Colleges and Universities Offering PhD in English in Canada

Institutions Offering PhD in English

•  University of Calgary, Calgary  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  GPA
  A minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at the graduate level.
  
  Minimum education
  A completed four-year undergraduate program (or equivalent), and a completed Master’s degree. At least one of the degrees must be in English Literature. In exceptional circumstances, degrees in a closely related discipline may meet admission requirements.
  
  Work samples
  A 5-10 page sample of critical writing; for creative writing applicants, an additional 10-page sample of creative writing.
  
  Documents
  A statement of intent
  A C.V.
  Reference letters
  Two
  
  Test scores
  None
  
  Course Duration: Four years full-time; six years maximum
•  McGill University, Montreal  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  -Admission to the doctoral program is highly competitive. Generally, outstanding students with the M.A. degree in hand apply to the doctoral program and are accepted into Ph.D. 2. In very rare circumstances, outstanding graduates of B.A. programs will be considered for “fast-tracking” into the doctoral program, entering at Ph.D. 1. For their first year, students follow the M.A. program (Thesis option) and, if their work is given a strong evaluation at the end of the first year, they then go on to complete the remaining requirements of the Ph.D. program.
•  University of Toronto, Toronto  
  Course entry requirements
  -An appropriate bachelor's degree (i.e., a four-year undergraduate degree), or its equivalent (preferably in English), with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of B+ or better and evidence of first-class work in English. The department favours a broad training in the major genres and all periods of English literary history.
  
  Course duration:
  (i) 3 years full-time
  (ii) 6 years part-time
  
  
•  Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's  
  Course entry Requirements:
  -Master's degree in English with minimum 80% in graduate courses
  
  Course Duration: 4 years
•  York University, Toronto  
  

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