Prerequisites for University Study of English
Some ENGL courses have specific prerequisites stated in the appropriate calendar entry: these include ENGL 3308 and all 4000 level courses. All other ENGL courses above the 1000 level are governed by the general statement below.
University study of English literature begins at the 1000 level. Therefore, students should not normally register for ENGL courses above this level without having successfully completed 1.0 unit of ENGL at the introductory (1000) level. Students may register for a 2000 level ENGL course without having completed 1.0 unit of ENGL at the introductory (1000) level, as long as they have successfully completed 5.0 units of university study. However, no one should attempt a 3000 level ENGL course without the appropriate background: the minimum preparation is normally 1.0 unit of ENGL at the 1000 level. Students who have registered inappropriately will be required to withdraw.
Prerequisites for ENGL/WRIT and WRIT courses are listed in the calendar descriptions below.
Courses
WRIT 1120
Writing Theory and Practice0.5 unit
Note: A writing exercise will be assigned in the first class. Students whose performance is judged inadequate will be strongly recommended to withdraw from the course.
An introduction to writing studies. While working on a number of assignments students will use writing to explore ideas and will draft, revise, and edit texts as appropriate to various rhetorical situations. Academic research, scholarly documentation, and issues of academic integrity will be addressed. Note: This course may not be counted towards the English major or the English minor. Limited enrolment.
ENGL 1155
Introduction to Literature: Gender and Form1.0 unit
An introduction to the critical study of the major forms of fiction, poetry, and drama, using examples from the time of Chaucer to the present day. Readings will include a balance of female and male writers, and a special focus for discussion will be representations of gender. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 1170 and 1171 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 1170
Introduction to Literature: Reading Literature 0.5 unit
An introduction to the terms and methods of literary analysis. Through reading and thinking about literary works, students will acquire the skills needed to write about them effectively. Note: Students who have received credit for either but not both English 150 or English 151 may take either but not both ENGL 1170 or ENGL 1171 for credit. Students who have received credit for ENGL 1155 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 1171Introduction to Literature: Historical Perspectives 0.5 unit
An examination of the problems involved in interpreting literature of ages other than our own. By identifying the preconceptions of historical periods from the middle ages to the present moment, students assess how these preconceptions affect interpretation. Note: Students who have received credit for either but not both English 150 or English 151 may take either but not both ENGL 1170 or ENGL 1171 for credit. Students who have received credit for ENGL 1155 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2201
Shakespeare1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of Shakespeare’s development as a dramatist, both during his career as a whole, and within the specific genres of history, comedy, tragedy, and romance. Particular attention will be given to the plays’ relation to the social, political, and cultural circumstances of the period, and to the practice and implications of stage performance. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2205
Literature for Children and Young Adults 1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A critical study of the forms and content commonly found in children’s literature. The origins of children’s literature in folk forms such as myth, fable, and fairy tale are explored, and selected classic, modern, and contemporary works are studied. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2213
Contemporary Film0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An introduction to the basic techniques of the film art through a study of a wide range of contemporary films. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2216
Introduction to Drama0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of drama from a range of historical periods and nationalities, this course stresses the relation between text and performance. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL/WRIT 2220
Writing to Influence0.5 unit
Prerequisite: WRIT 1120 or 5.0 units of university study
An advanced study of the theory and practice of writing, with particular attention to what makes writing effective and persuasive both professionally and personally. The ethics of authority and influence are also examined. Note: Limited enrolment. Students may not take both ENGL/WRIT 2220 and PBRL 3012 for credit.
ENGL/WRIT 2221
Creative Writing0.5 unit
Prerequisite: ENGL 1170/1171 or ENGL 1155 or permission of the instructor
A study of lyric and narrative thinking via specific writing assignments in poetry, fiction, and/or nonfiction, in a workshop environment. Reading and written discussion of (and visits by) contemporary writers is central to the course, with peer-reviewed literary journals drawn on as texts and to establish standards. Note: Limited enrolment.
WRIT 2222
Introduction to Editing0.5 unit
Prerequisite: 5.0 units of university study including WRIT 1120 or permission of the instructor
An introduction through workshops and case studies to the history and practice of text editing, from manuscript analysis, structural and stylistic issues to copy editing and proofing galleys, in a range of genres: literary, scholarly, scientific, and popular. Students will have access to manuscripts and editing professionals. Based on the Professional Editorial Standards of the Editors’ Association of Canada. Limited enrolment. Note: This course may not be counted toward the English major or the English minor.
ENGL 2240
Women’s Literary Tradition I0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of questions to do with literary canon, women’s experience, literary tradition, and gender in literature from the Middle Ages to 1800. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 2241
Women’s Literary Tradition II0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of questions to do with literary canon, women’s experience, literary tradition, and gender in literature from 1800 to 1970. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 2250
Canadian Poetry0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An introduction to English Canadian poetry beginning with the colonial period and concluding with contemporary works. The course will emphasize twentieth-century poets, particularly those writing after World War II when Canadian poetry came of age. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
ENGL 2251
Canadian Fiction0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An introduction to Canadian fiction, the short story, and the novel, from colonial times until the present. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
ENGL 2255
Postcolonial Literature I: Colonies of Intervention0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literatures in English of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan) with a focus on debates and issues involved in creating national literatures as a response to colonial rule. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2256
Postcolonial Literature II: Settler/Invader Colonies0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literatures in English of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with a focus on debates and issues involved in creating national literatures as a response to colonial rule. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
ENGL 2260
Poetry0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of poetic techniques and genres, with an opportunity to become acquainted with contemporary experimentations and to examine the development of one poet’s work. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2261
Short Fiction0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An exploration of the nature of fiction based on the study of a wide range of short stories and novellas. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2262
Fantasy and Science Fiction0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of various examples of fantasy and science fiction, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the present day. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2263
Detective Fiction0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of detective fiction as it has developed from its genteel English and hard-boiled American origins into a form able to embrace serious social analysis, feminist perspectives and post-modernist poetics. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 2270
Classical Traditions0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of various examples of pre-modern literatures in translation and their influence in the English tradition. Topics may vary from year to year and may extend beyond classical Greek and Latin texts to include biblical or mediaeval European texts. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 1160 may not take this course for credit. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3300
Eighteenth-Century Literature 1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literature from 1660 to 1800, from Dryden to Blake. The course will begin with a consideration of the neoclassicism of the early part of this period and trace the subsequent developments that lead to the rise of the novel and to a new poetry of sensibility. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3305
Studies in Children’s Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
The study of a particular topic in literature for children and/or adolescents. Possible topics may include particular authors or theoretical issues. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3306
Studies in Children and Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
The study of a particular topic in literature for/about children and/or adolescents. Possible topics may include particular genres, periods, or critical approaches. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3307
Romanticism and the Gothic0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the major authors of Romanticism’s “first generation,” including Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, and their definitions of such concepts as “nature,” “imagination,” and “revolution.” We will look as well at feminist and Gothic challenges to these concepts. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3308
Romantic Revisions0.5 unit
Prerequisite: ENGL 3307 or permission of the instructor
A study of the “second generation” Romantics’ response to the principles of Romantic imagination, nature, and domesticity. Authors studied may include Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, Keats, Letitia Landon, and Felicia Hemans. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3313
Modern and Contemporary Drama0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of theatre from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Plays from a variety of countries will be examined in the context of theoretical debates about the nature of theatre, as well as new production techniques. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 3312 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3319
Modern Poetry to 19450.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the major movements in American and British poetry in the first part of this century, with particular emphasis on Imagism and the Modernist movement. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3327
Studies in Victorian Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An examination of a particular theme or topic in Victorian literature, explored in a range of texts and literary forms, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (including life-writing). Note: Students who have received credit for either but not both ENGL 3321 or 3322 may take either but not both ENGL 3327 or 3328 for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3328
Studies in Victorian Culture0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An examination of a particular topic in the Victorian age, as seen in fiction, non-fiction (including life-writing), visual arts and poetry. The course focus will be chosen from a range of topics such as Womanhood, Religious Faith and Doubt, and Schooling and Education. Depending upon the topic the course may be cross listed with another department. Note: Students who have received credit for either but not both ENGL 3321 or 3322 may take either but not both ENGL 3327 or 3328 for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL/WRIT 3330
Myths and Theories about Writing0.5 unit
Prerequisite: ENGL 1170/1171 or ENGL 1155 or WRIT 1120 and one of ENGL/WRIT 2220, ENGL/WRIT 2221 or WRIT 2222
An examination of attempts to explain where ideas come from and how writing is accomplished, focusing on the social theory of writing, contemporary research, and ongoing issues and debates. Of interest to anyone who writes, this course provides a framework particularly important for potential teachers, editors and critics.
WRIT 3331
Advanced Studies in Writing I0.5 unit
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
An advanced course dealing with a special topic in writing, such as advanced editing, manuscript study, advanced creative writing, or rhetoric. Note: This course may not be counted towards the English major or the English minor. Limited enrolment.
WRIT 3332
Advanced Studies in Writing II0.5 unit
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
An advanced course dealing with a special topic in writing, such as advanced editing, manuscript study, advanced creative writing, or rhetoric. Note: This course may not be counted towards the English major or the English minor. Limited enrolment.
ENGL 3342
Modern Fiction0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the main developments in British and American fiction during the Modernist period (1900-1945). Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3346
Contemporary Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of literature written in English, as well as influential work in translation, from 1945 to the present. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3348
Studies in Contemporary Culture0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An interdisciplinary course relating contemporary literature to broader cultural concerns. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3352
Nineteenth-Century American Literature1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the evolution of a national literature from the Declaration of Independence to 1900. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3354
Issues in Modern Canadian Literature and Theory1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An in-depth and sustained study of a single issue in modern Canadian literature and theory. The course covers the theoretical debates surrounding that issue and the reactions to and developments surrounding that debate in Canadian literature. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 3353 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Canadian Studies)
ENGL 3355
Sixteenth-Century Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literature of sixteenth-century England. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3356
Seventeenth-Century Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literature of the seventeenth century with a special emphasis on Milton. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3361
Old English Literature1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the literature of the Anglo-Saxon period in both Old English and in translation, including elegies, songs, allegories, and heroic narratives such as Beowulf. The course also will explore the aesthetics of translation and will examine the ideological assumptions underlying Anglo-Saxon studies. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3363
Feminisms and their Literatures1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A cross-cultural survey of women’s writings from 1970 to the present. This course will examine feminism as a plurality and its activity as an international literary movement. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 3364
Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the evolution of English drama during the Elizabethan and Jacobean era, focussing on Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, and other leading dramatists of the period. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3365
The Eighteenth-Century British Novel0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the early development of the British novel. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3366
The Nineteenth-Century British Novel0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of the development of the British novel in the nineteenth century. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3375
Studies in Medieval Culture0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
An interdisciplinary study of a particular topic which, in addition to including examples of Middle English literature, may also include the visual arts, and philosophical, medical, legal, and theological texts from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 3325 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3376
Studies in Medieval Literature0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of a particular theme or genre in Middle English literature. Possible topics may include romances, mystical writings, saints lives, or epics and legends in authors such as Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, the Gawain-poet, or Margery Kempe. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 3380
Studies in Literature and Film0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of a particular theme or topic that arises from an examination of the complex relationship that exists between literature and film. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL/WRIT 4401
Special Topic1.0 unit
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
A course catering to a particular interest of either a faculty member or a group of upper-level students. Course offerings vary, dealing for example with particular authors, genres, theoretical approaches, historical periods or advanced topics in writing. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL/WRIT 4405
Special Topic0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
A course catering to a particular interest of either a faculty member or a group of upper-level students. Course offerings vary, dealing for example with particular authors, genres, theoretical approaches, historical periods or advanced topics in writing. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL/WRIT 4406
Special Topic0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
A course catering to a particular interest of either a faculty member or a group of upper-level students. Course offerings vary, dealing for example with particular authors, genres, theoretical approaches, historical periods or advanced topics in writing. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 4407/WOMS 4407/GWGS 6607
Queer Theory0.5 unit
Prerequisite: 1.0 unit of English at the 2000 or 3000 level or 1.0 unit of women’s studies at the 3000 level or permission of the instructor
An examination of recent developments in lesbian and gay cultural criticism. Topics to be covered may include identity politics, camp, psychoanalytic theories of identification, pornography, and the representation of AIDS. Note: This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL 4408
Critical Theory0.5 unit
Prerequisite: Please see Prerequisites for University Study of English above
A study of theoretical works by thinkers from various disciplines and historical periods, who have influenced the ways that we approach and conceive of literature. Note: Students who have received credit for ENGL 4403 and 4404 may not take this course for credit. This course may not be counted toward the minor in Writing.
ENGL /WRIT 4410
Directed Study1.0 unit
Prerequisite: written permission
An open course, permitting upper-level students to pursue study in a specific area not accommodated in the regular course program. The student designs the syllabus in consultation with the supervising professor. Students intending to take this course must obtain departmental approval before registration. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL/WRIT 4411
Directed Study0.5 unit
Prerequisite: written permission
An open course, permitting upper-level students to pursue study in a specific area not accommodated in the regular course program. The student designs the syllabus in consultation with the supervising professor. Students intending to take this course must obtain departmental approval before registration. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL/WRIT 4412
Directed Study0.5 unit
Prerequisite: written permission
An open course, permitting upper-level students to pursue study in a specific area not accommodated in the regular course program. The student designs the syllabus in consultation with the supervising professor. Students intending to take this course must obtain departmental approval before registration. Note: Depending on the topic, this course may be offered only as ENGL or only as WRIT. (Also listed under Women's Studies)
ENGL 4499
Honours Thesis1.0 unit
Prerequisite: written permission
A course intended to give practice in independent research, requiring an extended piece of writing. The student designs a syllabus through prior consultation with the supervising professor.