We specialize, however, in Canadian literature. For more information please consult the Undergraduate Calendar , our undergraduate course offerings , the Graduate Calendar , or browse through the course descriptions and reading lists found on our home page . The English Department also offers courses in creative writing taught by professors who are published writers of fiction and poetry. In addition many English professors have close ties with Ottawa's literary and cultural institutions such as theatres, publishing houses, magazines, and writers' reading series, and invite their students to explore these dimensions of the discipline. Our faculty adopt a variety of critical and theoretical approaches to the study of literature.
Class sizes are small, especially in senior undergraduate and graduate seminar courses.
The program requirements for Honours BA students provide a a strong and wide base for graduate work and teaching. For those undergraduates interested in Combined Honours or Pass degrees, we have affiliations with other departments at Carleton, including the Schools of Canadian Studies , Comparative Literary Studies and Studies in Art and Culture . The Master of Arts program is offered in all areas of literary study, and is intended to both extend students' knowledge of literary study and develop professional scholarly research and writing skills.