Overview

In this English program at The University of Akron, you will find faculty who are accessible and eager to work with students to help you develop papers for publication in refereed journals, create proposals for presentation at regional and national conferences, and prepare curriculum for use in your own teaching.

Online classes allow you to work at your own pace to meet course deadlines, free from the constraints of a class schedule. Our program can be completed in as little as 15 months.

In your courses, you will place texts and practices within wider cultural and multicultural debates. Through assigned writings, you will articulate informed viewpoints on real-world issues and practice various forms of professional and critical writing, learning to interpret texts in contexts ranging from academic debate to the contemporary classroom to a variety of professional settings.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Reading and Writing

English Literature

Shakespeare: Early Plays

American Literature

Linguistics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-16 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-26 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

115

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Akron, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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115

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

No GRE or other entrance exams required.
To be eligible for the MA, Applicants must have a confirmed baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with an overall grade-point average of 2.5-2.74 or better.
To be eligible for either certificate, a student must be admitted to the University as a graduate student (with either full or provisional status).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

11616 USD / year

≈ 11616 USD / year
Out-of-State

11616 USD / year

≈ 11616 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11592 USD / year

≈ 11592 USD / year

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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