Specializations in English Literature and Rhetoric and Media Studies
English Literature (ELIT) (60 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2005EL - Literatures in English
ENGL-4105EL - Theory and Criticism
18 cr. of Group courses (covering 3 of 4 groups)
12 cr. of ELIT electives
6 cr. of ERMS electives
6 cr. Honours Seminars
English Rhetoric and Media Studies (ERMS) (60 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2546EL - Rhetorical Principles - Rhetorical Principles
ENGL-2846EL - Rhetoric of Film and Image
ENGL-4105EL - Theory and Criticism
6 cr. group 1 and/or 2
6 cr. group 3 and/or 4
18 cr. ERMS electives
6 cr. English electives
6 cr. Honours Seminar
Majors in English Literature and Rhetoric and Media Studies
English Literature (ELIT) (42 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2005EL - Literatures in English
18 cr. of Group courses (6 cr. group 1 and/or 2, 6 cr. group 3 and/or 4, 6 cr. any group)
6 cr. of English electives
6 cr. 4000-level courses
English Rhetoric and Media Studies (ERMS) (42 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2546EL - Rhetorical Principles - Rhetorical Principles
ENGL-2846EL - Rhetoric of Film and Image
6 cr. any group course
18 cr. ERMS electives
6 cr. 4000-level courses
Concentration in English Literature (36 cr.)ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2005EL - Literatures in English
18 cr. of Group courses
6 cr. of English electives
Minors in English Literature and Rhetoric and Media Studies
English Literature (ELIT) (24 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2005EL - Literatures in English
6 cr in any ENGL course
6 cr in any Group course
English Rhetoric and Media Studies (ERMS) (24 cr.)
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2546EL - Rhetorical Principles
ENGL-2846EL - Rhetoric of Film and Image
6 cr in any ENGL course
6 cr in 3000-level ERMS electives
Minor in Canadian Studies (24 cr.)24 credits of selected courses from English, Theatre, Indigenous Studies, Geography/Géographie, French/Françaises, History/Histoire, Economics, Italian, Political Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology
Minor in Early Modern Studies (24 cr.)6 credits from each of groups A (English), B (History), and C (Classics, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy)
6 credits from the group of their choice
6 credits must be 3000- or 4000-level
English Literature and Rhetoric and Media Studies CoursesENGL-1540EL - Academic Reading and Writing in English
ENGL-1550EL - Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies
ENGL-2005EL - Literatures in English
ENGL-2515EL - Composition and Rhetorical Theory
ENGL-2546EL - Rhetorical Principles
ENGL/FILM-2846EL – Rhetoric of Film and Image
Group 1 courses
ENGL-3105EL - 16th and 17th Century Poetry and Prose
ENGL-3145EL - Medieval Poetry and Prose
ENGL-3157EL - Women's Writing in the 16th and 17th Century
ENGL-3175EL - Medieval and Early Modern Drama
ENGL-3195EL - Selected Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
ENGL-3196EL - Core Seminar Group 1
Group 2 courses
ENGL-3206EL - The 18th Century English Novel
ENGL-3207EL - The 19th Century English Novel
ENGL-3215EL - English Literature of the Romantic Period
ENGL-3235EL - Victorian Literature
ENGL-3245EL - English Literature of the 18th Century
ENGL-3256EL - Women of Letters in the 18th Century
ENGL-3257EL - 19th Century Women's Writing
ENGL-3295EL - Special Topics in 18th and 19th Century Literature
ENGL-3296EL - Core Seminar Group 2
Group 3 courses
ENGL-3305EL - Postcolonial Literary Studies
ENGL-3317EL - Contemporary Drama
ENGL-3326EL - The Modern Novel
ENGL-3327EL - The Contemporary Novel
ENGL-3335EL - Modern and Contemporary Poetry
ENGL-3346EL - Modern Women's Writing
ENGL-3347EL - Contemporary Women's Writing
ENGL-3395EL - Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Literature
ENGL-3396EL - Core Seminar Group 3
Group 4 courses
ENGL-3405EL - Canadian Thought and Culture
ENGL-3416EL - American Thought and Culture
ENGL-3445EL - A Survey of Canadian Literature
ENGL-3465EL - American Literature to 1865
ENGL-3485EL - Modern and Contemporary American Writers
ENGL-3495EL - Special Topics in North American Literature
ENGL-3496EL - Core Seminar Group 4
ERMS electives
ENGL-3516EL - Creative Writing
ENGL-3517EL - Studies in Creative Writing
ENGL-3526EL - Rhetorical Traditions
ENGL-3527EL - Rhetorical Criticism
ENGL-3556EL - Principles and Practices of Workplace Communication
ENGL-3595EL - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Media Studies
ENGL-3596EL - Core Seminar (ERMS - English Rhetoric and Media Studies)
ENGL/FILM-2805EL - Film Foundations: Techniques, Theory and History
ENGL/FILM-2815EL - World Cinema
ENGL/FILM-2826EL - Rhetoric of Documentary Films
ENGL/FILM-2827EL - Documentary Film Making
ENGL/FILM-2835EL - American Film Directors
ENGL/FILM-3836EL - Women and Film
ENGL/FILM-3846EL - Applied Media Aesthetics
ENGL/FILM-3847EL - Film Theory
ELIT electives
ENGL-2606EL - Backgrounds to Western Literature I
ENGL-2607EL - Backgrounds to Western Literature II
ENGL-2616EL - The Bible and Literature
ENGL-2626EL - Critical Approaches
ENGL-2656EL - Northern Ontario Literature
ENGL-2676EL - Popular Literature and Culture I
ENGL-2677EL - Popular Literature and Culture II
Fourth-year courses
ENGL-4105EL - Theory and Criticism
ENGL-4656EL - Directed Readings
ENGL-4686EL - Honours Seminar I
ENGL-4687EL - Honours Seminar II
ENGL-4786EL - Honours Seminar III
ENGL-4787EL - Honours Seminar IV
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