Overview

The English program of University of West Georgia is designed to cultivate advanced mastery of content within the discipline, refined skills in professional and scholarly writing, comprehensive knowledge of critical practices, and a keen awareness of contemporary issues in the study of literature.

Graduate students will be able to demonstrate advanced mastery of content within the discipline by answering comprehensive questions about specific writers, genres, texts, and literary periods that they have studied and that they have achieved refined skills in professional and scholarly writing. This expectation presumes a command of pertinent critical assumptions, methodologies, and practices.

Objectives

Graduate students will demonstrate advanced master of content within the discipline by answering comprehensive questions about specific writers, texts, and literary periods in four major areas: British Literature, American Literature, and a Specialist Area (e.g. theory, pedagogy, film, creative writing, publishing and editing)

Gratuate students will demonstrate an advanced facility in connecting literary works to their specific historical and cultural contexts in four major areas: British Literature, American Literature, and a Specialist area.

Graduate students will demonstrate an advanced understanding of contemporary critical and theoretical methodologies that are applicable to the study of literary and cultural texts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seminar in British Literature

Seminar in American Literature

Seminar in Special Topics

Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-13 00:00:00 , International

More details

International applicants should apply six (6) months prior to the term of desired enrollment, unless your program's deadline is earlier.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

30-36

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Carrollton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

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153 _(verbal)

4.5 _(analytical)

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General requirements

To be considered for regular admission, applicants must have an undergraduate degree in English or equivalent course work in English, and a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2.

Three positive letters of recommendation from professional sources qualified to address the candidate's specific disciplinary strengths.

A persuasive narrative statement that articulates the candidate's reasons for pursuing a graduate degree in English.

All decisions on admission will be made by the Graduate Program Committee and the Director of Graduate Studies, subject to final administrative approval.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

28050 USD / year

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Out-of-State

28050 USD / year

≈ 28050 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7230 USD / year

≈ 7230 USD / year

Living costs

Carrollton

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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