Department of English Language and Literature
Dunton Tower 1812

The Department
  Chair of the Department:
    R.B. Lovejoy
  Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies:
    L.T.R. McDonald

The Department of English offers programs of study leading to the M.A. degree
in English

Language and Literature. Additional information may be obtained by consulting
the departmental supervisor of graduate studies.

Qualifying-Year Program

Applicants who hold a general (pass) B.A. degree with at least B standing,
with a major in English language and literature, may be admitted to the
qualifying-year program. Normally, these students will be required to complete
four or five full courses (or the equivalent) in English, as determined by the
department, and to maintain at least high honors standing before being
considered for admission into the master's program.

Master of Arts

Admission Requirements

  The minimum admission requirement for the master's program is an honors B.A.
  (or the equivalent) in English Language and Literature, with at least high
  honors standing, and including at least five of the following:

  *   history of the English language or general  English linguistics

  *   old English or middle English

  *   renaissance literature

  *   drama (including Shakespeare)

  *   restoration and eighteenth-century literature

  *   romantic and nineteenth-century literature

  *   twentieth-century literature

  *   Canadian literature

  Possession of the minimum entrance standing is not in itself, however, an
  assurance of admission into the program.

Program Requirements

  Each candidate will select one of the following program patterns:

  *   The equivalent of two full-credit courses in English, selected from
      those at 500 level (excluding English 18.597 and English 18.598), plus
      English 18.501, Bibliography and Scholarly Methods, and a master's
      thesis; an oral examination on the thesis will be required. A prospectus
      for the thesis must be submitted to the graduate committee by December
      1 after registration in September, or at the end of three months for any
      other registration

  *   The equivalent of three full-credit courses in English selected from
      those at the 500 level, plus English 18.501, Bibliography and Scholarly
      Methods, and a research essay; an oral examination on the research essay
      will be required

    Each program is designed to be completed within the three-term academic
    year. Each program is of equal status.

  All candidates are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of one
  language other than English, approved by the department.

  Course in Bibliography and Scholarly Methods

      English 18.501 is a half-credit course for all students in the M.A.
      program. The material covered will include the use of standard reference
      works and bibliographies, documentation, research methods, and an
      introduction to the problems of textual editing and textual criticism.
      Students will complete practical exercises related to their chosen field
      of research.

  Academic Standing

      A standing of B- or better must be obtained in each course counted
      towards the master's degree.

Undergraduate Courses

  Graduate students may take the equivalent of one full-credit course at the
  senior undergraduate level.

Other Disciplines

  Graduate students may take the equivalent of one full-credit course in a
  related discipline.  The following courses may be among those of special
  interest:

  Comparative Literary Studies

      17.401   Foundations of Comparative Literary Studies
      17.402   Theories of Literature
      17.501   Problems in the Theory of Literature I
      17.502   Problems in the Theory  of Literature II
      17.522   Literary History II: Periods, Styles and Movements

 Other Universities

  Graduate students may take the equivalent of two full-credit courses at
  another university or other universities. Students are especially reminded
  that the University of Ottawa offers a wide range of graduate courses which
  may be completed (under the general two full-course credit ruling) for
  credit at Carleton.

Courses Not Offered in 1992-93

      18.518    Old Norse
      18.521    Middle-English Poetry
      18.522    Middle English
      18.527    Selected Medieval Authors
      18.528    Middle-English Studies
      18.531    Renaissance Poetry
      18.537    Renaissance Authors
      18.538    Renaissance Studies
      18.543    The Eighteenth-Century Novel
      18.548    Studies in Romanticism
      18.553    Nineteenth-Century Fiction
      18.561    Twentieth-Century Poetry
      18.563    Twentieth-Century Fiction
      18.564    Twentieth-Century Drama
      18.567    Twentieth-Century Authors
      18.568    Twentieth-Century Studies
      18.576    American Literature
      18.578    Studies in American Fiction
      18.585    Canadian English
      18.587    Selected Topic in Canadian Literature
      18.588    Studies in Canadian Literature
      18.591    Selected Topic
      18.594    Special Studies in Dramatic Literature