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Our Mission: Literature and Culture

Welcome to Graduate Studies in English at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Below you will find helpful links to forms, brochures, and other information about the Graduate Program. If you have any questions about the Graduate Program, please contact us at english@utpb.edu.

English Graduate Program Objectives

"Why an M.A. in English?" 

Interdisciplinary Graduate Courses

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Graduate Catalog

Graduate Studies Links

English Graduate Program Objectives

  • To professionally empower students through their active involvement in academic conferences and scholarly publications;
  • To motivate students to increase the knowledge of their field by their own contribution of original work;
  • To enhance students' awareness of the cultural contexts of theoretical and literary works;
  • To provide rhetorical skills in preparation for such professions as teaching, law, publishing, and public relations.

Our English faculty strive to cultivate intellectual growth and to stimulate diverse scholarly interests. They are also committed to offering students the opportunity not only to master current knowledge but to contribute to this knowledge through research and original thinking. Our department is particularly known for its concentration on the burgeoning field of interdisciplinary studies. Graduate students are encouraged to participate in academic conferences and to publish in scholarly journals.

"Why an M.A. in English?" 

An M.A. degree in English from UTPB has several benefits. Graduate Students in the English department not only gain valuable knowledge while preparing for a Ph.D. program, but are also developing the skills to work in 4-year and community colleges. The program also serves high school teachers looking to teach advanced/concurrent courses, and prepares students for careers in publishing, editing, and research as well.

Please read our brochure, "Why an M.A. in English." (.pdf)

Interdisciplinary Graduate Courses (In addition to regular graduate courses)

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British Literature

Literature and the Sister Arts

Literature and Mythology

American Literature

Nature Writing

Border Literature & Theory

Rhetoric and Composition

The Politics of Language

Qualitative Research Methods

Literature and Media Studies

Literature and Film in the Posthuman Age

Film and Media Theory

For more information about upcoming graduate courses, and other news in the English
Department at UTPB, please read our newsletter, UTPB English Notes (.pdf).

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

M.A. students in the English Department may have the unique opportunity to serve as Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA's).

GTA's:

  • Earn a stipend
    • 1st year GTA's earn up to $10,000/year, with a $500/semester scholarship available;
    • 2nd year GTA's earn up to $12,000/year with a $500/semester scholarship available
  • Gain valuable experience teaching at a university
  • Develop close working relationships with faculty

For more information about working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the English department, click here.

Graduate Catalog

The graduate catalog contains more information about core degree requirements, thesis options, etc.. To read the graduate catalog for English, click here. You may also pick up a copy of the graduate catalog from Graduate Studies.

Graduate Studies Links and Documents

Graduate Studies is located at MB 1208. You may contact them at 552-2530, or at gradstudies@utpb.edu.

Here are some helpful links for graduate students: