Doctor of Philosophy in English

The English Department at Queen?s University is a professionally oriented research department whose faculty members are distinguished by both scholarly prowess and teaching excellence. Students in the MA, MPhil and the PhD programs take courses that involve a wide range of critical methodologies, historical periods, and literary genres, they also take a pedagogical and professional skills course that ranges from academic counselling to grant applications to mentoring undergraduate students. Queen?s English students have superb success rates in national scholarship competitions and in securing tenure-track positions upon graduation. Throughout the year, a variety of events offer graduate students the opportunity to enrich their experience at Queen?s. Students can participate in conferences, graduate colloquia, and an array of discussion groups. The Graduate English Society organizes a Works in Progress forum for graduate students and faculty, as well as numerous extracurricular social and sporting events. MA students have the option of taking as one of their courses a Literary Internship, which places them in a work environment related to literary studies, and MPhil and PhD students have the option of taking the Publishing Practicum course, in which they develop a graduate-level paper into a potentially publishable journal article while learning about the nuances of academic publishing. Graduate students also participate in the hiring of new faculty and host visiting speakers in the Department. PhD students receive thorough teacher training through Teaching Assistantships and in many cases Teaching Fellowships. Travel opportunities are available for conferences and field research.

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