English, Ph.D.
English, Theatre, Film & Media
Head: David Watt
Grad Chair: Erin Keating
Campus Address/General Office: 623 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: 204-474-7365
Fax: 204-474-7669
Email Address: english@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/arts/english-theatre-film-media
Academic Staff: Please refer to the English, Theatre, Film & Media website for Faculty information.
English Program Information
The department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Admission Information
Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.
Admission requirements for doctoral students are found in the Doctor of Philosophy General Regulations section of the Guide.
English Ph.D. Admission Requirements
Applicants must normally hold an M.A. degree in English with a GPA of at least 3.5 in their work at the M.A. level.
Application Information
Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the English Ph.D. program of study page.
Degree Requirements
The first year of full-time Ph.D. study will normally include 18 credit hours, at least 12 credit hours of which should be graduate seminars in English literature. This program of studies will be arranged in consultation with the student’s advisory committee at a meeting that will take place no later than one week before the start of classes.
Candidacy examinations, consisting of a paper on the student’s period of specialization and a paper on the research area, will normally be written in the second year of Ph.D. study. Each paper will be followed by a one-hour oral examination.
Second Language Reading Requirement: Graduate students are required to have some knowledge of a language other than English. For PhD degree, a grade of C+ or better in, normally, 6 undergraduate credit hours of (2000 level or equivalent) courses satisfies the requirement.
Expected Time to Graduate: 4 years
Progression Chart
| Year 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 7300 | Research Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7500 | Academic Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| ENGL 7XXX | Courses designated 7000 or above offered by the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media | 12 |
| Select 6 credit hours at the 3000 level or above in any department. | 6 | |
| All courses are subject to the approval of the Graduate Chair and the Exploratory Committee. | ||
| Hours | 18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| GRAD 8010 | Doctoral Candidacy Examination 1 | 0 |
November: Period Exam |
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May: Special Area Exam |
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| Hours | 0 | |
| Years 3-4 | ||
| GRAD 8000 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 |
| Thesis Proposal 2 | ||
| Language Requirement: either C+ or better in 6 credit hours of auxiliary language coursework at the intermediate (2000) level, or successful completion of reading test. 3 | ||
| Thesis Research and Writing 4 | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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All students must sit for two Candidacy Examinations: a Period Examination and a Special Area Examination. Students in their second year of study in the doctoral program will write and orally defend their Period Examination in November and their Special Area Examination in May. See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.8 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.9 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.4.1 for details.
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See English, Theatre, Film & Media Supplementary Regulations section 5.10 for details.
Registration Information
Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.
All students (new and returning) must have their courses approved by the graduate chair prior to registering. Any courses added/dropped/changed must be at all times approved by the graduate chair. Only those courses that have been approved will be credited to your program. Courses are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient enrolment.
Students are reminded that they must satisfy the language requirement prior to scheduling their thesis defence.
Regulations
Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.
Supplementary Regulations
Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.
All students must successfully complete:
- GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
- GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.
General Regulations
All students must:
- maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).