Overview
In English (Public Texts) at Trent University, you’ll have the freedom to choose your area of focus and the stream that will suits your goals.
In as little as one year, earn a Master’s degree in English Literature while exploring a variety of career tracks in communications, digital or print editing, information science, publishing, teaching, or scholarship.
At Trent, you’ll find freedom and flexibility as you develop new ways of looking at the written word and the implications of “going public.” Whether your interests are academic or applied, you can follow them in one of four fully-funded streams ranging from 12 months to two years. Structure your studies to include a major research paper, a thesis, research-creation project, or a sought-after internship option.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Textual Studies in D.I.Y. Punk
- Themes in Social and Cultural History: Visual Culture and the Creation of Modern Publics
- Imagining Immunity
- Materiality and the Text in the Digital Age
- The Symptom of Writing Race
- Care Texts in Context
- Identities and social movements
- Culture, Heritage & the Arts
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Deadline passed
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Language
English
IELTS or TOEFL needed
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages Literature View 62 other Masters in Languages in CanadaAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. —
GMAT The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a test intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA. GMAT contains 4 sections - Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and Verbal. The score has a range from 200 - 800. —
English requirements
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5 (required)
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at desiganated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 93 (required)
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. —
Other requirements
General requirements
- Honours degree (a four year undergraduate bachelor's degree) in English Literature or in another field relevant to public texts
- Minimum B+ (77%) or equivalent in the work of the last four semesters or the last two undergraduate years (last ten full credits)
Tuition Fee
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International
21267 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 21267 CAD per year and a duration of 24 months. -
National
8929 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 8929 CAD per year and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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