About this Program

This concentration is no longer being offered to new students. Please visit the M.A. in English program page for information about other available concentrations.

Old Dominion University offers a Master of Arts degree in English with a concentration in Teaching of English. This emphasis provides students with an opportunity to delve more deeply into the fields of literature, composition, and linguistics while developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to implement equity pedagogy in the secondary and post-secondary English class.


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Program Highlights

  • Invites participants in the program to strengthen their disciplinary understandings, pursuing graduate-level coursework in literature, linguistics, and rhetoric and composition

  • Allows participants in the program to select methods courses that will most support them in their growth as teachers of English (These courses include Pedagogy and Instructional Design; Teaching Literature; Teaching Composition, Grades 6-12; Teaching College Composition; Methods and Materials in TESOL; Creative Writing Pedagogy etc.)

  • Includes field experiences in schools as well as in university and community programs that aim to empower readers and writers

  • Provides opportunities for participants in the program to learn to write as teachers of English through designing lessons and units as well as crafting blog posts, essays, and articles that propose innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the English class

  • Prepares participants in the program to share their ideas about teaching and learning in the English class at local and national conferences that support secondary and post-secondary English teachers in their growth as practitioners and researchers of English education

Requirements

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Students entering the Master of Arts program in English should meet the minimum university admission requirements Graduate Admission.

Careers

Check out these ideas from ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s Center for Career & Leadership Development and the . A median salary is a midpoint of what people typically earn—half of those surveyed earned above the median salary, and half earned below.

Teach students in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies at the secondary level in public or private schools. May be designated according to subject matter specialty.

$62,860 Median Salary

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$72,410 Median Salary

Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology in specialized fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.

$66,680 Median Salary

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$77,660 Median Salary
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Cost of Attendance

Tuition is charged per credit hour. Amounts shown are tuition only and do not include mandatory fees, technology-delivered course fees, course-specific fees, books, housing, meal plans, or other costs. Campus-based students may take technology-delivered or online courses. Tuition is based on student classification. Fees for technology-delivered courses and other costs are listed on the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ tuition and fees page

Virginia Resident
$510 / Cost Per-Credit
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
$662 / Cost Per-Credit
Non-Resident
$1,361 / Cost Per-Credit

Ways to Fund Your Degree

There are a few ways for you to save on the cost of attending Old Dominion University, including scholarships, assistantships, and student loans. For more details about financial aid at Old Dominion, visit the Financial Aid Office page.

Graduate Assistantships

Students have the option of applying for a Graduate Assistantship offering a stipend against tuition while gaining experience in research, tutoring, or in the classroom.

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Associate Professor

5030 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
NORFOLK, VA 23529