Overview

Key Features

Graduate students in our English Literature program at The University of Alabama not only have the opportunity to learn in an engaging environment but also to teach in one as well. Beginning in their first (for PhD candidates) and second (for MA candidates) years, they gain valuable classroom experience in composition classes, literature surveys, and courses they design themselves.

Our program’s scholarly and pedagogical preparation, as well as our detailed attention to professional placement, has enabled students to develop careers as teachers, scholars, publishers, and editors.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Literary Criticism

Advanced Modern Criticism

Seminar in Literary Criticism

Practicum in Teaching College English

Research Not Related to Thesis

Special Topics Seminar in British Literature

Fiction Workshop

Poetry Workshop

Writing Workshop: Special Topics

Forms: Special Topics

Writers at Work: Form. Theory. Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tuscaloosa, United States

Disciplines

Literature British Studies View 356 other Masters in Literature in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An online application form

Application fee payment

Statement of purpose

Unofficial admission scores (GRE, GMAT, MAT or MCAT; if required by the department)

Unofficial transcripts

Letters of recommendation

Language scores (non-native English speakers)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34542 USD / year

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Out-of-State

34542 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

11684 USD / year

≈ 11684 USD / year

Living costs

Tuscaloosa

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Tuscaloosa

Financing

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