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English

  • ENG 100 Literature and Composition I

    An introduction to the critical analysis of English Literature with particular attention to the genres of the short story and the novel. This writing-intensive course has two closely-connected objectives: to develop skills both in becoming a thoughtful, inquiring reader and an articulate, persuasive writer.

    Note: This course is offered both in-class and online. The online offering of this course is only available during the fall or winter semesters (see the Course Timetable for details).

    Note: A maximum of 6 credit hours of 100-level English may be taken for credit.

  • ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

    An introduction to the critical analysis of English Literature with particular attention to the genres of poetry and drama. Much like English 100, English 101 aims to promote the attentive reading of literary texts and to develop skills as an articulate and persuasive writer.

    Note: This course is offered both in-class and online. The online offering of this course is only available during the fall or winter semester (see the Course Timetable for details).

    Note: a maximum of 6 credit hours of 100-level English may be taken for credit.

  • ENG 200 Introduction to Film

    An introduction to the aesthetic, cultural, and technical significance of major developments and trends in cinema. Emphasis will be placed on the study of film aesthetics, language, cultural analysis, and narrative structure.

    Cross-listed: FILM 200 Introduction to Film

  • ENG 210 British Literature Survey I

    A historical survey of English literature from the early medieval period to the 18th century with some attention paid to the concept of "canon" as it relates to issues of interpretation, ethics, and identity.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 211 British Literature Survey II

    A continuation of ENG 210 British Literature Survey I, focusing on literature from the Romantic period to the early twentieth century.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 222 Fiction

    An introduction to the main fictional genres-short story, novella, and novel-through the reading and critical analysis of works that represent a range of periods, techniques, regions, and themes.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 224 Poetry

    Through the study of a wide range of poetic genres, this course introduces students to the critical analysis of poetry and to the critical vocabulary common to discussions of formal, stylistic, and historical aspects of individual texts and of poetic traditions.

    Note: Students with credit for ENG 110 Introduction to Poetry may not take this course for credit.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 226 Drama

    Through the study of dramatic traditions and selected representative plays from a range of periods, this course introduces students to the critical analysis of dramatic texts. Special attention will be paid to drama as a performance.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 241 Canadian Literature

    An introduction to the reading, enjoyment, and critical study of Canadian literature from its beginnings, with attention to a variety of genres and an emphasis on works written after 1900. The course will focus primarily on literatures written in English, but may include some works in translation.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 301 Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies

    This course will examine a representative selection of Shakespeare's history plays and tragedies in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. With particular attention to the themes, characters, and language that have intrigued centuries of play-readers and theatre-goers, the course may also address topics such as performance history, critical reception, dramatic theory and technique, film adaptations, etc. In addition a representative selection of Shakespeare's sonnets will be covered.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 302 Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances

    This course will examine a representative selection of Shakespeare's comedies and romances in their literary, historical, and artistic contexts. With particular attention to the themes, characters, and language that have intrigued centuries of play-readers and theatre-goers, the course may also address topics such as performance history, critical reception, dramatic theory and technique, film adaptations, etc. In addition a representative selection of Shakespeare's sonnets will be covered.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 310 Film and Genre

    This course examines the close relationship between film and genre paying particular attention to the historical development, rhetorical strategies, aesthetic features, and/or cultural contexts of several genres.

    Cross-Listed: FILM 310 Film and Genre

    Prerequisite: FILM 200 Introduction to Film or by permission of the instructor

  • ENG 322 World Literatures in English

    Studies of literature from areas of the world that have experienced colonization, or by writers whose heritage is rooted in those areas, with attention to the interplay among culture, politics, history, and aesthetic traditions, both indigenous and colonist. The particular focus of the course will be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 324 Topics in Women's Literature

    Studies of literature by women, approached from a historical perspective, with a focus on a particular theme, problem, question, era, region, genre, or author.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 331 Topics in Medieval Literature

    Studies in the medieval literature of the British Isles, and related European texts, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 332 Topics in Sixteenth-Century British Literature

    Studies in British literature of the sixteenth-century, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 333 Topics in Seventeenth-Century British Literature

    Studies in seventeenth-century British literature to the Glorious Revolution (1688), with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 334 Topics in Eighteenth-Century British Literature

    Studies in British literature from the Glorious Revolution (1688) to the early Romantics, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 335 Topics in Romantic Literature

    Studies in British literature of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 336 Topics in Victorian Literature

    Studies in British literature of the Victorian period, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, historical sub-periods, or movements as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 337 Topics in Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature

    Studies in British and/or Irish literature of the twentieth century, with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, historical sub-periods, or movements as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 352 Topics in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

    Studies in the literatures of nineteenth-century America with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 353 Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature

    Studies in the literatures of modern America with a focus on particular genres, themes, authors, movements, historical sub-periods, or similar topics, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 356 Indigenous Literature

    This course is a study of North American Native literature across genre, region, period, form and people. It emphasizes a perspective informed by Native literary criticism and theory. This course will also explore Indigenous perspectives on history, religion, identity, voice, and the process of colonization.

    Cross-listed: INDG 356 Indigenous Literature

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 357 African-American Literature

    Studies in literature written by African Americans, with a focus on literary, historical, sociocultural, and artistic contexts. The course may include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama, as well as additional representations of the African-American experience in films, documentaries, and other media.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 360 Topics in Canadian Literature

    Studies in Canadian literatures in English, with a focus on a particular theme, problem, region, historical period, genre, or author, to be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 370 Topics in Children's and Young Adult Literature

    Studies in literature written for children and/or young adults with a critical focus on a particular theme, sub-genre, problem/issue, pattern of historical development, author, or historical period. The specific focus of the course will be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 374 Graphic Novels

    This course addresses the rise to prominence of graphic novels within North America’s literary realm. It draws on the history of graphic texts around the world while exploring the ways that social, cultural, and political issues have been and continue to be central to the medium.

    Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of English or permission of instructor

  • ENG 376 The Inklings and Friends

    Studies in the literary output of the Oxford Inklings. This course will focus particularly on the writings of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. Additional works by friends of the circle, such as Dorothy L. Sayers and Owen Barfield, may also be considered. The course may be structured around a particular genre or theme, as determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of English or permission of instructor

  • ENG 380 Literature and Art

    This course explores the ways in which literature and art relate to each other and intersect with current ideas - historical, philosophical, religious, political, etc. - shaping the context in which the works were produced.

    Cross-Listed: FIN 380 Literature and Art

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II

  • ENG 381 Creative Writing Workshop

    A workshop-style course that explores a specific literary genre or genres as chosen by the instructor.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENGL 101 Literature and Composition II, 30 hours of completed coursework, AND the permission of the instructor.

  • ENG 393 Specialized Study

    Offered occasionally to provide in-depth study in a topic in English not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

    Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of English

  • ENG 406 Studies in Literature

    Studies of selected authors, concepts, movements, periods, theories, or genres. Topics will be announced in the class schedule and prerequisites may be listed. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II and 60 hours of completed coursework.

  • ENG 407 Studies in Genre

    A seminar course that examines literary genres and sub-genres, with attention to historical development, rhetorical strategies, aesthetic features, and/or cultural contexts. The focus of the course will be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II and 60 hours of completed coursework.

  • ENG 409 Studies in Literature & Religion

    A seminar course that examines literary texts with special attention to the religious issues they address and/or the way they engage the Bible or other sacred texts. The focus of the course will be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II and 60 hours of completed coursework

  • ENG 418 The History and Future of the Book

    A seminar course that examines the production and transmission of texts from antiquity to the present. This course will examine the physical as well as social history of texts and text transmission. As well, it will consider the impact of the digital age on the present and possible futures of the book, comparing the current revolution to past revolutions in text transmission, and recognizing the various ways that texts, their material forms, and their historical contexts all influence one another.

    Cross-listed: HIS 418 The History and Future of the Book

    Prerequisite: ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II and 6 credit hours of History

  • ENG 480 Literary Theory

    An examination of major critical approaches to the study of literature. The course will focus on works of critical theory as primary sources but will also address the application of theory to literary interpretation.

    Prerequisite: Minimum of 18 credit hours of English including ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II, or the permission of the instructor.

  • ENG 493 Specialized Study

    A seminar offered occasionally to provide in-depth study in a topic in English not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

    Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of English and the completion of 60 credit hours of coursework

  • ENG 497 Honours Reading Course

    A course of individual study focused on the proposed area for the student's honours thesis and supervised by a faculty member. The proposed syllabus, composed in consultation with the supervising faculty member, must receive final approval from the faculty member, the program coordinator, and the Dean before the student registers for the course.

    Note: Students are strongly advised to consult with the program coordinator for advice and further information on the ENG 497/498/499 sequence early in the semester prior to enrolment in ENG 497.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Honours English program and the completion of 24 credit hours of English, including ENG 100 Literature and Composition I and ENG 101 Literature and Composition II, with a minimum of 9 hours at the 300/400 level

  • ENG 498 Honours Thesis

    The emphasis in this 6-credit course is on the development of research skills and critical methods, leading to the writing of a thesis under the close supervision of a faculty member with expertise in the proposed area. Additional requirements include an oral defense or public presentation, as well as a library-ready copy of the completed thesis.

    Prerequisite: ENG 497 Honours Reading Course

  • ENG 499 Honours Reading Course

    The emphasis in this 6-credit course is on the development of research skills and critical methods, leading to the writing of a thesis under the close supervision of a faculty member with expertise in the proposed area. Additional requirements include an oral defense or public presentation, as well as a library-ready copy of the completed thesis.

    Prerequisite: ENG 498 Honours Thesis. Students must complete ENG 498 with a minimum grade of 3.0 (73% or higher) before beginning ENG 499.

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