ENGL 052
1.5 credits
Fundamental-Level English III
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 043 or UUP department permission (assessment may be required)
This course is designed to develop fundamental reading, writing, oral communication, and learning skills. It focuses on the development of reading fluency and the expansion of reading, listening, and speaking vocabulary. In addition, students will begin to develop paragraph writing skills and basic oral communication skills for classroom and workplace settings. Students will be introduced to study skills and classroom learning techniques to help them become independent learners.
Note: English 052 is not designed for English as a second language students.
ENGL 053
1.5 credits
Fundamental English Level IV
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 052 or UUP department permission (assessment may be required)
This course is designed to build on the reading, writing, oral communication, and learning skills introduced in ENGL 052. It focuses on increasing reading fluency and expanding reading, listening, and speaking vocabulary. Students will expand their paragraph writing skills, as well as the oral communication skills required in classroom and workplace settings. In addition, students will develop the study and learning techniques necessary for independent learning.
Note: ENGL 053 is not designed for English as a second language students.
ENGL 062
1.5 credits
Fundamental-Level English V
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 051, ENGL 053, or UUP department permission (assessment may be required).
This course develops skills and strategies for reading and responding to a variety of written materials. Students will also develop basic paragraph writing, oral communication, and critical thinking skills.
Note: ENGL 062 is not designed for English as a second language students.
ENGL 063
1.5 credits
Fundamental-Level English VI
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 062 or UUP department permission (assessment may be required).
This course further develops skills and strategies for reading and analyzing a variety of written materials, including short stories and poetry. Students will expand on sentence structure and paragraph writing skills developed in ENGL 062. They will also strengthen oral communication and critical thinking skills.
Note: ENGL 063 is not designed for English as a second language students.
ENGL 071
3 credits
Intermediate English
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 063, English 10 with a C- or better, Communications 11 with a C or better, Communications 12 with a C- or better, LPI essay score of 18-23 (level 3), or UUP department permission (assessment may be required).
This course develops proficiency in reading comprehension, paragraph composition, vocabulary development, sentence variety, grammar, punctuation, spelling, study skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal communication skills. An introduction to essay writing is included. This course is not designed for English as a Second Language students.
ENGL 081
3 credits
Advanced English
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 071, English 10 with a C+ or better, English 11 with a C or better, English 12 with a C or better, Communications 12 with a B or better, LPI essay score of 24 or higher (level 4), CPT score of 41 or better, or ESL WG 74 with a C+ or better.
This university preparatory course develops in-depth skills in the writing process, reading, critical thinking, literary analysis, research, grammar, and oral communications. Emphasis is placed on developing essay writing and research skills. Completion of English 081 with a C+ or better satisfies the prerequisite requirement for English 105.
ENGL 090
3 credits
Technical and Professional English
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 081, English 11, a CPT Score of 41 or better, LPI essay score of 24 or higher (level 4), ESL WG 74 with a C+ or better, or UUP Department permission (assessment may be required).
This university preparatory course helps students develop the reading, writing, research, and analysis skills required for success in post-secondary courses. Development of academic and professional writing skills is a major component of this course. In addition, students will evaluate and analyze writing in a variety of genres. Technical and Professional English 090 is equivalent to Technical and Professional Communications 12 and satisfies the Grade 12 English requirement of the B.C. Adult Graduation Diploma (adult secondary completion).
ENGL 091
3 credits
Provincial English
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 081, English 11 with a C or better, English 12 with a C- or better, English 099, LPI essay score of 24 or higher (level 4), CPT score of 41 or better, or UUP department permission (assessment may be required).
This university preparatory course introduces students to fiction, poetry, and drama at the Grade 12 level, preparing them for the challenges of post-secondary English courses. Development of essay-writing skills is a major component of this course. This course satisfies the Grade 12 English requirement of the B.C. Adult Graduation Diploma (adult secondary completion). Completion of this course with a C+ or better satisfies the prerequisite requirement for ENGL 105.
ENGL 099
1.5 credits
Pre-University Composition
Prerequisite(s): One of the following:
English 12 or English Literature 12 with a grade of C- or better;
UFV ENGL 081 or 091 with a grade of C or better;
UFV ESL WG74 with a grade of C+ or better;
CPT score of 41 or better;
LPI minimum score of 24-26 or level 4 in the essay section.
This is a pre-college composition course designed to prepare students for the writing requirements of college and university level courses.
Note: Students may not take CMNS 099 for further credit.
ENGL 104
3 credits
Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
Prerequisite(s): None
This course teaches fundamental techniques and strategies of creative writing in the three genres of fiction, poetry, and drama. Students practice writing in these genres and learn to critique writing in a cooperative workshop setting.
ENGL 105
3 credits
Academic Writing
Prerequisite(s): English 12 or English Literature 12 with a minimum final grade of C+ or better; UFV CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; UFV ENGL 081 or 091 with a grade of C+ or better; UFV ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; a minimum grade of C- in a university level English or Communications course; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI score of 30 (level 5); TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE or essay score of 4.0; or IBT score of 88, with no section below 20; MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) score of at least 85; CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) score of at least 70; CanTEST score of at least 4.5 in both Listening and Reading and a score of 4.0 in Writing; Cambridge Proficiency Examination – competence level of C; IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with no band less than 6.0; UFV English as a Second Language assessment results equivalent to completion of the 80-level of UFVs ESL writing and grammar.
This course helps you understand and develop university-level writing and reading practices which will serve you in any academic discipline. You will analyze writing and writing situations, critically think about writing, and develop and present ideas in essays.
ENGL 108
3 credits
Introduction to Literature
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
This course will introduce students to the three major literary genres — poetry, drama, and prose fiction—and will provide them with a critical vocabulary for analyzing and interpreting works of literature. The three genres will receive approximately equal coverage during the course. Each genre will be represented by texts from a range of literary periods and national literatures. The course will involve a mixture of lectures, class discussions, and workshops.
ENGL 109
3 credits
Introduction to the English Language
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
English 109 approaches the introductory study of the English language with three principal objectives in mind. Students will acquire an elementary vocabulary for the analysis of word-formation and semantics, gain a basic knowledge of the origin and development of Present Day English vocabulary, and explore critical approaches to the use and abuse of the language as they experience it in their daily lives. While the course is intended to engage the non-specialist student with no previous exposure to the study of language, it lays a foundation for subsequent study not only of the structure and history of English, but of composition and rhetoric, as well as linguistics.
ENGL 115
3 credits
Great Books: The Western Tradition in Literature
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
This course will introduce students to works of literature in the western literary canon. Students will need a representative selection of writing from the classical world, the middle ages, the renaissance, the eighteenth, and the nineteenth centuries.
ENGL 120
3 credits
Introduction to Fiction
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
This course explores the diversity of fiction as it appears in the short story, novella, and novel. Students will develop a critical awareness of formal elements such as plot, setting, character, point of view, conflict, symbolism, and theme. A further component of the course is learning to write critically about fiction.
ENGL 130
3 credits
Introduction to Drama
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
This course explores diverse plays. Students will develop a critical awareness of thematic concerns of drama as well as its formal elements such as plot, point of attack, conflict, objective, imagery, and setting. A further component of the course is learning to write critically about literature. This is not an acting course.
ENGL 150
3 credits
Introduction to Poetry
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
By studying a wide range of poetry, students will develop a critical awareness of theme as well as the formal elements of poetry such as structure, figures of speech, and scansion. A further component of the course is learning to write critically about literature.
ENGL 170
3 credits
Literature in Context
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: English 12 or English Literature 12 with a final grade of B or better; CMNS 099 or ENGL 099 with a grade of C or better; ENGL 081 or ENGL 091 with a grade of C+ or better; ESL WG84 with a grade of C+ or better; CPT score of 48 or better; LPI minimum score of 30/40 or level 5 in the essay section; a minimum of C- in a university-level English or Communications course; or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 570 or better (or 230 if computer-based score), plus a minimum TWE (Essay) score of 4.0 or TOEFL IBT score of 88, with no section below 20.
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, but may also include historical narratives and documents, films, videos, or visual art displays.
ENGL 200
3 credits
Introduction to Literary Critical Methods
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses, numbered ENGL 105 or higher.
This course will focus on strategies for reading literature and writing literary critical essays. The course will include instruction in the conventions of the literary essay, and students will be guided in reading and writing about the three major genres: fiction, poetry, and drama.
ENGL 204
3 credits
Medieval English Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This course is a survey of major authors, works, and genres in Old and Middle English literature. Students will gain an elementary knowledge of Middle English and explore the religious, social and ethical concerns of medieval writers.
ENGL 205
3 credits
Early Modern English Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher.
This course is a survey of major authors, works, and genres in English from Wyatt to Milton. Students will explore how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers used popular and literacy traditions and forms to address the dramatic social, economic, and cultural transformations of the early modern period.
ENGL 206
3 credits
The Long Eighteenth Century
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
The course will survey key works of literature in English from 1660 to 1830 in their cultural-historical context.
ENGL 207
3 credits
Victorian and Modern Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This course is a survey of English literature from 1830 to 1930. Students will explore how Victorian and Modern writers used popular and literary traditions and forms to address the dramatic social, economic, and cultural transformations of their respective periods.
ENGL 208
3 credits
Creative Writing: Screenwriting
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and any 100 level literature course, ENGL 108 or higher.
This course will introduce students to the fundamental techniques and principles of screenwriting in various styles, including dramatic, documentary and experimental forms. Students will complete several short assignments during the semester, as well as one 8-10 page script. Complementary topics will include script analysis and the writing of treatments and proposals. Students will be required to give at least one in-class presentation. Screenplays and Proposals will be workshopped in class.
Note: Students with credit for ENGL 111 cannot take this course for further credit.
ENGL 209
3 credits
The Structure of the English Language
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher.
This course introduces students to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Modern English. While the course will focus on a descriptive approach to linguistic analysis, it will also examine issues of meaning and usage, with particular reference to Canadian English.
ENGL 210
3 credits
Composition
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses -- ENGL 105 or higher; or CMNS 125 and 251; or CMNS 155 and 251.
Students analyze aspects of academic discourse and compare this with discourse for other communities. Students also work to improve their own writing for academic readers as well as for general and specific readers.
ENGL 211
3 credits
Creative Writing: PlayWriting
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and any first year literature course numbered ENGL 108 or higher.
This course is an introduction to the creative process and techniques of play-writing. It is a writing intensive course. Works by established playwrights are studied as models. Students produce their own dramatic writing which is then critiqued by the instructor and classmates in classroom discussion.
ENGL 212
3 credits
Creative Writing: Fiction
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and any first year literature course numbered ENGL 108 or higher
This course is an introduction to the creative process and techniques of short fiction writing. It is a writing intensive course. Works by established writers are studied as models. Students produce their own writing which is then critiqued by the instructor and classmates in classroom discussion.
ENGL 213
3 credits
Creative Writing: Poetry
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and any first-year literature course numbered ENGL 108 or higher
This course is an introduction to the creative process and techniques of poetry writing. It is a writing intensive course. Works by established writers are studied as models. Students produce their own writing which is then critiqued by the instructor and classmates in classroom discussion.
ENGL 214
3 credits
Writing and Rhetorical Theory
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
Students study rhetorical theory from classical and modern times to apply it in present-day situations. Students will understand writing as a tool, and rhetoric as concerned with the production and use of writing in various contexts. This course will focus on literacy, figurative language, and the ethics and teaching of writing.
ENGL 215
3 credits
Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This creative writing workshop course offers a comprehensive introduction to the crafting of Creative Non-fiction. Bridging composition, creative writing, and literature, this “Fourth Genre” embraces such forms as travel writing, memoir, nature writing, personal essays, aesthetics, and cultural criticism. Through the study of models drawn from outstanding writers in the field, our approach will be to examine the various building blocks of non-fiction prose in considering how and why these techniques work.
ENGL 216
3 credits
Introduction to Shakespeare
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses.
This course introduces students to Shakespeare’s works at the second-year level, with detailed attention to his language, thought, and cultural context. Students will read a selection of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry.
ENGL 220
3 credits
Development of the British Novel
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This course surveys 300 years of the history of the novel, with emphasis on its origins in the 18th century and subsequent developments. In addition to early novelists such as Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding, students will study later contributors to the novel such as Dickens and Woolf. Literary analysis will be complemented by historical context and an introduction of literary methods of analysis, as well as the history of scholarship on the novel.
ENGL 225
3 credits
Classical Literature in Translation
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
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 226
3 credits
Renaissance Literature in Translation
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses (ENGL 105 or higher) or permission of the instructor
This course examines the literature of the European Renaissance, from roughly 1350 to 1650. This period saw encounters with cultures previously unknown to the Europeans, religious change and conflict, urbanization and economic transitions, transformations in gender roles, re-examination of Greek and Roman ideas, and changing ideas about love and about the self. New and influential models of literature include the sonnet, Renaissance drama, Renaissance epic, humanist letters and essays, the novella, prose romance, and the early novel.
ENGL 227
3 credits
European Literature in Translation: Romanticism to Modernism
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and one of ENGL 108 or higher
This course surveys key authors and literary trends from Romanticism to Modernism in continental Europe. We will comparatively examine the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural, or national groups such as French, German, Russian, Italian, and/or Spanish in translation.
ENGL 228
3 credits
Topics in Aboriginal Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100 level English courses, ENGL 105 or higher
This course will examine significant Aboriginal texts from a range of genres and traditions, and will focus on specific themes such as the oral tradition, the experience of Aboriginal women, colonialism/decolonization, and the literature of resistance.
ENGL 229
3 credits
Mennonite Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses -- ENGL 105 or higher
This course introduces students to the literature of prominent and representative Mennonite writers who write out of personal experience of Mennonite community, particularly in a North American context. Through the study of texts that substantively explore various aspects of the Mennonite experience, students will become familiar with major themes and gain a general understanding of Mennonite culture and history. Poetry, drama, short stories, memoirs, and novels will be included in the course.
ENGL 230
3 credits
The Tragic in Western Drama
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses -- ENGL 105 or higher
This course examines representative dramatic texts from a variety of historical periods, with a view to understanding the forms, conventions, and concepts of tragedy in Western drama.
ENGL 231
3 credits
The Comic in Western Drama
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100 level English courses - ENGL 105 or higher
This course examines representative dramatic texts from a variety of historical periods, with a view to understanding the forms, conventions, and concepts of comedy in Western drama.
ENGL 233
3 credits
History of Theatre and Drama: Antiquity to 1642
Prerequisite(s): THEA 101 and one 100-level ENGL course, ENGL 105 or higher; OR any two 100-level ENGL courses, ENGL 105 or higher.
This course explores the evolution and diversity of theatre and drama from Antiquity to 1642. It investigates the development and significance of a range of theatre forms and dramatic genres from different historical periods, which might include Greek tragedy, Roman comedy, Sanskrit theatre, Medieval drama, Japanese Noh, and Elizabethan tragedy and comedy. This course may involve field trips to see plays in the Lower Mainland.
Note: Students with credit for THEA 202 may not take THEA 203/ENGL 233 for further credit.
Note: This course is offered as THEA 203 and ENGL 233. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 234
3 credits
History of Theatre and Drama: 1642 to 1914
Prerequisite(s): THEA 101 and one 100-level ENGL course, ENGL 105 or higher; OR any two 100-level ENGL courses, ENGL 105 or higher.
This course explores the evolution and diversity of theatre and drama from 1642 to 1914. It investigates the development and significance of a range of theatre forms and dramatic genres from different historical periods, which might include Restoration comedy, Neoclassical tragedy, Kabuki, Kathakali, Chinese opera, melodrama, and Realism. This course may involve field trips to plays in the Lower Mainland.
Note: This course is offered as THEA 204 and ENGL 234. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 240
3 credits
An Introduction to Canadian Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses -- ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor's permission
This course introduces students to the rich variety of Canadian literature in English. Ranging from narratives by early European explorers to contemporary fiction, drama, and poetry, the course readings provide an opportunity to consider how the shared experiences and values of Canadians have changed over time. Through these readings, we will consider the role that Indigenous and settler peoples have played in the shaping of Canada.
ENGL 245
3 credits
Introduction to South Asian Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two first-year English courses
This course examines South Asian literature, written in English, within its social and historical contexts. Texts from the Indian subcontinent will be considered, but an emphasis will be on literature from the region’s British, American, and particularly Canadian Diasporas. The focus of the course is primarily fiction, but course materials may include influential works in other genres (e.g. autobiographies, essays, film).
ENGL 250
3 credits
The Bible as Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses -- ENGL 105 or higher, or instructor's permission
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 254
3 credits
Women's Writing: Medieval and Early Modern
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This course examines the diverse corpus of writing by medieval and early modern women. The course will address a broad range of women's writing: tales, letters, lyric poetry and drama, romance, saints' lives, and spirtual autobiography.
ENGL 255
3 credits
Women's Writing: 1660 to 1900
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses - ENGL 105 or higher
This course is a historical survey that follows the development of women's writing from 1660 to 1900. It will include major authors such as Aphra Behn, Mary Wollstonecraft, and the Brontës, as well as lesser known writers.
ENGL 256
3 credits
Women's Writing: 1900 to Present
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses - ENGL 105 or higher
This course is a historical survey that follows the development of women’s writing from 1900 to the present. It focuses on woman-centered literacy texts and on the struggle for women’s equality as manifested in art, politics, and daily life.
ENGL 263
3 credits
Life Writing
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100 level English courses - ENGL 105 or higher
This course will introduce students to life writing in English in the context of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and community.
ENGL 264
3 credits
Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theory
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses
This course will introduce the student to a range of literary theories and reading strategies. The objective is to broaden the student’s knowledge of the field and offer opportunities for the discussion and practice of literary criticism. The course will also prepare the student for more advanced studies in literary theory.
ENGL 267
3 credits
Signs and Meaning: An Introduction to Semiotics
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 and one of the following: ENGL 108, 115, 120, 130, 150, or 170; FILM 110 or 120; MACS 110, 130, or 221; or AH 200 or 205.
This course is an introduction to the specialized language and concepts of semiotics, which offers students a useful approach for the critical examination of literature, film, visual arts, and media. By the end of the term, students will perform their own semiotic analysis of a text, film, work of art, or popular media.
Note: This course is offered as ENGL 267, MACS 267, and AH 267. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 270
3 credits
Topics in Popular Fiction
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered ENGL 105 or higher
This course is a literary study of selected fictional genres popularized in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and/or twentieth centuries.
Note: The specific genre of study is denoted with a letter designation (i.e. ENGL 270C). Students may take ENGL 270 twice for credit as long as the letter designation differs, but may not take it more than twice to meet English major, minor or extended minor requirements.
ENGL 274
3 credits
The Rhetoric of Science
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses; ENGL 105 or higher
What makes scientific communication persuasive and powerful? This course surveys answers to that question by analyzing the role of language in communicating science. The course also examines the nature of scientific knowledge and the values that influence the writing of science, providing students with approaches to analyzing and writing scientific texts.
ENGL 275
3 credits
Literature and Ecology
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level ENGL courses
This course examines writing that explores the nature and origins of our contemporary environmental challenges. Topics may include the Romantic response to the Industrial and Agrarian Revolutions, literary portraits of the Canadian wild, current 'ecological poetics' and eco-feminism, and the evolution of 'green' criticism.
ENGL 280
3 credits
Children's Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 100-level English courses numbered 105 or higher.
This course introduces students to the major periods and genres of children’s literature from the folk and fairy tales to the present day. The course will focus on major authors and perennial themes in children’s literature, including the images of childhood presented in classic and modern works for children.
ENGL 293
3 credits
Literature in Music History
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 plus any other 100-level English course or 100-level Music course.
This course is designed for students with interests in music, music education, comparative literature, history, and religious studies. The focus is on music composed in western Europe for a variety of social settings from the cathedral to the drawing room, the opera house, and the concert hall. Students will listen to classical music as well as read works of literature for the purpose of understanding how they have influenced music history.
Note: This course is offered as MUSC 203 and ENGL 293. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 294
3 credits
Opera and Literature
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 105 plus any other 100-level English course or 100-level Music course.
This interdisciplinary course is designed for students with interests in comparative literature, music, music education, and drama. It will consider how operas reflect the social, political, and cultural transformation of Europe from the seventeenth to twentieth century. Students listen to and watch recorded opera performances and examine the literary, musical, dramatic, and social dimensions of the operatic form.
Note: This course is offered as MUSC 204 and ENGL 294. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 301
4 credits
Homer, Classicism, and English Literary History
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course is specifically designed to introduce students of English literature to the influence of Homer and other classical authors on the development of the English literary tradition.
ENGL 302
4 credits
Creative Writing: Advanced Short Fiction
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215.
This course explores short fiction at an advanced level. Students will produce short fiction which will then be workshopped and redrafted. Students will study examples of the genre by professional authors. By the end of the term, students will have produced a substantial portfolio.
ENGL 303
4 credits
Creative Writing: Historical Fiction
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215.
Historical fiction combines traditional fiction elements with historical research. Students will experiment with the elements of historical fiction to produce their own writing samples, which will be critiqued by the instructor and classmates in workshops. Students will study examples of the genre by viewing works by professional authors.
ENGL 304
4 credits
Topics in Medieval literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines a significant theme or topic in medieval literature, such as the Heroic Age, medieval love, or Arthurian romance. Typically, course materials include works in a variety of genres.
ENGL 306
4 credits
Chaucer
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course is a survey of Chaucer’s poetry from his early courtly poetry to his unfinished masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales. Students will learn to read Chaucer in the original Middle English and to appreciate the diversity of medieval genres in his poetry.
ENGL 308
4 credits
Early Modern Poetry and Prose
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses or permission of the instructor
This course focuses on the poetry and prose of sixteenth and seventeenth century England. Examples of genres that may be discussed include the sonnet and Petrarchism, Renaissance epic poetry, prose romance and novellas, religious and political essays and sermons, and seventeenth-century lyric poetry.
ENGL 309
4 credits
Topics in Renaissance Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course addresses various topics in Renaissance literature and culture. Examples include early modern women’s writing, race, trade and travel, or gender and sexuality. The course may focus on an author or group of authors other than Shakespeare.
ENGL 310
4 credits
Early Modern Drama
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses or permission of instructor.
This course surveys early modern dramatic production, excluding Shakespeare’s plays. Students will study the works of such playwrights as Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Dekker, Middleton, Cary, Webster, Ford, and Behn in historical and literary context. The course may cover plays for the public and “private” theatres (in a variety of genres that includes revenge tragedy, city comedy, and tragicomedy), court masques, and closet or coterie drama.
ENGL 311
4 credits
Creative Writing: Novel
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses. Note: As of September 2016, prerequisites will change to the following: Two 200-level English courses, to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215.
This course further explores fiction writing, specifically the creative and formal elements of the novel. Students experiment with novel writing elements to produce their own writing, which will be critiqued by the instructor and classmates in a workshop setting.
ENGL 312
4 credits
Shakespeare
Prerequisite(s): 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 313
4 credits
Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213 or 215.
This course explores poetry at an advanced level. Students will produce poetry which will be workshopped and redrafted. Students will study examples of the genre by professional authors. By the end of the term, students will have produced a substantial portfolio.
ENGL 315
4 credits
Creative Writing: Children's Literature
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215.
This writing course details the elements specific to the genre of children’s literature. Samples of popular children’s literature will be used as models. As a writing-intensive course, students will learn techniques to produce successful children's literature in several genres. Writing produced in the class will be critiqued in a workshop setting. Special emphasis will be placed on learning the skill of constructive critical analysis of new writing.
ENGL 316
4 credits
Milton
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
The poetry and prose of John Milton will be examined.
ENGL 317
4 credits
Creative Writing: Topics in Contemporary & Experimental Poetics
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215.
Contemporary and experimental poetics engages with the question of how writers think, in addition to how experimental forms in modern, avant-garde, and contemporary writing can inspire students to understand their own creative potential.
ENGL 318
4 credits
Major Authors of the Restoration and Early 18th Century
Prerequisite(s): Any two second-year English courses
This course provides a focused look at major figures of Anglo-Irish literature from 1660 to 1750, emphasizing dominant genres of the time such as poetry and the essay. Writers studied include Aphra Behn, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift.
ENGL 319
4 credits
The Eighteenth-Century Novel
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
The course will introduce students to the birth and early development of the English novel through such writers as Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, and Sterne.
ENGL 321
4 credits
The Later Eighteenth Century, 1750-1800
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
The second half of the eighteenth century was a period of intellectual and political ferment across Europe, and it ushered in the major change in sensibility known as Romanticism. This course examines representative poems, essays, and works of fiction in British literature from 1750 to 1800 that reveal the depth and extent of the transition from the Neoclassical to Romantic era.
ENGL 323
4 credits
Special Topics in Romanticism
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course approaches the English Romantic period from a variety of perspectives that varies with the instructor. Studies might, for example, focus on the Romantic ode, madness and the Romantic imagination, the Politics of English Romanticism, or Romantic women.
ENGL 325
4 credits
British Romanticism, 1780-1830
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
A survey of literature published in England during the Romantic period, with emphasis on the poetry and poetics of Romanticism. Representative novels, essays, and other genres will also be studied.
ENGL 331
4 credits
Victorian Poetry and Poetic Theory
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course will examine the poetry and poetic theory of the Victorian era, 1830-1900. Representative works by Tennyson, Arnold, the Brownings, the Rossettis, and Hopkins will be studied in relation to the aesthetics of Mill, Arnold, Ruskin, Pater, Buchanan, and Symons.
ENGL 333
4 credits
Nineteenth-Century British Novelists
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will explore novels written by such major authors as Austen, Scott, Gaskell, Thackeray, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontes, George Eliot, Hardy, and George Gissing.
ENGL 335
4 credits
Topics in Victorian Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course approaches the poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and/or art of the Victorian period from a perspective chosen by the instructor.
ENGL 336
4 credits
British and Anglo-Irish Fiction, 1880-1930
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
Some of the major British and Anglo-Irish fiction writers -- Thomas Hardy, George Gissing, Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster, Ford Maddox Ford, Katherine Mansfield, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce -- will be studied.
ENGL 338
4 credits
Studies in Modernism
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course offers a survey of international modernism through literary texts of various genres drawn from the late 19th to mid-20th century. The aim of the course is to present major issues, key authors, and important themes in modernist literature.
ENGL 339
4 credits
British and Irish Fiction Since 1930
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course examines what has happened in British and Irish fiction since modernism. While much has changed under the influence of such forces as postmodernism, postcolonialism, and devolution, there has also been continuity: British and Irish novelists continue to write in such familiar modes as realism, social comedy, and historical fiction. In this course, you will have an opportunity to read a range of authors, and to consider how their works reflect both the traditions of the novel and the radically altered cultural landscape of contemporary Britain and Ireland.
ENGL 340
4 credits
British and Irish Poetry Since 1930
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
British and Irish poets of the last seventy-five years tend to be overshadowed by their great Modernist predecessors. But in the decades since 1930, there have been a number of gifted and productive poets at work. This course will provide an opportunity to study poems by such writers as W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Patrick Kavanagh, Carol Ann Duffy, Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, John Lennon, Medbh McGuckian, and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
ENGL 341
4 credits
Topics in Contemporary British and Irish Studies
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines a significant theme or topic in contemporary British studies, ranging from broad cultural concerns such as immigration and devolution to more specifically literary topics such as historical drama, elegy, or postmodernism.
ENGL 344
4 credits
American Literature 1620-1860
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course is a survey of major American authors from the Colonial era to the eve of the Civil War. Authors covered may include Edward Taylor, Mary Rowlandson, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Frederick Douglas, Edgar Allen Poe and Walt Whitman. Topics covered may include the Puritan influence on American culture; race and slavery; the American Gothic; and Transcendentalism.
ENGL 348
4 credits
American Literature 1865-1910
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course offers a survey of American authors from the Civil War to the eve of World War I. Authors covered may include Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Henry James, Theodore Dreiser, Kate Chopin, and Frank Norris. Topics covered may include realism and naturalism in fiction; responses to industrialization and urbanization; the Gothic; and women's experience.
ENGL 349
4 credits
Topics in American Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course offers theme-based special topics in American literature. The focus of the course will vary with the instructor and need not be based on any particular period or confined to specific genres. Topics may include particular philosophical influences on American literature such as that of Puritan theology;styles like naturalism or realism; or diasporic studies such as that of African American literary culture.
ENGL 350
4 credits
American Literature 1900-1945
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will feature a selection of major poets, dramatists, and novelists from the American modernist period. Topics may include formal experiments in collage, imagism, or literary cubism; fictional responses to major historical events such as the two wars; or literary explorations of important intellectual shifts like that of existentialism.
ENGL 352
4 credits
American Literature of World War II and After
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will survey key authors and trends in postmodern and contemporary American writing since World War II. Topics may include the emergence of an ecological consciousness in literary works, the effects of twentieth-century linguistic theory on literature, or the feminist and postcolonial challenges to traditional themes, styles, and genres. Course material may include poetry, prose, fiction, or drama.
ENGL 354
4 credits
Canadian Poetry and Prose, Beginnings to 1920
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines selected works by early Canadian writers, from its beginnings to the First World War. These texts introduce a variety of themes that have remained significant in Canadian studies: the impact of settlement on the wilderness, imperial loyalties, and relations with Indigenous peoples.
ENGL 356
4 credits
Modern Canadian Prose
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines prose written in Canada from 1920 up to the present. Course readings are predominantly fiction – novels and short stories – but may include works in other prose genres, such as memoir and autobiography.
ENGL 358
4 credits
Modern Canadian Poetry
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines selected works of Canadian poetry. The course readings range from the work of early twentieth-century poets such as EJ Pratt and FR Scott up to contemporary poetry by writers such as Don McKay and Anne Carson.
ENGL 360
4 credits
Topics in Canadian Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course examines a significant theme or topic in Canadian literature such as the North, World War I, urbanization, or social protest. Typically, course materials include works in a variety of genres.
ENGL 361
4 credits
Canadian Drama
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course offers a literary study of drama as it has developed in Canada, with emphasis on plays written since the 1960s and the emergence of a national and nationalist theatre. Play selections will feature a variety of forms (e.g. collaborative theatre, one-person shows, radio drama) and themes, and will include the works of major Canadian playwrights. Texts may be chosen to complement live performances of Canadian plays by university and professional theatre companies. Students may be required to attend and analyze a live performance.
ENGL 362
4 credits
Literature of British Columbia
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course surveys the literature of British Columbia from its beginnings to the present. It examines such themes as the wilderness, urbanization, indigeneity, and multiculturalism. Course readings may include works in a variety of genres.
ENGL 363
4 credits
Autobiography
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will study influential autobiographical works from classical times to the present day. Attention will be given to the formal characteristics of the genre and its relationship to the personal and cultural formation of the self.
ENGL 364
4 credits
History and Principles of Literary Criticism
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 264 and one 300-level English course OR any two 300-level 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 criticism itself.
ENGL 365
4 credits
History of Theatre and Drama: 1914 to the Present
Prerequisite(s): THEA 203 and THEA 204; or one of THEA 203 or THEA 204, plus one 200-level course in ENGL; or two 200-level courses in ENGL.
This course explores the evolution and diversity of theatre, drama, and performance from 1914 to the present, investigating major trends and issues in theatre and drama and their significance within the context of larger cultural and historical changes. This course may involve fieldtrips to plays in the Lower Mainland.
Note: This course is offered as THEA 301 and ENGL 365. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 366
4 credits
Studies in Critical Approaches to Literature
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 264 and one 300-level English course OR any two 300-level English courses
This course surveys major critical statements and schools of criticism in twentieth century and contemporary literary theory. Areas of concentration may be selected from psychoanalytical theory, Marxism, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, postcolonial theory, new historicism, reader response theory, or affect theory.
ENGL 367
4 credits
Culture and Theory of Diaspora
Prerequisite(s): 45 university-level credits
This seminar course investigates the phenomenon of diaspora in modern, postcolonial, and global contexts. Examining an interdisciplinary literature from the social sciences and humanities, students will become familiar with the social features of diaspora and the cultural expression of the diasporic condition through a consideration of theoretical, literary, and ethnographic texts. Particular attention will be given to the local nuances of diaspora in Canada and Europe.
Note: This course is offered as ANTH 367 and ENGL 367. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 368
4 credits
Topics in Drama
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
This course examines selected dramatic works which are organized around a single topic. The topic might be a theme such as theatre of social protest, a form or genre such as theatre of the absurd, a region such as Anglo-Irish drama, or a critical approach such as performance theory. Attendance at a live performance may be required.
ENGL 369
4 credits
Studies in World Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will offer literatures from around the world with an emphasis on works translated into English. Content may vary in focus from one to many national or ethnic literatures and may include different genres. The objective is to broaden the student’s appreciation of literature and provide opportunity for the featuring of non-Anglo cultures while cultivating the literary critical skills required in all upper-level English courses.
A number of theoretical concepts will be examined with regard to the chosen authors. Course materials may include works in other media and genres (e.g., essays, theatre, and film).
ENGL 370
4 credits
The History of the English Language
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level 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 372
4 credits
Canadian English
Prerequisite(s): Any two second-year English courses. Linguistics 101 is recommended
This course explores the history and structure of English as spoken and written in Canada. In addition to examining the roots of Canadian English in both the British and North American contexts, students will compare the historical and contemporary dialects of the Canadian regions to explore the impact of history, geography, and ideology on the language as used. Readings will be drawn from a range of literary and non-literary sources. The course will begin with a brief introduction to the basic principles of linguistic analysis.
ENGL 373
4 credits
Rhetoric: Literary Journalism
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses (ENGL 215 recommended), or any two of the following: 200-level English course (ENGL 215 recommended), CMNS 251, JRNL/CMNS 300.
This advanced writing-intensive course introduces the genre of literary journalism that arises from interdisciplinary, first person reportage methods since the 1960s. Student projects based on models by distinguished practitioners will be critiqued in workshop format by classmates and the instructor. Its engaged, longer-form narrative approach provides an ideal learning bridge to book, journal, script, and online media applications.
Note: This course is also offered as JRNL 373. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 374
4 credits
Rhetoric: Advanced Composition
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course helps already strong writers further build their knowledge about writing, their critical thinking skills, and their ability to write in a scholarly environment within classroom workshops. This course includes self-directed reading of scholarly research in writing studies and responses to peer writing about research.
ENGL 375
4 credits
Rhetoric: Composition Theory
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
Students learn about the field of composition as it emerged from within North American university English departments in the 1960s. The readings and discussion focus on ways composition has been thought of and taught.
ENGL 376
4 credits
Rhetoric: An Historical Survey
Prerequisite(s): Any two second-year English courses
This course introduces students to definitions and roles of rhetoric through the centuries. Readings and discussion in this survey will point to the long-standing connections among language, persuasion and education. The readings cover major periods of rhetoric: Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Twentieth Century.
ENGL 377
4 credits
Creative Writing: Film Adaptations of English Literature
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215. FILM 110 or 120 recommended.
This course focuses on practices and theories of film adaptation with the goal that each student will produce several adaptations of shorter and longer scenes from written English fiction. Major emphasis is given to the students' own writing and their ability to apply the adaptation theory to the screenwriting process. Students will analyze selected films as interpretations of their literary sources and discuss techniques for translating literature into film. Emphasis will be on practical application of theoretical concepts. Through discussions, peer review, and critique students will refine their creative writing skills and develop a critical approach to their own writing.
ENGL 378
4 credits
Creative Writing: Advanced Screenwriting
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215. One of FILM 110 or 120 recommended.
This course explores screenwriting at an advanced level. Designed to expand on students’ basic screenwriting skills, the course focuses on more complex strategies for developing original characters, dialogue, conflict, and plot structures. It is a writing intensive course. Students will produce samples of screenwriting which will then be workshopped and redrafted. Examples of the genre by professional screenwriters will be analyzed and studied as models. By the end of the term, students will have written one original 15-25 page screenplay as well as one team-written screenplay.
ENGL 379
4 credits
Rhetoric: Composition Teaching
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
Workshops, discussions, and readings teach students how trends in writing ideology and pedagogy, trends in curriculum design, and public attitudes toward composition affect the teaching of writing. This course is of value to prospective teachers.
Note: This course is offered as ENGL 379 and EDUC 379. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 380
4 credits
Topics in South Asia Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will introduce students to various aspects of the history and aesthetics of South Asian literature from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and/or Sri Lanka. Covering a broad range of historical, soci-cultural, and/or political contexts, it will explore issues such as empire, race, religion, caste, gender, nation, and class. Content may vary in focus and include different genres.
ENGL 381
4 credits
Creative Writing: Advanced Playwriting
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level English courses to include one of ENGL 208, 211, 212, 213, or 215. ENGL 211 recommended.
This is a writing-intensive course. Students create and revise writing for the stage as well as constructively critique other students' writing. Classical and contemporary models are studied.
ENGL 382
4 credits
India in English
Prerequisite(s): Any two second-year English courses
This course examines how various “Orientalist” constructions entered into British culture. While the major focus of the course is English fiction about India from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, we may concurrently examine other modes of representation, such as travel writing, journalism, film, architecture, and/or photography. Course readings will also include some theoretical materials that introduce the fundamental terms of postcolonial studies.
ENGL 384
4 credits
Topics in South Asian Diaspora Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses
This course will examine literatures of South Asian diaspora from Canada, Britian, Australia, the United States, and elsewhere. An overview of the South Asian diasporic (migratory) movements - both colonial and postcolonial - will provide the historical, soci-cultural, political, and/or economical context to understatnd the selected literary texts, including novels. plays, poetry, and/or autobiography. Topics for discussion may include home and homeland, nation, migration, identity and belonging, race and racism, empire and colonialism, and movements and restrictions, among others.
ENGL 385
3 credits
Language and Action: Seminar in Contemporary Rhetoric
Prerequisite(s): 60 university-level credits, including any 200-level CMNS or ENGL course.
In this course you will be introduced to and examine major statements on the nature of rhetoric from the classical period to the 21st century; you will then apply these to contemporary rhetorical events in an effort to understand the paradigms governing language use in current social and linguistic environments. Rhetoric always includes study of the ways language serves as a call to action; in this course, the emphasis will be on the ways language acts – in itself, on the user, and on the discourse community.
This course is offered as CMNS 385 and ENGL 385. Students may take only one of these for credit.
ENGL 386
4 credits
Figurative Language
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses.
Students will study figurative language (figures of speech and tropes) by reading key texts in rhetorical and literary theory from Aristotle to the twentieth century, and will assess its significance in poetry and other arts.
ENGL 388
4 credits
Topics in Children's Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level English courses; ENGL 280 recommended
This course examines a significant genre, period, theme, author, or national tradition in children’s literature. For example, the course could focus on the animal story or the “problem novel”; on Victorian children’s literature or twenty-first century bestsellers; on children’s literature about war or the Holocaust; on an individual writer such as Kit Pearson or Michael Morpurgo; or on Canadian or Australian children’s literature.
ENGL 391
4 credits
Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky in English
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: RUSS 251, RUSS 252, or any 200-level English course.
This course focuses on the major works of L.N. Tolstoy and F.M. Dostoyevsky, two of the greatest writers and thinkers of 19th century Russia, whose ideas have influenced the development of modern thought around the world. Their works will be examined as examples of great literature within their social and historical context. Students are expected to have read Anna Karenina and Crime and Punishment before taking this course.
Note: This course is offered as RUSS 391 and ENGL 391. Students may only take one of these for credit. Students with credit for RUSS 351 cannot take this course for further credit.
ENGL 392
4 credits
Bulgakov, Pasternak, and Solzenitsyn
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: RUSS 251, RUSS 252, or any 200-level English course.
This course concentrates on the works, translated into English, of three courageous writers who dared to express ideas that were not acceptable to the Soviet regime. These works will be examined as examples of great literature within their social and historical context.
Note: This course is offered as RUSS 392 and ENGL 392. Students may only take one of these for credit. Students with credit for RUSS 352 cannot take this course for further credit.
ENGL 401
4 credits
Seminar in Rhetoric and Literary Theory
Prerequisite(s): Any two 300-level English courses
This advanced seminar investigates a topic, school of thought, debate, or historical period in Rhetoric or Literary Theory. Students will develop their presentation skills, will engage in in-depth class discussion of the course materials, and will write an independently-researched final paper or project.
Note: The specific focus of study is denoted with a letter designation (i.e. ENGL 401C). Students may take ENGL 401 twice for credit as long as the letter designation differs, but may not take it more than twice to meet English major, minor, or extended minor requirements.
ENGL 403
4 credits
Seminar in Literature
Prerequisite(s): Any two 300-level English courses
This advanced seminar focuses on a period, genre, issue or major author in light of a selected set of theoretical or historical issues. Students will develop their presentation skills, will engage in in-depth class discussion of the course materials, and will write an independently researched final paper.
Note: The specific focus of study is denoted with a letter designation (i.e. ENGL 403C). Students may take ENGL 403 twice for credit as long as the letter designation differs, but may not take it more than twice to meet English major, minor, or extended minor requirements.
ENGL 405
4 credits
Seminar in Creative Writing
Prerequisite(s): Any two 300 level English courses to include one of the following: ENGL 302, 303, 311, 313, 315, 317, 377, 378, 381.
This course allows students to work on individual, advanced creative writing projects. Students engage in genre-based critical discourse, give a presentation on the work of a contemporary author, as well as produce a completed manuscript. Revision is an essential component with students significantly redrafting their work to produce the final project by the end of the course.
ENGL 490
4 credits
Directed Studies in English
Prerequisite(s): 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.
ENGL 491
4 credits
Honours Directed Reading
Prerequisite(s): (Acceptance to the English Honours program as outlined in the calendar) and (completion of all lower-level course requirements for the English major) and (a minimum of 24 upper-level credits required for the English major).
The first of two courses specific to the English Honours program, this course prepares students to write the research paper or creative writing project through instruction in research techniques and intensive reading in an area of interest to be defined by agreement between students and instructors.
ENGL 492
4 credits
Honours Directed Essay
Prerequisite(s): (Acceptance to the Honours program as outlined in the calendar) and (completion of all lower-level course requirements for the English major) and (a minimum of 24 upper-level credits required for the English major) and (completion of ENGL 491).
The second of two courses specific to the English Honours program, this course will be devoted to the writing of an extended research paper or substantial creative writing project for the student’s BA degree in English Honours.
