Many of our PhD students come to us with a master’s degree from another university, but we also admit students directly from undergraduate institutions. Incoming students with an MA must complete 36 credits of coursework (four semesters), while students with only a BA require 54 credits of coursework. All students must demonstrate either a basic reading knowledge of two languages other than English or an advanced reading knowledge of one. Before proceeding to the dissertation, students must pass a qualifying exam, which includes a substantive written proposal for the dissertation along with written and oral examinations in two additional fields of literary and/or cultural studies.
We do not offer a terminal MA. However, after two years, if students decide not to continue or if they do not make satisfactory progress, but they have completed 36 credits of graduate work and demonstrated a reading knowledge of one foreign language, they will receive the MA.
For more information, you can email ENGLISHGRAD@miami.edu or write to:
Department of English
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248145
Coral Gables, FL 33124
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