Overview

English from University of Wisconsin La Crosse prepares students for success in top graduate programs and professional schools, as well as careers in business, information technology, healthcare, publishing, and human services. Our students learn to think creatively. We offer them the freedom to ask provocative questions that challenge conventions; we invite them to see the world through multiple perspectives and we model consensus-building and thoughtful, productive disagreement. Thus, students graduating from our program have the ability to seek peaceful resolutions to conflicts, to understand the nuances and diversity of human experience, and to embrace complexity in all its forms.

Graduates with English - Literary and Cultural Studies from University of Wisconsin La Crosse will:

Generate a close reading of a text, recognizing, understanding, and interpreting a text's elements.

Demonstrate familiarity with English language literary and rhetorical traditions, including prominent authors, genres, movements, and styles, as well as the historical and cultural contexts important to those traditions.

Demonstrate familiarity with literary and rhetorical works by writers of diverse backgrounds.

Engage in disciplinary conversations, drawing on theory and scholarship in fields appropriate to one’s area of emphasis.

Engage in research and sustained inquiry, which is disseminated in an appropriate forum(s).

Recognize and write effective prose, attending to such features as style, genre, audience, and purpose.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of the English Language

Linguistics: Sounds and Words

Linguistics: Phrases and Sentences

Varieties of English

Literary Studies

Topics in Literature

Writing, Genre, and Style

Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Creative Writing

Professional and Technical Writing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

Applications received by February 1 will receive full consideration for admission. International: Priority deadlines

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

La Crosse, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

UW System application for admission

Nonrefundable application fee

ACT or SAT scores (optional) (ACT code: 4672, SAT code: 1914)

Letters of recommendation (maximum of 2) (optional)

Essays

Academic Records: Official, certified, or attested transcripts from all secondary and post-secondary institutions attended. Documents issued in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

English Language Proficiency

Proof of Funding

Passport Copy

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20981 USD / year

≈ 20981 USD / year
Out-of-State

20981 USD / year

≈ 20981 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10865 USD / year

≈ 10865 USD / year

Additional Details

MN resident – $10,905 per year

Living costs

La Crosse

United States

1130 - 1874 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Graduates with English - Literary and Cultural Studies from University of Wisconsin La Crosse will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

La Crosse

Funding

Scholarships Information

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