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| 2024-2025 | EDUC 699 | Thesis IIStudents are required to complete a thesis (6 sem. hrs.) that passes an examiner external to the University with expertise in the particular area of the thesis. The thesis must be defended orally before an examination committee. This is the second phase of the thesis project. Students may choose their area of research with help from the program director and other faculty. This choice may occur at any time after their first semester in the program. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 601, 602, 698, and permission.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 101 | Introduction to WritingThis course guides students through the writing and research tasks of the university classroom in order to equip them with confidence and the ability to write in a variety of academic genres, including the research paper. Students expand critical thinking skills through reading and writing cognitively complex arguments while also exploring academic voice, style, and vocabulary. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 102 | Introduction to World LiteratureAn introductory study of world literature in English, composed in a variety of cultures, to cultivate skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the conventions of poetry and prose in order to interpret these works critically while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0 or 3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 103 | Introduction to FictionAn introductory study of fiction with the purpose of cultivating skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the distinctive conventions of fiction in order to interpret these works critically, while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to improving foundational grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 104 | Introduction to Poetry and DramaAn advanced study of poetry and drama with the purpose of cultivating skills in literary interpretation, scholarly research, textual analysis, and academic writing and documentation. Students will focus on the distinctive conventions of the genres of poetry and drama in order to interpret these works critically while interacting thoughtfully with themes presented therein. Students will continue to develop their academic prose, with attention to advanced grammar, diction, phrasing, organization, and argument-building in the genre of the essay. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WRTG 100 or 101 unless exempt at point of admission to the University. (3- 0; 3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 130 | Becoming a Writing TutorPractical study and guided research in writing tutoring and English language pedagogy. Students will investigate complex academic writing techniques and learn to apply them in professional contexts. Course Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 207 | Introduction to Creative WritingA seminar in the techniques of imaginative writing and in the development of a critical appreciation of the art of writing in its varied forms. This course focuses on free verse poetry, flash fiction, the short story, and short dramatic works. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104. (3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 208 | Introduction to Creative WritingA seminar in the techniques of imaginative writing and in the development of a critical appreciation of the art of writing in its varied forms. This course focuses on formal verse poetry, the longer short story and the novel, plus full-length dramatic works. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104. (3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 210 | Introduction to Literary StudiesAn introduction to the field of literary studies in English. Students will build foundational knowledge of the history of literary studies in English; continue to implement specific skills of writing, research, and citation that are essential to literary study; and evaluate and apply a variety of critical and theoretical approaches to literary texts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104. (3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 213 | Introduction to English Literature IAn introductory survey of English literature from the medieval period to the early eighteenth century. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: Strongly recommended for students intending to major in English.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 214 | Introduction to English Literature IIAn introductory survey of English literature from the nineteenth-century to the present. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: Strongly recommended for students intending to major in English.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 217 | Introduction to Canadian LiteratureAn introductory survey of Canadian literature from its origins to the present. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: This course may not be taken for credit if ENGL 317 is taken for credit.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 223 | Introduction to American LiteratureAn introductory survey of American literature from its origins to the present. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: This course may not be taken for credit if ENGL 323 is taken for credit.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 231 | Classical Backgrounds of LiteratureReadings in Greek and Roman mythology, epic poetry, and short poetry with attention to the cultural and literary context of these works of literature, including the literary construction of gender. This course includes the study of selected works of English literature that have been influenced by the Greek and Roman literary tradition. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. from ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
NB: Either ENGL 231 or 232 is strongly recommended for English majors.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 232 | Biblical Backgrounds of English LiteratureReadings in the various genres of Biblical literature with attention to the cultural and literary context of these works. This course includes the study of selected works of English literature that have been influenced by the Biblical literary tradition. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104. (3-0; 9-0)
NB: Either ENGL 231 or 232 is strongly recommended for English majors.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 290 | Special Topics and Themes in English LiteratureAn intensive study of literature focusing on one particular topic or theme, allowing students to explore literary works across time periods and in different genres that address areas of interest in their liberal arts studies. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 306 | Writing Fiction for ChildrenAn advanced study and application of the tradition and craft of writing children's stories and fairy tales Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 207 or 208
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 307 | Writing a Literary NovelAn advanced study and application of the strategies and techniques involved in writing a literary novel. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 207 or 208
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 308 | Writing PoetryAn advanced study and application of poetic form and content, focusing on evaluating and producing literary poetry. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 207 or 208
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 310 | Writing Creative NonfictionAn advanced study in the reading and writing of literary nonfiction, known as the “fourth genre”: topics may include biography, memoir, spiritual autobiography, and/or other personal nonfiction genres. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 207 or 208
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 316 | Poetry in the Twentieth CenturyA study of poetry, its forms, conventions, and innovations in its development during the twentieth century, with particular representation from the American tradition. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: This course may not be taken for credit if ENGL 216 is taken for credit.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 318 | Modern Canadian LiteratureA study of representative works of modern Canadian poetry, fiction, and drama. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: This course may not be taken for credit if ENGL 218 is taken for credit.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 334 | European Literature in TranslationA survey of European literary classics in translation, examining these works in their historical and cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 340 | Indigenous LiteraturesIntroduces the burgeoning field of Indigenous literary studies, with a focus on literature written by Canadian Indigenous and Métis authors, poets, and playwrights. Applying “First Peoples Principles of Learning”, students will discuss, experience, examine, and write about several genres, including oral traditions, poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction. Through literature and language, students will explore the key themes of local knowledge and place, respect, resilience, and trust. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. of English, and third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 348 | World DramaThis survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years begins with the Greek and Roman classic drama and principal Asian drama. It then examines the Christian drama of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance neoclassical drama of the early modern period, and the 18th century antecedents to the realistic drama of the 19th century. Students also explore the modern drama of the 20th century, and the global contemporary international drama of the 21st century. This is a reading and discussion course that requires students to read major plays and attend live performances of world dramatic masterpieces being performed at local theatres. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
Cross-listed: THTR 348. |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 351 | Shakespeare IAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include: Venus and Adonis, the history play Richard III, the comedy The Merchant of Venice, the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra, and the romances The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 352
Cross-listed: THTR 341 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 352 | Shakespeare IIAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include selected sonnets, the comedies The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It, the problem play Measure for Measure, the tragedies King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 351.
Cross-listed: THTR 342 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 371 | The Nineteenth-Century NovelA study of representative novels from nineteenth century Britain. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 372 | Romantic Poetry and PoeticsA study of the poetry created by the authors grouped under the term “Romantic.” Students will consider both the poetry and critical theories of these influential authors. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 382 | Modern British LiteratureA study of representative works in British fiction and poetry that have been most influential in shaping and reflecting twentieth-century sensibilities and imaginations. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 384 | Contemporary Canadian FictionA study of representative works of contemporary Canadian fiction and the development of the postmodern, and post-colonial, and post-national novel. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 390 | Individual Authors and Literary ThemesDesigned to give students the opportunity to study the works of significant writers while also providing opportunities for engagement with thematic concerns and special topics in literary studies. Note: Students may take more than one version of this course. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 391 | Children's LiteratureA survey of children’s literature from the sixteenth century to the present, examining representative texts and changing attitudes towards children and their books. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 392 | Fantasy LiteratureA study of the genre of fantasy literature, including some early works (such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) that shaped the imagination of creators of modern fantasy such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 393 | Canadian DramaA survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a 17th-century Canadian play) and progressing to 21st-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed: THTR 343 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 394 | Modern DramaA study of eight to ten modern plays, British, American, and Canadian, representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last one hundred years. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
Cross-listed: THTR 344 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 396 | American DramaA survey of significant American dramatic literature. Touching on the 18th and 19th century contributions from Royal Tyler's The Contrast (1787) to George Aiken's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853) and Steele MacKaye's Hazel Kirke (1880), the course moves quickly to Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon (1920), which many historians consider the first truly indigenous American drama of international import, and examines the significant work of playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and David Mamet. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
Cross-listed: THTR 346 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 400 | Special Topics in EnglishIndependent but guided research in a specialized area of interest to the student. Directed studies are not offered concurrently for courses available in the regular academic year. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English, third or fourth year standing, and instructor's consent. (3- 0; 3-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 412 | Twentieth-Century American LiteratureA study of representative works of twentieth-century American literature and the development of its themes in various historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 414 | Literature and SpiritualityLiterature has been at the centre of the human story from its beginnings as recorded in ancient sacred texts to its current study as cultural narrative with transformative and transcendent possibilities for interpretation and creativity. This course will explore literary themes integral to the pursuit of Christian spirituality, past and present. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 422 | ChaucerA study of The Canterbury Tales and selected minor works, which may include The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls, and Troilus and Criseyde. The course involves reading Chaucer’s texts in their historical and cultural contexts. The student will also develop a good reading knowledge of Chaucerian Middle English. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 430
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 430 | Medieval Mystical LiteratureA study of the literary writings of several medieval writers in the Christian mystical tradition, situated in their cultural and religious contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 422.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 450 | Honours EssayAll honours students will write a research paper of 20 to 25 pages, supervised by a member of the Department of English and Creative Writing, to be completed in the fourth year of study. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to honours program. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 451 | Drama to 1642 Excluding ShakespeareA study of English drama from its liturgical origins to the closing of the theatres in 1642, including medieval mystery cycles and morality plays as well as works by Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline playwrights. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
Cross-listed: THTR 441 |
| 2024-2025 | ENGL 453 | MiltonAn intensive study of selected works of poetry and prose by John Milton, situated in their cultural contexts. Particular attention is paid to Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 454 | Renaissance Poetry and ProseA study of selected works of Renaissance poetry and prose (excluding those by Shakespeare and Milton), situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 456 | Seventeenth-Century Women's WritingA study of selected works written by women in seventeenth-century Britain and America, situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 465 | Eighteenth-Century LiteratureA study of the literary works of the major writers of the eighteenth century. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing, or instructor's consent. (3- 0; 0-0)
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 471 | Victorian Poetry and ProseA study of the poetry and nonfiction prose of British writers during the Victorian era, situating these works in their historical and social contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 482 | World Literature in EnglishA study of works written in English by writers from postcolonial nations, focussing on issues related to postcolonialism and literature. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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