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381 Master's degrees in Literature in North America
French (Romance Languages)
French (Romance Languages) from Wayne State University provides advanced training in language, literature, and culture. Students who complete the program gain skills in translation, textual analysis, and intercultural competency. Applicants must demonstrate competency in French.
Literary Translation
The Literary Translation at The University of Iowa requires 48 s.h. of graduate credit, including a thesis. Students must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 2.75. They typically complete the program and graduate in two to three years.
German
Internationally recognized for its cutting-edge research and teaching, the German programme at Rutgers University has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years: We emphasize interdisciplinary modes of inquiry and foster excellence in research and pedagogy at all levels of instruction.
Writing
Get the support of a talented community of peers? Focus on fiction, narrative nonfiction or poetry in the graduate M.F.A. Writing program from University of New Hampshire, which has launched the careers of hundreds of poets, novelists, storywriters, essayists and memoirists.
Reading Specialization
The Hood College offers a degree in Reading Specialization. The reading specialization master's program provides the foundation in principles, practices and leadership teachers must acquire to meet that demand.
English-Speaking Literature
This Laval University program offers literary research focused on criticism and exploration of the corpus of English-Speaking Literature, such as Canadian, American, British and postcolonial literature, as well as literary theory.
Spanish
The mission of the Spanish program at New Mexico State University is to engage students in the discovery, learning, and critical study of the language varieties, literatures, and cultures of Spanish-speaking communities.
Interpreting Studies
The Interpreting Studies program of the Western Oregon University provides interpreters and interpreter educators who use English and another language, spoken or signed, advanced scholarship that focuses on theoretical, practical and teaching applications. This advances the standards and leadership of the interpreting profession, both signed and spoken, via research, rigorous study, and practice.
School Librarianship
McDaniel College’s Master’s in School Librarianship (SLM) is a highly respected, nationally ranked, and fully accredited program that equips outstanding teachers, instructional leaders, and administrators of school library centers.
Writing Popular Fiction
This one-of-a-kind Writing Popular Fiction program of Seton Hill University teaches writers to create – and market – the fiction that sells. It is designed for new or experienced authors who wish to write within popular fiction genres such as romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery or young adult.
Prose and Poetry
The Prose and Poetry program at Northwestern University provides students the opportunity to grow as artists within the specializations of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and publishing and professional development. A dual-genre specialization is also offered.
Hispanic Language and Literatures
The MA program in Hispanic Language and Literatures at Boston University develops an advanced knowledge of Spanish and Spanish-American literature and the traditions, aims, and methods of research scholarship.
Korean Literature
The Korean Literature degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa is offered in the field of Korean literary studies in major genres of poetry, fiction, and drama from the classical period to the 21st century.
Comparative Literature
The Comparative Literature programme at the University of California, Santa Barbara offers advanced doctoral training in world cultures and literary theory. This full-time M.A./Ph.D. track requires proficiency in multiple languages, preparing scholars for global careers through rigorous research and interdisciplinary study.
Literature in English
Graduate study in the Department of Literature in English at Michigan State University leads to the Master of Arts or the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Each degree represents a different level of understanding, focus, and skill in such related areas as literary theory and history, the study of literature within historical contexts, and the study of literary authors, genres, and movements.
English
The English programme at Clark University brings you into deep and sustained engagement with the cultural forces that have shaped societies in the U.S. and around the world.
Library Media
Candidates interested in becoming a Library Media Specialist at Fort Hays State University must hold a current, valid teaching license.
Spanish
The Spanish program at Georgetown University is and indispensable language of the Americas, Europe, and the world.
Romance Languages
The Romance Languages programme at the University of Oregon is a full-time Bachelor of Arts degree. This undergraduate course allows students to master two languages from French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish. Over four years, students develop linguistic proficiency and explore the cultural history of the Romance-speaking world.
Comparative Literature
The Program in Comparative Literature at the University of Texas at Austin has as its goal the cultivation of multilingual and multicultural critical understanding and literacy.