Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English	Rhetoric and composition
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English	Creative writing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English	Literature, media, and culture
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	English	Creative writing
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Rhetoric and composition
Master of Arts (MA)	English	Literature, media, and culture

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	27

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some 33 hours of coursework including capstone essay, thesis or portfolio (MA); 45 hours of coursework including 9-12 thesis hours (MFA)
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 27 hours of coursework, 24 hours of dissertation work

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

488

Applied

75

Accepted

40

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Summer deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Sample of written work, 3 letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Sample of written work, 3 letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

184

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.54%
Black or African American	5.98%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.54%
Asian	2.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	13.59%
Unknown	1.09%

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

57

Total faculty

Full-time - 57

Part-time - 0

Male (25)

Female (32)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	British and Irish literature, American literature, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, multiethnic transnational literature, history of text technologies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 631 University Way
Tallahassee, FL  32312
United States

Contact Dr. Gary Taylor
Chair
Email: gtaylor@fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-4230

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