Offered by Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada, English (MA) is a master's degree in Literature programme. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 25,445 per year (CAD 10,923 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Literature
Duration: 12 months
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 10,923 / year
International tuition: CAD 25,445 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Master of Arts in English is a thesis-based program completed over 12 months of in-person study at Acadia University's Wolfville, Nova Scotia campus. In the first two terms students take a thesis course and a scholarly-methods course alongside two elective seminars each term; the third term is dedicated to completing the thesis. Faculty supervise research across a range of fields, including American and Canadian literature, Shakespeare studies, medieval studies, Gothic literature, digital humanities, gender and queer studies, children's and young adult literature, and postcolonial studies. Admission typically requires a BA Honours degree in English or its equivalent, with attention paid to academic performance, research ability, critical thinking, and writing skill. The program is small in scale, giving students close engagement with faculty and other graduate students throughout their thesis work. It suits students looking to continue literary study at an advanced level, whether as preparation for doctoral research or for careers in teaching, journalism, publishing, or public relations, which past graduates have pursued.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Applicants should hold a BA Honours degree in English or equivalent. Minimum academic standing follows Acadia's graduate standard: a B- average (70%) in courses taken in the major field during the last two undergraduate years. No standardized test is stated. Applicants are directed to the Department of English & Theatre for further program details.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
About Acadia University
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