Overview

Key Features

Graduate courses allow students to follow their own interests in fields such as contemporary cultural studies, ecocriticism, critical theory, gender studies, and postcolonial theory. It is designed to facilitate the intellectual growth of future teachers, scholars, and engaged public citizens.

Graduates of the Literature programme at Colorado State University have gone on to highly-ranked PhDs, publishing houses, and careers in the non-profit sector; whatever your aspirations, the training you receive at CSU will prepare you for a more vibrant future.

Faculty in the Literature Programme approach texts from a broad range of methodological approaches. We have a particular strength in early British and American literatures, ecocriticism and literary theory. The faculty is committed to maintaining a low ratio of graduate students to professors to ensure that teachers and advisors can devote significant time and attention to each student’s work: we cultivate an intimate environment and challenge every student to reach his or her potential.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods and Theory

Literature Program Colloquium

Reading Literature: Recent Theories

Critical Studies in Literature and Culture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

32-34

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fort Collins, United States

Disciplines

Liberal Arts Literature View 356 other Masters in Literature in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Bachelor’s degree must be completed by the start of your graduate program.

Completion of a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an institution that is recognized by a governmental national higher education authority (at the time the degree was earned).

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Resume or curriculum vitae

Written statement of purpose

Letters of recommendation

Grade Point Average: In general, the minimum cumulative GPA for non-provisional admittance is a 3.000 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)

Tuition Fees

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31566 USD / year

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31566 USD / year

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14377 USD / year

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Living costs

Fort Collins

United States

1210 - 1800 USD / month

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