Department of English College of Social Sciences and Humanities Northeastern University

Interdisciplinary Research in the Department of English

Northeastern's Department of English draws on the university's tradition of interdisciplinary study to address the theoretical and applied issues of literature, language, and storytelling. Literary theory, criticism, and history, as well as linguistics and creative writing, are incorporated into the department's full- or part-time M.A. program and into its full-time Ph.D. program. American, African-American, gender, cultural, and cinema studies are well-represented by departmental faculty members, and students are encouraged to take courses in disciplines related to their core areas of study.

The Resources of Northeastern for the Department of English

Students at Northeastern University are advantaged by having access to the University's resources in concert with those offered by Boston's museums, galleries and libraries, including the nearby Museum of Fine Arts and Boston Public Library.

Thirty full-time faculty members work closely with some 60 graduate students in residence to design and develop each student's scholarly and professional identity.

The M.A. Program in English

The M.A. program is designed to give students broad exposure to the current field of English studies. Graduates have been accepted to well-regarded Ph.D. programs or have used the program to enhance their credentials in teaching, publishing, journalism, law, and business fields.

Opportunities of the Ph.D. Program

Students in the Ph.D. program prepare for careers in academia through coursework that incorporates canonical texts, current issues, and critical methodologies, and through researching and writing the dissertation.

Recent Ph.D. candidates' research areas include transatlantic literature, children's literature, Shakespeare, feminist ideology, Italian film, American nationalism, writing in the technical professions, Enlightenment political philosophy, British modernism, Victorian adventure fiction, visual studies, and archive theory.

The English department offers Teaching Assistantships to all students entering the Ph.D. program. Students enrolled in the M.A. program are awarded assistantships on a competitive basis that is subject to availability.

Further details, including those on admissions and curriculum requirements, can be found on the Northeastern Department of English's Web site. More information is also available regarding graduate applications and graduate studies at Northeastern University.

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  Master of Arts (MA)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 6
• Doctoral Degrees 3
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? No

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees 1, Required and qualifying exams
• Doctoral Degrees 2, Required, Required and qualifying exams
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied123
• Accepted37
• Acceptance Rate30%
• Enrolled13
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $50
• Application Fee - International $50
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Yes
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesGRE General Test, GRE Subject Test, sample of written work
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, GRE Subject Test, sample of written work
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
• Types of financial support availableTeaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Career or Field-Related Internships, Graduate Assistantships

• Gender
• Total Graduate StudentsNot Reported
• Female PercentageNot Reported
• Male PercentageNot Reported
• Participation
• Total Graduate StudentsNot Reported
• Part-time PercentageNot Reported
• Full-time PercentageNot Reported
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino3%
• Black / African American0%
• White / Caucasian56%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian5%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races0%
• Unknown36%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty61
• Full-time Percentage54%
• Part-time Percentage46%
• Female Percentage72%
• Male Percentage28%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchLiterature, creative writing, composition studies, linguistics
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported