English (MA)

Faculty of Humanities Master of Arts

  • Main Campus

The English program challenges students throughout each stage of an intensive year of study to prepare them for the widest possible range of career options. Students engage in a critical examination of the power of texts to reflect and shape both communities of origin and communities of reception. They also examine how literary and non-literary texts are produced and used in the often-conflicting discourses that constitute the culture of community.

Entry point:

September

Duration:

  • MRP – 3 terms (1 year)
  • Thesis – 6 terms (2 years)

Application deadline:

  • February 1 
  • Applications are accepted until the program is full and may be looked at on a first-come, first-serve basis after the deadline.

General program inquiries
Graduate program director
Carole Stewart
Graduate program coordinator
Melissa Vanatte

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Admission requirements

  1. Check the university requirements and the program requirements.
  2. Complete the online application and submit the non-refundable application fee.
  3. You will need to submit your transcripts as well as the following program-specific materials:
    • Two academic references are required.
    • A statement (of no more than two pages in length) of your specific academic interests and your related background preparation, with particular attention to a topic or topics and potential supervisor(s) appropriate for the Thesis or Major Research Paper component of the program.
    • A recent writing sample demonstrating your ability to generate an informed academic argument pertinent to the field.

Career outcomes

  • PhD programs in English, Comparative
  • Literature, and other Humanities programs
  • Publishing
  • Teaching
  • Law
  • Library and Archival work