The English graduate degree program prepares recent graduates and working professionals for careers in research, professional writing, editing, and secondary and higher education. Our program’s diverse courses in literature and writing afford students broad cultural learning, dynamic research instruction, and job-transferable writing and media-editing skills. A master’s degree in English provides graduates credentials to teach in higher education, while many recent students have pursued PhDs at prestigious programs across the US such as Vanderbilt, California Riverside, Indiana, Washington, UMass, and Purdue. Our Technical Writing Certificate gives students credentials to pursue writing and editing jobs in a variety of industries in Huntsville’s technology and defense communities and beyond. Eighty-percent of our students in the Technical Writing Certificate program are employed either before they leave or immediately after completing their degrees. Our User Experience Certificate prepares students for careers in user experience (UX), which involves understanding users and designing better technologies, products, and services to meet users’ needs. Program Snapshot Courses Admissions Requirements and Departmental Scholarships & Assistantships Learning Goals & Outcomes Graduate School Financial Aid & Assistantships Tuition & Fees Request More Information APPLY TODAY! Important Students can now apply for admission for Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027. Graduate Certificates Technical Communication Certificate TESOL Certificate User Experience Certificate Have questions? Schedule an appointment. Dr. Joe Conway director of graduate studies in English and associate professor Morton Hall 265 256.824.2380joseph.conway@uah.edu