{"id":21889,"date":"2026-03-17T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=21889"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:24:43","slug":"master-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/graduate-programs\/master-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Arts in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">English Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/english\/program-tracks\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Program Tracks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internships <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/first-year-fellows\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">First Year Fellows<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/community-writing-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Writing Programs in the Community<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/visiting-writers\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Delbrook Visiting Writers Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/alumni-2\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Alumni<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-master-of-arts-in-english\">Master of Arts in English<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Master of Arts in English program at Butler University consists of coursework 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s Visiting Writers Series, The Writers Studio, workshops, lectures, and presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ma-in-english-details\">MA in English details<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneral information\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-department-offers-two-programs-leading-to-the-ma-nbsp-degree\">The Department offers two programs leading to the MA&nbsp;degree:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 30-hour degree which consists of 24 semester hours of course work\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plus EN 710,&nbsp;Research Problems (3) and EN 711,&nbsp;Thesis (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 36-hour degree which consists of 36 semester hours of course work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-both-programs-nbsp-require-nbsp-the-following\">Both programs&nbsp;require&nbsp;the following:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EN 387, Studies in Literary Criticism:&nbsp;students should plan to take EN 387&nbsp;as early as possible in their program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Course-work in the seminar format:&nbsp;for the thesis&nbsp;program, a minimum of six hours (two courses); for the non-thesis&nbsp;program, a minimum of nine hours (3 courses)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An overall average of at least B&nbsp;for all courses attempted for graduate credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A comprehensive exam:&nbsp;A&nbsp;minimum grade of B&nbsp;on the exam is required to complete the program.&nbsp;This is ordinarily taken during the last six hours of the students&#8217; program. It is given twice a year in mid-November and mid-April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate students take classes along with undergraduates, but instructors demand greater scope and sophistication from them as well as additional work, both written and oral. In some cases, graduate students may be called upon to assist the instructor in various capacities.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAdmission requirements\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-candidates-for-the-degree-of-master-of-arts-in-english-are-expected\">Candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in English are expected:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To have completed&nbsp;30 hours of undergraduate credit in English&nbsp;(beyond the first-year level)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To have a&nbsp;minimum GPA&nbsp;of 3.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-to-apply-candidates-should-submit-the-following\">To apply, candidates should submit the following:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" rel=\"noopener\">Butler application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sample critical essay (8\u201315 pages);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 500-word&nbsp;personal statement outlining the&nbsp;candidate&#8217;s undergraduate work in English\/Literary Studies (or related field), and their goals for graduate work;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two letters of recommendation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official transcripts or copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities where candidates:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earned a degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earned more than 15 credits (undergraduate and graduate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed any program prerequisite (regardless of number of credit hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed courses for which candidates are applying for transfer credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transcripts\">Transcripts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copies of official transcripts may be uploaded in the online application for application review only. Applicants who receive an offer of admission will be required at that time to submit official final transcripts issued directly from the institution(s) for verification prior to enrollment. More information is available in the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" rel=\"noopener\">application for admission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-applicants-must-additionally-submit-the-following\">International applicants must additionally submit the following:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TOEFL scores or equivalent&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" title=\"english proficiency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/international\/english-profiency-requirements\/\" rel=\"noopener\">proof of English proficiency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A clear copy of your passport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence of financial support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-all-application-materials-should-be-sent-to\">All application materials should be sent to:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate Admissions Office<br>Butler University<br>4600 Sunset Avenue<br>Indianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadlines for application: February&nbsp;15 (fall admission) and September&nbsp;15 (spring admission). Late applications may be considered, please contact the MA&nbsp;Director with questions.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tTransfer credit\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students must file &#8220;A Request for the Transfer of Graduate Credit&#8221; form to have graduate course work taken elsewhere accepted at Butler for our degree. The form may be obtained from the Office of Registration and Records. Only courses with grades of A&nbsp;or B&nbsp;taken at regionally accredited colleges will be considered for transfer and only the hours will be transferred to the Butler transcript; grades do not transfer. Students pursuing the 24-hour thesis track may transfer nine&nbsp;hours; 36-hour, non-thesis students may transfer 12 hours. The Exam will&nbsp;not&nbsp;include material covered in courses transferred from another university for graduate credit nor courses to be counted toward a minor.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tCourses offered\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EN 300,&nbsp;Advanced Grammar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 301,&nbsp;Topics in Advanced Composition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 319,&nbsp;History of the English Language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 321\/421; 322\/422,&nbsp;Comparative Literature 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 341\/441,&nbsp;Topics in Nineteenth Century American Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 342\/442,&nbsp;Modern American Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 361\/461,&nbsp;Medieval Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 362\/462,&nbsp;Renaissance Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 363\/463,&nbsp;Shakespeare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 364\/464,&nbsp;Seventeenth-Century Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 365\/465,&nbsp;Eighteenth-Century Literture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 366\/466,&nbsp;Romanticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 367\/467,&nbsp;Victorian Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 381\/481,&nbsp;Studies in Major Authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 382\/482,&nbsp;Studies in Poetry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 383\/483,&nbsp;Studies in Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 384\/484,&nbsp;Studies in Drama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 385\/485,&nbsp;Studies in Literary Criticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 386\/486,&nbsp;Studies in Rhetoric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 387\/487,&nbsp;Studies in Literary Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 493,&nbsp;Special Topics in Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 495\/96,&nbsp;Independent Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EN 710\/711,&nbsp;Research\/Thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tTeaching faculty &amp; field specializations\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daniel Barden<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor (MFA, Columbia University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creative Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poetry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screenwriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playwriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiction and Personal Essay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Natalie Carter,&nbsp;<\/strong>Instructor&nbsp;&nbsp;(PhD, George Washington University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20th\u201321st-Century&nbsp;American Literature and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trauma Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender and Sexuality Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joseph Rocky Colavito<\/strong>,&nbsp;Professor (PhD, University of Arizona)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Composition Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing Pedagogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The History and Theory of Rhetoric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hilene Flanzbaum<\/strong>, Allegra Stewart Professor (PhD, University of Pennsylvania)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20th-Century American\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Especially Poetry, Creative Writing, Holocaust and Ethnic Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Forhan<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor (MFA, University of Virginia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creative Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern and Contemporary Poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lee Garver<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor (PhD, University of Chicago)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20th-Century British Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modernism and the Historical Avant-Garde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jason Goldsmith<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor (PhD, University of Virginia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Romanticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19th-Century British Literature and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literary Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andrew Levy<\/strong>, Edna Cooper Professor (PhD, University of Pennsylvania)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-Fiction Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Susan Neville<\/strong>, Demia Butler Professor (MFA, Bowling Green University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative non-Fiction Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carol Reeves<\/strong>,&nbsp;Professor (PhD, Texas Christian University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rhetoric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing Theory, Satire and Humor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ania Spyra<\/strong>,&nbsp;Assistant Professor (PhD, University of Iowa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transnational and Postcolonial Literatures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theory, World Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative Literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brynnar Swenson, Associate Professor&nbsp;(PhD,&nbsp;University of Minnesota)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Early American Literature and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literary Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>William P. Walsh<\/strong>&nbsp;, Professor (PhD, University of California, Riverside)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shakespeare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renaissance Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restoration Drama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>William Watts<\/strong>, Associate Professor (PhD, Boston University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chaucer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medieval Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History of the English Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tRequest more information\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brynnar Swenson, MA Director<\/strong><br>Department of English Language and Literature<br>Butler University<br>4600 Sunset Avenue<br>Indianapolis, IN 46208<br>317-940-8510<br><a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. 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