English - Cultural Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (9 credits)
These courses should be taken in the first two terms of the program.
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
27 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 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 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
Canadian Component (3 credits)
3 credits from a list of courses in Cultural Studies with a Canadian component:
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
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
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
Additional Courses (9 credits)
9 additional credits from ENGL offerings, in the Literature, Cultural Studies, and Drama and Theatre Options. Other courses require approval by a departmental adviser.
Other Departments
Students are normally permitted to count 6 credits from other departments toward their English programs. In exceptional circumstances, an adviser who is approached by a student with strong academic grounds for including a third such course may grant permission (to a maximum of 9 extra-departmental credits) and must so indicate in advance by signing the departmental program audit sheet.
Related programs
- English - Cultural Studies Honours (B.A.)
- English - Cultural Studies Joint Honours Component (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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