English - Literature Honours (B.A.)
54 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (18 credits)
ENGL 202 Departmental Survey of English Literature 1. , ENGL 203 Departmental Survey of English Literature 2. and ENGL 311 Poetics. are normally taken in the first two terms of the program. ENGL 360 Literary Criticism. is normally taken in the second year of the program.
- ENGL 202 Departmental Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 203 Departmental Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 311 Poetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 360 Literary Criticism (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 (36 credits)
36 credits selected as described below. At least 6 of the 36 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. At least 3 of the 36 credits must be devoted to a course on a Major Author, and 3 must be devoted to a course on Canadian Literature, as indicated under the rubrics dedicated to these offerings in each year’s list of Complementary Courses on the Department of English website ( http://www.mcgill.ca/english ). A maximum of 9 of the 36 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.
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
Areas of English Literature (6 credits)
6 credits, 3 credits each from two of the following areas: Backgrounds of English Literature, Old English, Medieval, Renaissance.
Backgrounds of English Literature
- 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 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Old English
Medieval
- ENGL 337 Theme or Genre in Medieval Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- 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 456 Middle English (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 500 Middle English (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Renaissance
- 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 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 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 501 16th Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 516 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Areas of English Literature (6 credits)
6 credits, 3 credits each from two of the following areas: Restoration, 18th Century, Romantic, Victorian, 19th Century American.
Restoration
18th Century
- 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 310 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 403 Studies in the 18th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 503 18th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Romantic
Victorian
- ENGL 329 English Novel: 19th Century 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 330 English Novel: 19th Century 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 334 Victorian Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 404 Studies in 19th Century Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 405 Studies in 19th Century Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 423 Studies in 19th Century Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 504 19th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
19th Century American
Areas of English Literature (6 credits)
6 credits, 3 credits each from two of the following areas: Early 20th Century, Modernist, Post-modernist, Contemporary.
Early 20th Century
- ENGL 327 Canadian Prose Fiction 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 328 Development of Canadian Poetry 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 361 Poetry of the 20th Century 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 414 Studies in 20th Century Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Modernist
- ENGL 327 Canadian Prose Fiction 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 328 Development of Canadian Poetry 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 335 The 20th Century Novel 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 361 Poetry of the 20th Century 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 414 Studies in 20th Century Literature 1 (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
Post-modernist
Contemporary
- ENGL 320 Postcolonial Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 333 Development of Canadian Poetry 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 336 The 20th Century Novel 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 407 The 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 408 The 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 419 Studies in 20th Century Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 421 African Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 443 Contemporary Women's Fiction (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Literature Stream Offerings (6 credits)
6 credits from among English Department Literature stream offerings.
Department Offerings (9 credits)
9 credits from among other Department offerings (ENGL courses).
Related programs
- English - Literature Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Literature Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- English - Literature Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Literature Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Literature Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Literature Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
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