Accessible instructors
We offer many department events where you can connect with your professors
The Advantages of an English Degree at Queen鈥檚
Small-class 91黑料网 at Every Level
In each year of your English studies at Queen鈥檚, you will work with instructors who get to know you individually, and with whom you can build an ongoing relationship.
First-year English combines large lectures with small tutorials
Second-year seminar focuses on a single text: really get to know the text, and your peers
Third-year courses are small to mid-size, combining lecture, discussion, small-group, and collaborative work
Fourth-year seminars feature small-group, intensive exploration of an array of topics
Combine Creative and Analytical Work
The Queen鈥檚 English Department encourages you to develop your creativity. We offer several Creative Writing courses, all of which can count toward English degrees. Some of these courses are analytical/creative hybrids: like regular English courses they offer a structured approach to a defined topic, but they allow students to submit creative work instead of essays. Several upper-year seminars allow students to choose between writing a research essay or doing some form of creative assignment. These opportunities invite students to explore creative responses to challenging questions.
Find Your Passion
The English Department is small enough to foster a strong sense of community among students, but large enough to offer you a diverse array of courses. From popular forms like children鈥檚 and YA literature to the classics, from Canadian authors to English-language texts from around the world, from medieval poetry to texts written this year, and including many LGBTQ+ and BIPOC voices, you will be able both to follow your interests and discover new ones.
Choosing an English Plan
The Faculty of Arts and Science introduced the new Modular Degree Framework starting for Plan Selection in spring 2025. First-year students selecting their Plan during the May 2025 Plan Selection period will select from the new modular plans.. For more information on how to select a plan and the new Modular Degree Framework, visit the Plan Selection webpage.
Interested in changing your Plan to one offered by the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing? Visit the Change of Plan webpage to learn more about the process. Please note that if you change your Plan during or after May 2025, you must choose one of the new modular Plans.
The Frequently Asked Questions page is a good resource to address any further queries about our undergraduate degrees. You may also contact us directly at the Department of English.
Undergraduate Chair
Scott-Morgan Straker
ugrad.english@queensu.ca
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Britt Howard
Watson Hall, Room 420
613-533-6000 ext. 74446
EnglishDept@queensu.ca
