Course Overview
The Ph. D. program is, in general, designed to educate and train teacher-scholars who will take positions in colleges and universities throughout the country. We consider the Master of Arts program to be the first step toward the Ph. D. degree; we expect students admitted to the M.A. program to receive the M.A. and go on to complete a Ph. D. We therefore do not offer a formal terminal M.A. program. Both the M.A. and Ph. D. may be earned with a specialization in Writing Studies. Also, doctoral students specializing in other fields may earn a graduate concentration in Writing Studies. Our program is designed to provide students with the training in research and teaching that they need to obtain academic jobs. We consistently place more than half of our literature and film Ph. D. s in tenure-track jobs. We are especially pleased to report that every one of our recent writing studies Ph. D. s has secured a tenure-track position. Most students who leave with the M.A. find that it provides them with strong leverage in other areas of work or study; in recent years these areas have included law school, library school, technical writing, academic administration, secondary and primary education, computing, entrepreneurship, and union organizing.
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