
Overview
You can work in and across concentrations in literature, professional writing, rhetoric, cultural studies, film, folklore, linguistics, and the teaching of writing and literature. In each concentration, you will enhance your skills in reading, writing, and research.
Key Features
- Students use the English degree at George Mason University for professional enhancement, or as an entry into teaching, professional writing, or doctoral study.
- You will be taught by an internationally recognized faculty, winners of awards and fellowships from the Guggenheim, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Academy Rome, and more.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Research in English Studies
- Histories of Cultural Studies
- Seminar in Global Culture
- Seminar in Film and Media Studies
- Graduate Literature Survey
- Topics in Folk Narrative
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
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Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Goals statement (uploaded via online application). The goals statement should be 750 - 1000 words and describe particular areas of interest within a chosen concentration
A 1,500 to 2,000-word writing sample is required for all concentrations. Applicants to the concentrations in cultural studies, literature, professional writing and rhetoric, or the teaching of writing and literature, should submit a sample of literary analysis.
- The names and email addresses (via the online application) of the two individuals who will be submitting the required letters of recommendation.
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International
42930 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1431 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
42930 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1431 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
16290 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 543 USD per credit during 12 months.
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Funding
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