Overview

The Department of English at Fordham University offers this M.A. degree program in English. In addition to offering small, seminar-style courses led by our widely published and recognized faculty, we provide individualized, personal mentorship to all members of the graduate program.

M.A. students complete capstone writing projects while working closely with faculty mentors in their chosen fields of interest. We also run numerous workshops on dissertation writing, publishing, and other topics related to professionalization, and we have a dedicated faculty member who serves as our job placement officer.

Key Facts

Improve close reading skills
Write with greater precision, creativity, and rigor
Attain a complex knowledge of literature from different periods
Learn and demonstrate knowledge of various theoretical approaches to the study of literature
Develop a fuller understanding of research strategies and practices

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Race, Religion, and Monstrosity in Medieval Literature
Malory: Cultures of the 15th Century
Late Medieval Women
Shakespeare's History Plays
Romanticism and Ecocriticism
Displacing the Renaissance: Travel, Race, and Colonialism
Feminism and American Poetry
African American Literature
Autobiography and Politics
High Modernism: 1922
Crip, Queer, and Critical Race Theory
Film/Theory/Literature: Horror and Madness

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-03 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Academic Transcripts
Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Purpose/Intent
Resume/CV
Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE scores)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

40512 USD / year

≈ 40512 USD / year
Out-of-State

40512 USD / year

≈ 40512 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

40512 USD / year

≈ 40512 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

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Overview

Key Facts

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Manhattan

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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