Overview

Key features

Across literature, film, and other storytelling mediums, you’ll explore the capacity of words to challenge conventional thinking, influence social change, rewrite cultural myths, shape concepts of identity and communicate both ordinary and extraordinary life experiences.

As an English major at Merrimack College, you’ll examine how culture shapes not only words, but also writers and their audiences. You’ll develop an understanding of the creative process, from a written piece’s conception, through its execution, to its interpretation by an audience. And you’ll interact with fellow students and dedicated professors in classes that are small in size but rich in insights.

Specifically, you’ll learn to:

Demonstrate an understanding of how meaning is constructed in different kinds of texts, through oral and written analysis of textual features or through the creation of texts.
Identify and articulate in papers, presentations, exams and other projects the connection between individual literary works and their historical and cultural contexts.
Demonstrate knowledge of literary scholarship and skills through library, Internet, or multimedia research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Major British and World Authors
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
The American Short Story
Contemporary American Literature
Modern American Poetry
Poets of New England

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Andover, 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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110

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete your Application (including the 650 word essay)
Submit a secondary school transcript with an official English translation
Submit proof of English proficiency
Submit one letter of recommendation from teacher or school counselor
Submit a declaration of finances form and notarized bank letter

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

51080 USD / year

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Out-of-State

51080 USD / year

≈ 51080 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

51080 USD / year

≈ 51080 USD / year

Funding

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

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