Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Hammond, LA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts in English (MAE)
Master of Arts (MA)	Creative writing
Master of Arts (MA)	Language and literacy
Master of Arts (MA)	Publishing studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Professional writing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree

Requirement

Master's Degrees

Entrance Exam GRE verbal score of 150 or greater required. Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some All candidates must pass a comprehensive exam.Total of 36 hours with 18-21 hours of 600-level coursework depending, on concentration. Graduate students concentrating in Creative Writing are required to write a thesis. M.A. English in Language & Literacy or Professional Writing concentration can choose between Thesis and no-Thesis options.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11

Applied

9

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

20

Application Fee - Domestic

30

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	December 1st	September 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	May 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE verbal score of 150 or greater required.
Master's Degree Requirements	24 semester hours of undergraduate English courses, at least 12 of which must be at the Jr./Sr. level; 2.50 GPA undergraduate degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,536

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

25

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16%
Black or African American	12%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	8%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (64%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Video games and narrative, critical animal studies, digital humanities (John Ruskin and Margery Kempe), Gender studies and early modern literature, Irish studies.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Southeastern Louisiana University
Box 10861
Hammond, LA  70402
United States

Contact Dr. David Hanson
Department Head
Email: dhanson@southeastern.edu
Phone: -549 ext. 2100
Fax: 985-549

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