Overview

Applicants to Dalhousie's PhD program are eligible for a Killam scholarship nomination.

Features

PhD English students at Dalhousie University are funded by the Department for the first four years of study and are encouraged to apply for external funding every year.

By the third year, and after Comprehensive Exams, PhD students are able to teach up to 4 half-credit undergraduate courses of their own.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

PhD students must satisfactorily complete six half-credit graduate seminars: three in the Fall term and three in the Winter term.

If a seminar will be offered in the second year that is more closely related to the thesis area, students may defer two courses until the second year (this may, however, interfere with progress in the reading year).

There is the possibility of undertaking a half-credit Directed Reading with a faculty member, subject to course selections, faculty availability, and Departmental resources.

All graduate students must also complete the non-credit ENGL 8500: Professionalization seminar in the first year of the program.

Academic seminars are chosen in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator, based on student’s research interests and a strong background in all periods and genres of English literature.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-05-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-02-28 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

PTE Academic

65

TOEFL^® IBT

92

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies View 37 other PhDs in Language Studies in Canada

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

PTE Academic

65

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

First-class thesis Master’s degree or its equivalent

Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study

Degree granted by university of recognized standing

Most candidates for admission to a doctoral program possess a Master's Degree. Direct entry to some programs is possible for those with exceptional academic standing

Tuition Fee

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International

7520 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7520 CAD per year during 48 months.
National

6764 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6764 CAD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Halifax

1235 - 1956 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for English.

Available Scholarships

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