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Our English and Film Studies PhD program offers a distinctive chance for students to engage in in-depth, focused research within Literary Studies, Film Studies, or at the intersection of these fields.
Key specialization areas include: Gender and Genre, Nation, Diaspora and Culture, Textuality, Media and Print Studies
These domains showcase the innovative work of our faculty, who teach both established and emerging subjects such as period studies, memory studies, masculinity studies, transnational studies, Canadian studies, and Indigenous studies.
Our program's modest size benefits students significantly, ensuring personalized faculty guidance for research, teaching development, funding opportunities, and career preparation. We take pride in our students' outstanding achievements in securing external funding and prestigious awards.
Students must have the following:
English Proficiency
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
TOEFL iBT: minimum score of 89, with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening).
Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 573.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum score of 7.
Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 60.
The Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment: minimum score of 70.