Master of Arts in English - Editing,Writing and Media

The EWM track provides students with a wonderful opportunity to explore and create innovative media. For majors, I would encourage you to learn as much as you can about the exciting theories of media and visual culture that provide critical frameworks for your studies. For topics ranging from on-line publishing to television narrative, ideas about media and storytelling can help ground your analysis. -Dr. Leigh Edwards, Media Studies

The Editing, Writing, and Media (EWM) major emphasizes the production, analysis, and interpretation of a wide range of historic, contemporary, academic, and everyday texts. With coursework ranging from the history of print and illustrated manuscripts to the contemporary production and circulation of digital texts, EWM engages students in praxis, the process of enacting theory, knowledge, and skills. The EWM major is appropriate for students interested in pursuing graduate studies as well as those interested in careers in law, writing, publishing, and electronic media. The EWM major aims to prepare students for leadership roles, whether as intellectuals pursuing advanced degrees in book history, rhetoric, and critical theory or as tech-savvy professionals equipped with editorial expertise and writing skills.

The EWM major is appropriate for students interested in pursuing graduate studies as well as those interested in careers in law, writing, publishing, and electronic media. The EWM major aims to prepare students for leadership roles, whether as intellectuals pursuing advanced degrees in book history, rhetoric, and critical theory or as tech-savvy professionals equipped with editorial expertise and writing skills.

A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree
Statement of Purpose
R'sum/Curriculum Vitae
Writing Sample (see specifics below)
Three recommendation letters
Unofficial Transcripts (from every university attended)
Official transcripts must be supplied if admitted
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80
Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5
International applicants must also take the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) and should score at least 26+ on the TOEFL iBT Speaking section. Applicants with a score lower than 26+, or who dont have TOEFL scores, will be required to take the SPEAK test during their first term of enrollment.
Statement of Purpose

a short essay describing the applicant's academic and professional experience and goals (500-750 words will likely suffice, maximum is 1,000)
Students applying for the MFA or PhD in Creative Writing should specify intended genre (poetry, fiction, non-fiction) within their statement of purpose
R'sum/Curriculum Vita
Writing Sample

Applicants to the Literature, Media, and Culture program or Rhetoric and Composition program should submit a critical essay.
Applicants to the Creative Writing program/Poetry should submit up to 10 poems.
Applicants to the Creative Writing program/Fiction should submit a short story or two and/or a novel excerpt. No strict page limitbut generally, 20-40 pages will suffice, dont sweat it if youre a little under or over.
Applicants to the Creative Writing program/Nonfiction should submit one or two pieces and/or an excerpt from a book. No strict page limitbut generally, 20-40 pages will suffice, dont sweat it if youre a little under or over.
Applicants to the Creative Writing program are NOT required to submit a critical writing sample.
Unofficial Transcripts

Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for the application process and can be uploaded directly into the application portal. If admitted, official transcripts should be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions.

At least three letters of recommendation through the electronic application

The online recommendation system connected to our application is the preferred method for recommenders to use.
If they will not be using this system, applicants should enter their information and select offline recommender.
Our application software is not designed to accept submissions from Interfolio.