The Master's seminars are taught by European and American Ph.D. faculty from both institutions, providing a unique, international perspective on British, North American, and Anglophone literature. The individualized course of study allows students to select ten graduate seminars from such areas as the traditional periods and genres of literature in English, literary theory, linguistics, the teaching of writing, and translation. Since enrollment is limited to twenty, students receive specialized attention in their study and research. They also participate in an international community of writers and scholars who are invited to campus each year.

The program is accredited by the North Central Association (NCA). Credits earned are also recognized as Formación Permanente del Profesorado (8º Apdo. de la Resolución de 27 de abril de 1997, B.O.E. de 25 de mayo).

Admissions Requirements and Application Procedures
Applications for admission to the Master's Program in English are reviewed by faculty members from both Saint Louis University and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Candidates are evaluated for evidence of preparation for advanced study of literature and the likelihood of academic success.

Applicants should hold the degree of licenciatura or B.A. in English or equivalent with an excellent academic record. Saint Louis University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences also requires evidence of competence or successful study of a classical or modern foreign language. Native speakers of a language other than English fulfill this requirement automatically. Upon receiving your initial application form, a faculty member from Saint Louis University Madrid Campus will contact you to set up a personal interview either at our campus or via telephone.

An Initial Application Form: Download here.

Your undergraduate academic transcript(s).

Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your academic and professional experience and potential: Download recommendation form here.

Your Graduate Record Examination Scores (Both General and Subject Tests).

A Statement of Purpose of 500 words that addresses your intellectual and professional goals.

A CV.
A Writing Sample.

US$40 Application Fee.

Application deadlines:
Fall quarter: March 1
Winter quarter: December 1
Spring quarter: February 1

Program

This dual degree program seeks primarily to engage students in a disciplined study of texts drawn from the full experience of English and American literature. Giving due recognition to the history of the English literary tradition as it has unfolded from the Middle Ages to the present day, our program also alerts students to the exciting developments in the realm of literary theory and offers them opportunities for exploring the interpretation of English literature with the writings of other cultures and with issues raised in other fields.

Seminars meet in the afternoons and evenings for nine weeks (October-December, January-March, April-June) at Saint Louis University's Madrid Campus. Students also take two seminars during a six-week summer session at Saint Louis University's Frost Campus, in Saint Louis, Missouri. At the conclusion of their course work, students take a one-hour oral examination on a reading list which they have a hand in shaping.

Sample Program I

Methods of Literary Research (Required)
The Epic Tradition
Shakespeare
Seventeenth-Century Literature: Perspectives on the Mediterranean
The Victorian Novel
Gender and Literature during the British Inter-War Period
Post-colonial Literature
Modern Drama
Prosody, Culture, Politics
The Teaching of Writing
Sample Program II (Thesis Option)

Methods of Literary Research (Required)
Introduction to Literary Theory
Discovery and Colonization in the Renaissance
The Age of Romanticism
The African American Slave Narrative
Postmodernisms: American Literature after 1945
Asian American Literature
The Theory and Practice of Translation
Two Terms of Directed Research for Thesis