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Course ID	Course
ENGL 382	ENGL 382 Modern British Literature Course Credits: 3 A study of representative works in British fiction and poetry that have been most influential in shaping and reflecting twentieth-century sensibilities and imaginations. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
ENGL 384	ENGL 384 Contemporary Canadian Fiction Course Credits: 3 A study of representative works of contemporary Canadian fiction and the development of the post-modern, post-colonial, post-national novel. Authors (a minimum of six) may include: a selection of Margaret Atwood, Dionne Brand, Timothy Findley, Jack Hodgins, Hugh Hood, Thomas King, Yann Martel, Rohinton Mistry, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Sky Lee, Jane Urquhart, Guy Vanderhaeghe, and Rudy Wiebe. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
ENGL 390	ENGL 390 Individual Authors and Literary Themes Course Credits: 3 Designed 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. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
ENGL 391	ENGL 391 Children's Literature Course Credits: 3 A survey of children's literature from the sixteenth century to the present, examining representative texts and changing attitudes towards children and their books. Various approaches to the literature are used, although emphasis is on close critical readings of the prescribed texts. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
ENGL 392	ENGL 392 Fantasy Literature Course Credits: 3 Approaches to the genre of fantasy literature, including an examination of 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. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
ENGL 393	ENGL 393 Canadian Drama Course Credits: 3 A 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. Cross-listed: THTR 343 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.
ENGL 394	ENGL 394 Modern Drama Course Credits: 3 A study of eight to ten modern plays, British, American, and Canadian, representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last one hundred years. Cross-listed: THTR 344 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.
ENGL 396	ENGL 396 American Drama Course Credits: 3 A 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. Cross-listed: THTR 346 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.
ENGL 400	ENGL 400 Special Topics in English Course Credits: 3 Independent 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. Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English, third or fourth year standing, and instructor's consent. (3- 0; 3-0)

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