Courses

Below you will find descriptions for courses offered in this field of study. You will find a general overview of the topics covered and any prerequisite course or grade requirements, credit value and exclusions.

The first digit of the course indicates the general level. Those in the 1000 series are introductory degree level. Courses at the 2000, 3000, 4000 series are typically available to students in the second, third, and fourth year. Courses numbered at the 5000 level or above are graduate level. Courses listed at the 0100 or 0200 series are technology level courses. Courses below the 0100 level are generally non credit courses.

Some courses are listed as exclusionary to one another. This means that students may not obtain credit for both courses as designated. 

Not all courses are offered each year. Please consult the current timetable for this year’s offering. For further information please contact the department, or visit the department's website.

Course Descriptions - English
Course Descriptions - Creative Writing

English Courses at the 1000 level

The study of English at the 1000 level allows students to experience the variety and excitement of thinking in the verbal arts, and to develop techniques for analyzing, creating and writing about texts.

Any 6 credit hour course, or any two 3 credit hour courses in English at the 1000 level with numbers ending in -0 or -5, will fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Writing Requirement. The same course or courses will fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Languages and Humanities requirement, and may serve as the prerequisite for English courses at the 2000 and 3000 levels.  Students may take more than six credit hours in English at the 1000 level but must pay particular attention to exclusions.

Courses at the 1000 level with numbers ending in 1 (e.g., ENGL 1041 or ENGL 1051) are similar to the corresponding courses with numbers ending in 0 (e.g., ENGL 1040 or ENGL 1050), but they do not fulfill the Writing Requirement.  They are offered for students who are interested in the subject, or are seeking to fulfill the Languages and Humanities requirement.  They are typically taught as subsections of the corresponding Writing Requirement course; they are taught by the same instructor, usually in the same room at the same time (for example ENGL 1041 is taught with ENGL 1040), but with less emphasis on writing instruction.

 

 

English Courses at the 2000 level

Courses at the 2000 level are open to students who have completed the necessary prerequisites. They include surveys of historical periods, national literatures, and major fields intended as an entrance into the discipline of literary studies, as well as a colorful selection of genre-, author- and topic-oriented courses.

English Courses at the 3000 Level

Courses at the 3000 level include three overviews of critical methods (ENGL 3000.03, ENGL 3001.03, ENGL 3002.03), as well as a sequence of courses that together span the historical and cultural breadth of literary writing in English. All of these courses are open to students beyond their first year who have completed the necessary prerequisites.

English Courses at the 4000 Level

Courses at the 4000 level are small seminars intended for third and fourth-year English majors or honours students, offering intensive, research-oriented study of special topics, particular authors or periods, national traditions, literary or cultural forms and theories. Reflecting the specialties of their instructors, their subjects change every year. Students must request permission to register in any 4000 level English course. Students who have declared English as part of their program will be contacted prior to the beginning of the registration period and asked to submit their seminar preferences.  Priority for available seats will be given to students entering their final year of study.  Detailed descriptions of this year’s seminars will be available on the English department website.

Studies in Major Authors - 4011-4099

Studies in Genre - 4200-4299

Studies in National Literatures - 4400-4499

Studies in Literature History - 4600-4699

Studies in Culture and Theory - 4800-4899