Master of Arts
Are you passionate about how literature informs social engagement? Do you want to advance your career in writing, editing, teaching, social work or the humanities? Oakland University’s master’s in English gives you the ability to make connections between literature and the wider world. We offer intimate classes with world-class faculty dedicated to your success in the program and focused on helping you achieve your career goals upon graduation. Current OU students pursuing an undergraduate degree in English can take advantage of our combined B.A./M.A. program, allowing students to double-count up to 12 credits, saving time and money. Students in our master’s in English program are well-prepared to pursue a Ph.D. in English, with many entering prestigious doctoral programs across the country.
Are you passionate about how literature informs social engagement? Do you want to advance your career in writing, editing, teaching, social work or the humanities? Oakland University’s master’s in English gives you the ability to make connections between literature and the wider world. We offer intimate classes with world-class faculty dedicated to your success in the program and focused on helping you achieve your career goals upon graduation. Current OU students pursuing an undergraduate degree in English can take advantage of our combined B.A./M.A. program, allowing students to double-count up to 12 credits, saving time and money. Students in our master’s in English program are well-prepared to pursue a Ph.D. in English, with many entering prestigious doctoral programs across the country.
Why pursue a degree in English? Master’s programs in English not only strengthen your literary, editorial and communication skills, they may also qualify you for higher-level employment. Literary study at OU is exceptionally relevant to society today, and our master’s in English emphasizes literature’s relationship to social change. Our distinctive curricular approach also accentuates transferable skills, like writing and critical thinking, for students pursuing non-academic career paths.
The real question is: what can’t you do with a master’s in English? Oakland University’s M.A. in English provides you with versatile and relevant knowledge and skills to make you a valuable employee and gives you access to a well-established pathway to the nation’s top Ph.D. programs.
A degree in English prepares you for a wide variety of employment and career opportunities, including:
Oakland’s masters programs in English enables students to deepen their knowledge of literature and explore the real-world applications of the skills that literary study cultivates, including attentiveness to language, critical thinking, persuasive writing and social awareness.
The program will expose you to a range of literary forms, historical periods and methodological approaches, focusing on the interconnectedness of literature and society and literature’s relationship to social change, both past and present. Courses in the master’s in English program are offered in the evenings to accommodate working professionals. Examples of required courses for a degree in English include:
Not sure if the master’s programs in English is right for you? Check out these other graduate degree programs at Oakland, and contact our admissions team to discuss your options: