English - Literature Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)

18 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (6 credits)

  • ENGL 202 Departmental Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 203 Departmental Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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)

3 credits on a Major Author:

  • ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 357 Chaucer (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 417 A Major English Poet (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Pre-1800 (3 credits)

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

  • ENGL 301 Earlier 18th Century Novel (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 302 Restoration and 18th C. English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 304 Later Eighteenth Century Novel (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 305 Renaissance English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 307 Renaissance English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 342 Introduction to Old English (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 347 Great Writings of Europe 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 348 Great Writings of Europe 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 356 Middle English (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 357 Chaucer (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 400 Earlier English Renaissance (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 401 Studies in the 17th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 403 Studies in the 18th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 452 Studies in Old English (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 456 Middle English (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Additional Literature (6 credits)

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) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 204 English Literature and the Bible (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENGL 237 Introduction to Study of a Literary Form (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • ENGL 295 21C and 20C Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 297 Special Topics of Literary Study (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 343 Literature and Science 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 364 Creative Writing (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 394 Popular Literary Forms (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENGL 421 African Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 424 Irish Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 437 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 438 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 460 Studies in Literary Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ENGL 461 Studies in Literary Theory 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

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