Major
Major in English Studies
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts 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 36 credits presented for the Major in English Studies.
Students must complete the required three credits of introductory English Studies with a minimum grade of 60%
| Students must complete 36 credits in the Major as follows: | ||
| ENGL | 1000 level | 3 cr. |
| ENGL Literary History I | 3 cr. | |
| ENGL Literary History II | 3 cr. | |
| ENGL | 27 cr. | |
Breadth Requirements and Electives:
| 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 6 credits of cross-listed courses may count toward an English Studies Major.
Students may complete an Honours BA double major if they obtain an overall average of 70% in each Major, and complete an additional three credits (minimum) of Honours Seminars in English Studies. Please refer to the Honours double major degree requirement section for further information.
Group Requirements:
Literary History I
| ENGL 2006 | British Literatures Before 1800 | |
| ENGL 2256 | Early Canadian Literature | |
| ENGL 2266 | Adventurers, Outlaws, or Pioneers of the Frontier: Early American Literature | |
| ENGL 2446 | Children’s Literature Before 1914 | |
| ENGL 2536 | Shakespeare Before 1600 | |
| ENGL 2537 | Shakespeare After 1600 | |
| ENGL 2717 | Here Be Dragons? Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature in Translation | |
| ENGL 3096 | Bawdy Politics: Writing the Restoration | |
| ENGL 3097 | Vice and Folly: The Age of Satire, 1660-1730 | |
| ENGL 3196 | Dangerous Liaisons: The 18th Century Novel | |
| ENGL 3246 | Desire and Identity in Early Modern Literature | |
| ENGL 3247 | Transgressing Boundaries in Early Modern Literature |
Literary History II
| ENGL 2007 | British Literature After 1800 | |
| ENGL 2056 | North American Drama | |
| ENGL 2257 | Contemporary Canadian Literature | |
| ENGL 2267 | “Make It New”: Contemporary American Literature | |
| ENGL 2447 | Children's Literature After 1914 | |
| ENGL 2816 | Illness, Death, and Dying on Stage | |
| ENGL 3146 | Topics in Postcolonial Literature | |
| ENGL 3176 | Falling Apart: British Literature 1900-1950 | |
| ENGL 3177 | Contemporary British Literature, 1950 and Beyond | |
| ENGL 3276 | Indigenous Literatures of North America | |
| ENGL 3346 | The Romantics | |
| ENGL 3347 | The Victorians |