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Overview
University of Louisville / Department of English is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.
Degrees & Awards
Degrees Offered
Degree
Concentration
Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Rhetoric and composition
Rhetoric and composition
Master of Arts (MA)
English
Rhetoric and composition
Master of Arts (MA)
English
Creative writing
Master of Arts (MA)
English
Literature
Degrees Awarded
Degree
Number Awarded
Master's Degrees
10
Doctoral Degrees
5
Earning Your Degree
Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
No
Terminal master's degree available?
No
Degree Requirements
Degree
Requirement
Master's Degrees
Entrance Exam GRE General Test
1 Foreign Language
Thesis Optional
Culminating project of 25-30 pages
Doctoral Degrees
Entrance Exam GRE General Test
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
43
Applied
37
Accepted
21
Enrolled
Applying
65
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed on a rolling basis?
Entrance Requirements
Exam
Details
Master's Degree Exam
GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam
GRE General Test
Tuition & Fees
Financial Support
Application deadlines for financial awards
January 5
Types of financial support available
Fellowships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Graduate Assistantships
Student Body
57
Total Graduate Students
3%
International Breakout (representing other countries)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino
1.75%
Black or African American
3.51%
White or Caucasian
87%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
1.75%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0%
Two or more races
1.75%
Unknown
0%
Gender
Male (52%)
Female (47%)
Faculty
65
Total faculty
Full-time - 45
Part-time - 20
Male (28)
Female (37)
Research
Focus of faculty research:
Rhetoric and composition, creative writing, Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British literature, Nineteenth-Century American literature, critical theory
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
124,449
Location & Contact
Address
2301 South Third Street Louisville, KY 40292-0001 United States
