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Dedicate yourself to exploring and interpreting literature, from timeless classics to modern works. Enhance your skills in writing, composition, and public speaking. Fueled by your love for language and fascination with humanity's diverse literary heritage, expand your mastery of English. Pursuing an English degree remains one of the most sought-after and time-honored academic journeys.
Lose yourself in the verses of ancient bards or the ideas of contemporary intellectuals. With each turn of the page, envision and contemplate experiences beyond your own, while questioning your beliefs through fresh and surprising viewpoints.
Through a curriculum that crosses centuries and continents, you'll examine literary styles, forms, historical movements, and literature's varied roles across cultures, potentially including Indigenous wisdom and perspectives.
Admission to each major program may have specific requirements.
Recommended: Foundations of Mathematics 11 or higher is strongly recommended for students pursuing Education or a major in Geography and Environmental Studies, Sociology or Psychology
Students must normally declare their English major or minor before entering the third year of the BA program.
English Language Proficiency Requirements: TOEFL iBT - 88+ with no section below 20; TOEFL paper-based - 570+ TWE 4.5+; TOEFL Computer-Based - 230+ Essay 4.5+; IELTS - 6.5+ with no bands below 6.0; MELAB - 81+; CanTEST - 4.5+ with no component score below 4.0; CAEL - Overall 70+ No subtest below 60.
Deadlines for students of pre-assessment eligible nationalities (Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Iran and Nigeria): Fall: February 15, 2024. Deadlines for students of all other nationalities: Fall: March 1, 2024; Winter 2025: September 1, 2024.