Program Overview

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English Program

The English program at Memorial University is offered through the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The program provides students with a comprehensive education in English literature, language, and creative writing.

Undergraduate Programs

The English program offers several undergraduate programs, including:

• English Honours Program
• English Major Program
• English Minor Program
• Communication and Media Studies
  • CMST Honours
  • CMST Major
  • CMST Minor

Diplomas and Certificates

The English program also offers several diplomas and certificates, including:

• Creative Writing Diploma
• Film Studies Certificate
• Stage and Screen Technique Diploma

Graduate Programs

The English program offers several graduate programs, including:

• MA (Coursework)
• MA (Thesis)
• PhD

Creative Writing Diploma

The Diploma in Creative Writing gives students the opportunity to work intensively in a variety of creative genres, such as fiction, poetry, drama, screenwriting, and creative non-fiction. The overall aim of the program is to help students develop vigorous and robust writing practices through a focus on the composition, critiquing, and peer-editing of the students' own work together with close reading and analyses of models.

Program of Study

Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work, selected from the following:

• English 2905, 3900, 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 4910, 4911, 4912, 4913 With written approval of the Program Coordinator and the Faculty's Committee on Undergraduate Studies, select other courses may be eligible towards the Diploma credit requirements.

Faculty

The faculty of the Diploma in Creative Writing includes:

• Lisa Moore, author of several collections of short stories, novels, and a supernatural novella
• Michelle Porter, author of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
• Aaron Tucker, author of novels, poetry, and scholarly cinema studies monographs

Research Areas

The English program has several research areas, including:

• American
• Canadian
• Colonial and Postcolonial
• Creative
• Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
• Environmental and Energy Humanities
• Medieval and Early Modern
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• North Atlantic
• Studies of Visual Narrative

Scholarships and Awards

The English program offers several scholarships and awards to students.

Study Abroad

The English program also offers study abroad opportunities for students.