For subfield-specific requirements at each stage of our combined MA/PhD program for both Writing Studies and Literary Studies, scroll down to the appropriate header below. Current graduate students can find detailed academic resources on the graduate resources page.
Our Master's in Literary Studies provides students with a broad base of coursework in literature, culture, and theory as a preparation for more concentrated work at the doctoral level.
We are one of the top national programs for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Writing Studies and its many subfields (including but not limited to composition and rhetoric, discourse studies, literacy studies, language studies, computers and composition, and new-media studies). Students pursuing the Master's in Writing Studies build a foundation across these fields in preparation for more focused study at the doctoral level.
Doctoral students in Literary Studies write innovative dissertations in all areas of English, American, and Anglophone literature, from the medieval to the contemporary, as well as in film studies, cultural studies, and literary theory. Doctoral students also pursue interdisciplinary certificates and minors from departments across campus.
Doctoral students in the Writing Studies specialization focus their coursework and innovative dissertations in one of the many fields in Writing Studies, including composition and rhetoric, discourse studies, literacy studies, language studies, computers and composition, and new-media studies. They also often pursue the Center for Writing Studies Concentration.