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Placement in your first English university-transfer course depends on your Composition Placement Test (CPT) score. If it is 47 or less, take ENGL 081 or 101 as preparation for more advanced English courses. Students whose score is much lower than 47 should attend a College and Career Preparation orientation and assessment for placement in ENGL 051, 061 or 071. If your score is between 48 and 67, we strongly recommend that you take ENGL 105 before registering in any course numbered above 105. If your CPT score is higher than 67 and you feel confident that you do not need ENGL 105, you may begin with ENGL 120, 130, 150 or 170. Students whose CPT is low and whose first language is not English should enroll in English as a Second Language training.
Students who have an A in English 12 or English Literature 12 do not need to write the CPT in order to register in ENGL 105–170.
Note: An LPI score of 30/40 or five or six on the essay section is considered equivalent to a CPT score of 48.
For Literature in Translation courses, please see French 350, 360 and Russian 251, 252, 351, 352.
ENGL 051:
Fundamental English 4 credits
Prerequisites: Individual CCP assessment.
This course teaches beginning reading, writing, spelling, and oral communications. It is a course for adults who wish to develop basic English survival skills. In some classes, students are assisted by volunteer tutors. This is not a course for English as a Second Language students.
ENGL 061:
Fundamental English 4 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 051 or individual CCP assessment.
This course teaches basic reading, writing, spelling, and oral communications. It is a course for adults who wish to develop basic English skills. It is not a course for English as a Second Language students unless they are referred by the ESL program.
ENGL 071:
Intermediate English 4 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 061 or individual CCP assessment.
This course develops reading, writing, listening, speaking, and interpersonal skills. Instruction is given in the areas of reading comprehension, composition skills, vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and study skills. This is a skill-building course.
ENGL 081:
Advanced English 4 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 071 or individual CCP assessment.
ENGL 081 is a college preparatory course which develops in-depth skills in the composing process, reading and study techniques, literature analysis and interpersonal communication. Coursework includes a challenging combination of group and individual projects; students learn basic principles of short essay and report writing. This is a preparation course for other courses requiring good English skills. Completion of ENGL 081 with a C+ or better satisfies the prerequisite requirement for ENGL 105.
ENGL 091:
Provincial English 4 credits
(Pre-College Introduction to Literature and Composition)
Prerequisites: CCP ENGL 081 with at least C+ standing, or English 11 with at least C+ standing, or ENGL 101. Assessment recommended. Please see CCP department.
ENGL 091 introduces students to fiction, poetry, and drama at the Grade 12 level, preparing them for the challenges of academic literature courses. Development of essay-writing skills is a major component of this course. This course is compulsory for students who wish to obtain the Provincial Diploma (Adult Secondary Completion).
ENGL 101:
Pre-College Composition 3 credits
Prerequisites: none
This is a pre-college composition course designed to prepare students for the writing requirements of college-level courses.
ENGL 105:
The Reading and Writing of Prose 3 credits
Prerequisites: CPT score of 48 or better, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101, or C+ in CCP ENGL 081 or 091, or success in a previous university-transfer English course.
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
A workshop for students who want to improve their ability to read and write non-fiction prose. Selected readings from an essay anthology help introduce the principles and practice of writing clear and effective sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Students who are not fully confident of their essay-writing ability are strongly advised to take this course before they embark on other UCFV courses which require essays.
ENGL 120:
Introduction to Modern Fiction 3 credits
Prerequisites: CPT score of 48 or better, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101, or C+ in CCP ENGL 081 or 091, or success in a previous university-transfer English course.
Transferability: SFU, UBC, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
A study of some of the main themes and techniques in the modern novella, novel, and short story. Students will read these literary forms attentively and discuss them articulately.
ENGL 130:
Introduction to Modern Drama 3 credits
Prerequisites: CPT score of 48 or better, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101, or C+ in CCP ENGL 081 or 091, or success in a previous university-transfer English course.
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
An introduction to dramatic literature, focusing chiefly on 20th century plays. A variety of forms of drama are read, seen where possible, and discussed.
ENGL 150:
Introduction to Modern Poetry 3 credits
Prerequisites: CPT score of 48 or better, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101, or C+ in CCP ENGL 081 or 091, or success in a previous university-transfer English course.
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
Students taking ENGL 150 should not plan to take ENGL 110 for transfer credit.
An introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques of poetry, focusing on the works of 20th century poetry. Students are encouraged to read poetry sensitively, to listen appreciatively to the poetic voice, and to write about the works analytically.
ENGL 170:
Literature in Context 3 credits
Prerequisites: CPT score of 48 or better, or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101, or C+ in CCP ENGL 081 or ENGL 091, or success in a previous university-transfer English course.
Transferability: SFU, UBC, UVic
This course centres on specific themes or cultural fields of study that will vary with the instructor. Areas of interest may include the diasporic literatures; aboriginal cultures; gay, lesbian, and bisexual writings; and period or theme-based studies. The course will feature literary texts drawn from various genres, which may include historical narratives and documents, films, videos, or visual art displays.
ENGL 201:
English Literature, 14th–17th Century Major Authors: Chaucer to Milton 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
An introduction to
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Shakespearean drama, Milton’s Paradise
Lost, and to other 15th to 17th century verse and prose. Essays and an examination are
required.
Your appreciation of English listerature will be enhanced by studying History 109 either
previously to, or concurrently with, English 201.
ENGL 202:
English Literature, 18th–20th Century Major Authors: Pope to Yeats 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
Students will study 18th century writers such as Pope, Swift, Johnson and the early novelists; the rebellion against reason led by Blake and the Romantic poets; Victorians such as George Eliot and Dickens; and the literary innovators of the 20th century such as Woolf, Shaw, Yeats and Joyce. Your appreciation of English literature will be enhanced by studying History 110 either previously to, or concurrently with, English 202.
ENGL 210:
Advanced Composition 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher; or CMNS 125 and 225; or CMNS 155 and 255;
Transferability: UBC, UVic, SFU, OU, UNBC
This is a course in advanced composition. Students will analyze aspects of academic discourse, identify features and contexts characteristic of academic discourse, and work to improve their own writing skills.
ENGL 214:
Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, OU, UNBC
An introduction to the theories of rhetoric, composition, and reading. This theory course requires written essays and exams, and is offered for university-transfer credit.
ENGL 220:
Development of the British Novel 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
A study of the social and literary developments which made the novel possible, and the robust and varied works of the early novelists — Defoe, Richardson, Fielding — and their successors. ENGL 220 is occasionally offered in England.
ENGL 227:
European Literature in Translation, 1750–1940 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
This course surveys literary developments in Europe between the 18th and 20th centuries, enabling students to compare English with other national literatures. The readings clarify the nature of continental influences on English authors and literary movements.
ENGL 230:
History of British Drama 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher
Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC
A companion course to ENGL 220. While some attention is paid to the roots of Western drama in Ancient Greece and Renaissance Europe, the course focuses on the social, theatrical, and literary conventions of English drama from the medieval to the modern period. Lectures, seminars, readings, and appropriate theatre visits are part of the course. ENGL 230 is occasionally offered in Ashland, Oregon.
ENGL 240 (formerly ENGL 140):
An Introduction to Canadian Literature 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor’s permission
Transferability: UBC, SFU, TWU, UVic, UNBC
An introduction to influential figures and themes in Canadian literature. Students read the texts closely, discuss them articulately in the classroom, and identify major themes and styles. Essays and an examination are required for university- transfer credit.
Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both ENGL 140 and ENGL 240.
ENGL 250:
The Bible as Literature 3 credits
Prerequisites: any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor’s permission
Transferability: UBC, SFU, TWU, UVic
A study of the principal literary forms found in the 1611 King James Bible, with emphasis on biblical narrative, poetry, comedy, romance and epic, and the centrality of the Bible to English literacy history.
ENGL 265:
Classical Literature in Translation 3 credits
Prerequisites: Any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor’s permission
This course studies some of the most influential literature written in Greek and/or Latin from the period of Homer to the period of Virgil and Ovid.
ENGL 266:
Renaissance Literature in Translation 3 credits
Prerequisites: Any two 100-level Englsih courses — ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor’s permission
Corequisites: none
This course studies some of the most influential literature written in Europe from the period of Dante and Petrarch to the period of Cervantes and Moliere.
ENGL 270:
Popular Fiction 3 credits
Prerequisites: Any two 100-level English courses — ENGL 105 or higher.
Transferability: SFU, UBC, UVic
This course offers a study of one of the genres popularized in the 19th and 20th centuries, such as detective fiction, horror, or historical romance.
Note1: Prerequisites for English 304–371 are as follows: any two second-year English courses.
ENGL 304:
Topics in Medieval Literature 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will introduce students to the non-Chaucerian literature of the 14th and 15th centuries in England. Topics based on individual themes, genres, or authors.
ENGL 306:
Chaucer 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
The poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer will be studied.
ENGL 308:
Tudor Poetry and Prose 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
The poetry and prose written in Tudor England between the years 1485 and 1603 will be examined.
ENGL 310:
Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will survey Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, excluding Shakespeare’s plays.
ENGL 312:
Shakespeare 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course examines a representative sample of Shakespeare’s plays selected from the “genres” of the works as they have been traditionally divided.
ENGL 314:
Seventeenth Century Prose and Verse 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Poetry and prose written in England between 1625 and 1660 will be studied.
ENGL 316:
Milton 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
The poetry and prose of John Milton will be examined.
ENGL 318:
Major Authors of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century: Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson 4
credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will study Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson as well as some of their contemporaries.
ENGL 323:
Special Topics in Romanticism 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course approaches the English Romantic period from a variety of perspectives that will vary with the instructor. Studies might, for example, focus on Blake and Archetypal Psychology, or Works by and Attitudes Toward Women, or The Politics of English Romanticism.
ENGL 324:
Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
The romantic revolution in English poetry as it appears in the work of Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge.
ENGL 326:
Keats, Shelley, Byron 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course examines the work of the “second generation” Romantics — Keats, Shelley, and Byron.
ENGL 333 4 credits
(formerly ENGL 332 and ENGL 334):
Nineteenth Century British Novelists
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses
This course will explore novels written by such major authors as Austen, Scott, Gaskell, Thackeray, Dickens, Trollope, the BrontNs, George, Eliot, Hardy, Gissing, and George Moore.
ENGL 335: 4 credits
Topics in Victorian Literature
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses
Topics in Victorian literature will be drawn from the rich offerings in Victorian poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art.
ENGL 336:
British Fiction 1880–1920 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Some of the major British novelists — Thomas Hardy, George Gissing, E.M. Forster, Joseph Conrad, Ford Maddox Ford, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce — will be studied.
ENGL 338:
Studies in Modernism 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Works by writers such as Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Kafka, Joyce, Beckett, and David Jones will be studied.
ENGL 344:
American Prose and Poetry, Beginnings to the Civil War 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course is a survey of American authors and literary/national themes from the Colonial era to the eve of the Civil War.
ENGL 348:
American Literature 1865–1910 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course offers a survey of major literary figures and movements from the Civil War to the eve of World War I. This course will pay particular attention to the rapid development of prose fiction under the influence of literary theories of realism and naturalism, and will demonstrate the contemporary “shock of the new” as registered in poetry, prose, and drama.
ENGL 349:
Topics in American Literature 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Special topics in American literature can include the influence of Puritan theology on American literature, the American Renaissance, naturalism and realism in American literature, and American modernism.
ENGL 350:
Survey of American Literature, 1914–1945 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course surveys the heralded American authors of the “Modern” period, including Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulker, T.S. Eliot, and Wallace Stevens.
ENGL 352:
American Writers of World War II and Later 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Transferability: SFU
This course is a survey of the key authors and trends in modern and contemporary American writing since World War II.
ENGL 354:
Canadian Poetry and Prose, Beginnings to 1920 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will deal with some of the major texts written in or about Canada from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
ENGL 356:
Canadian Prose of the Twentieth Century 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will examine representative Canadian fiction of the 20th century.
ENGL 358:
Modern Canadian Poetry 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course focuses on the developments in Canadian poetry from 1920 to the present.
ENGL 360:
Topics in Canadian Literature 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course will focus on significant Canadian texts organized round a particular topic such as women in poetry, Canadian drama, or multiculturalism.
ENGL 361:
Canadian Drama 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
A literary study of drama as it has developed in Canada, with emphasis on contemporary plays, and on the richness of diversity in form and content. In addition to the reading, students are required to see and review live performances.
ENGL 362:
Literature of British Columbia 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course surveys the literature of British Columbia, from its beginnings through to contemporary times. The course covers “national” groups, paying attention to both rural and urban settings. The course includes poetry, fiction, and drama.
ENGL 364:
History and Principles of Literary Criticism 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course explores a selection of major critical statements about literature, ranging from the Greek classics to renaissance, romantic, and early modern constructions of the literary text. Topics may include the social and aesthetic function of literature as it has been variously conceived, the formal or philosophical parameters of the major genres, or the politics of the criticism itself.
ENGL 366:
Studies in Critical Approaches to Literature 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course surveys seminal texts in post-war and contemporary literary theory. Areas of concentration may include poststructuralism, psychoanalytic criticism, or Marxism. Students will apply one or two of these critical approaches to a sampling of literary works. Areas of concentration and course content will vary with the instructor.
ENGL 368:
Special Topics in Drama 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
This course is a literary study of selected dramatic works. It is organized around various forms, issues, regions, or critical approaches — as, for example, Theatre of Protest, or Theatre of the Absurd.
ENGL 370:
The History of the English Language 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses
The course explores the evolution of the English language from its origins in the West Germanic dialects established in England in the seventh century to its present position as an international medium for commerce and technology. Students will examine the linguistic, historical, and social factors that have influenced the language’s development. Special attention will be paid to the rise of diverse national and regional variations of English.
ENGL 371:
Advanced Composition: Theory and Practice 4 credits
Prerequisites: Any two second-year English courses.
Transferability: SFU
This course allows you to examine theories of rhetoric and composition, and to test those theories through your own writing and through observing and helping other students in their composing process.
ENGL 490:
Directed Studies in English 4 credits
Prerequisites: Permission to enter requires 45 credits in English and written contract between student and instructor, signed by student, instructor and department head.
This independent study course is designed for upper-level students who wish to pursue in-depth study of an author, genre, period, or topic not otherwise offered.
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