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Program Requirements

The Minor Concentration English - Literature may be expanded to the Major Concentration English - Literature.

For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at .

Required Courses (6 credits)

• ENGL 202 Departmental Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A survey of English literature before 1750 for students registered in English programs.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 200

• ENGL 203 Departmental Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A survey of English literature after 1750 for students registered in English programs.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Popescu, Monica; Nahrin Tanha, Shahroza; Orhero, Mathias (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor.

  • Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 201

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits selected as described below.

Note on Topics Courses: The Department of English offers courses which change topic from academic year to academic year. Depending on the topic in a specific year, these courses may count toward different program requirements. At the time they register for a topics course, students should confirm with their program adviser the program requirement it fulfils for that academic year.

Major Author

3 credits on a Major Author:

• ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the major works of Shakespeare.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul; Richards-Velinou, Nathan (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the works of Milton.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 357 Chaucer - Canterbury Tales (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant author in Canadian literature.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: MacLaren, Eli (Fall) Trehearne, Brian (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature

• ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the works of Shakespeare.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 417 A Major English Poet (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the works of a mahor English poet.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Hickman, Miranda Brun (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

Pre-1800

3 credits from a list of pre-1800 literature courses:

• ENGL 301 Earlier 18th Century Novel (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of the English novel to c. 1750.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Hensley, David C (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 302 Restoration and 18th C. English Literature 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the major writers of the late 17th and earlier 18th centuries.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 303 Restoration and 18th C. English Literature 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the major writers of the later 18th century.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 304 Later Eighteenth Century Novel (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of later 18th century novels.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 305 Renaissance English Literature 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of major non-dramatic works of the earlier Renaissance in England.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 307 Renaissance English Literature 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of major non-dramatic works of the later Renaissance in England.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the major works of Shakespeare.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul; Richards-Velinou, Nathan (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the works of Milton.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 342 Introduction to Old English (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to grammar and basic vocabulary in Old English.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Bray, Dorothy (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 351.

• ENGL 347 Great Writings of Europe 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 348 Great Writings of Europe 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of representative texts from Beowulf to the late Renaissance period in relation to their background in folk tradition. A focus on the origin and development of folklore motifs.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 356 Middle English (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of works in Middle English.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 357 Chaucer - Canterbury Tales (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 400 Earlier English Renaissance (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of earlier English Renaissance works.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 401 Studies in the 17th Century (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of 17th century works.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 403 Studies in the 18th Century (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of 18th century works.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Sabor, Peter (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of the works of Shakespeare.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Yachnin, Paul (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 452 Studies in Old English (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of an aspect of Old English Literature which presupposes a grounding in the language.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: ENGL 351 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor

• ENGL 456 Middle English (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of works in Middle English.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

Additional Literature

6 additional credits from ENGL offerings in Literature which includes all the courses specifically listed in the Literature categories for the Major Concentration in English - Literature program and the courses listed below. Any ENGL course not on these Literature lists, such as courses in Cultural Studies, may not count.

• ENGL 199 FYS: Form and Representation (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Introduction to major modes of literary and cultural representation in English, including poetry, drama, film, the novel, and other forms.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1. Students may take only one First Year Seminar. Students who register for more than one will be removed from all but one of them.

  • Maximum enrolment: 25

• ENGL 204 English Literature and the Bible (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : This course will examine the literary dimensions of the Bible including structure, style, and meaning as well as its status as Sacred Book. The influence of the Bible-as-metatext on the secular literature of the West will be the focus of the discussion.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 237 Introduction to Study of a Literary Form (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to literary study through a survey of a literary genre, mode, or form.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 297 Special Topics of Literary Study (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Special topics of literary study. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Folkerth, Wes; Constantine, Roshny Shannon (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 343 Literature and Science 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of literature and science. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Nicholson, Michael; Hards, Ashley (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An examination of issues relating to literature and its social contexts, such as implications of gender, race, ethnicity.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: So, Richard (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

  • Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program

• ENGL 364 Creative Writing: Fiction 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Advanced seminar on writing prose fiction; admission subject to application, with writing sample.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Restriction: Permission of instructor required.

• ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A topic in literature and film. Topics vary by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 394 Popular Literary Forms (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A popular literary author or genre, such as the romance novel, science fiction, the graphic novel, or cyberpunk.

  Terms: Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: LeClerc, Jeremie (Winter) Van Schaik, Kasia (Summer)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 421 African Literature (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of African literature.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 424 Irish Literature (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : A study of Irish literature. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Hepburn, Allan (Winter)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 437 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kaite, Berkeley (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 438 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

• ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Stenbaek, Marianne A (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Winter

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 415 or ENGL 419 as "Native Canadian Literature" or as "Inuit Literature".

• ENGL 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts) : Comparative study of English and European literature. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Fall

• ENGL 460 Studies in Literary Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts)

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

• ENGL 461 Studies in Literary Theory 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  English (Arts)

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Hensley, David C (Fall)

  • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • Prerequisite: Previous work in literary criticism or permission of the instructor