Careers
Our department takes great pride in its students’ accomplishments while they are in our program, and also in the productive, successful and fulfilling careers they build with the skills they have acquired in the course of their degree.
Those of our graduates who wish to pursue a career in academia are very successful in winning external awards and scholarships, as well as securing a place as doctoral candidates in the leading PhD programs across the country. Those who pursue careers beyond the academy prove how versatile and highly valued the Master of Arts (MA) in English and Film Studies continues to be in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive global job market.
Our graduate students have launched successful careers in the publishing industry, education and government, the media and entertainment industry, the information technology sector, law, journalism, the business sector and much more. Graduates find employment in areas that require creativity, writing and oral presentation skills, and research abilities.
Your Path to Post-Degree Success
ASPIRE is Laurier's professional skills development training program for graduate students. The program helps you craft an individualized, extracurricular learning plan tailored to your professional journey and entry to the workplace.