Overview

This broad and stimulating intellectual challenge improves the ability to analyze complex information, challenge assumptions, weigh competing considerations and reach effective conclusions. Graduates of the Literature MALit program at Northwestern University are well prepared for application to PhD programs and for success in diverse professional areas from advertising to law. Secondary-school teachers develop a competitive edge by deepening their subject-area knowledge — a key distinction between the MALit program and more general graduate programs in education.

Program Goals

MALit graduates benefit from an interdisciplinary program that:

Exposes students to Northwestern University’s distinguished and world class instructors.
Provides students with countless opportunities to engage with others who are passionate to rediscover and master classic texts while exploring exciting, contemporary works, diverse genres and cutting-edge ideas in narrative form and interpretation.
Engages students in advanced literary study, which improves critical assessment and problem solving skills which translate to work, personal and intellectual life.
Sharpens analytical and writing abilities, which can help prepare students for application to PhD programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Black Activism in Chicago

Baseball and American Vernacular Identities

Postmodernist Fiction in the U.S. and the World

Fictions of the City

Inventing the American Novel
Literature of Plague and Pandemic

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Submit an application online

Pay an online application fee by credit card

One sealed copy of official transcripts from ALL previously attended colleges and universities

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Two letters of recommendation focusing on academic achievement and ability

Statement of purpose: Applicants are required to submit a 300 to 550 word statement of purpose outlining how the degree program will help them meet their academic and professional goals. The statement of purpose can be uploaded via the online application.

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Current résumé or curriculum vitae

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