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MA English at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

The English MA program in the School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing is designed to provide students with an intensive introduction to graduate-level work in English studies, within a flexible program. Students can draw on the program's strengths in the following fields: Studies in Canadian Literatures Colonial, Postcolonial and Diasporic Studies Early Modern Studies Sexuality and Gender Studies Transnational Nineteenth-Century Studies.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students complete four courses (4 x 0.50 credit); plus a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (80-100 pages).

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Application information

Entry requirements

The normal requirement for admission to the English MA program is the equivalent of an Honours degree in English studies from a recognized institution with at least 78% or higher in the last two years of study. Students with degrees with excellent academic records in other disciplines will also be considered. Successful applicants will be admitted in the Fall Semester, the Program’s only entry point. Program offices should be consulted for admission deadlines. If the applicant's first degree was completed in a country where English is not the first language, English-language proficiency must be documented at the time of application.

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,132 a year (2026-27). Full-time tuition of $2,377.53 per semester (Fall, Winter and Summer, all cohorts), shown for three semesters. Tuition only; compulsory fees are not included. Source

International applicants: CAD 20,512 a year (2026-27). Full-time tuition of $6,837.54 per semester (Fall, Winter and Summer, all cohorts), shown for three semesters. Tuition only; compulsory fees are not included. Source

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Apply online through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadlines are listed on each programme page. The application fee is $125 for most graduate programmes; $150 for MBA, MA Leadership, MCLC, MPAcc and MRE; non-refundable and payable to OUAC.

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