English, MA Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the M.A. in English degree, our students should be able to:

• Synthesize information from primary and secondary sources
• Apply hermeneutical approaches to texts (such as historical, theoretical, rhetorical, philosophical, genre-based, cultural, reception)
• Identify appropriate methodologies to apply to research questions
• Position an argument within contemporary scholarly debates in English studies
• Craft presentations of professional work
• Present original scholarship to an academic audience