Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Doctoral Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Departmental qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

193

Applied

60

Accepted

24

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 13th	December 13th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Sample of written work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Sample of written work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 13
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

81

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	1.23%
White or Caucasian	59%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	13.58%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (53%)

Female (46%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 0

Male (12)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Psychoanalysis, early modern British literature, poetics, nineteenth-century American literature, British and Irish Modernism
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 306 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Rachel Ablow
Chair
Email: rablow@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-0674
Fax: 716-645-5980

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