English, Literary Studies

Overview

Students in the English, Literary Studies MA program from Georgia State University:

• Undertake coursework that exposes them to the breadth of literature in English from the Middle Ages to the present and to the methods and theories that have shaped literary criticism and scholarship
• Regularly deliver papers at international, national and regional conferences
• Gain valuable professional and organizational experience through participation in the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, an organization of teachers and scholars in modern languages and literatures that is headquartered in the department
• Work as editorial and research assistants with the department’s academic journals, Studies in the Literary Imagination and Eudora Welty Review
• Gain pedagogical and leadership experience through tutoring positions in the department's Writing Studio
• Pursue interesting internship opportunities with local businesses and nonprofit organizations
• Receive preparation for further graduate study in prestigious national and international doctoral programs

Careers

• Our alumni pursue careers in publishing, editing, technical writing and in a variety of communications positions in private industry.
• Our graduates have also secured employment in middle and secondary education in Georgia and throughout the Southeast.
• Many of our graduate students pursue further graduate education in prestigious doctoral programs.