Department of English
Ben Lockerd, Program Director
Grand Valley State University
125 Lake Huron Hall
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
Telephone: (616) 331-3575
Email: lockerdb@gvsu.edu
www.gvsu.edu/englishma
Grand Valley State University’s Master of Arts (M.A.) in English program provides students in Grand Rapids and West Michigan with advanced studies in the various literatures written originally in English.
The M.A. in English program is ideal for teachers, writers, or editors who wish to expand their knowledge of literature and hone their literary critical skills. It concentrates on the range of literature produced in the English language, regardless of nationality or dialect. British, American, and Anglophone literature are studied with emphases upon literary history, history of genre, close analysis of individual authors and themes, cultural context, and critical theory.
The M.A. in English offers two degree tracks – one requiring 33 hours of course work followed by qualifying examinations, and the other requiring 27 hours of course work followed by a six credit-hour thesis project. Students must take courses in an author or topic, a literary period, and a genre.
M.A. in English program requirements, and application for admission are available online. The $30 application fee is waived for undergraduate alumni of Grand Valley.
Grand Valley offers an excellent education at a reasonable cost and offers a number of ways to finance your graduate degree.
