The Master of Arts program in English at Butler University
consists in course work and individual studies in English and
American as well as European and World Literatures. Additional
topics for study include Minority Literatures, Gender Studies,
Colonial and Post-colonial literatures as well as Literary Theory
and Post-Modernism. In some cases courses may also be taken for
graduate credit in Composition, Rhetoric and Creative Writing. The
program is flexible enough to accommodate a wide array of academic
interests and career goals. The learning environment is highly
interactive due to small class sizes and close relationship among
faculty and students. A variety of special events and programs
further enrich literary studies at Butler, including the
University's Visiting Writers' Series, The Writers' Studio,
workshops, lectures and presentations.
Butler offers advanced study in the areas of:
- U.S. History
- Midwest Regional and Urban Studies
- European Intellectual, Cultural, and Social History
- East Asian History
- Latin American History
A 30-hour studio MFA that includes eight three-credit courses
and six hours of formal thesis work with an advisor. We offer
programs in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, courses in
screenwriting, teaching creative writing, alternative forms, and
literary publishing, and are one of the few programs in the country
that features service to the community. The MFA represents
the latest evolution of our century-long commitment to the literary
arts. We offer a combination of top-flight, full-time faculty,
nationally-recognized visiting faculty, a stellar visiting writer's
series, and a broad diversity of courses across an array of
genres. We also offer teaching and editing opportunities,
professional mentoring, and exciting opportunities to become
involved in the Indianapolis literary community through the
Efroymson Center for Creative Writing.