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The Masters Degree in EnglishWelcome to Western Washington University's Master's Degree in English web site. These pages contain information about our graduate program and our faculty. We are very proud of our Master's degree in English program and we hope that this site will provide you with useful information about our program, applying for admission, and teaching assistantships, as well as answers to frequently asked questions. The Department of English offers two concentrations, one in English Studies and one in Creative Writing, which both lead to the same degree, the Master's degree in English. Our graduate program is fairly small, enrolling fifteen to twenty new students each year. We deliberately limit the size of our program so that we can offer close working relationships between faculty and graduate students. For this reason, our graduate seminars are limited to twelve students, and two graduate classes per quarter is the normal load. Graduate students work closely with faculty in graduate seminars, through internships, and on academic and literary journals published by the Department. We consider our intellectual environment to be an essential part of our graduate program. Hallway and office conversations among and between faculty and graduate students, seminars where faculty teach the material they are working on, and various colloquia and readings--all contribute to our stimulating and vibrant community of scholars, teachers, and writers. We schedule an exciting and diverse range of graduate seminars each year, with topics in national and global literatures, creative writing, composition and rhetoric, cultural studies, film, linguistics, literary theory, and pedagogy. Additionally, for those interested in becoming college-level teachers, our program offers in-depth experience and training. Our program can benefit you if your future plans include:
If you are interested in applying to our graduate program, see Guidelines for Admission. You may request application materials from the Graduate School by calling (360) 650-3170, by e-mailing your request to gradschl@wwu.edu, or by visiting the Graduate School web site. If after reading these pages you have further questions about our program, you may contact the Director of Graduate Studies in the English Department. Contact Information
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