Overview

Department of English Language and Literature / Department of English Language and Literature is located in Columbia, SC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Library and Information Science/Master of Arts (MLIS/MA)
Master of Arts (MA)	English
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	English education
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Creative writing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	14
Other Advanced Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (MFA), GRE Subject Test (MA, MAT) 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

179

Applied

38

Accepted

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 30th	January 30th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (MFA), GRE Subject Test (MA, MAT)
Master's Degree Requirements	Sample of written work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Sample of written work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 31
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Faculty

53

Total faculty

Full-time - 53

Part-time - 0

Male (30)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	American literature, British literature, composition and rhetoric, linguistics, speech communication
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	230,000

Location & Contact

Address 1244 Blossom Street
Columbia, SC  29208
United States

Contact Dr. William Rivers
Phone: 803-777-7000

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