English, Ph.D.
English, Theatre, Film & Media
Head: David Watt
Grad Chair: Erin Keating
Campus Address/General Office: 623 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: 204-474-7365
Fax: 204-474-7669
Email Address: english@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/arts/english-theatre-film-media
Academic Staff: Please refer to the English, Theatre, Film & Media website for Faculty information.
English Program Information
The department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Admission Information
Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.
Admission requirements for doctoral students are found in the Doctor of Philosophy General Regulations section of the Guide.
English Ph.D. Admission Requirements
Applicants must normally hold an M.A. degree in English with a GPA of at least 3.5 in their work at the M.A. level.
Application Information
Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the English Ph.D. program of study page.
Degree Requirements
The first year of full-time Ph.D. study will normally include 18 credit hours, at least 12 credit hours of which should be graduate seminars in English literature. This program of studies will be arranged in consultation with the student’s advisory committee at a meeting that will take place no later than one week before the start of classes.
Candidacy examinations, consisting of a paper on the student’s period of specialization and a paper on the research area, will normally be written in the second year of Ph.D. study. Each paper will be followed by a one-hour oral examination.
Second Language Reading Requirement: Graduate students are required to have some knowledge of a language other than English. For PhD degree, a grade of C+ or better in, normally, 6 undergraduate credit hours of (2000 level or equivalent) courses satisfies the requirement.
Expected Time to Graduate: 4 years
Progression Chart
| Year 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 7300 | Research Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7500 | Academic Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| ENGL 7XXX | Courses designated 7000 or above offered by the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media | 12 |
| Select 6 credit hours at the 3000 level or above in any department. | 6 | |
| All courses are subject to the approval of the Graduate Chair and the Exploratory Committee. | ||
| Hours | 18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| GRAD 8010 | Doctoral Candidacy Examination 1 | 0 |
November: Period Exam |
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May: Special Area Exam |
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| Hours | 0 | |
| Years 3-4 | ||
| GRAD 8000 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 |
| Thesis Proposal 2 | ||
| Language Requirement: either C+ or better in 6 credit hours of auxiliary language coursework at the intermediate (2000) level, or successful completion of reading test. 3 | ||
| Thesis Research and Writing 4 | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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All students must sit for two Candidacy Examinations: a Period Examination and a Special Area Examination. Students in their second year of study in the doctoral program will write and orally defend their Period Examination in November and their Special Area Examination in May. See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.8 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.9 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.4.1 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.10 for details.
Registration Information
Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.
All students (new and returning) must have their courses approved by the graduate chair prior to registering. Any courses added/dropped/changed must be at all times approved by the graduate chair. Only those courses that have been approved will be credited to your program. Courses are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient enrolment.
Students are reminded that they must satisfy the language requirement prior to scheduling their thesis defence.
Regulations
Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.
Supplementary Regulations
Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.
All students must successfully complete:
- GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
- GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.
General Regulations
All students must:
- maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).
Courses
English
A detailed study of an aspect of American Literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7020. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7020
A detailed study of an aspect of Canadian Literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7040. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7040
A detailed study of an aspect of post-1900 British Literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7060. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Equiv To: ENGL 7060
A detailed study of an aspect of contemporary literature in English. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7080. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7080
A detailed study of an aspect of international literature in English. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7100. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
A detailed study of an aspect of Modernism. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7150. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7150
A detailed study of an aspect of media and literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7250. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7250
Studies in Old English poetry. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Focuses on the works of an individual author. Subjects will vary from year to year. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
This seminar will foster advanced craft in a variety of literary genres and will include an analytic and a workshop component. Admission will be at the instructor's discretion, based on the submission of a creative portfolio.
Description not available for this course.
Description not available for this course.
Description not available for this course. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
No description available. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Directed Reading 1. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Focuses on drama possibly using some consideration of theatrical practice and performance. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7790. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7790
Explores literary theory. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7830. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7830
Provides an overview of the theory and practice of cultural studies. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7850. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7850
Brings together literature and film. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7870. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7870
A detailed study of an aspect of Middle English literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7890. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7890
A detailed study of an aspect of Early Modern literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7910. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7910
A detailed study of an aspect of eighteenth-century literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7930. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7930
A detailed study of an aspect of romanticism. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7950. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7950
A detailed study of an aspect of Nineteenth-Century British Literature. Topics will vary from year to year. Not to be held with the former ENGL 7970. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 7970