Master of Arts - English - Language Study (Thesis)

• Students will achieve a thorough knowledge of British and American literature. Within the language and composition theory emphasis, students will focus equally on language and composition theory and grammar.
• Students will study research methods, pedagogical approaches, and modes of critical thought in the discipline.
• Students will demonstrate competence in the reading of one foreign or computer language.

Available Options:

• Literature Emphasis Track - Thesis
• Literature Emphasis Track - Non-Thesis
• Language/Composition Theory Track - Thesis
• Language/Composition Theory Track - Non-Thesis
• Advanced Track - Thesis
• Advanced Track - Non-Thesis

Accomplished UNLV undergraduates may apply for the Advanced Program subplan after completion of 75 credits. Students must meet all of the following criteria to be considered for admission to the Advanced Program subplan:

• Minimum of 3.5 GPA in English courses;
• Department chair or graduate coordinator's recommendation; and
• Submission — to the department graduate coordinator — of two letters of recommendation from UNLV faculty, an unofficial transcript, a brief (1-2 page) statement of purpose, and a 10-15 page writing sample (usually an essay or essays written for an upper-division English course or courses). To ensure timely consideration, applicants should submit these materials before registration opens for the semester in which they wish to register for graduate courses.