University Park,
PA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in English- African American Literature and Language in University Park United States | Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
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University Park United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
43,266
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
Penn State's African American Literature and Language program has earned recognition from US News and World Report as one of the top ten programs at public universities nationwide. Our distinguished faculty of researchers, literary critics, and poets has received prestigious honors including three American Book Awards, the Josephine Miles Award, and the Darwin Turner Award. Faculty members hold leadership positions in prominent organizations like the African American Literature and Culture Society, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Their scholarly works have been published by leading university presses such as Cambridge, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, Minnesota, Southern Illinois, Wayne State, Syracuse, as well as Heinemann and Routledge. Faculty publications regularly appear in respected journals including Callaloo, MELUS, Phylon, African American Review, The Massachusetts Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, College English, College Language Association Journal, Diacritics, Western Journal of Black Studies, Black World, The World & I, Mark Twain Journal, and American Book Review.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
The GRE is not a requirement for admission to our graduate program.
Both MA and PhD applicants should submit the following items with their online application:
Statement of purpose for graduate study (1-3 pages double-spaced).
The English Graduate Program welcomes a statement of purpose that discusses your intellectual development and the goals you might wish to pursue in graduate school. What kinds of questions do you hope to explore during your graduate studies? How have your previous studies, or your personal background, or your work experience prepared you for graduate school?
Current Curriculum Vitae.
Article-length (15-20 pages double-spaced) critical writing sample.
An unofficial transcript, which you should request from each institution attended and upload to the admission form. If you are admitted to the program, the Graduate School will then request an official transcript directly from your institution(s). Submit 3 Letters of Reference
All international applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, with Graduate School approval, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon the first semester of enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5.
Both MA and PhD applicants should submit the following items with their online application:
Statement of purpose for graduate study (1-3 pages double-spaced).
The English Graduate Program welcomes a statement of purpose that discusses your intellectual development and the goals you might wish to pursue in graduate school. What kinds of questions do you hope to explore during your graduate studies? How have your previous studies, or your personal background, or your work experience prepared you for graduate school?
Current Curriculum Vitae.
Article-length (15-20 pages double-spaced) critical writing sample.
An unofficial transcript, which you should request from each institution attended and upload to the admission form. If you are admitted to the program, the Graduate School will then request an official transcript directly from your institution(s). Submit 3 Letters of Reference
All international applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, with Graduate School approval, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon the first semester of enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5.
Tuition
USD
43,266