Master of Arts (M.A.) in
English Education

The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in English Education is designed to provide a coherent, interdisciplinary, theory-based course of study for practicing teachers and other professionals. It is intended to assist such professionals in their development of a reflective stance toward their practice and to enhance their ability to address critical issues in language and learning. It also intends to advance their fundamental understanding about language, literacy, and culture as well as issues related to diversity in schools and in society at large. Graduates are expected to provide leadership in their fields at local, state, regional, and national levels.

You can prepare for a variety of professions and careers within English education at the Ohio State University. Although most students pursue a teaching career in middle and secondary schools, others prepare to become professors of written composition at the community college level or become teachers and researchers at the university level. Many of our graduate students have shaped their programs to include specialty concentrations in theater, film and media studies, reading, written composition, literature for adolescents, poetry, and teacher education.

• Program Sheet
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• Graduation Procedures