Overview

Department of English Language and Literature / Department of English Language and Literature is located in Kansas City, MO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Other Advanced 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
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

43

Applied

21

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

52

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.85%
Black or African American	9.62%
White or Caucasian	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.92%
Unknown	5.77%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

39

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 20

Male (16)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Creative writing: poetry and prose, computational linguistics, rhetoric and composition, African-American and British literature, print culture
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO  64110
United States

Contact Dr. Virginia Blanton
Co-Chair
Email: blantonv@umkc.edu
Phone: 816-235-2560
Fax: 816-235-1308

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