The English Department provides a variety of options for students interested in extending their academic credentials beyond the Bachelor's degree. The Department offers the Masters of Arts with specializations in American & English Literature, Creative Writing, the Teaching of Writing, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). It also offers a Master of Science in Education in cooperation with the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Additionally, the Department offers post-baccalaureate certificates in American and English Literature, the Teaching of Writing, and the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL), and an ESL endorsement. Pursuing any of these options is an excellent means of enhancing your prospects for success in teaching careers, nonacademic professions, and PhD study.
Pursuing graduate study in the Department of English at SIUE is convenient: classes are offered in the evenings, on weekends, and on weekdays during the regular and summer terms. Degree requirements may be completed in less than two years, though many students who work full-or part-time proceed at a more leisurely pace.
Thinking of Going to Graduate School?
Some nuts-and-bolts advice on preparing for graduate studies, both at the MA and the PhD levels. If you're thinking of grad school, or have made the decision and want to learn the best way to maximize your chances for success, begin here.
Graduate Studies in the Department of English
Wonder what's in it for you? Find out here.
SPECIFIC DEGREE PROGRAM INFORMATION
American and English Literature Specialization
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Literature
LIT-GRAD listserv
Creative Writing Specialization
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Specialization
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in TESL
ESL Endorsement
Teaching of Writing Specialization
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing
TOFWGRADS-ENGL Listserv
Master of Science in Education
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Literature
LIT-GRAD listserv
Creative Writing Specialization
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Specialization
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in TESL
ESL Endorsement
Teaching of Writing Specialization
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing
TOFWGRADS-ENGL Listserv
Master of Science in Education
APPLYING to GRADUATE SCHOOL
FINANCIAL AID
Fellowships and Assistantships
Graduate Student Travel Support Program
SIUE's Graduate School makes financial assistance available for graduate students travelling to conferences to present papers; this link will take you to all the information you need. Keep in mind that some conferences also provide financial support for graduate students presenting papers; the CFP (Call For Papers) of a particular conference will usually have information about such support.
COURSE OFFERINGS
GENERAL INFORMATION and RESOURCES
The Master's Thesis: Getting Started / Finishing Up
Forms for Graduate Students
Graduate Student Deadlines
Web Links of Interest to Graduate Students
SIUE Graduate School Catalog: English
SIUE Graduate Studies and Research
Prepared specifically for students in the English M. A. program, this document provides a quick guide to the procedural (and bureaucratic) aspects of starting (and finishing) a thesis.
Forms for Graduate Students
Most of the forms graduate students will need may be found here (as PDF files): Application for Graduation, Graduate Student Request Form, Registration of Thesis Title, Request for Extended Thesis Credit, and Thesis Approval page. Students choosing the thesis option as their exit exam will also need the "Guidelines for the Preparation of a Thesis", an essential document.
Graduate Student Deadlines
Program-completion deadlines in each term for the next several years, courtesy of Graduate Records. [PDF]
Web Links of Interest to Graduate Students
SIUE Graduate School Catalog: English
From the Graduate School's website; this catalog is now published only electronically, and is updated regularly. This link will open a new browser window.
SIUE Graduate Studies and Research
The web home of the University's Graduate School; this link will open a new browser window.
URL: http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/Grad/grad_index.html
Published by: Department of English Language and Literature
Last Update: 4 Sept 2008 by English Web Manager
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