Overview:
Graduate Study

The English Department at Boston University
offers the following degrees:

• Master of Arts in English
  and American Literature
• Doctor of Philosophy in
  English and American
  Literature*
• Master of Arts in Creative Writing

• Graduate Documents

Please click on a program above for more information.

* If you hold a B.A. degree, you should apply to the M.A. program (even if your ultimate objective is the Ph.D.); If you hold an M.A. degree or the equivalent, you may apply directly to the Ph.D. program.

* In addition to the standard Graduate School admissions forms, applicants to the M.A. program should submit a scholarly writing sample (7-15 pages is sufficient).  Applicants holding the M.A. who are applying to the Ph.D. program should submit a scholarly writing sample (15-25 pages) in their area of interest.

For in-depth information about graduate study in English or Creative Writing, please consult the Graduate Bulletin.