English - Literature 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.
Canadian Literature (3 credits)
3 credits from a list of Canadian Literature courses:
- ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- 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 333 Development of Canadian Poetry 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 410 Theme or Movement Canadian Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 411 Studies in Canadian Fiction (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
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
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
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
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
18 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 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
Romantic
- ENGL 331 Literature Romantic Period 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 332 Literature Romantic Period 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 405 Studies in 19th Century Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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 444 Studies in Women Authors (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
Modernist
- 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 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 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
Major Author (3 credits)
3 credits on a Major Author must be included in the 27 complementary course credits.
- ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 357 Chaucer (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- 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
Additional Courses (6 credits)
6 additional credits from ENGL offerings, in the Literature, Cultural Studies, and Drama and Theatre Options. Other courses require approval by a departmental adviser.
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