<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; margin-top: 0px;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true">A Master of Arts in English (MAE) is&nbsp;<mark class="HxTRcb" style="color: #001d35; border-radius: 4px; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #d3e3fd 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 75% 0px; background-size: 200% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s 1 normal forwards running highlight-animation;" data-processed="true">a 1&ndash;2 year postgraduate program focusing on advanced studies in British/American literature, linguistics, critical theory, and, often, English Language Teaching (ELT)</mark>. It prepares students for careers in academia, publishing, writing, and communication by developing critical thinking and analytical skills.</div>
<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Key Aspects of the MAE Program</span><button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e5edff; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="3a88f08c-6c81-4325-b4b7-e89888a7190f" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=PxT0Ce_n/C5gNJc;aria-label=PxT0Ce_n/bOjMyf;class=PxT0Ce_n/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwi17OGCufGSAxWPcWwGHYGOAUkQye0OegQIAhAB" data-processed="true"></button></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Specializations:</span>&nbsp;Common streams include Literature and Cultural Studies, or Applied Linguistics and TESOL.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Curriculum:</span>&nbsp;Covers literary history, research methods, critical theory, and language pedagogy.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAg" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Duration &amp; Credit:</span>&nbsp;Typically 1 year (for 4-year BA holders) or 2 years, with credits often ranging from 38 to 74.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQAw" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Requirements:</span>&nbsp;Usually requires a bachelor's degree in English or related fields, often with a minimum GPA requirement.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAMQBA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Research:</span>&nbsp;Many programs include a 6-credit thesis or dissertation.</span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAUQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Potential Career Paths</span><br data-serialized-params="[]" data-processed="true" />Graduates with an MA in English are qualified for roles such as:<span class="uJ19be notranslate" data-wiz-uids="PxT0Ce_28,PxT0Ce_29" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap; position: relative;" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=PxT0Ce_27/TKHnVd" data-processed="true"><span data-processed="true">&nbsp;</span><button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e5edff; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="aa84ff8a-e266-48a6-baba-95a16c2949dd" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=PxT0Ce_27/C5gNJc;aria-label=PxT0Ce_27/bOjMyf;class=PxT0Ce_27/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwi17OGCufGSAxWPcWwGHYGOAUkQye0OegQIBRAB" data-processed="true"></button></span></span></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAYQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Education:</span>&nbsp;College-level lecturer or secondary school teacher.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAYQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Media &amp; Publishing:</span>&nbsp;Editor, journalist, or content developer.</span></li>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAkQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Literature:</span>&nbsp;British, American, and sometimes, Commonwealth or World Literature in English.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAkQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Linguistics:</span>&nbsp;English Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Phonology.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAkQAg" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Research:</span>&nbsp;Advanced methods in literary or applied linguistics research.</span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAoQAA" data-complete="true" data-processed="true">An MAE provides a versatile skill set applicable to various industries:<span class="uJ19be notranslate" data-wiz-uids="oHofJd_3q,oHofJd_3r" data-complete="true" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap; position: relative;" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=oHofJd_3p/TKHnVd" data-sae="">&nbsp;<button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e9ebf0; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="25ff410b-b02c-4d64-8648-5066e4e50903" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=oHofJd_3p/C5gNJc;aria-label=oHofJd_3p/bOjMyf;class=oHofJd_3p/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwjE1urGufGSAxW3SnADHfTHCDMQye0OegQIChAB"></button></span></span></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAsQAA" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Education:</span>&nbsp;Teaching at secondary or collegiate levels.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAsQAQ" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Publishing &amp; Media:</span>&nbsp;Roles as editors, journalists, copywriters, or literary agents.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAsQAg" data-sae="" data-complete="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Communications:</span>&nbsp;Public relations, marketing, and corporate communications.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAsQAw" data-complete="true" data-processed="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Specialized Roles:</span>&nbsp;Translators, technical writers, and web content developers.</span></li>
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