Overview

At English from Western University - Canada 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.

Career Prospects

Western MA graduates have been successful in developing a range of careers--from alt-academic employment, to work in the publishing industry, as well as contract and tenure-track faculty positions in colleges and universities--across Canada, the United States, and beyond.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Research Methods

Contemporary Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies

Postcolonial Diasporas

Metaphysicals to Melancholics: Embodied Mind in Poetry, 1640-1790

Beyond Apocalypse: Indigenous Speculative Storytelling

Women and Authorship in Early Modern England

Regulating the Edwardian Body

The Pre-Raphaelites, Their Associates and Successors: From Romanticism to Modernism

Feminist Theory, Biopolitics and the Racialized Body

Making Shakespeare

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

109

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IELTS

8

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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109

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IELTS

8

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Other requirements

General requirements

Honours B.A. in English or in English combined with another subject.

Achieved at least an A minus average in the Honours English courses of their B.A. program.

Biographical information

Contact information

Statement of academic intent

Electronic transcripts from Ontario universities/colleges

Professional background

Referee information

Proficiency in English Scores

Application fee

A sample of written work

List of publications

References

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Tuition Fees

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16362 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4240 CAD / year

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Living costs

London

Canada

1037 - 1625 CAD / month

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Funding

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Overview

Career Prospects

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

London

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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