Dr. Allan English

Professor

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Biography

Allan English has been a professor at Queen's University for several decades, specializing in military history with a focus on military culture, leadership, and the human behaviour of war. He completed his PhD in history at Queen's University in 1993 after earning his MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1987. His extensive experience includes 25 years of service in the Royal Canadian Air Force in operational and instructional roles. He has dedicated over thirty years to researching and teaching topics related to military history. English's notable work covers the Canadian military's attempts to handle sexual misconduct crises from 2000 to 2022, as detailed in his latest book, "Failure Failure: Canadian Military's Attempts to Manage Sexual Misconduct Crises." His research emphasizes the importance of understanding Canadian military culture, which is essential for enacting practical change within the Canadian Armed Forces. In recognition of his exceptional contributions to graduate supervision in the Social Sciences and Humanities, he received the Queen’s University Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision in 2015. Allan English continues to be an active researcher and writer in the field of Canadian military history.

Research Interests

Awards

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Queen’s University Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision

Courses

The Human Dimension of War (HIST 475) Canada at War (HIST 476) Human Dimension of War (HIST 875) Canada at War (HIST 876)

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.