对于准备在社区大学一级教授写作的学生，对于目标是攻读博士学位的学生，建议选择英语硕士课程。作文，或供寻求更新其作文理论和实践知识的高中教师使用。在课程学习过程中，将获得文学硕士论文，在该论文中，学生将在两人组成的教务委员会的指导下进行原创论文研究。一般而言，硕士学位的每个集中方向都是旨在提高学生的技能：批判性阅读，语言分析，思想和文本的形式属性，创造性地参与其三个学科领域的写作传统以及独立研究。英语MA的三个集中内容为有志向的学生提供了准备：在高中或社区大学环境中教授写作或文学研究，向成年学习者和海外学生
The MA in English with a Concentration in Composition is recommended for students preparing to teach writing at the community college level, for those whose objective is to pursue a Ph.D. in composition, or for high school teachers seeking to update their knowledge of composition theory and practice. The course of study leads to an M.A. thesis in composition in which the student undertakes original research in composition under the supervision of a two-person faculty committee. In general, the M.A. degree in each of its concentrations seeks to enhance students' skills in: critical reading, analysis of language, ideas, and the formal attributes of texts, creative engagement with the writing traditions of its three disciplinary fields, and independent research. The three concentrations of the English M.A. offer preparation for students who aspire: to teach writing or literary study in high-school or community-college settings, to teach English to adult learners and to students abroad, to pursue career opportunities in fields such as journalism, publishing, law, technical and creative writing, advertising, arts administration, or civil service, or to pursue study at the doctoral level. Because many graduate students work during the day, most graduate courses are scheduled for late afternoon and evening hours.