The ability to communicate effectively is by far the skill mentioned most frequently by employers. Students learn to write so that they can achieve positive outcomes in any writing environment they may encounter. The Master of Arts in English prepares students for jobs in digital writing, contemporary publishing, government, education, nonprofit leadership, public relations, business law, project management, assessment coordination, and more. The program allows you the flexibility to tailor your work to writing in the fields of your choice, whether for pleasure or professional purposes. The program is a 30-credit curriculum that is 100% online, and you may enter in either fall or spring. SRU's MA in English will positively impact your writing through the study of genre, style, print and digital media, audience, and rhetorical context.