Maryland Higher Education Commission

Texts, Technologies & Literature  Program Description

The proposed Master of Arts/MA in English provides an opportunity for advanced students to further their understanding of literature and a broad array of other texts, including digital, academic and those that function in everyday use, in relation to both historical and contemporary culture. The program welcomes able students with undergraduate majors in such areas as American Studies; Media Studies; Communication Studies; Modern Languages and Literatures; and Gender and Women’s Studies, as well as English. The program is designed to accommodate a variety of interests or career paths including students considering a formal academic careers in English, whether in Rhetoric and Composition, Communication and Media Study, or Literature; those interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in UMBC’s Language, Literacy, and Culture program; high school teachers seeking advanced training; and those entering communications, editorial or digital media professions. Qualified undergraduates may apply for the accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s program that permits advanced undergraduates to enroll at the graduate level while completing the Bachelor’s.