Master of Arts in English

California State University - Northridge

The M.A. in English at CSUN offers intensive training in textual and cultural study, including rhetoric, book studies, literature, creative writing, creative writing studies and critical theory. Our graduates are versed in the study and production of texts of all kinds, including their social, cultural, political, creative and technological contexts. We welcome students who want to apply their critical reading and writing skills to the full range of cultural texts, past, present and future.The M.A. in English consists of three options: Literature, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition. The English department offers a limited number of openings for classified graduate students who want to be Teaching Associates (TAs). Students accepted to the TA Program normally teach, under guidance, one section of Approaches to University Writing for a stipend. Other teaching opportunities may be available to second-year TAs. For further information concerning choice of option or career opportunities, students should see the graduate advisor. To apply for a Teaching Associateship, students should see the director of composition.

• Literature
• Creative Writing
• Rhetoric and Composition

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