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Master of Arts in Literature

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Transform Your World with Advanced Literary Study
Challenge yourself in the Master of Arts in Literature (MALit) program by grappling with ideas from the world's foremost thinkers, guided by distinguished Northwestern University faculty. You'll deepen your experience with the world's greatest literary texts and position yourself for continued graduate study and new and challenging career opportunities.

A Solid Foundation for Critical Analysis
Success in any career field depends not just on mastering the technical training specific to that field, but also on the critical thinking skills that are best gained from literature. By grappling with the ideas and creative vision of the world's greatest writers, you gain a markedly improved ability to analyze and synthesize complex information, evaluate evidence, weigh competing considerations, challenge assumptions, examine new points of view, formulate judgments, and shape an effective course of action. This broad range of skills can help you develop professionally in a wide range of areas from advertising, business and law, to government, education, the sciences and more.

Lively and Engaging Courses
Seminar-style, small group discussions — not traditional lectures — form the core experience of the MALit program. Students share and debate their thoughts and opinions with each other and professors, examining different critical approaches to literary interpretation in a broad cultural and historical context, at times exploring relationships between literary forms and other disciplines such as history, film or philosophy. 

Courses are designed around weekly readings drawn from a range of literary genres and periods, as well as critical and theoretical works. Rediscover and master classic texts while exploring contemporary works and insights about literary form, narrative and meaning, and the shifting cultural contexts in which literary art is produced. 

Written responses to course readings, along with valuable feedback from professors, can significantly elevate and refine students’ writing skills — even those with prior professional or creative writing experience.



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