What about graduate school?
The English program offers a strong preparation for graduate school: we are proud of the number of English Department alumni who are presently in graduate schools across Canada and the United States.
In the last five years English Honours students from Redeemer have gone on to graduate programs at the universities of Concordia, McMaster, Ottawa, Queen's, Seattle Pacific, Toronto, University of British Columbia, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, and York. An Honours English degree is also good preparation for Library Science, Law School and Seminary. Several of our graduates are presently enrolled in such programs.
A number of our Creative Writing students have gone on to M.A. or M.F.A programs at the Universities of Alberta (with Kristjanna Gunnars), Calgary (with Aritha Van Herk), Cornell (with Stephanie Vaughn), Guelph (with Janice Kulyk Keefer), and Toronto (with David Adams Richards), and at the Humber School for Writers (with Isabel Huggan and David Bergen).
Interdisciplinary degrees which include an English major can lead to many other kinds of graduate programs. At present one of our English graduates is doing graduate work in Architecture, and another in Urban and Regional Planning.
Acceptances into Graduate School, Fall 2010
Melissa Kuiper, B.A. English + minor in Art History and Missions (Class of 2006)
M.F.A. in English, University of Toronto
Joel Faber, B.A. Hons. English + minor in History (Class of 2010)
M.A. in English, Dalhousie University
M.A. in English, McGill University
Acceptances into Graduate School, Fall 2009
Natalie Armstrong, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Physical Education (Class of 2007)
M.Div, McMaster University
Amyann Faul Groen, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Philosophy (Class of 2009)
M.A. in Environmental Studies, York University
Marijka Westerhof, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Biology (Class of 2009)
M.A. in English, University of Ottawa
Acceptances into Graduate School, Fall 2008
Heather Alblas, B.A. History major + minor in English (Class of 2008)
M.L.I.S. (Library Science), Dalhousie University
M.L.I.S., McGill University
M.L.I.S., University of Toronto
M.L.I.S., University of Western Ontario
Teresa De Vries, B.A. Hons. English + minor in History and Business (Class of 2008)
M.A. in English, University of Guelph
Michael Doyle, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Religion and Philosophy (Class of 2008)
M.A. in English and Creative Writing, University of New Brunswick
(OGS and SSHRC Scholarship Recipient)
Angela Garmaise, B.A. Hons. History + major in English (Class of 1999)
M.A. in English, University of Toronto
Theresa Merrick, B.A. Hons. English + minor in History (Class of 2008)
M.A. in English, University of Waterloo
M.A. in English, University of Ottawa
Elizabeth O'Brien, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Philosophy (Class of 2008)
M.A. in English, University of Ottawa
Acceptances into Graduate School, Fall 2007
Danny Irvine, B.A. Hons. English + major in Theatre Arts (Class of 2004)
M.Arch. (Architecture), University of British Columbia
M.A. in Community and Regional Planning, UBC
M.A. in Urban Planning, University of Manitoba
M.A. in Environmental Design, University of Calgary
B.Ed., Trent University and Queen's University
Jessica Payton, B.A. Hons. Psychology + English major (Class of 2004)
M.A. in Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University
Joel Rusthoven, B.A. Hons. English + minor in Psychology (Class of 2005)
M.A. in English, Carleton University
Jennifer Weening, B.A. double major English and French (Class of 2006)
B.Ed. at Brock University, University of Ottawa, and Queen's University
Acceptances into Graduate School, Fall 2006
Brett Dewing, B.A. Hons. English (Class of 2002)
M.F.A in Script and Screenwriting, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
Heidi Ellens , B.A. Hons. English (Class of 2005)
LL.B. (Law), University of Ottawa
LL.B., Queen’s University
LL.B., University of Western Ontario
Brianna Hammer, B.A. in History, minors in Political Science & English Writing (Class of 2006)
M.A. in Journalism, University of Western Ontario
Adele Konyndyk, B.A. Hons. in English, minor in Psychology (Class of 2006)
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Seattle Pacific University
Robyn Konyndyk, B.A. Hons. English (Class of 2005)
B.Ed., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Sam Martin, B.A. Hons. English (Class of 2005)
M.A. in Creative Writing, University of New Brunswick
M.A. in English, University of Ottawa
M.A. in Creative Writing, University of Toronto
Doug Sikkema, B.A. Hons. English (Class of 2006)
M.A. in English, University of Ottawa
M.A. in English, University of Victoria
Marcel VanderWier, B.A. Double major in English and History (Class of 2006)
M.A. in Journalism, University of Western Ontario
Jakob Van Dorp, B.A. Triple major in English, History and Environmental Science (Class of 2006)
M.Pl. in Urban & Regional Planning, Queen’s University
M.Sc. in Environment and Development, University of East Anglia, U.K.
M.Sc. in Rural Planning and Development (International), University of Guelph.
M.URP. (Urban and Regional Planning), Dalhousie University
Jessica Weening, nee Van Marum, B.A. Hons. Psychology + major in English (Class of 2004)
M.L.I.S (Library Science), University of Western Ontario