Traditional Survey Option: Program Requirements

Required for Graduation:

At least six credits in Canadian Literature after the first year.

First Year:

Required: Six Credits: Two of English 110, 111, 121.

Recommended: Second Language:

• Entry-level second language, if not already present;
• If entry-level exists, continuation to university first-year level.

Required in Second Year:

Six credits: English 211, 221

Recommended in Second Year:

• Second Language: Continuation of second language based on level of first-year studies.
• English 214/224

Required in Third and Fourth Years:

Thirty 300/400-level English credits required, as follows:

1. At least three credits in each of three centuries prior to 1900.
2. At least three credits in each of three areas after 1900.

Recommended:

1. Second language to second-year university level;
2. Program Focus as follows:

   At least nine credits in an area of specialization as defined in course outlines; one full course and two supplementary courses chosen in conjunction with faculty advisors.

   • National Literatures/ Postcolonial Literature
   • ender Studies
   • Critical Theory
   • Rhetoric and Composition
   • Literature and the other Arts
   • Literary Genre
   • Literary Period
   • Literary Themes/Special Topics

Notes:

1. The area of specialization may include courses needed for requirements a. and b.
2. In years 3 and 4, students may take up to 42 credits in senior English courses.
3. For credit toward the English Major, students may take for credit any one of the following courses: Phil 375, Phil 425, FINA 390, THTR 311, THTR 312, THTR 321, THTR 322, THTR 326, THTR 327.

Sample Program: Historical Survey Option

First Year:

English 110, 111, or 121

French 111, 121

Second Year:

English 211, 221

English 214, 224 or other 200-level courses

French 211, 221

Third Year:

English 330 (3) Practical Criticism

English 3XX (6) [16th Century]

English 4XX (3) [Twentieth Century - Gender Studies]

English 3XX (6) [Composition - especially for students continuing to Education]

French 212, 222

Fourth Year:

English 3XX (3) [Critical Theory]

English 3XX (6) [Eighteenth Century]

English 3XX (3) [Nineteenth Century]

English 4XX (3) [Canadian Literature - Gender Studies]

English 4XX (3) [Canadian Literature - Gender Studies]

English 3XX (6) [History of Language or Linguistics - especially for students continuing to Education]

French 352