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Graduate Studies

English is one of the largest departments in the College of Liberal Arts with a graduate faculty of 50 and a graduate student population of 280 actively pursuing degrees. The department offers students the opportunity to specialize in all areas of literary study with possible concentrations in:

  • African-American Literature
  • American Literature
  • Anglophone Literature
  • British literature
  • Composition
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • Cultural Studies
  • Film Studies
  • Folklore
  • Linguistics
  • Literary Theory
  • Rhetoric
  • Women's Studies

The variety of our offerings enables students to construct individual programs that suit their interests, promote their career aims, and increase their employment possibilities while satisfying standards of the profession. Formal education is enhanced by sponsored lectures and conferences which have featured speakers outside the university including Paul Bové, Gayatri Spivak, James Berlin, Russell Banks, Sander Gilman, Donna Haraway, Katherine Hayles, Paula Rabinowitz, and Hortense Spillers. The graduate students themselves are extremely active, frequently making presentations at national conferences and participating in writing contests and poetry readings. Special M.A. programs in writing follow one of two tracks: Creative Writing or Technical/Professional Writing. The Department welcomes applications from capable students seeking either the M.A. or the Ph.D. who wish to excel in the study of language and literature.

Graduate Advising:
Ross Pudaloff, Graduate Director
(313) 577-7699
aa1236@wayne.edu

Myrtle Hamilton, Graduate Program Specialist
(313) 577-7702
myrtle.hamilton@wayne.edu


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