English

English

Location

Location

  • McCall MacBain Arts Building, Room 155
  • 853 Sherbrooke Street West
  • Montreal QC H3A 0G5
  • Telephone: 514-398-5196
  • Website: mcgill.ca/english

About English

About English

The Department of English offers a wide variety of courses covering three linked and overlapping areas: literature written in English; drama, including courses in dramatic literature and courses that introduce the student to the basic elements of theatrical performance; and cultural studies, including analysis of a variety of visual and verbal media. These three areas are integrally related, and all students in the English Department programs are invited to do work in all three, while concentrating in one of them.

Note: Students intending to apply for Honours, or who have already been accepted, should consult an Honours adviser regarding their course selections throughout their program.

Department Handbook on the Web

Department Handbook on the Web

For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, see the English Department Handbook at mcgill.ca/english/undergrad/handbook.

Department of English Student Association (DESA)

Department of English Student Association (DESA)

DESA is the representative body for the students of the English Department at McGill. Any student taking one or more courses in the Department is automatically a member. For more information, please refer to mcgill.ca/english/undergrad/desa.

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English Faculty

English Faculty

Chair
E. Hurley
Emeritus Professors
M.D. Bristol; M. Kreiswirth; K. McSweeney; P. Ohlin; M. Puhvel; D. Suvin; W.C. Wees
Professors
K. Borris; M.N. Cooke; A. Hepburn; E. Hurley; M.A. Kilgour; R. Lecker; M. Popescu; P. Sabor; M. Stenbaek; P. Yachnin; M. Van Dussen
Associate Professors
S. Banerjee; S. Carney; T.W. Folkerth; P. Gibian; Y. Halevi-Wise; D.C. Hensley; M. Hickman; ; E. MacLaren; D. Nystrom; A. Osterweil; T. Ponech; F. Ritchie; N. Schantz; M.W. Selkirk; R. So; T. Sparks; A. Thain; K. Zien
Assistant Professor
A. Manshel
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Literature (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration English - Literature may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Literature. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at http://www.mcgill.ca/english/.

For more information, see Minor Concentration English - Literature (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration English - Drama and Theatre may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Drama and Theatre. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at http://www.mcgill.ca/english/.

For more information, see Minor Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Cultural Studies. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at http://www.mcgill.ca/english/.

For more information, see Minor Concentration English - Cultural Studies (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Literature (36 credits)

The Literature option provides a grounding in the basic texts and methods of the discipline as well as wide acquaintance with substantial areas of the field. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at http://www.mcgill.ca/english/.

For more information, see Major Concentration English - Literature (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (36 credits)

The Drama and Theatre option tries to place its subject in as broad a social and philosophical context as possible. The Drama and Theatre program is not designed to provide professional theatre training. The aim is rather to encourage students to explore the subject as a liberal arts discipline. ...

For more information, see Major Concentration English - Drama and Theatre (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration English - Cultural Studies (36 credits)

The Cultural Studies option concentrates on analysis of forms of cultural expression and symbolic interaction, and of the various media through which these may be disseminated and transformed. Such study concerns symbolic form, aesthetically based forms of analysis, and the various modes of criticism and theory relevant to media which contain both verbal and non...

For more information, see Major Concentration English - Cultural Studies (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours English - Literature (54 credits)

Entry to Honours is by application, normally after two terms in a Departmental program, including at least 18 credits of English. The Faculty of Arts requires that all students admitted to Honours programs complete a second program minor in addition to their Honours program. ...

For more information, see Honours English - Literature (54 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours English - Drama and Theatre (54 credits)

Entry to Honours is by application, normally after two terms in a Departmental program, including at least 18 credits of English. The Faculty of Arts requires that all students admitted to Honours programs complete a second program minor in addition to their Honours program. ...

For more information, see Honours English - Drama and Theatre (54 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours English - Cultural Studies (54 credits)

Entry to Honours is by application, normally after two terms in a Departmental program, including at least 18 credits of English. The Faculty of Arts requires that all students admitted to Honours programs complete a second-program minor in addition to their Honours program. ...

For more information, see Honours English - Cultural Studies (54 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component English - Drama and Theatre (36 credits)

Students who wish to study at the Honours level in two Arts disciplines may apply to combine Joint Honours program components from two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs." Applications to do a Joint Honours program in English and another subject in the Faculty of Arts...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component English - Drama and Theatre (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component English - Literature (36 credits)

Students who wish to study at the Honours level in two Arts disciplines may apply to combine Joint Honours program components from two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs." Applications to do a Joint Honours program in English and another subject in the Faculty of Arts...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component English - Literature (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component English - Cultural Studies (36 credits)

Students who wish to study at the Honours level in two Arts disciplines may apply to combine Joint Honours program components from two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs". Applications to do a Joint Honours program in English and another subject in the Faculty of Arts...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component English - Cultural Studies (36 credits).

Medieval Studies

Medieval Studies

About the Medieval Studies Program

About the Medieval Studies Program

The minor concentration in Medieval Studies facilitates undergraduate training in the interrelated branches of the discipline (e.g., history, literature, art history, languages, religion, philosophy), providing them with experience working in a field that is inherently interdisciplinary and a valuable credential should they choose to pursue graduate study in the field (in any area).

Further information for new and returning students is available at mcgill.ca/medieval and from the Program Director:

  • michael.vandussen [at] mcgill.ca (Prof. Cecily Hilsdale; 514-398-3651;) cecily.hilsdale [at] mcgill.ca
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Medieval Studies Faculty

Medieval Studies Faculty

Program Committee Chair
Cecily Hilsdale
Program Committee
T.C. Bruce.; M. Van Dussen
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Medieval Studies (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration in Medieval Studies facilitates undergraduate training in the interrelated branches of the discipline (e.g., history, literature, art history, languages, religion, philosophy), providing students with experience working in an inherently interdisciplinary filed and a valuable credential to pursue graduate study in the field (in any area).

For more information, see Minor Concentration Medieval Studies (18 credits).

World Cinemas

World Cinemas

About World Cinemas Minor Concentration

About World Cinemas Minor Concentration

The World Cinemas program was established to coordinate faculty expertise and student interest in different national and international cinematic traditions. It offers courses across various departments, primarily in Arts, in order to train students to approach film studies from a variety of traditions and locations, while introducing them to different modes of cinematic practice and production from around the world.

Further information for new and returning students is available at mcgill.ca/worldcinemas.

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World Cinemas Faculty

World Cinemas Faculty

Program Committee Chair
Ara Osterweil (English)
Program Committee
A. Farah (Département des littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création); Y. Furuhata (East Asian Studies); I. Türeli (School of Architecture)
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration World Cinemas (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration World Cinemas instructs students in film aesthetics, history, and theory by acquainting them with cinematic practices from different national and international traditions. This interdisciplinary program draws on the already existing teaching and research activities in several departments within the Faculty of Arts and will serve as an...

For more information, see Minor Concentration World Cinemas (18 credits).

Admission Requirements to the Joint Honours Program – English Component

Admission Requirements to the Joint Honours Program – English Component

Applications will be considered by the Department’s Honours Committee on the basis of the student’s program GPA, at a minimum of 3.50. The application form is available from this link: mcgill.ca/english/files/english/joint_honours_application.pdf or in the Department’s General Office (Arts 155), and the specific submission requirements are described by that form. The application will take some time to prepare, and allowance for such preparation (at least several weeks) must be made in order to meet the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Acceptance into Joint Honours English may be conditional on particular revisions to the Program Course Proposal to be submitted with the application form. This proposal goes on file in the General Office with the other submissions. Only course choices that are appropriate, given the nature of the Joint Honours program proposed, including the Honours Essay if applicable, will be approved. In order to graduate with Joint Honours, all subsequent course substitutions in the initially approved Joint Honours English program must be endorsed by the Joint Honours Adviser when they are made (i.e., at the start of each term) and entered on the Program Course Proposal with the Adviser’s initialled approval.

For more information and to download the application form, please refer to our website.

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