This section specifies the honours discipline requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts section for information on additional requirements.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
Course
Title
Credits
ENGL 105
Academic Writing
3
Plus:
An additional 100-level ENGL course
3
Plus:
Two 200-level ENGL courses, which can include ENGL 253 (see Notes)
6
Two of:
6
ENGL 208
Creative Writing: Screenwriting
ENGL 211
Creative Writing: Playwriting
ENGL 212
Creative Writing: Short Fiction
ENGL 213
Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 215
Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction
ENGL 253/ THEA 250
Introduction to Storytelling in Indigenous, Theatrical, and Global Communities (see Note 2)
Note 1: At least one of ENGL 201, 202, 223, or 253 is recommended.
Note 2: ENGL 253/THEA 250 can only be used to satisfy one requirement.
Upper-level requirements: 48 credits
Course
Title
Credits
Two of:
8
ENGL 301
Greek Epic and Drama in Translation
ENGL 304
Topics in Medieval Literature
ENGL 306
Chaucer
ENGL 312
Shakespeare
ENGL 316
Milton
ENGL 318
Literature and the Enlightenment, 1660-1750
ENGL 319
The Eighteenth-Century Novel
Four of:
16
ENGL 302
Creative Writing: Advanced Short Fiction
ENGL 303
Creative Writing: Historical Fiction
ENGL 311
Creative Writing: Novel
ENGL 313
Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry
ENGL 315
Creative Writing: Children's Literature
ENGL 373/ JRNL 373
Creative Writing: Advanced Creative Non-Fiction
ENGL 378
Creative Writing: Advanced Screenwriting
ENGL 381
Creative Writing: Advanced Playwriting
ENGL 390
Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENGL 405
Seminar in Creative Writing
ENGL 490
Directed Studies in English (see Note 1)
One of:
4
ENGL 356
Modern Prose in Canada
ENGL 360
Topics in Literatures in Canada
ENGL 361
Canadian Drama
One of:
4
ENGL 370
History of the English Language
ENGL 376
Rhetoric: A Historical Survey
ENGL 386
Figurative Language
Plus:
Plus:
Eight credits of upper-level ENGL, excluding courses designated as creative writing (see Note 2)
8
ENGL 491
Honours Directed Reading (see Note 1)
4
ENGL 492
Honours Directed Essay (see Note 1)
4
Note 1: ENGL 490, 491, and 492 must be focused on a creative writing project.
Note 2: The following upper-level courses are designated as creative writing courses: ENGL 302, 303, 311, 313, 315, 373, 378, 381, 390, and 405.
Breadth requirements
The Canadian Literature requirement and the Global Literature requirement are completed as part of the 66 credits required for the Creative Writing Honours.
Course
Title
Credits
One of:
3–4
ENGL 240
An Introduction to Literatures in Canada
ENGL 253/ THEA 250
Introduction to Storytelling in Indigenous, Theatrical, and Global Communities (see Note)
ENGL 354
Poetry and Prose in Canada, Beginnings to 1920
ENGL 356
Modern Prose in Canada
ENGL 358
Modern Canadian Poetry
ENGL 360
Topics in Literatures in Canada
ENGL 362
Literature of British Columbia
One of:
3–4
ENGL 228
Indigenous Literatures
ENGL 245
Introduction to South Asian Literature
ENGL 367/ ANTH 367
Culture and Theory of Diaspora
ENGL 369
World Literature
ENGL 380
South Asian Literature
ENGL 384
Topics in South Asian Diaspora Literature
Note: ENGL 253/THEA 250 can only be used to satisfy one requirement.
Other requirements
GPA requirements
A minimum GPA of 3.50, calculated on all English courses required for the honours
program, must be maintained until completion of the program.
Language requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency in another language. This may be accomplished
by completing six credits of work with a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the department of Modern Languages (MOLA) at UFV or by submitting evidence of comparable achievement at a recognized post-secondary institution. The English Honours Committee may, in some
cases, determine proficiency by administering a language proficiency assessment with the
assistance of a qualified specialist in the language the candidate chooses for evaluation.
