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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts in English (Course-Based)

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts in English (Course-Based)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $19,749 CAD

  • Application fee

    $125 CAD

  • Duration

    1 year

  • PGWP

    1 year

  • Min GPA

    78 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 15-January-2024 2024-01-15

Overview

Master of Arts in English

Master of Arts in English is a one-year program that emphasizes the deep study of literature and culture and the development of research, writing, and analytical skills.

The Department's graduate program at Western University ranks as one of the strongest and most diversified graduate programs in Canada. 

Its central attraction is the Department's distinguished faculty and its considerable accomplishments in all areas of criticism and scholarship. 

The faculty's range of expertise provides the advantages of traditional scholarship and an array of historical approaches to the major literary periods and genres, as well as diverse theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives that include: 

Discourse analysis, cultural studies, postcolonial literature and theory, feminist and gender studies, gay studies and theories of masculinity, ecological criticism, film, hypertext, theories of race, and the intersection between literature and the discourses of science, medicine, music, art, and law.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$29,759

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,164
Accommodation 1 bed room $10,010
Tuition 1 person $19,749

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Letters Of Reference
  • Statement of Interest

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

8
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TOEFL

109
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Cambridge

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Academic background and requirement

  • A grade average of A- (80-84%) or higher in the Honors English courses
  • The minimum requirement for admission purposes is a grade average of 78% across all courses taken in the last two years

The applicant's six courses at the Honors level must be distributed in such a way as to cover at least five of the following six areas of English Language or Literature:

  • Old English, Middle English, OR History of the Language
  • Renaissance dramatic OR Renaissance non-dramatic
  • 18th century OR 19th century
  • American OR Canadian
  • Twentieth-Century British OR Postcolonial
  • Theory (e.g., historical, contemporary, feminist, genre, etc.).

Career opportunities

  • Journalist
  • English teacher
  • Freelance writer
  • Editorial assistant
  • Interpreter
  • Publisher
  • Public relations manager
  • Content manager

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