English - Cultural Studies Honours (B.A.)

54 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (15 credits)

ENGL 275 Introduction to Cultural Studies. , ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies. , and ENGL 359 The Poetics of the Image. should be taken in the first two terms in the program.

ENGL 275 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 359 The Poetics of the Image (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 491D1 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 491D2 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Complementary Courses (39 credits)

39 credits selected as described below. At least 6 of the 39 credits must be at the 500 level. A maximum of 9 credits may be from another department with the signed permission of the program adviser. A maximum of 9 of the 39 credits are allowed at the 200 level, none in the final year of the program. 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 Figures (3 credits)

3 credits from a list of courses on Major Figures in Cultural Studies:

ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 381 A Film-Maker 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
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
ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 481 A Film-Maker 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 516 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Canadian Component (3 credits)

3 credits from a list of courses with a Canadian component:

ENGL 393 Canadian Cinema (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 441 Special Topics in Canadian Cultural Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Theory, Criticism and Methods (3 credits)

3 credits of Theory, Criticism, and Methods courses from the complementary list or with the permission of your department adviser.

ENGL 317 Literary and Cultural Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 318 Literary and Cultural Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 319 Literary and Cultural Criticism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 322 Theories of the Text (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 346 Materiality and Sociology of Text (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 352 Theories of Difference (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Historical Dimension (6 credits)

6 credits from a list of courses in Cultural Studies with an historical dimension:

ENGL 350 Studies in the History of Film 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 351 Studies in the History of Film 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 363 Studies in the History of Film 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 374 Film Movement or Period (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 451 A Period in Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

400-Level Theory (3 credits)

3 credits from a list of 400-level courses in Cultural Studies with a theoretical component:

ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 454 Topics in Cultural Studies and Gender (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 479 Philosophy of Film (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 484 Seminar in the Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 489 Culture and Critical Theory 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 490 Culture and Critical Theory 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 492 Image and Text (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Departmental Offerings (6 credits)

6 credits from among other Departmental offerings (ENGL courses).

Additional Cultural Studies (15 credits)

15 additional credits from the option's offerings which includes all the courses specifically listed in the Cultural Studies categories above and the courses listed below. Any ENGL course not on these Cultural Studies lists, such as courses in Literature, may not count toward the Honours English - Cultural Studies.

ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 366 Film Genre (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 378 Media and Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 380 Non-Fiction Media: Cinema, Television, Radio (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 382 International Cinema 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 383 Studies in Communications 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 388 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 389 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 390 Political and Cultural Theory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 395 Cultural and Theatre Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 472 Special Topics: Cultural Studies 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 476 Alternative Approaches to Media 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 482 International Cinema 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ENGL 512 Contemporary Studies in Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ENGL 585 Cultural Studies: Film (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ENGL 586 Cultural Studies: Other Media (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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