Master of Arts
Developing critical awareness
The Master of Arts (MA) program develops scholars with a critical and comprehensive awareness of English studies. While offering specialization in one of various areas of strength in the department, the program requires a breadth requirement through course work and thereby grounds students’ interests in a wide and flexible understanding of English studies.
FALL 2026 GRADUATE COURSES
ENGL 810: New Directions in Theory: Reading Our Contemporary Moment | Instructor: C. Lesjak
ENGL 820: Introduction to Print Culture, Theory, Practice (print culture) | Instructor: M. Levy
ENGL 830: Medieval Antifascisms | Instructors: D. Coley & M. Hussey
ENGL 834: Poetry and the Present: The Poetics of Temporality | Instructor: J. Derksen
ENGL 880 - Pro-seminar I (4)
A professional seminar that provides students with a grounding in pedagogy and introduces professional aspects of English studies.
Course will be graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| G100 | Margaret Linley | Sep 9 – Dec 6, 2026: Fri, 12:30–4:20 p.m. | Burnaby |
SPRING 2027 GRADUATE COURSES
ENGL 811: Autofiction and Autotheory | Instructor: C. Burnham
ENGL 825: Introduction to the Theory, History, and Practice of Research Creation (rc) | Instructor: C. Bogle
ENGL 832: Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century (print culture) | Instructor: D. Solomon
ENGL 880 - Pro-seminar I (4)
A professional seminar that provides students with a grounding in pedagogy and introduces professional aspects of English studies.
Course will be graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
SUMMER 2027 GRADUATE COURSES
ENGL 821: Studies in Manuscript, Print and Media Culture: Reading Acts | Instructor: M. Everton
ENGL 844: Twenty-first Century Indigenous Literatures in Lands Claimed by Canada | Instructor: D. Reder
Fall 2027 Graduate Courses
ENGL 810: New Directions in Theory: Reading our Contemporary Moment | Instructor: C. Lesjak
ENGL 820: Introduction to Print Culture, Theory, Practice | Instructor: L. Davis
ENGL 829: Controversial Shakespeare | Instructor: R. Arab
ENGL 844: Indigenous Life Writing over Three Centuries in Lands Claimed by Canada | Instructor: D. Reder
ENGL 880 - Pro-seminar I (4)
A professional seminar that provides students with a grounding in pedagogy and introduces professional aspects of English studies.
Course will be graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Spring 2028
ENGL 821: Studies in Manuscript, Print and Media Culture: Women and the Long Eighteenth-Century Archive| Instructor: M. Levy
ENGL 825: Studies in History, Theory and Practice of Research Creation | Instructor: C. Bogle
ENGL 841: Studies in Canadian Literature Spring 2028 | Instructor: C. Burnham
ENGL 880 - Pro-seminar I (4)
A professional seminar that provides students with a grounding in pedagogy and introduces professional aspects of English studies.
Course will be graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Summer 2028
ENGL 843: Studies in Diasporic and Transnational Literatures and Cultures: War and Medicine | Instructor: J. Leow