The Department of 英语 at 365bet中文 offers a Master of Arts 用英语 designed for students who wish to continue their study of either literature or rhetoric and composition. 

Students earning a Master of Arts 用英语 are well prepared for a wide variety of professional careers and programs. These include college and secondary school 教学, 博士研究, 业务, 编辑, and other professional endeavors.

Poised as the intellectual leader in the region, 365bet中文 offers a wide array of support for student study and research. Award-winning teachers and published academic authors in their own right, 英语 graduate faculty mentor graduate students exploring the profession and their own research interests. •奥德姆库 provides additional support through its more than 350,000卷, including several special collections and subscriptions to more than 2,700年期刊. It also provides an online catalogue and database searches, interlibrary loan facilities, and access to websites and library catalogues all over the world.

研究生 students are encouraged to participate in the rich departmental and community culture at Valdosta State. From involvement in colloquia held annually by the Department of 英语 and the 研究生 School to participation in university conferences, 研讨会, 以及教职工论坛, graduate students in the 英语 M.A. have a variety of opportunities for professionalization. Regular encouragement and support for graduate student travel to regional and national conferences are also the norm. 除了, graduate students are encouraged to participate in and enjoy the many cultural events open to them as students at Valdosta State: department- and university-sponsored poetry and fiction readings by world-renowned writers and scholars, award-winning theatrical and orchestral performances, and outdoor excursions in the region. 英语 graduate students at Valdosta State are likewise encouraged to play an active role in Sigma Tau Delta, the 英语 Honor Society, to take leadership in the 英语 研究生 Student Association, and to submit their work to Odradek, the literary magazine, or to the 观众，校报.

Students in the 英语 M.A. program are also in high demand, not only within the department, but across campus for employment, and very often receive funding in the form of 研究生 Assistantships (mentored research, 教学, and 编辑 assignments) and/or Teaching Assistantships (教学 英语 1101 or 1102). Both types of employment include tuition remission and a stipend. Funding is also available through the bet365亚洲官网 英语 研究生 Scholarship, awarded to the top graduate student in the first year of the program, and through the bet365亚洲官网 英语 研究生 Award, given to the top graduate student in the second year of the program.

Goals of the 文学强调:

The 英语 Department expects its graduate students with a literature emphasis to acquire the following:

  • A breadth of knowledge including:
    • general knowledge of major literary periods and movements.
    • general knowledge of useful literary 概念 and terminology.
    • specific knowledge of key works and figures.
  • The ability to produce cogent written works blending knowledge of specific texts, 历史, 和来源, with a clearly developed critical point of view.
  • The ability to discuss their work articulately.
  • The ability to produce systematic and thoroughly researched work appropriate to the discipline.
  • The ability to participate in activities related to the profession.

Goals of the Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis:

The 英语 Department expects its graduate students with a rhetoric and composition emphasis to:

  • demonstrate their ability to apply theoretical, 教学, and historical approaches in the study of composition and rhetoric.
  • demonstrate their ability to interpret language and literature in light of key facts, 概念, 和背景, employing a variety of critical approaches.
  • produce systematic and thoroughly researched work appropriate to the discipline.
  • participate in activities related to the profession.