacities.

Thesis Track Requirements


Non-Thesis Track Requirements


  • Min Units: 3
  • Eight EN 300-level literature electives
  • Three EN 400-level literature electives
  • An overall GPA of at least B for all courses attempted for gradaduate credit
  • A comprehensive exam: A minimum grade of B on the exam is required to complete the program

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