Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Burnaby, BC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	English
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English
Master of Arts (MA)	Teachers of English

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Field exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

56

Applied

18

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 25th	January 25th	No
Spring deadline	February 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on scale of 4.33) or 3.33 based on last 60 credits of undergraduate courses
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 (on scale of 4.33)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 93
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7
TWE: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

54

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (27%)

Female (72%)

Faculty

35

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Literary criticism, literature and psychoanalysis, Renaissance drama and poetry, Shakespeare, Canadian and American literature
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6
Canada

Contact Dr. Michelle Levy
Graduate Chair
Email: engl-grad-chair@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5393

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