English - Cultural Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (9 credits)
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
27 credits selected as described below. In addition to the 6-credit requirement for Advanced Study described below, all Joint Honours students' programs of study shall include 6 credits of study at the 400 level or above. Students are encouraged to take courses at the 300 level and above. In addition to the Advanced Study requirement, 3 of the remaining 21 Complementary Course credits must be completed at the 500 level. A maximum of 9 of the 27 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.
Advanced Study (6 credits)
6 credits of advanced study, in one of the following two forms A or B, in order of preference: A) 6 credits of honours essay:
- ENGL 491D1 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 491D2 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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
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 (3 credits)
3 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 (9 credits)
9 additional credits of English (ENGL) courses, preferably courses at the 300 level or above.
Related programs
- English - Cultural Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Honours (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Cultural Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Cultural Studies Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
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