English - Literature Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (12 credits)
Complementary Courses (24 credits)
24 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. At least 3 of the 24 credits must be devoted to a course on a Major Author 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 ). In addition to the Advanced Study requirement, 3 of the remaining 18 Complementary Courses credits must be completed at the 500 level. A maximum of 9 of the 24 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
Areas of English Literature (3 credits)
3 credits from one 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 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- 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 (3 credits)
3 credits from one 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 (3 credits)
3 credits from one 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
- ENGL 505 20th Century (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Post-modernist
Contemporary
- ENGL 295 21C and 20C Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- 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
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
Department Offerings (6 credits)
6 additional credits of English (ENGL) courses, preferably courses at the 300 level or above.
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