The discipline of English covers much ground, and graduate programs may focus on one or more subdisciplines. Texas State's graduate English program serves students with many interests and needs by offering dozens of courses each semester on a wide variety of topics. Students may focus on a single element of English studies or they may combine elements. Many courses apply the most important current critical and theoretical approaches to the study of literature and the media, while others help promising poets and fiction writers to master those crafts. Some teach rhetorical skills to future expository writers and teachers of writing, while others cover the numerous kinds of writing demanded by rapidly changing technologies. Our integrative approach allows both for expansion of areas of study beyond a single emphasis and for the specialization that appropriately occurs at a university. Please go to the Graduate Programs tab at the department's website for more specific information on our majors.The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree with a major in Creative Writing program offers talented writers the opportunity to develop skills as fiction writers or poets in a formal academic program.