English ENGL
Instruction offered by members of the Department of English in the Faculty of Humanities.
Department Head - S. Rudy
One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature will normally constitute the prerequisite for 300-level English courses.
The following 300-level courses have no 200-level prerequisites: English 329, 385, 387, 389, 393, 395, 399.
Students may not receive credit for more than one full-course equivalent of 200-level English. The only exception is when English 240 is taken after another 200-level English course or courses in which case the student may receive credit for up to two full-course equivalents in 200-level English.
Students with credit in senior English courses that have prerequisites may not normally take 200-level English courses, except English 240.
Junior Courses
English 202 F(3-1T)
Readingand Writing about Literature
Selected works of poetry, fiction and drama (other genres may be included), with instruction in critical writing.
Note: Students with credit in any 200-level English course may not register in English 202.
English 231 H(3-1T)
Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Fiction
Selected novels and short stories. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one half-course equivalent of 200-level English.
English 233 H(3-1T)
Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Non-Fiction
Selected works of non-fictional prose. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one half-course equivalent of 200-level English.
English 235 H(3-1T)
Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Poetry
Selected poetry. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one half-course equivalent of 200-level English.
English 237 H(3-1T)
Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Drama
Selected plays. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one half-course equivalent of 200-level English.
English 239 H(3-1T)
Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Special Topics
Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one half-course equivalent of 200-level English.
Note: Instructors will offer a variety of course designs and reading lists to teach these skills: check the description of each section posted on the English Department Website.
English 240 F(3-1T)
Literature in English from the Middle Ages to the Present
A historical survey, with instruction in critical writing.
Note: Open to students with credit in no more than one full-course equivalent in English at the 200 level. Compulsory for English Majors, Minors and Honours students.
Senior Courses
English 302 F(3-0)
Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Practices
An examination of the claims and assumptions of a range of contemporary critical practices, such as formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, feminism and gender studies, new historicism, psychoanalytic criticism, and cultural and ideological critique. Includes practice in the application of theory to literary texts.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Note: Compulsory for English Majors, Minors and Honours students.
English 312 F(3-0)
Shakespeare
A consideration of the development and variety of Shakespeare's dramatic art.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 318 F(3-0)
Women's Literary Tradition
The writings of women in English from the medieval period to the present, with emphasis on the evolution of a complex and varied literary tradition.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 329 H(3-0)
Reading Poetry
Practice in the close reading of poems. The poetry chosen will emphasize the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 354. Does not require any prerequisite.
English 354 F(3-0)
Poetry: Reading and Analysis
Through textual analysis and close reading, this course acquaints students with the characteristic forms, styles, and concepts of poetry written in English. Detailed attention will be paid to tropes and figures, form, tone, diction, implication, point of view. Students will learn how to work with techniques of prosody and basic poetic terminology in writing analytic essays on poems drawn from a wide range of historical periods, social contexts, and national literatures.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Note: Compulsory for English Majors, Minors and Honours students.
English 356 F(3-0)
Drama
A survey of dramatic literature in English from its medieval origins to the present.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 358 F(3-0)
Fiction
The development of prose fictional forms, including the novel and the short story, from the eighteenth century to the present.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 364 F(1-2S-1T)
Poetry Writing I
Basic instruction in writing poetry, with particular emphasis on the short lyric poem.
Prerequisites: Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Note: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English. (This course is ideal preparation for English 494.)
English 366 F(1-2S-1T)
Fiction Writing I
Basic instruction in the art of fiction writing, with particular emphasis on the short story.
Prerequisites: Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Note: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English. (This course is ideal preparation for English 496.)
English 370 F(3-0)
Canadian Literature
A survey of Canadian literature in English from the beginnings to the present. Includes a range of literary forms and genres and will reflect Canada's literary history as well as its cultural and regional diversity.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 470.
Note: For courses in French-Canadian Literature refer to the Department of French, Italian and Spanish.
English 371 H(3-0)
Topic in Canadian Literature
Note: English 371 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 381 H(3-0)
(Linguistics 381)
The History of English
An introduction to important changes and stages in the history of English including its Indo-European and Germanic origins and a consideration of Modern English grammar and orthography from a historical perspective.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 203.
English 383 H(3-0)
Topic in Literature and the Environment
Prerequisites: Note: English 383 does not require any prerequisite.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 387.03 or 387.30.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 385 H(3-0)
Topic in Aboriginal Literatures
Prerequisites: Note: English 385 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 387 H(3-0)
Topic in Literature and Society
Prerequisites: Note: English 387 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 389 H(3-0)
Topic in Gay or Lesbian Literature
Prerequisites: Note: English 389 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 392 F(3-0)
International English Literature
Literatures written in English outside of Canada, Great Britain, and the United States, encompassing representative works from several areas such as Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 492.
English 393 H(3-0)
Speculative Fiction I: Science Fiction
An examination of works of science fiction.
Prerequisites: Note: English 393 does not require any prerequisite.
English 395 H(3-0)
Speculative Fiction II: Fantasy
An examination of works of fantasy.
Prerequisites: Note: English 395 does not require any prerequisite.
English 397 H(3-0)
Literature for Younger Children
A historical and critical study of literature for younger children.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 398 F(3-0)
Children's Literature
A historical and critical study of children's literature.
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
English 399 H(3-0)
Detective Fiction
An examination of detective fiction.
Prerequisites: Note: English 399 does not require any prerequisite.
English 401 H(3-0)
Old English Language and Prose Literature
Study of the language of the Anglo-Saxons through reading of prose texts.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 403 H(3-0)
Old English Poetry
Readingand analysis of Old English poetry in the original language.
Prerequisites: English 401 or consent of the Department.
English 404 F(3-0)
Middle English Literature
Representative works of the Middle English period; the Middle English language.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 408 F(3-0)
Sixteenth-Century Literature
Survey of the literature of the Renaissance to 1600.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 414 F(3-0)
Seventeenth Century Literature
Survey of the literature of the Renaissance from 1600, including Milton.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 430 F(3-0)
Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
Survey of literature from 1660 to 1800.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 440 F(3-0)
Literature of the Romantic Period
Survey of literature of the Romantic period.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 444 F(3-0)
Victorian Literature
Survey of British literature of the later nineteenth century.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 446 F(3-0)
American Literature to 1900
Survey of American literature to 1900, with emphasis on the nineteenth century.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 450 F(3-0)
British Literature from 1900
Survey of British literature from 1900 to the present.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 462 F(3-0)
American Literature from 1900
Survey of American literature from 1900 to the present.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 470 F(3-0)
Canadian Literature
Survey of Canadian literature from the beginnings to the present.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 370.
English 480 F(3-0)
Literary Theory
Survey of the major theories of and approaches to literature from classical times to the present.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
English 492 F(3-0)
International Literature
Literatures written in English outside of Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, with works from several areas such as Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent.
Prerequisites: English 354 and 302, or consent of the Department.
Note: Not open to students with credit in English 392.
English 494 F(2-1T-1)
Poetry Writing II
A close examination and discussion of the student's own work, with emphasis on technique.
Prerequisites: Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Note: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English.
English 496 F(2-1T-1)
Fiction Writing II
A close examination and discussion of the student's own work, with emphasis on technique.
Prerequisites: Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Note: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English.
English 501 H(3-0)
Studies in Drama
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 503 H(3-0)
Studies in Fiction or Non-Fictional Prose
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 504 F(2S-2T)
Honours Project
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Note: Normally restricted to English Honours students. Students must consult with the English Department for information and advice by March of the year in which they plan to register in English 504.
English 505 H(3-0)
Studies in Poetry
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Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 507 H(3-0)
Studies in British Literature
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 509 H(3-0)
Studies in Canadian Literature
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 510 F(3-0)
Advanced Textual Studies
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 511 H(3-0)
Studies in American Literature
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 513 H(3-0)
Studies in International Literatures in English
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 517 H(3-0)
Theoretical and Cultural Studies
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 519 H(3-0)
Studies in a Literary Period
Prerequisites: One full-course equivalent in English at the 400 level, or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 598 F(2-1T-1)
The Book-Length Manuscript
A close examination and discussion of the student's own work, with emphasis on advanced technique.
Prerequisites: English 364, 366, 494, and/or 496 or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Note: This course is double-numbered with English 698 (which will have separate and more strenuous student expectations). A student may take English 598 as an undergraduate student and 698 as a graduate student in English.
Note: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Graduate Courses
English 618 F(3-0)
Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 696 F(1-0)
Studies in Bibliography, Research Methods, and Palaeography
Note: Required of all graduate students who have not had an equivalent course.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
English 698 F(2-1T-1)
Studies in Creative Writing
Note: This course is double-numbered with English 598 (which will have separate and less strenuous student expectations). Though 598 and 698 may not both be counted for graduate credit, a student may take 598 as an undergraduate student and 698 as a graduate student in English.
Note: By mid-August, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent to register for this course will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
English 701 H(1-0)
Major Field
Note: Required of all doctoral students.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA