English (ENGL)
ENGL 0930 English Composition 3 cr
Designed to help students write better essays. Course focuses on effective expression; sentence, paragraph, and essay construction; and the writing process. A great deal of writing is required; instructors address the particular needs of individual students. Students may not enter English courses numbered above the 1000 level directly from this course. This course is not designed to teach English as a second language. This course does not satisfy the Humanities requirement.
Attributes: Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 0940 Writing About Literature 3 cr
Designed to supplement and to complement ENGL 0930, the course may be taken by itself. The course focuses on writing about literature through the study of the short story and poetry. Students may not normally enter English courses numbered above the 1000 level directly from this course. This course is not designed to teach English as a second language. This course does not satisfy the Humanities requirement.
Attributes: Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 1200 Representative Literary Works 6 cr
An introduction to the study of literature, with emphasis on the development of reading and writing skills. Poetry, prose and drama from various historical periods. Texts for each section will be announced. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 1200 and ENGL 1201. English 40S or the former English 300 are strongly recommended, but English 40G or the former 301 or 305 will also be accepted.
Equiv To: ENGL 1201
Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 1300 Literature since 1900 6 cr
An introduction to the study of literature, with emphasis on the development of reading and writing skills. Poetry, prose and drama from Canada, Britain, the United States and other countries. Texts for each section will be announced. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 1300 and ENGL 1301. English 40S or the former English 300 are strongly recommended, but English 40G or the former 301 or 305 will also be accepted.
Equiv To: ENGL 1301
Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 1340 Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 cr
This course is intended to provide students with reading, writing, and analytic skills required for literary studies.
Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 1400 Thematic Approaches to the Study of Literature 3 cr
An introduction to the study of literature, with emphasis on the development of reading and writing skills. Poetry, prose, and drama from various thematic perspectives. Texts for each section will be announced. English 40S or the former English 300 are strongly recommended, but English 40G or the former 301 or 305 will also be accepted. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 1400 and the former ENGL 1310.
Equiv To: ENGL 1310
Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2000 Intermediate Writing and Research 6 cr
Designed to teach students how to read, write, and research at the university level, this course stresses effective expository writing, prose reading, and research skills. There is no prerequisite for this course. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 2000 and ENGL 2001. NOTE: Credit in ENGL 2000 is acceptable toward a degree in Arts or Science, but does not satisfy the humanities requirement in the Faculty of Arts. It may not be offered for credit in the 30 hours for a Major (General) or the 18 hours for a Minor but may be offered for credit in the 48 hours for the Major (Advanced).
Equiv To: ENGL 2001
Attributes: Written English Requirement
ENGL 2070 Literature of the Sixteenth Century 6 cr
Equiv To: ENGL 2071
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2080 Medieval Literature 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2090 Literature of the Seventeenth Century 6 cr
Equiv To: ENGL 2091
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2120 Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2130 Literature of the Romantic Period 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2140 Literature of the Victorian Period 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2160 British Literature since 1900 6 cr
Equiv To: ENGL 2161
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2170 American Literature to 1900 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2180 American Literature since 1900 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2270 Canadian Literature 6 cr
A survey of poetry, prose and drama by major and minor writers in historical context.
Attributes: Written English Requirement
ENGL 2280 Film and Literature 6 cr
The interrelationships between literature and film through an analysis of significant films, novels, poems and plays. Special attention to adaptations of Shakespeare, modern drama, the 19th century novel, the modern novel, and popular fiction.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: [ENGL 1200 or ENGL 1201 or ENGL 1300 or ENGL 1301] or [ENGL 1400 (or the former ENGL 1310) and ENGL 1340] or [FILM 1290 and FILM 1310 (or the former FILM 1300)]. Also offered as FILM 2280. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 2810 and FILM 2280.
Prerequisite: [ENGL 1200 or ENGL 1201 or ENGL 1300 or ENGL 1301] or [ENGL 1400 (or the former ENGL 1310) and ENGL 1340] or [FILM 1290 and FILM 1310 (or the former FILM 1300)]. Also offered as FILM 2280. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 2810 and FILM 2280.
Equiv To: FILM 2280
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2490 Literature in Translation 3 cr
Content of this course will vary from year to year and from section to section. See the course descriptions available from the English Department. Each section of this course will be double-numbered with the department of the instructor teaching the course. Restrictions: See note 4 in the program table under section 8.10.2 English. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2550 Critical Practise 3 cr
An introduction to the critical idioms and methods for the analysis of literary texts. May not be held with the former ENGL 2800.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2570 The Novel 6 cr
A survey of the development of the novel as a genre.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2600 Writing and Gender 3 cr
The literary representation of gender, the influence of the author's gender on writing, and other issues of gender in literature.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2620 Introduction to Print Culture and Book History 3 cr
This course will introduce students to a broad range of methodologies and topics important for the study of book history, print and post-print culture. Students will study texts from and/or about the four main areas of book history: manuscript, hand-press printing, machine press printing, and digital publishing while also being introduced to the methodologies of authorship and reception studies.
Attributes: Written English Requirement
ENGL 2650 Introduction to Critical Theory 3 cr
An introduction to the history and application of critical theory for the study of literature and other media. The course will cover at least three distinct schools of critical theory and at least two distinct historical eras.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2760 Introductory Creative Writing 3 cr
Offers students the chance to explore the basic forms of creative writing - poetry, fiction, and drama - whether or not they have made previous formal attempts to write in these forms. A sample of the student's writing is not required for admission to this course. The format is seminar and workshop and will include, as needed, lectures on the fundamentals of creative writing. Students may not register concurrently for ENGL 2760 and ENGL 3500. Not open to students who have previously obtained credit for any of ENGL 3500 or the former ENGL 3790.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2810 Special Topics in Literature Prior to 1900 3 cr
The course content will vary but the majority of the material will be literature published prior to 1900. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with the former ENGL 2190 unless the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 2190
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2820 Special Topics in Literature After 1900 3 cr
The course content will vary but the majority of the material will be literature published after 1900. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with the former ENGL 2190 unless the topic subtitle is different.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 2190
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2850 Literature of the Caribbean 3 cr
This course focuses primarily on the poetry and fiction published by Caribbean writers after 1900. Other genres and earlier time periods may also be covered, along with the history of slavery and resistance in the Caribbean, post 1492. May not be held with the former ENGL 2830 or the former ENGL 2190 if the topic subtitle is Caribbean literature.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 2190, ENGL 2830
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2860 African Literature 3 cr
This course explores a sampling of African literature written in English through a specific lens: a focus on a particular nation or a more general thematic approach. Through readings of this literature, supplemented with theoretical works, students will study issues and themes such as the impact of colonialism, the challenges of postcolonialism, hybridity, nationalism, class, gender, sexual identity, migration, globalization, as well as the wide variety of genres employed by African authors. May not be held with the former ENGL 2830.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 2830
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2900 Genre 3 cr
Selections in literature of a particular genre. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2910 Comics 3 cr
An introduction to the analysis of comics and other graphic narrative forms. May not be held with the former ENGL 3800 when titled "Panels and Frame."
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 3800
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2920 Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy 3 cr
This course explores one or more genres that fall under the label of science fiction and fantasy. This may include science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, folk and fairy tales, horror, and/or the new weird. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. Consult the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media website for detailed course descriptions.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 2940 Short Fiction 3 cr
Representative writers.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 2980 Poetry 3 cr
Introduction to poetic language and forms.
Attributes: Humanities, Written English Requirement
ENGL 3000 Chaucer 6 cr
Critical study of the works of this author, including historical context.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3010 Shakespeare 6 cr
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Equiv To: ENGL 3011
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3030 Studies in Sixteenth-Century Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3050 Studies in Old English 6 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3080 Studies in Medieval Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3090 Studies in Seventeenth-Century Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3120 Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3130 Studies in the Romantics 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3140 Studies in the Victorians 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with ENGL 3141.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000Ievel.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000Ievel.
Equiv To: ENGL 3141
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3170 Studies in American Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3180 Studies in Renaissance Literature 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3190 Studies in Special Topics 6 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3270 Studies in Canadian Literature 3 cr
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Equiv To: ENGL 3271
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3500 Creative Writing 6 cr
This advanced seminar will include practical and theoretical components and will focus on the generation and revision of work within the main literary genres: prose, poetry, drama, and memoir, with an emphasis on preparing pieces for publication. Students may not hold credit for both ENGL 3500 and the former ENGL 3790.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: [ENGL 2760] or written consent of instructor, based on a letter of application and a writing sample to be submitted electronically to the Department general office no later than one month prior to the start of the course.
Prerequisite: [ENGL 2760] or written consent of instructor, based on a letter of application and a writing sample to be submitted electronically to the Department general office no later than one month prior to the start of the course.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 3790
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3530 Special Topics in Creative Writing 3 cr
This advanced studies course will include practical and theoretical components and will focus on a particular area of writing craft or poetics without an emphasis on end-of-term publication or production. Possible topics include prose fiction, poetry, memoir, dramaturgy, and screenwriting. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisites: [ENGL 2760] or written consent of instructor, based on a letter of application and a writing sample to be submitted electronically to the Department general office no later than one month prior to the start of the course.
Prerequisites: [ENGL 2760] or written consent of instructor, based on a letter of application and a writing sample to be submitted electronically to the Department general office no later than one month prior to the start of the course.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3550 Studies in British Literature since 1900 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3620 Special Topics in Print Culture and Book History 3 cr
Content of this course will vary from year to year and from section to section. However, all courses under this designation will be primarily (but not exclusively) focused on the conditions of dissemination and/or reception of the works being discussed and on their material form. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at or above the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at or above the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3630 Studies in Critical Theory 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3670 Studies in the Novel 6 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with ENGL 3671.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 Ievel.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 Ievel.
Equiv To: ENGL 3671
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3810 Special Studies in Literature Prior to 1900 3 cr
The content of this course will vary but the majority of the material will be literature published prior to 1900. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with the former ENGL 3800 unless the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 3800
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3820 Special Studies in Literature After 1900 3 cr
The content of this course will vary but the majority of the material will be literature published after 1900. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with the former ENGL 3800 unless the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Mutually Exclusive: ENGL 3800
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3890 Studies in Writing and Gender 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3910 Special Topics in Comics 3 cr
This course focuses on a special topic in the study of comics and/or other graphic narrative forms. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3920 Special Topics in Science Fiction and Fantasy 3 cr
This course focuses on a topic in science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, folk and fairy tales, horror, and/or the new weird. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3940 Special Topics in Travel Writing 3 cr
This course focuses on the genre of travel writing within a particular geographical and/or historical context. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3960 Special Topics in Drama 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different. May not be held with ENGL 3961.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 Ievel.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 Ievel.
Equiv To: ENGL 3961
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3970 Special Topics in Poetry 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3980 Studies in Modernism 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 3990 Studies in Post-Modernism 3 cr
The content of this course will vary from year to year. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Prerequisite: six hours of English at the 2000 level.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 4630 Honours Seminar 3 cr
This course may vary from year to year depending on the needs and interests of instructors and students. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: written consent of department head.
Prerequisite: written consent of department head.
Attributes: Humanities
ENGL 4770 Honours Seminar 1 6 cr
This course may vary from year to year depending on the needs and interests of instructors and students. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: written consent of department head.
Prerequisite: written consent of department head.
Attributes: Humanities