As students take additional courses beyond the introductory level, the following requirements apply:
- A student needs 12 credits to create a “pair”; English 100, 110 or equivalent and any 200-level English;
- A student taking 300-level English courses will normally have as prerequisites two university-level English courses;
- A student taking 400-level courses will normally have 3 prerequisites at a lower level, one of which must be a 300-level course.
| Medieval Literature courses: | 206, 207, 388, 389, 390 |
| Renaissance Literature courses: | 304, 305, 312, 340 |
| 18th-Century Literature courses: | 253, 254, 355, 356, 491** |
| 19th-Century Literature courses: | 242, 243, 270, 271, 325, 330,* 343, 370, 371, 372, 377 |
| 20th- and 21st-Century Literature courses: | 201, 209, 229, 233, 250, 297,* 320, 329, 350, 376, 378, 379, 492** |
| Postcolonial Literature courses: | 240, 247, 347 |
| Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory courses: | 215, 318, 349, 445 |
| Canadian Literature courses: | 263, 264, 298, 347, 365, 366, 367, 368 |
| Creative Writing courses (may serve as 20th- and 21st-century requirement): | 222, 231, 332, 422 |
* ENGL 297 is a "Selected Topics" course which corresponds to the appropriate period /category as dictated by the course content.
**ENGL 330 may correspond with 19th-century literature or 20th-and 21st-century literature depending on the course content during the term in which the course was taken.
*** ENGL 491 and 492 are "Selected Topic" Senior Seminars. During the 2012-2013 academic year, these courses fall under the period/category as indicated above.
English Major Program
English major students should consult with the Department Chair in March of their sophomore year. Students majoring in English must take the following courses: ENGL 100, 110 or equivalent; six credits Medieval or Renaissance; six credits 18th- or 19th-century; six credits 20th- and 21st-century or Canadian or Postcolonial; and twelve credits ENGL electives. Major students will normally complete at least 12 credits of 200-level courses before enrolling in a 300- or 400-level course.
English Advanced Major and Honours Programs
English Advanced Major students take at least six courses in their major subject and Honours students at least ten. Advanced Major and Honours students are counselled individually by the Department Chair when they enroll in these programs.
Students who wish to enroll in the Advanced Major or Honours programs must see the Department Chair after the March break but before April 1 of their sophomore year.
Students in the Advanced Major program will take the following courses: English 100, 110 or equivalent, 340; six credits of Senior Seminars; and 18 credits ENGL electives to include courses from three of the following categories: Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration and 18th-century, 19th-century, and 20th- and 21st-century or Canadian or Postcolonial. They must also write an Advanced Major thesis in their final year as part of one of their Senior Seminars. All Advanced Major students are required to take one 3-credit senior seminar in the Fall term, and another 3-credit senior seminar in Winter term.
Students in the Honours program take English 100, 110 or equivalent, and 24 credits of English electives from four of the five following historical periods of literature, including: Medieval; Renaissance; Restoration and 18th-century; 19th-century; and 20th- and 21st-century literature. Students also take 18 credits of English electives from three of the following four categories, including: Postcolonial; Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory; Canadian; and Creative Writing. An Honours thesis is also required (6 credits), as well as 6 credits of Senior Seminars. All Honours students are required to take one 3-credit senior seminar in Fall term, and another 3-credit senior seminar in Winter term.
English Honours with Subsidiary Subject or English as Subsidiary Subject
Students may take an Honours degree in English with Celtic Studies, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, or Religious Studies as a subsidiary subject, or they may do an Honours degree in any of these disciplines with English as their subsidiary subject. Those registered in the English Honours with a subsidiary subject must follow the same pattern as listed in the English Honours program (60 credits). Students registered with English as their subsidiary subject must follow the same pattern as the English major program (36 credits).
Students wishing to enroll in this program should consult with the Department Chairs of both of the disciplines involved after the March break but before April 1 of their sophomore year. English Honours students in this program must normally meet the requirements stated above for English Honours students. Students taking English as their subsidiary subject must normally meet the requirements stated above for English major students.
Senior Seminars
All Advanced Major and Honours students must take six credits of senior seminars (one 3-credit course per term) in their final year. Honours students may be allowed to register for credit in one of these courses in their junior year, if numbers permit, but they must still register for senior seminars in their senior year. Not all 400-level courses are “senior seminars.” Normally, each year four 3-credit senior courses are designated as such and are taught by specialists in their respective fields. Because registration for these courses is controlled, it is possible that a student’s first choice may not be available. Although instructors’ methods vary, typically there is emphasis on discussion, student participation and student presentation. These courses are designed for students with experience in literary studies who are committed to contributing to a seminar format and maintaining a high level of performance.
Thesis
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