Overview

About English at University of Pittsburgh

We encourage students to think across and beyond disciplinary and programmatic boundaries and to engage with issues in cultural history, knowledge formation, creative intellectual practice, media studies, and critical pedagogy.

Although the MA is a terminal degree, all students take courses offered in conjunction with our PhD program in Cultural and Critical Studies. Students can elect to concentrate their elective work broadly across English studies, or they can focus their coursework in the programmatic areas of the department: composition, film studies, and literature (with focal areas such as Children's Literatre and Childhood Studies; Genealogies of Modernity: Medieval and Early Modern; Media and Material Practices; and Race, Poetics, and Empire).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Children's Literature

Childhood Studies

Genealogies of Modernity

Medieval and Early Modern

Media and Material Practices

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-10 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

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100

Duolingo English Test

125

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies View 986 other Masters in Language Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

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100

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125

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online Application Form

Area of Specialization

Detailed Statement of Purpose

Three Letters of Recommendation

GPA eligibility

Transcripts

Writing Samples

75.00 Application Fee

Tuition Fee

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International

36172 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 36172 USD per year during 12 months.
National

36172 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 36172 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

30290 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30290 USD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Pittsburgh

1148 - 1944 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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