Small classes with hands-on experience (including in editing and publishing!)
Earn while your learn with Co-op and earn experience to work towards a succesful career.
Share your creative writing drafts our writers-in-residence who will work with you one-on-one.
Be a part of Windsor's literary community and attend poetry readings, book launches, and readings by celebrated authors.
You can take courses from different periods in literature, Canadian literature, rhetoric and linguistics, and more. Specialize in what interests you.
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Immerse yourself in studying English literature from early oral traditions to contemporary writing from around the world and meet visiting writers and academics. You will be in many small classes exclusive to English majors and will receive the attention you need to thrive. Plus, you can get hands-on experience by applying to the Co-op program or enrolling in specialized courses like the Editing and Publishing practicum where students collaborate to publish an original manuscript by a local author. The world needs smart thinkers and writers. Become one of them.
Sample Courses: Writing about Literature, Early British Literature, Indigenous Literature, World Literature, Writing About the Arts, Editing & Publishing Practicum
Career Tracks: Journalist, editor, librarian, publisher, public official, teacher, communications director, copywriter, lawyer, administrator, researcher, policy analyst
Learn the skills of writing, editing, and publishing in this unique program that combines rigorous academics with practical experience. The creative writing component begins in second year and with courses capped at 20 students, which guarantees lots attention and feedback on your work. Peer editing and a publishing practicum offer valuable hands-on experience
Sample Courses: Writing about Literature, Early British Literature, Writing Creatively, Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing Practica
Career Tracks: Writer, copywriter, screen writer, editor, publisher, communications director, journalist
Learn how to know about, appreciate, and teach English literature with this program that gives you two degrees at once. You’ll meet visiting writers and develop both in-depth academic and real-world skills. You will be eligible to teach at the intermediate/senior level (grades 7-12).
Sample Courses: Teaching and Learning, Educational Psychology, Assessment and Evaluation, Writing about Literature, Early British Literature, Children’s Literature, Indigenous Literature
Career Tracks: Secondary teacher, principal, special education teacher, learning strategist, academic administrator, department head, educational specialist, publisher/editor, communications director
Professional Designation Possible: OCT (Ontario College of Teachers)
If high achievement and diverse academic pursuits are in your DNA, this elite program is for you. It’s for students who want to develop knowledge and skills in the sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences. Blend your interests – drama with biomedical sciences or biochemistry with music. You can tailor your program to match your interests and career aspirations. Our students can pursue diverse career opportunities or go on to do research or graduate degrees in their field. This program is small by design to give your talents the attention they deserve.
Sample Courses: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts and Science; Modes and Methods of Inquiry; Inquiry and Communication; Science, Ethics and Social Policy
Specialization Options: Students choose a major or double major and a minor (in FAHSS or Science). Available major and minor concentrations: Anthrozoology; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Science; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Communication, Media and Film; Computer Science; Dramatic Art; Economics; English Language, Literature and Creative Writing; History; Languages, Literatures and Civilizations; Mathematics and Statistics; Music and Visual Arts; Philosophy; Physics; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology; Women’s and Gender Studies
Career Tracks: Professional school (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy), law, graduate studies, medical director
"Exploring diverse topics and perspectives through the study of literature and critical theory equipped me with a number of professional competencies that are highly sought-after in many fields. The practice of synthesizing ideas and formulating convincing arguments has served me well in non-profit communications, ghostwriting, and now student affairs.”
Jasmine Bell
BA (Honours) in English Language
& Literature with Minor in
Philosophy
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The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
