Overview

At University of New Hampshire, you’ll be supported by productive, internationally recognized faculty and have access to prominent professionals in the field.

The English Studies faculty specializes in British, American, post-colonial and African American literatures, film, linguistics, and composition and rhetoric, and explore schools of theory such as feminism, New Historicism, post-colonial theory, ecocriticism, Marxism, queer theory and cultural studies.

Our department offers a variety of seminars and series, bringing in acclaimed writers, professors and journalists. In addition, we host a biannual composition conference, as well as others periodically, including a literary conference, a British post-modern poetry conference and a journalism conference.

Career Areas

Academia
Cinema
Curriculum development
Journalism
Literary agencies
Marketing
Publishing
Theater
Tutoring
Writing program management

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Study of Literature
Critical Skills
Seminar: Studies in American Literature
Seminar: Studies in 19th Century American Literature
Seminar: Literature of Early America
Seminar: Studies in Shakespeare

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, 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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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts
Letters of recommendation: 3 required
Test Scores: GRE Required
Personal Statement/Essay Questions
A writing sample is required for this program. The sample could emphasize an area you would like to study, i.e. a paper previously submitted for a literature course. Your paper should reflect your ability to read literature closely, to place it in a historical or theoretical context, and to use research materials responsibly. Ten to twenty pages is considered acceptable.

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

31575 USD / year

≈ 31575 USD / year
Out-of-State

29210 USD / year

≈ 29210 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

14880 USD / year

≈ 14880 USD / year

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Overview

Career Areas

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

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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