A minimum of 5.50 English credits is required in the English core and the English electives. English elective courses must be chosen to fulfill the Distribution Requirements for the Area of Concentration.

English core - 2.00 credits as follows:

1. ENGL*1080, ENGL*2080, ENGL*2120

2. one of ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 3.50 credits to include:

1. 3.00 credits from 3000 level lecture courses

2. 0.50 credits from any other lecture or seminar course

3. Distribution requirements as listed below.

Distribution Requirements for the Area of Concentration:

The electives must be chosen to ensure that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following four fields:

• Medieval and Early Modern Literature

• 18th and 19th Century Literature

• Colonialisms/Postcolonialisms

• Canadian Literature/American Literature

Note: Please visit the School of English and Theatre Studies website: http://www.arts.uoguelph.ca/sets for a list of courses that fulfill these requirements.

A minimum of 8.50 English credits is required in the English core and the English electives. English elective courses must be chosen to fulfill the Distribution Requirements for the Major.

English core - 3.00 credits as follows:

1. ENGL*1080, ENGL*2080

2. ENGL*2120, ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 5.50 credits to include:

• 3.50 credits from 3000 level lecture courses

• 1.00 credits from 4000 level courses

• 1.00 credits from any other lecture or seminar courses

• Distribution requirements as listed below

Distribution Requirements for the Major:

The electives must be chosen to ensure that 1.00 credits are completed in each of the following two fields:

• Medieval and Early Modern Literature

• 18th and 19th Century Literature

and that 0.50 credits are completed in each of the following three fields:

• American Literature

• Canadian Literature

• Colonialisms/Postcolonialisms

Note: Please visit the School of English and Theatre Studies website: http://www.arts.uoguelph.ca/sets for a list of courses that fulfill these requirements.

Honours students interested in a more concentrated program or contemplating graduate work in English are strongly advised to:

• attain a good reading knowledge of another language, such as French

• take ENGL*3380 (Studies in the History of Literary Production), ENGL*3690 (History of Literary Criticism), ENGL*4690 (Contemporary Literary Theory)

• take at least 2.00 credits in English courses at the 4000 level

The M.A. program in English at Guelph gives preference to qualified applicants with a broad experience in literary and cultural studies and related disciplines.

The program of study and requirements are the same as for the Area of Concentration in the General Program.