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English MA
Enhance your education and expand your horizons.
Our Master of Arts in English develops your research, writing and analytical skills.
Our MA in English allows students to focus on advanced instruction in literature, theory and writing, which prepares them for a range of careers. Join us and expand your knowledge of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction as you get the preparation needed to function as a literary professional.
Designed for You
- for students who have already completed their undergraduate work and wish to expand and deepen their understanding of writing and language
- for students who want to pursue independent research to explore a subject in depth and/or develop expertise in a particular area
- for students who plan to pursue a terminal degree in this field.
Program Update: Enrollment in our creative writing concentration is currently suspended.
89%
of faculty hold terminal degrees in their fields.
$300M
More than $300 million has been invested in campus upgrades & renovations in the past 5 years.
Our English Faculty
We work with our students individually on directed studies, exams or theses while exposing them to a variety of theoretical and pedagogical approaches alongside current resources and methodologies.
Dr. Susan C. W. Abbotson
- Professor
Dr. Jeremy P. Benson
- Associate Professor
Dr. Vincent Bohlinger
- Professor
Dr. Karen Lee Boren
- Professor
Dr. Becky Lynn Caouette
- Professor
Dr. Anita Duneer
- Professor
Dr. Brandon Hawk
- Professor
Dr. Jennifer Holl
- Professor
Dr. Zubeda Jalalzai
- Professor
Dr. Michael J. Michaud
- Professor
Dr. Janice L. Okoomian
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Russell A. Potter
- Professor
Ricardo Quintana Vallejo
- Associate Professor
Dr. Carrie Shipers
- Associate Professor
Dr. Alison Shonkwiler
- Professor
Dr. Rosalind A. Sibielski
- Associate Professor
Dr. Joseph L. Zornado
- Professor
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Alison Shonkwiler
“Our alumni have pursued fields in environmental science, graphic design, higher education administration, instructional design, library and museum sciences, marketing and public relations, teaching, writing and publishing.â€
– Professor of English
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Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall
