• Master of Arts in English at York University is offered as a 1-year (3 consecutive terms) program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on both a full-time (funded) and part-time (unfunded) basis.
  • The program is consists of course work or major research paper or thesis.
  • Students have to successfully complete the 24 credits for this course.
  • In this program, 6 credits maximum may be taken outside of the program in English and 6 credits maximum may be taken as directed reading courses.
  • There are three ways of earning a MA degree in English:
    • Courses only: greatest exposure to a rich diversity of ideas, literature, and theories. The most amount of practice writing conference and article-length research papers.
    • Courses (18 cr) + MRP (6 cr): exposure to diversity with a sustained focus on a critical research topic. The MRP requires an approved proposal, faculty supervisor, two faculty assessors, and is approximately 60 pages in length.
    • Courses (12 cr) + formal Thesis (12 cr):
      most focused, but also most formal. The MA Thesis is over 100 pages in length, requires an approved proposal, faculty supervisor, and formal oral defence in front of a committee and external examiner.
  • The Graduate Program in English at York University is pleased to offer Canada’s first Graduate Diploma in World Literature, which can be pursued in concert with students MA or PhD degree.
  • Studying here is about pursuing relevant issues and creative ideas through engagement with the material, the professors, and peers, collaboratively, and supportively.
  • The community of scholars works within and across programs to engage interdisciplinarity much more deeply and significantly. 
  • Strong disciplinary knowledge and dynamic interdisciplinary acumen work to provide critical thinking, speaking, writing, and researching skills necessary for leadership both inside and outside of the Academy.
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 48,000 USD.