圣玛丽大学的英语本科学位课程通过历史和基于体裁的语境以及新的理论方法为学生提供了文学研究的重要基础。学生可以从各种各样的学科领域中进行选择，例如戏剧和戏剧研究，文化研究和文学理论，中世纪和文艺复兴文学，十八世纪，浪漫和维多利亚时代的文学，现代文学，二十世纪和二十一世纪的文学，土著文学，黑大西洋研究以及后殖民和世界文学。除了我们多样化的课程外，英语系还通过跨学科课程为学生提供了许多交叉列出的课程，例如大西洋加拿大研究，爱尔兰研究以及妇女与性别研究。这一特殊功能使学生能够扩大自己的学术研究领域，并建立反映自己
As an English student immersing yourself in literary genres such as fiction and poetry is just the beginning. Youll expand on this knowledge to study society culture media and gender in a variety of contemporary and historical contexts. In doing so youll sharpen your communication skills gain cross-cultural perspectives and develop proficiency in linguistic critical and analytical thinking.The core of the program reflects a traditional approach to English studies including literary historical and genre-based courses. What makes the department distinctive however is the cross-listing of a number of its courses with other disciplines or programs such as Atlantic Canada Studies Linguistics Irish Studies and Creative Writing. This allows students to expand their area of academic study in ways that reflect interdisciplinary approaches and their own developing interests.This diverse major offers a wide variety of courses leading up to a major in English minor concentrations in English and Creative Writing as well as an Honours degree. A degree in English provides a solid foundation for a range of careers from education and communications to publishing and law.