MA in English in Waltham United States | Brandeis University

The Brandeis master's program in English equips students for advanced careers in education, legal fields, corporate sectors, publishing, writing, and management. You'll develop expertise in analyzing literary works within their historical and cultural frameworks, while refining your critical thinking, writing abilities, and textual analysis. These competencies prove invaluable whether you're aiming for academic roles, doctoral studies, or positions in commerce, public service, nonprofit organizations, or creative fields.
Our distinguished faculty members are committed educators and advisors. Key specializations include gender studies, modern U.S. literature, postcolonial Anglophone literature, Renaissance studies, literature and science intersections, philosophical literary theory, and contemporary poetry. The intensive three-semester curriculum features selective admission and intimate class sizes, fostering close collaboration with professors and classmates as you craft your master's thesis.

As part of our program, you'll experience the distinctive advantages of a Brandeis education: personalized instruction, guidance from renowned scholars, diverse intellectual perspectives, professional development resources, and access to Boston's rich academic and cultural landscape.

Additionally, the department provides a combined Master of Arts in English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, examining women's experiences and gender dynamics while incorporating feminist theory, masculinity studies, queer theory, and postcolonial perspectives.