English - Arts

All students majoring in English must take six credits in a 1000-level English course among their first 60 university credits. Students majoring in English are advised to take at least 12 credits in 2000-level English courses among their 30th to 60th credits. Students may only count six credits from a 1000-level English course towards their major or minor program. Students may complete a maximum of six credits from the 2200-series of AS/EN courses for major or minor credit in English.

For a complete list of courses and detailed reading lists, see the department's supplemental calendar.

Students intending to proceed to graduate school should take a broad range of courses, should avoid concentration in a particular period or genre, and, in consultation with a member of the English Department, should plan a degree program with the understanding that certain traditional subjects may be regarded as essential by some graduate schools.

Students intending to teach in Ontario schools must meet the varied requirements of various Faculties of Education, and are advised to construct a balanced degree program by doing at least some work in each major period in literary history: such students should consult specific Faculties of Education about their regulations.

Students are responsible for planning their course of study and for ensuring that all degree and major requirements are met. Members of the department will be available during the summer months, as well as during the term, to advise those students who have questions about their program or about English studies in general. Enquiries may be made through the Undergraduate Office, 208 Stong, 416-736-5166.

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 60 credits in English, including:

• six credits from 1000-level AS/EN courses (with the exception of AS/EN 1980 9.00);
• 18 credits from 2000-level courses;
• 12 credits from 3000-level courses;
• 12 credits from 4000-level courses;
• 12 additional credits above the 1000 level.

Students must take six credits from six of the areas listed below. Six credits must be chosen from area 4.1 or 4.2. The remaining 18 credits may be chosen from the department's offerings to suit the student's interests.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 48 credits in English, including;

• six credits from 1000-level AS/EN courses (with the exception of AS/EN 1980 9.00);
• 18 credits from 2000-level courses;
• 24 additional credits in courses above the 2000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Students must take six credits from five of the areas listed below. Six credits must be chosen from area 4.1 or 4.2.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

English may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 42 credits in English and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet English requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits in English and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 42 credits in English must include:

• six credits from 1000-level AS/EN courses (with the exception of AS/EN 1980 9.00);
• 12 credits from 2000-level courses;
• six credits from 3000-level courses;
• 12 credits from 4000-level courses;
• six additional credits above the 1000 level.

Students must take six credits from four of the areas listed below. Six credits must be chosen from area 4.1 or 4.2.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students must take at least 30 credits in English, including:

• six credits from 1000-level AS/EN courses (with the exception of AS/EN 1980 9.00);
• six credits from 2000-level courses;
• six credits from 3000-level courses;
• six credits from 4000-level courses;
• six additional credits above the 1000 level.

Students must take six credits from three of the areas listed below. Six credits must be chosen from area 4.1 or 4.2.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

BA Program

Students must take at least 30 credits in English, including:

• six credits from 1000-level AS/EN courses (with the exception of AS/EN 1980 9.00);
• 12 credits from 2000-level courses;
• 12 credits from 3000-level courses.

Students must take six credits from three of the areas listed below. Six credits must be chosen from area 4.1 or 4.2 at the 3000 level.

Area Requirements

All English courses (above the 1000 level) are placed in seven areas as listed below. Not all courses are offered every year and additional courses may be added.

Note: Students may complete a maximum of six credits from the 2200-series of AS/EN courses for major or minor credit in English or for major credit in English and Professional Writing, including fulfillment of the area requirements.

Area 1) Canadian:

AS/EN 2450 6.00
AS/EN 3330 6.00
AS/EN 3340 6.00
AS/EN 3350 6.00
AS/EN 3436 6.00
AS/EN 3440 6.00
AS/EN 3556 6.00
AS/EN 4109 6.00
AS/EN 4271 6.00
AS/EN 4272 6.00
AS/EN 4273 6.00
AS/EN 4274 6.00
AS/EN 4275 6.00
AS/EN 4276 6.00
AS/EN 4277 6.00
AS/EN 4371 6.00
AS/EN 4372 6.00

Area 2) American:

AS/EN 2330 6.00
AS/EN 2480 6.00
AS/EN 2510 6.00
AS/EN 2690 6.00
AS/EN 3310 6.00
AS/EN 3311 6.00
AS/EN 3320 6.00
AS/EN 3437 6.00
AS/EN 3438 3.00
AS/EN 3451 6.00
AS/EN 3703 6.00
AS/EN 3752 6.00
AS/EN 4143 6.00
AS/EN 4144 6.00
AS/EN 4148 6.00
AS/EN 4211 3.00
AS/EN 4212 3.00
AS/EN 4213 3.00
AS/EN 4214 6.00
AS/EN 4215 3.00
AS/EN 4216 6.00
AS/EN 4217 3.00
AS/EN 4218 6.00
AS/EN 4320 6.00
AS/EN 4321 3.00
AS/EN 4331 6.00
AS/EN 4410 6.00

Area 3) Post-Colonial:

AS/EN 2370 6.00
AS/EN 2371 6.00
AS/EN 2372 6.00
AS/EN 3440 6.00
AS/EN 3442 6.00
AS/EN 4215 6.00
AS/EN 4230 6.00
AS/EN 4231 3.00
AS/EN 4232 3.00
AS/EN 4234 6.00
AS/EN 4235 6.00

Area 4) British:

Area 4.1) to 1660:

AS/EN 2600 6.00
AS/EN 3110 6.00
AS/EN 3130 6.00
AS/EN 3190 6.00
AS/EN 3210 6.00
AS/EN 3260 6.00
AS/EN 3261 6.00
AS/EN 3270 6.00
AS/EN 3900 6.00
AS/EN 4121 6.00
AS/EN 4181 6.00
AS/EN 4182 6.00
AS/EN 4183 3.00
AS/EN 4184 6.00
AS/EN 4185 6.00
AS/EN 4186 3.00/AS/EN 4186 6.00
AS/EN 4220 6.00
AS/EN 4281 6.00
AS/EN 4282 6.00
AS/EN 4291 6.00

Area 4.2) 1660-1832:

AS/EN 3230 6.00
AS/EN 3270 6.00
AS/EN 3400 3.00
AS/EN 3432 6.00
AS/EN 3540 6.00
AS/EN 3541 6.00
AS/EN 4130 6.00
AS/EN 4191 3.00
AS/EN 4192 3.00
AS/EN 4193 6.00
AS/EN 4250 6.00
AS/EN 4251 6.00
AS/EN 4252 6.00
AS/EN 4292 6.00

Area 4.3) After 1832:

AS/EN 2510 6.00
AS/EN 2660 6.00
AS/EN 2690 6.00
AS/EN 3165 6.00
AS/EN 3166 6.00
AS/EN 3170 6.00
AS/EN 3280 6.00
AS/EN 3300 6.00
AS/EN 3438 3.00
AS/EN 3451 6.00
AS/EN 3550 6.00
AS/EN 4144 6.00
AS/EN 4148 6.00
AS/EN 4208 6.00
AS/EN 4209 6.00
AS/EN 4255 6.00
AS/EN 4256 3.00
AS/EN 4257 6.00
AS/EN 4258 6.00
AS/EN 4261 6.00
AS/EN 4262 6.00
AS/EN 4263 3.00
AS/EN 4264 3.00
AS/EN 4265 6.00
AS/EN 4266 3.00
AS/EN 4268 6.00
AS/EN 4269 3.00
AS/EN 4320 6.00
AS/EN 4321 3.00
AS/EN 4322 3.00
AS/EN 4331 6.00
AS/EN 4332 6.00
AS/EN 4334 6.00
AS/EN 4335 6.00
AS/EN 4336 6.00
AS/EN 4410 6.00

Area 5) Gender Studies:

AS/EN 2850 6.00
AS/EN 2860 6.00
AS/EN 3432 6.00
AS/EN 3436 6.00
AS/EN 3437 6.00
AS/EN 3438 3.00
AS/EN 3752 6.00
AS/EN 4107 3.00
AS/EN 4149 3.00
AS/EN 4182 6.00
AS/EN 4217 3.00
AS/EN 4261 6.00
AS/EN 4265 6.00
AS/EN 4291 6.00
AS/EN 4292 6.00
AS/EN 4333 6.00
AS/EN 4480 3.00

Area 6) Genre:

AS/EN 2110 6.00
AS/EN 2120 6.00
AS/EN 2130 6.00
AS/EN 2210 3.00
AS/EN 2220 3.00
AS/EN 2230 3.00
AS/EN 2240 3.00
AS/EN 2250 3.00
AS/EN 2251 3.00
AS/EN 2260 3.00
AS/EN 2270 3.00
AS/EN 2271 3.00
AS/EN 2280 3.00
AS/EN 2470 6.00
AS/EN 2480 6.00
AS/EN 2770 6.00
AS/EN 2910 6.00
AS/EN 3150 6.00
AS/EN 3170 6.00
AS/EN 3190 6.00
AS/EN 3210 6.00
AS/EN 3280 6.00
AS/EN 3320 6.00
AS/EN 3330 6.00
AS/EN 3340 6.00
AS/EN 3350 6.00
AS/EN 3400 3.00
AS/EN 3540 6.00
AS/EN 3541 6.00
AS/EN 3550 6.00
AS/EN 3703 6.00
AS/EN 3710 6.00
AS/EN 3750 6.00
AS/EN 3755 6.00
AS/EN 3900 6.00
AS/EN 4121 6.00
AS/EN 4123 6.00
AS/EN 4181 6.00
AS/EN 4184 6.00
AS/EN 4191 3.00
AS/EN 4192 3.00
AS/EN 4216 6.00
AS/EN 4235 6.00
AS/EN 4272 6.00
AS/EN 4273 6.00
AS/EN 4274 6.00
AS/EN 4275 6.00
AS/EN 4277 6.00
AS/EN 4281 6.00
AS/EN 4320 6.00
AS/EN 4321 3.00
AS/EN 4322 3.00
AS/EN 4324 3.00
AS/EN 4325 6.00
AS/EN 4326 6.00
AS/EN 4327 6.00
AS/EN 4332 6.00
AS/EN 4351 6.00
AS/EN 4371 6.00
AS/EN 4372 6.00
AS/EN 4411 3.00
AS/EN 4470 6.00
AS/EN 4951 3.00

Area 7) Language and Theory:

AS/EN 2060 6.00
AS/EN 2070 6.00
AS/EN 2100 6.00
AS/EN 2130 6.00
AS/EN 2910 6.00
AS/EN 3010 3.00/AS/EN 3010 6.00
AS/EN 3100 6.00
AS/EN 3150 6.00
AS/EN 3420 6.00
AS/EN 3700 6.00
AS/EN 3800 6.00
AS/EN 4100 3.00
AS/EN 4101 3.00
AS/EN 4102 3.00
AS/EN 4103 6.00
AS/EN 4104 6.00
AS/EN 4105 6.00
AS/EN 4106 6.00
AS/EN 4107 3.00
AS/EN 4108 3.00
AS/EN 4109 6.00
AS/EN 4110 6.00
AS/EN 4185 6.00
AS/EN 4351 6.00
AS/EN 4480 3.00
AS/EN 4703 3.00
AS/EN 4751 3.00
AS/EN 4753 6.00
AS/EN 4755 3.00
AS/EN 4756 3.00
AS/EN 4803 3.00
AS/EN 4850 6.00
AS/EN 4900 3.00

Notes:

1. Some courses are listed in two areas. These may be taken to fulfill one, but not both, of the area requirements.

2. Similarly, some sections of some courses may fulfill requirements in more than one area (e.g. "Canadian Women Writers" may be counted as area 1 (Canadian) or area 5 (Gender Studies).

3. Area 4 (British Literature) is divided into three parts. Each part may be considered a separate area. All English majors are required to take six credits from area 4.1 or 4.2.

Out-of-Faculty Courses

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, out-of-Faculty courses may normally count for program credit toward a Faculty of Arts degree.

The following out-of-Faculty courses will not count for program credit toward a Faculty of Arts degree in English:

AK/EN 1920 6.00
AK/EN 1953 6.00
AK/EN 2076 3.00
GL/EN 2585 3.00
GL/EN 2605 6.00
GL/EN 3240 6.00
GL/EN 3606 3.00
GL/EN 3608 6.00
GL/EN 3609 3.00

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting English program requirements:

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in English