The Georgia State University Department of English’s Rhetoric & Composition faculty invite applicants for our M.A. and Ph.D. programs for August 2016 admittance. Explore our website to learn more about our curriculum that encourages study in history and theory, as well as contemporary approaches to writing in both academic and non-academic settings.
We’ve graduated hundreds of M.A. and Ph.D. students over the past 20 years who consistently find work in academia, professional/technical writing, and academic administration. All of our recent M.A. and Ph.D. students have found full-time employment, including tenure-track academic and administrative positions at a wide range of national and international colleges and universities: Auburn University, Boston College, Clayton Sate University, Dalton State University, East Carolina University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kennesaw State University, Michigan State University, Nova Southeastern University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Union College, and the University of Sydney–to name a few. Several graduates have also received post-doctoral fellowships at Georgia Tech, Emory University, and the University of Arizona.
Graduate teaching assistants in our program have opportunities to teach 3000-level courses in our undergraduate Rhetoric and Composition major, in addition to teaching first-year composition, and can apply for graduate student administrator positions with the Writing Studio and Lower Division Studies.
Our faculty includes Beth Burmester, Lynée Lewis Gaillet, Baotong Gu, Michael Harker, Mary Hocks, Ashley Holmes, Elizabeth Lopez, Ben Miller, George Pullman, Malinda Snow, and Robin Wharton. Our eleven faculty members with broad research and teaching specializations make our program one of the largest Rhetoric & Composition programs in the Southeast. Every member of our faculty is recognized for scholarship, teaching excellence, and national service.
To apply, visit the English Department’s Graduate Admissions page or the Graduate Admissions page of the College of Arts & Sciences. Applications due January 15, 2016.