X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

English (ENGL)

School of English and Theatre Studies, College of Arts

The School of English and Theatre Studies offers courses in the B.A. Program in English that focus on the study of literature and related texts across a broad range of theoretical, historical, and geographical sites. The School also welcomes non-majors into its courses at the 1000, 2000, and 3000 levels, suitable to other majors within the College of Arts and beyond. Certain courses in Theatre Studies (THST) and in Literature in Translation (CLAS, GERM, HUMN, SPAN) may be counted towards a degree in English. Consult the School of English and Theatre Studies for details.

First-year students registered in or considering one of the programs in English should register for ENGL*1080 in the first semester and ENGL*2080 in the second semester.

Area of Concentration (General Program)

A minimum of 5.00 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 additional core seminar (variable content): ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 3.00 credits to include:

  1. 1.00 credits from the following list of courses:

    ENGL*2090 [0.50] Studies in Shakespeare
    ENGL*2360 [0.50] Medieval Literature
    ENGL*3080 [0.50] History and Linguistics of the English Language
    ENGL*3220 [0.50] Representing Britain: 18th- & 19th- Century Literature
    ENGL*3240 [0.50] Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture
    ENGL*3300 [0.50] Restoration to Romanticism: Forging the Nation
    ENGL*3320 [0.50] Romanticism to Victorianism: Culture and Conformity
    ENGL*3340 [0.50] British Imperial Culture
    ENGL*3380 [0.50] Studies in the History of Literary Production
    ENGL*3540 [0.50] Writing the United States
    ENGL*3570 [0.50] Chaucer in Context
    ENGL*3630 [0.50] Writing Canada: Forging the Nation

  2. 2.00 credits from any other ENGL lecture or seminar course. At least 1.00 credits in ENGL must be at the 3000 level.

Major (Honours Program)

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. four core seminars (variable content): ENGL*2120, ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 5.50 credits to include:

  1. 2.00 credits from the following list of courses:

    ENGL*2090 [0.50] Studies in Shakespeare
    ENGL*2360 [0.50] Medieval Literature
    ENGL*3080 [0.50] History and Linguistics of the English Language
    ENGL*3220 [0.50] Representing Britain: 18th- & 19th- Century Literature
    ENGL*3240 [0.50] Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture
    ENGL*3300 [0.50] Restoration to Romanticism: Forging the Nation
    ENGL*3320 [0.50] Romanticism to Victorianism: Culture and Conformity
    ENGL*3340 [0.50] British Imperial Culture
    ENGL*3380 [0.50] Studies in the History of Literary Production
    ENGL*3540 [0.50] Writing the United States
    ENGL*3570 [0.50] Chaucer in Context
    ENGL*3630 [0.50] Writing Canada: Forging the Nation
  2. 1.00 credits from ENGL 4000 level courses

  3. 2.50 credits from any other ENGL lecture or seminar courses

A maximum of 2.00 credits at the 4000 level may be counted towards a major in English.

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*4890 (Contemporary Literary Theory)

  • take 2.00 credits from 4000-level seminars (2 seminars at 1.00 credits each)

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.

Minor (Honours Program)

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

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