46 English Studies Masters Degree Programs

The MA in English Literature and Culture is an academic humanities degree with a socially relevant focus. We offer you academic excellence with transferable skills, with the resources of a large research university but with small classes (typically 10-15 students), in a friendly ambiance that contributes to our positive student feedback. Our staff has received their doctorates from a mix of Dutch universities and international institutions (Oxford, Cambridge, Toronto, Edinburgh).

UNC Charlotte’s online Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Teaching English as a Second Language equips aspiring teachers at all stages for English as a Second Language (ESL) careers. It also offers a specific M.A.T. pathway for non-education majors seeking initial ESL licensure.

This interdisciplinary programme deepens students’ knowledge of English linguistics, literature, and the cultures of Anglophone countries. It offers advanced training in literature, linguistics, translation, interpreting, and intercultural communication, preparing graduates for careers in public service, international organizations, media, culture, and education.

The Department of English in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau offers a two-year MA in English Studies that is designed to develop your knowledge of the language and literatures of the English-speaking world.

The 2-year MA program in English and American Studies at the University of Turin is a graduate program in the humanities focusing on English and North American language/linguistics, literatures and cultures, analysed in an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective.

The MA in English Studies offered by the Department of English Studies at the University of Cyprus is a conventional 2-year MA program that carries 120 ECTS in total. In each of the first three semesters of study, students are required to register for three courses of 10 ECTS each.

The Online Master in English Studies (OMiES) is a Master’s programme which is 100% online and which intends to provide students with basic theoretical and methodological skills linked to the various fields existing within the scope of English Studies. 

The goal of the degree program in MA in English Studies is to train experts in the field of English Studies who have sound theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge of the English language and can apply such knowledge in practice. They have thorough knowledge and understanding of the literature, culture and the social and political systems of English-speaking countries, including Great Britain, Ireland and Canada, the major trends and research fields of modern theoretical and applied linguistics and their results that mainly apply to the English language.

The English Studies programme offers a specialist qualification in English literature, cultural studies, and linguistics. It combines theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of the English language, culture, and literature in modern society. The programme features three balanced blocks of courses in linguistics, literature, and culture, with an optional specialisation in Media Linguistics. This track provides a solid foundation in contemporary linguistic research, equipping students for careers in research, teaching, and language-related fields.

In the Master’s Programme in English Studies at the University of Helsinki, you develop your expertise in areas that are often separated in other programmes: English language and linguistics, literature in English and the teaching of English. You can take courses in all three areas or just focus on one of them.

The graduate level English Studies focuses on the advanced development of English language competency. Students broaden their knowledge in areas such as linguistics, methodology of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), international business communication as well and the cultural and historical background of the English-speaking countries.

It is an interuniversity master’s degree offered jointly by the University of Valladolid and the University of Salamanca. It enters on English language and linguistics, and English and American literature and culture. Designed according to the criteria of excellence of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), this master’s degree is linked to the Doctoral Programme in Advanced English Studies. In the area of Humanities, the Universities of Valladolid and Salamanca enjoy unquestionable worldwide prestige, both for their research contribution and their teaching innovation.

Explore literature, film, television, and theory in a range of international contexts in this dynamic, taught postgraduate course. This is a flexible and challenging master's course, delivered by a team of tutors with internationally recognized academic expertise in an array of specialist areas. MA English Studies allows you to build your own bespoke master experience, selecting from a range of modules to reflect your interests in the further study of English.

This course enables students to specialise in one of the major fields of English and American studies (literature, linguistics or civilisation) while increasing their knowledge of the English-speaking world in general. Each student will prepare a research project under the supervision of a specialist in the field and write a final dissertation. At the same time, they will attend seminars in each discipline and also classes in research methodology.

The objective of this two-year program (120 credits) is to train specialists in three areas: English Literature and Culture, English Applied Linguistics, Society and Culture of English-Speaking Countries.

In this program, students become proficient in understanding and producing academic and media-oriented publications in the fields of English literature, socio-cultural history of the English language-based cultures (especially Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Australia), applied and theoretical linguistics, mediating in English and their native language in specialised cultural, economic and political areas, teaching and transmitting knowledge concerning English literature and linguistics, and English language-based cultures and societies.

Accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the online Master of Arts in Teaching - High School Education (8-12) program from Campbellsville University offers tracks in English, math, science, and social studies to deliver innovative teaching skills you need for success.

The inter-university master's degree includes internships in companies, specializes in language, literature and culture of English-speaking countries, in the relationship between English and new information technologies, and in cultural mediation to facilitate communication in areas such as educational, legal and administrative.