What sets our graduate program apart is its combination of top-notch academic training and unrivalled collegiality.

Graduate programs in English

Our faculty are internationally renowned, producing leading research in their fields. Our graduate students pursue research in fields across the discipline, from medieval to contemporary literature; scholarly editing to book history to interdisciplinary studies in areas like material culture or literature and science. 

Our Master's program

The MA in English helps students develop the advanced professional skills and the intellectual independence required for doctoral studies and for leadership roles in a variety of fields. Seminars are small, providing a stimulating environment for students to develop their skills and build supportive relationships with peers and faculty members. The academic seminars and, optionally, the research paper or thesis research foster rigorous study of British, Canadian, or American literary history from a range of critical perspectives. In addition, the program includes training in transferable professional skills such as grant-writing, presenting at conferences, teaching, publishing articles, and planning for academic and non-academic career paths. We also offer a unique MA with Co-op option, which enables students to gain paid work experience in government, business, arts administration and other professional careers while pursuing advanced studies in English Literature. Our MAs go on to PhD programs at universities across the continent, or pursue careers in government, education, non-profit work, writing and editing, law, and other professional fields.

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Our Ph.D. program

Part of an historic institution, the oldest bilingual university in Canada, the Department of English at the University of Ottawa is a fresh and vibrant department at the forefront of literary studies. Our faculty are internationally renowned, producing leading research in their fields. Our doctoral program prepares students to pursue independent research in British, Canadian, or American literature informed by a broad knowledge of literary and cultural history and by recent developments in literary criticism and theory. Our program is recognized as one of the best departments of English in Canada; in the 2014 QS rankings, it was ranked one of the top 150 English departments worldwide.

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Graduate programs and opportunities

Distinguish your professional or academic profile at one of Canada’s top 10 research institutes. The University of Ottawa’s diverse range of programs allows you to choose a formula that improves your employment prospects and fits your lifestyle.
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Département d'English

Pavillon Hamelin, pièce 338
70 avenue Laurier E.
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
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Tél. : 613-562-5764
téléc. : 613-562-5990
[email protected]

Heures de bureau

Lundi au vendredi
8:45 à 12h00
13h00 à 16h30
(1er juin au 31 août : ferme à 16h00)