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Why Choose USF

The English department at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息prepares graduate students to translate their analytical, creative, and communicative skills in a variety of positions both inside and outside the academy. A warm and collaborative department where students receive individual attention, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息English prepares students in broad, foundational traditions while encouraging concentrations in areas of personal interest.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息English offers multiple degrees and graduate certificates.

We have three unique programs of study: English (MA, PhD) with concentrations in literature and rhetoric and composition, and Creative Writing (MFA). We also sponsor graduate certificate programs, including Comparative Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Professional and Technical Communication.

Our students and faculty collaborate across these disciplinary boundaries as well as across the university as they complete their degrees. English graduate students can also enroll in interdisciplinary graduate certificate programs, including Professional & Technical Communication, Film, and Women & Gender Studies.

新澳门六合彩内幕信息English is community oriented.

At 新澳门六合彩内幕信息you will join a community of scholars, faculty, and friends. Our graduate seminars are small and intimate, averaging 15 students in each class. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息English graduate students receive individualized mentoring from dedicated faculty who work with students closely both inside and outside the classroom to prepare them for their careers. We value direct collaboration between students and faculty, as evidenced by the co-authored books, articles, chapters, conference presentations, grants, and co-teaching.

Numerous organizations within the department and university connect graduate students with each other and experts in their fields. Students will find ample opportunities to participate in the life of the department and university. For example, the English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) offers events, graduate conferences, and leadership opportunities. Lectures and creative reading series give our graduate students access to leaders in their fields. Along with their graduate colleagues from other departments and colleges across the university, English graduate students may join Graduate Assistant United (GAU).

新澳门六合彩内幕信息English offers a broad range of teaching, administrative, and research opportunities.

The Department of English's teaching assistants choose from a wealth of teaching and administrative assignments that directly contribute to their professionalization and our outstanding placement record. Students teach in a nationally-recognized, innovative first-year composition program. Experienced GAs can earn their teaching stipends by continuing to teach first-year composition, professional and technical communication, creative writing, literary studies, and/or by serving as program administrators, curriculum developers, and teaching mentors.

Experienced Graduate Assistants have recently taught:

1. Introductory and advanced professional and technical communication courses, including Technical Communication for the Health Sciences, Grant Writing, New Media for Technical Communication Majors, Communication for Engineers, Visual Rhetoric, and Communicating the Value of Sustainability
2. Creative writing courses, including Introduction to Creative Writing, Form and Technique of Fiction, Form and Technique of Nonfiction, and Form and Technique of Poetry
3. Introductory classes in literary studies

In addition to these numerous teaching opportunities, graduate students can become research assistants, working closely with graduate faculty as they write their books, articles, stories, and develop creative projects. Multiple offices across campus provide graduate students with a variety of administrative opportunities, including working in the Provost's Office, the Humanities Institute, and the Morsani College of Medicine. Academics in the 21st century must be adaptable, innovative, and nimble; we offer opportunities that will broaden your skill set.