MA/MS in English Language and Literature, General

The master of arts in English is a part-time-friendly graduate degree offered on campus. It explores advances in literary studies while strengthening research and writing skills. Faculty expertise spans literature from Britain, America and elsewhere, plus digital humanities and the theory of composition. Students pursue independent research that ends in a capstone thesis. Secondary school English teachers can use the program to earn professional development points or to reach master's plus 15 or master's plus 30 salary levels. Graduates head toward work in schools and colleges, publishing, technology, libraries, communications, consulting and marketing. Offered by a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, the program is aimed at adult learners who often study while working. The program page links to the curriculum, the graduate catalog and tuition information, and it names a coordinator whom prospective students can contact before applying.