Specialization
Specialization in English Studies
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.
Program Requirements:
Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the Specialization in English Studies.
Students must complete the required three credits of introductory English Studies with a minimum grade of 60%.
| Students must complete 120 credits including 54 credits in the Specialization as follows: | ||
| ENGL 1000 level | 3 cr. | |
| Six credits from the following: | 6 cr. | |
| ENGL 2006 | British Literature Before 1800 | |
| ENGL 2007 | British Literature After 1800 | |
| ENGL 2255 | Canadian Literature from the Colonial to the Contemporary Period | |
| ENGL 2265 | American Literature from the Colonial to the Contemporary Period | |
| ENGL Group 1 | 21 cr. | |
| ENGL Group 2 and/or 3 | 18 cr. | |
| ENGL Group 1, 2, and/or 3 | 6 cr. | |
Breadth Requirements:
| ACAD 1601 | 3 cr. | |
| Social Science and/or Professional Studies | 6 cr. | |
| Science | 6 cr. | |
Note:
Students are limited to a maximum of 6 credits of English Studies Topics courses at the 1000 level.
A maximum of 30 credits at the 2000 level may be applied to the Specialization.
A maximum of 6 credits of cross-listed courses may count toward an English Studies Specialization.
Group Requirements:
Group 1: Literary History and Genre Studies
| ENGL 2006 | British Literature Before 1800 | |
| ENGL 2007 | British Literature After 1800 | |
| ENGL 2055 | Drama: Classical to Contemporary | |
| ENGL 2056 | North American Drama | |
| ENGL 2057 | World Drama | |
| ENGL 2255 | Canadian Literature from the Colonial to the Contemporary Period | |
| ENGL 2265 | American Literature from the Colonial to the Contemporary Period | |
| ENGL 2535 | Shakespeare | |
| ENGL 2536 | Shakespeare Before 1600 | |
| ENGL 2537 | Shakespeare After 1600 | |
| ENGL 3045 | Early Modern Literature | |
| ENGL 3095 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature | |
| ENGL 3145 | Nineteenth-Century British Literature | |
| ENGL 3175 | British Literature after 1900 | |
| ENGL 3486 | Topics in Genre | |
| ENGL 3487 | Topics in Poetic Genres | |
| ENGL 3496 | Topics in Dramatic Genres | |
| ENGL 3497 | Topics in Prose Genres | |
| ENGL 3525 | Rise and Development of the Novel |
Group 2: Cultural and Media Studies
| ENGL 2116 | Texts and Intertexts | |
| ENGL 2127 | The Bible as Cultural Text | |
| ENGL 2207 | Gender, Literature and Culture | |
| ENGL 2445 | Children’s Literature | |
| ENGL 2605 | Cultural Studies | |
| ENGL 3036 | Topics in Media Studies | |
| ENGL 3047 | Topics in Digital Culture | |
| ENGL 3146 | Postcolonial Literature | |
| ENGL 3217 | Topics in Literature, Culture, and Sexuality | |
| ENGL 3617 | Popular Fiction | |
| ENGL 3276 | Native Literatures of North America | |
| ENGL 3277 | Topics in the Native Literatures of North America | |
| ENGL 3606 | Popular Culture |
Group 3: Language and Rhetoric Studies
| ENGL 2015 | Theatre Production: Practice and Theory | |
| ENGL 2025 | Language and Rhetoric | |
| ENGL 3026 | Topics in Language and Rhetoric | |
| ENGL 3035 | Literary Theory and Critical Practice | |
| ENGL 3126 | Writing for Mass Media: Challenging Popular Forms | |
| ENGL 3127 | Writing for Digital Media: From Tweeting to Establishing a Professional Online Presence | |
| ENGL 3516 | Creative Writing: Poetry | |
| ENGL 3517 | Creative Writing: Prose Fiction |