Graduate Studies
Graduate students in English at Texas A&M benefit from an innovative curriculum, excellent scholarly and pedagogical training, and a vibrant intellectual community. We have an internationally prominent faculty and a diverse and professionally active student body. All students are supported by assistantships and tuition waivers. Students teach one course a semester and have the opportunity to teach upper division courses in their areas of specialty. We also offer research assistantships, dissertation fellowships, and funding for travel and research. We are committed to training our students to be effective teachers as well as accomplished scholars.
We were a partner department in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate, a multi-year study on the future of doctoral education. Some of our CID work is at www.cf-cid.org/english.htm
Campus Research Opportunities include: Callaloo * The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research * The World Shakespeare Bibliography * John Donne Variorum * The Journal of American Folklore * American Literature Association * Folger Institute Affiliate * Race and Ethnic Studies Institute * Book History Workshop * Cushing Memorial Library and Archives * South Central Review * Active Faculty and Graduate Student Working Groups
In the current academic job market, our students have the guidance and support of the entire faculty. Our placement director works closely with students seeking employment, offering weekly workshops, career counseling, and assistance with the preparation of cover letters, writing samples, and dossiers. In recent years, our students have found tenure-track employment at institutions including Virginia Commonwealth University; California State University, Fullerton; University of New Mexico; University of Memphis; King's College; and the University of Houston.