Bachelor of Arts - English

4 years: Duration

22,460 CAD/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Bachelor: Degree

Campus: Format

Canada: Location

University of Northern British Columbia: School

Program description

You will conduct critical writing and analysis in English of Canadian, British, American, and international literature. Improve your storytelling abilities by taking creative writing classes (fiction, poetry and non-fiction).

Through cultural studies and visual media, gender studies, literature and the environment, and animal studies, our Bachelor of English degree promotes interdisciplinary learning.

This popular program combines literary studies, creative writing, and film and television studies into a single department.

Program structure

Introductory

One of the following:

Introduction to Literary Structures
Introduction to Poetry
Introduction to Fiction
Introduction to Drama and/or Film
Introduction to Canadian Indigenous Literatures

Foundational Surveys

Both of the following:

Survey of English Literature I
Survey of English Literature II

Theory

One of the following:

Gender and Literary Theory
Theory
Contemporary Theory

Lower-Division

Two of the following:

Introduction to Television Studies
Women and Literature: A Survey
Shakespeare
Introduction to Renaissance Literature
Introduction to Restoration and 18th Century Literature
Introduction to Romantic Literature
Introduction to Victorian Literature
Modern British Literature

Upper-Division

Two of the following:

Intermediate Studies in Film or Television
Indigenous Literature in Canada and the United States
Genres in Canadian Literature
Postcolonial Literature
Comparative Literature
Renaissance Literature
Restoration and 18th Century Literature
Romantic Literature
Victorian Literature
19th Century Literature in the United States
Contemporary Women's Literature
Special Topics in Indigenous Literature
Special Topics in Canadian Literature
Special Topics in Postcolonial Literature
Special Topics in Comparative Literature
Special Topics in Romantic Literature
Special Topics in Victorian Literature
Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Literature in the United States
Special Topics in Renaissance Literature

Price

Tuition* 22,460 CAD
Student Fees* 1,690 CAD
Books* 1,600 CAD

*Tuition, fees and books are subject to change and vary among programs.

Requirements for applicants

Meet UNBC's English language requirements
Meet the international admission requirements by country or meet the admission with a General Certificate of Education (or equivalent)
Complete the required high school course equivalencies outlined in the Domestic tab prior.

About the university

One of Canada's top universities, UNBC is situated in the breathtaking scenery of northern British Columbia.

Excellent undergraduate and graduate learning opportunities are offered by UNBC in the areas of cultures, economics, health, sciences, and the environment. We share the exhilaration of new knowledge with our students and the results of our teaching and research with the world as one of British Columbia's research-intensive institutions. UNBC is a welcome place with a warm, inclusive, and supportive learning environment in addition to cultivating and celebrating academic excellence.

The University of the North by and for the North is UNBC. Our students, alumni, teachers, staff, and the communities we serve all feel a strong sense of ownership, purpose, and adventure as a result of our goal. We are also Canada's Green UniversityTM, paving the road for everyone's future to be more sustainable.

Vision

To affect people's lives and communities in the North and around the world while being Canada's top destination university in terms of personal character.