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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Programme overview

Honours option in English offering greater concentration in the discipline and a higher level of academic achievement than the general degree.

Faculty: School of Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook)  |  Department: English  |  Duration: 120 credit hours plus honours requirements; minimum four years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September, January  |  Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Requires English 1000, 1001, 2005, 2008, 2815, 3105, 3205 or 3206, 3395, 4951 and 4959, 30 further English credit hours including nationally-identified literatures, pre-1900 and women writers courses, and an honours thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meet Memorial's general admission requirements and select the major when applying to Grenfell Campus. Must satisfy the Academic Standing regulations for Honours degrees.

Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring (May) semesters are open for admission; most applications are for Fall, and many programmes also admit in Winter and Spring. Some programmes have a single intake, for example Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) Fall (Academic Terms 1 and 3) and Winter (Academic Term 2); Bachelor of Education (Primary/Elementary and Intermediate/Secondary) Fall only; Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Secondary) conjoint with Diploma in Technology Education Spring (May) only.

General admission: applications open one year before the semester; priority deadlines are 1 March (Fall), 1 October (Winter) and 1 February (Spring); document deadlines are 20 August (Fall), 20 December (Winter) and 30 April (Spring); the application closes on the first day of the semester (Fall 9 September, Winter 6 January, Spring 11 May).

Competitive-entry deadlines: Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 15 May (Fall) and 1 November (Winter); Bachelor of Education (Primary/Elementary and Intermediate/Secondary) 15 January with documents by 1 February; Bachelor of Education (Post-Secondary) 15 May (Fall) and 15 September (Winter); Engineering One 1 March (Fall), 1 October (Winter), 1 February (Spring). International applicants are advised to apply at least 12 weeks before the intended semester.

Application processing fee: $70 for undergraduate applicants who have never attended a post-secondary institution or have previously attended Memorial; $300 for non-Canadian undergraduate applicants; $255 for medical students; Bachelor of Music and joint Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Commerce add a $40 School of Music fee; Bachelor of Technology and Bachelor of Maritime Studies add a $300 programme admission fee.

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