Program Summary
The M.A. in English at California State University - Northridge offers intensive training in textual and cultural study, including rhetoric, book studies, literature, creative writing, creative writing studies and critical theory. Graduates are versed in the study and production of texts of all kinds, including their social, cultural, political, creative and technological contexts. Students who wish to apply their critical reading and writing skills to the full range of cultural texts, past, present and future are welcome .
Students will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of creative, cultural, linguistic, literary, performative and/or rhetorical theories.
- Conduct research and/or produce creative work appropriate to their option.
- Produce advanced analyses that take into account current schools of aesthetic, critical and historical methodology and are informed by disciplinary standards appropriate to their option.
Academic Background
Minimum Level of Education Completed
4-Year Bachelor's Degree
Minimum GPA
77%
Minimum Language Test Scores
TOEFL
79
IELTS
6.5
PTE
58
Reading
10
Writing
10
Listening
10
Speaking
10
Duolingo
105
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California, USA
Program Intakes
August 2025
Open date
October 7, 2024
Submission deadline
June 1, 2025
January 2026
Open date
May 1, 2025
Submission deadline
November 1, 2025
Cost and Duration
Master's Degree
Program Level
2 year master's degree
Program Length
$16000 USD
Cost of Living
$70 USD
Application fee
$16542 USD
Tution fee
Other Fees
Health Insurance Fee: $2,158 per year
Books and Supplies Fee: $1,338 per year
Study Destinations
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