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The English program offers students a chance to study British, American, Canadian, and World literatures. English courses offer exciting ways to explore the widest range of great books, emerging works, media, and culture, all within their many and varying contexts. The program, through its progressive curriculum design and innovative teaching, represents the most enlivening and significant developments in literary studies and creative writing. By taking literature and writing courses, you will develop skills and knowledge which provide a strong foundation for many professional fields, ranging from arts, media and culture, to education, law, business, information management, public relations and administration.
Undergraduate English programs in the Department of English and Film Studies encourage the development of skills in:
The Minor in Youth and Children: Culture and Texts will give you a chance to explore how young people are represented, marketed to and treated in contemporary society, and how young people and children understand and shape their own experiences through various modes of creative expression, acts of cultural performance and digital fluency.
If you choose this minor, you will have the opportunity to understand youth as:
This minor will provide analytical tools and critical thinking skills strategies for students who may be interested in working with and for young people in the arts, in advocacy positions, in health and wellness, and in education-related fields.
The English program offers popular courses in Creative Writing taught by several experienced faculty members who are distinguished creative writers.
The Creative Writing Minor (for non-English Majors) and Creative Writing Concentration (for English Majors) pursue two main goals: 1) to provide opportunities to think and practice beyond the usual forms of academic writing; and 2) to offer students real-world experience in using their creative, analytical, and editorial skills to develop writing for professional publication.
Laurier English and Film Studies and the Vancouver Film School — Canada’s premier film production school — have created a pathway through which English students interested in combining their wide-ranging understanding of English and film with hands-on training in film production can fast-track their education, completing the Honours BA in English at Laurier and a "Writing for Film and Television" certificate at the Vancouver Film School in only four years (instead of five).
Laurier students applying to the Vancouver Film School must be registered as a student at Laurier in the English program and have completed a minimum of 4.0 credits in English. Laurier students may start the Vancouver Film Studies programs after completing 10.0 credits at Laurier (normally Year 3) and then return to Laurier to complete Year 4.
To enrol in courses at Vancouver Film School, students must obtain a Letter of Permission by submitting the online request form. For more information on how to take the Vancouver Film School Pathway and to be eligible for the Vancouver Film School scholarships, please see the English program coordinator/undergraduate advisor.
Films and visual media play a prominent role in our experience of the world today. The Film Studies program at Laurier addresses that experience with an emphasis on international film history, film industries, the art of film, and individual films as texts. Through regular screenings, discussion, and assignments that draw on close textual analysis, our courses provide opportunities for students to write and think critically about film, and to explore issues of aesthetics and representation. Students also investigate the commercial, historical, political, and economic contexts that affect and govern the production of film.
The Film Studies program has been designed to provide students with essential knowledge of the field through the required courses in film history, film theory, and national cinemas, but also the freedom to explore their own interests though the elective topics and genre courses.
Students graduating with an Honours BA in Film Studies should be able to:
Yes! We offer courses on the film industry and film practice for Film Studies honours students and students who want to complete the Film Production Option. The Film Production Option and courses are designed for students who seek to combine a foundational knowledge of Film Studies with a practical understanding of the techniques of video and film production, from script to screen. While these courses are not restricted to Film Studies majors and Film Production Option students, those students are granted priority registration in Film Studies (FS) courses.
Laurier Film Studies and the Vancouver Film School — Canada’s premier film production school — have created a pathway through which Film Studies students interested in combining their wide-ranging understanding of film with hands-on training in film production can fast-track their education, completing the Honours BA in Film Studies at Laurier and their certificate at the Vancouver Film School in only four years (instead of five). There are three certificates you can choose from:
Laurier students applying to the Vancouver Film School must be registered as a student at Laurier in the Film Studies program and have completed a minimum of 4.0 credits in Film Studies. Laurier students may start the Vancouver Film Studies programs after completing 10.0 credits at Laurier (normally Year 3) and then return to Laurier to complete Year 4.
For more information on how to take the Vancouver Film School Pathway and to be eligible for the Vancouver Film School scholarships, please see the Film Studies program coordinator/undergraduate advisor.
Contact Us:
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English and Film Studies
T:
548.889.4879
Office Location: 3-120 Woods Building
Office Hours:
Spring: In-person Mon.-Wed. 7:30-4:00 / Remote Fri. 7:15-12:15
Fall/Winter: Mon.-Thurs. 8:00-4:00 / Remote: Fri. 8:00-4:00
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Chair, Dr. Markus Poetzsch
T:
548-889-4885
Office Location: 3-120 Woods Bldg.