Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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Graduate programs

Take your ambition further

Whether you’re academically driven, advancing your career, or looking for personal growth, our graduate programs will help you go the distance. Degrees in the College of Arts and Letters are designed for those who know their strengths and pursue their passions, with flexible options for ambitious professionals.

Master’s degrees

Creative Writing (MFA)
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English – Literature (MA)
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English – Professional Writing (MA)
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English – Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (MA)
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Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language
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History (MA)
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Music (MM)
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Spanish (MAT)

Doctoral degrees

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Applied Linguistics (PhD)

Graduate certificates

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Music Performance
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Professional Writing
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Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies
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Teaching English as a Second Language