Overview

Department of Literature and Languages / Department of Literature and Languages is located in Tyler, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	20
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE with a verbal score of 158 Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional Guided Integrated Study
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam None Student complete a GIS paper and an optional thesis paper.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

13

Applied

13

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	November 15th	April 30th	Yes
Spring deadline	July 15th	September 30th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE with a verbal score of 158
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of Purpose; a minimum GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 point scale on at least 48 hours of upper-division course work; a minimum GPA of 3.50 on a 4.0 point scale on at least 21 hours of undergraduate English courses, including twelve hours of upper-division work; a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Additional Entrance Requirements	None

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

38

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.26%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	94%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.89%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (13%)

Female (86%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Early and later literature, including American, British, and World literature, composition and rhetoric, including concerns surrounding digital and multi-modal rhetoric, literacy acquisition, public and professional writing, and comparative rhetoric
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Department of Literature and Languages, UT Tyler
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX  75799
United States

Contact Dr. Hui Wu
Professor of English and Department Chair
Email: hwu@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903-566-7289

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