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24 Master's degrees in Literature in Canada
French Language and Literature
The French Language and Literature program at McGill University offers a particularly friendly and stimulating environment for students who wish to do a master's or a doctorate in the vast field of French-language literatures, literary theories or literary translation.
French Language and Literature
The French Language and Literature program at the University of Toronto provides advanced academic development in either literature or linguistics, as well as outstanding training in research and communication skills in French, preparing students for doctoral studies and careers in such fields as teaching, government administration, and communications.
Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature from Western University - Canada has recognized strengths in various literatures (especially – but not limited to – American, Canadian, Classical, English, French & Francophone, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish).
English
The English Department at the Memorial University of Newfoundland is a dynamic and productive community of 23 full-time faculty members engaged in active research programs, graduate supervision, and publication of literary scholarship and creative writing.
French
The French program at University of Lethbridge offers students in a wide range of disciplines the opportunity to earn a master’s degree by writing a thesis and successfully completing a limited number of courses.
English-Speaking Literature
This Laval University program offers literary research focused on criticism and exploration of the corpus of English-Speaking Literature, such as Canadian, American, British and postcolonial literature, as well as literary theory.
English
The University of British Columbia English Graduate Program, is one of the most vibrant and wide-ranging in Canada. Students may earn the degree in each of two areas: English Literature and English Language. Indeed, the UBC English Department is one of the few departments in North America to offer a language program in addition to its literary programs.
Children's Literature
The University of British Columbia offers a Master of Arts in Children's Literature (MACL) Program, jointly offered by the Departments of English and Language and Literacy Education, the Creative Writing Program, and the School of Library, Archival & Information Studies.
Creative Writing (Distance)
The Creative Writing (Distance) is a studio program from University of British Columbia, with the writing workshop at its heart, the distance MFA focuses on the work created by students as the primary text. Through intensive peer critique and craft discussion, faculty and students work together with the same goal: literary excellence.
Classical Studies - Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Classical Studies - Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University of Ottawa aims to prepare the students for further study in the field of Late Antiquity, the important transitional period between Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Slavic Languages and Literatures
The Graduate Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto offers instruction leading to a Master of Arts degree.
English - Speaking Literature - With Memory
The English - Speaking Literature - With Memory degree at Laval University offers literary research focused on criticism and exploration of the corpus of English-speaking literature, such as Canadian, American, British, Irish and postcolonial literature, as well as literary theory.
English Literature - Medieval and Renaissance Studies
English Literature - Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University of Ottawa equip students to pursue advanced studies in British, Canadian, or American literature informed by a broad knowledge of literary history and by recent developments in literary criticism and cultural theory.
Comparative Literature
The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto offers the Master of Arts degree program to students qualified to pursue literary studies involving several languages.
Interdisciplinary Studies - Literary Studies
Participate in an Interdisciplinary Studies - Literary Studies online master’s program in Interdisciplinary Studies - Literary Studies at Athabasca University that integrates theories, methods and practices from the arts, humanities and social sciences.
English (Literary Studies)
Investigate historical and contemporary areas of British, American, Canadian and English-language postcolonial literatures, alongside the theories relevant to their study with the Master of English (Literary Studies) program from University of Waterloo.
English Literature
English Literature from University of Ottawa equip students to pursue advanced studies in British, Canadian, or American literature informed by a broad knowledge of literary history and by recent developments in literary criticism and cultural theory.
Germanic Languages and Literatures
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto is the oldest and largest department of German in Canada encompassing 11 full-time faculty who contribute to a curriculum that speaks to our traditional strength in literary and intellectual history.
German Language and Literature
We offer a master degree in German Language and Literature at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Learning another language fulfills the primary purpose of a university education: to prepare citizens to reason, analyse, problem-solve and communicate in a world of cultural differences.
Translation Studies - Literary Translation
Translation Studies - Literary Translation from University of Ottawa consists of compulsory and optional seminars and courses, followed by a basic or applied research requirement. It may be undertaken full-time or part-time.