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12 Master's degrees offered by the university
Reading - Non-Licensure
Reading - Non-Licensure from Old Dominion University is designed for those candidates who do not necessarily have a teaching license but want to get a master's degree in reading.
Rhetoric and Composition (English)
At once theoretical, historical, critical, and applied, this Rhetoric and Composition (English) MA program from Old Dominion University is designed to help students better understand how language creates meaning across a wide range of discourses and cultural practices.
History
The Department of History at Old Dominion University offers courses of study leading to the Master of Arts with a major in history.
Reading Specialist Endorsement
Reading Specialist Endorsement at Old Dominion University is designed to provide professional training for prospective reading specialists, literacy coaches, and elementary- and secondary-level reading teachers or a general master's degree in reading.
English
The Master of Arts program in English at Old Dominion University develops professional competency in literary and textual analysis and in writing. The program offers concentrations in literature, the teaching of English, rhetoric and composition, and professional writing.
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Applied Linguistics)
The Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Applied Linguistics) MA program from Old Dominion University prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study, teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools and institutions in the U.S. or abroad, work with private businesses, and the language acquisition needs of second language learners.
Technical Writing
Technical Writing from Old Dominion University has a breadth of course offerings that provide students with the foundation for solving communication issues in the workplace.
Sociolinguistics (Applied Linguistics)
The Sociolinguistics (Applied Linguistics) MA program from Old Dominion University prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study, teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools and institutions in the U.S. or abroad, work with private businesses, and the language acquisition needs of second language learners.
Literature (English)
This Literature (English) MA program from Old Dominion University, which offers a comprehensive grounding in literary and cultural studies and critical theory, prepares students for careers in community college and four-year university teaching, public media, and a variety of jobs in the public sphere. It also prepares students for advanced literary and cultural studies at the Ph.D. level.
Humanities
The Institute for the Humanities at Old Dominion University offers a Master of Arts in Humanities in the College of Arts and Letters.
Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics at Old Dominion University prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study or to teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools, or institutions in the U.S. or abroad.
Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University is widely regarded as a terminal degree. It is designed to prepare students for careers as published writers in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction.