The department of English offers an Honours program in English, leading to a B.A. (Honours) degree; a major in English, leading to a B.A. degree, as well as a concentration and a minor. Your study of literature will allow you to travel through time and space, encountering the ideas, cultures, and experiences of writers from the medieval period to the present day. You will read the works of English writers from around the globe who have created exquisite art in their poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction writing. As you read, you will discover more about yourself, others, and the human condition—reading literature will change you in unexpected ways. Studying with the English department at TWU also offers you the opportunity to develop your own creative writing skills, whether you want to learn how to write non-fiction, short stories, novels, poetry, film scripts, or songs. All English courses will help you to become a better writer: our professors are passionate about working with you one-on-one to develop your analytical, writing, and editing skills. When you earn a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English, you will read the classic writers of English literature, such as John Milton, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Margaret Atwood. But you can also experience writers such as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling and L.M. Montgomery in our popular courses on Fantasy Literature and Children's Literature. In addition to an English major, concentration, or minor, the English department offers an Honours program for students of high academic standing who wish to study English literature in greater depth. The Honours program also prepares students for pursuing a Master's degree at graduate school. Graduates from our English program have gone on to work as editors, teachers, professors, lawyers, creative writers, broadcasters, journalists, actors, screenwriters, political activists, speech therapists, missionaries, and experts in international relations.

TWU’s English program prepares students for careers in Publishing Elementary and high school teaching Writing and editing Creative writing Law Public relations Speech pathology If graduates are interested in teaching English, a Teaching English as a Second Language certificate (TESL) is available at TWU. With a one-year completion, TESL at TWU offers a globally recognized program that will prepare student to teach English in Canada or abroad. To take go to a higher level, English Honours graduates can also continue with graduate studies at TWU in the Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities (MAIH), following the English stream.