MA Exam Lists and Sample Questions
MA Examination Lists
A revised list is forthcoming in Summer 2026- Aesthetics and Theory
- American Literature before 1800
- British Romantic Writing (1785-1830)
- English Renaissance Literature
- Film Studies
- Media History and Media Studies
- Middle English
- Modern American Literature
- Modern British Literature
- Nineteenth-Century American Literature
- Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Victorian Literature
During the MA Exam, you will be asked to select one from among two to three questions in each field. You are allowed a total of 2 hours—roughly 30 minutes for deliberation and 1.5 hours for writing—for each of the four fields you select.
Contact our Graduate Coordinator for exam question samples.