Contemporary Literature 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.

  Recommended Electives:

• Anthropology 121 (Cultural Anthropology)
• Music 100 (Theory of Music)
• Fine Arts 150 (Introduction to Visual Culture)
• Fine Arts 111/121 (History of Art)
• Political Studies 121 (Contemporary Ideologies)

Required in Second Year:

Second year survey in British, Canadian, or American literature

Recommended in Second Year:

Six credits in other 200-level English courses

Second Language: Continuation of second language based on level of first-year studies.

Recommended Electives:

• English 209/210 (Creative Writing)
• Anthropology 215 (Ethnography)
• Anthropology 219 (Ancient North Americans)
• Philosophy 224 (Cyberphilosophy)
• Political Studies 222 (Political Philosophy)

Required in Third and Fourth Years:

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

1. At least six credits in each of three national literatures (or Postcolonial Literature)
2. At least three credits in each of two centuries prior to 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
   • Gender 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. 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.

Recommended Electives:

• Philosophy 339 (Philosophy of Art)
• Philosophy 375 (Philosophy and Literature)
• Philosophy 425/426 (Philosophy of Language)

Sample Program

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 3XX (3) [British Novel - Eighteenth Century]

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

French 212, 222

Fourth Year:

English 3XX (3) [Critical Theory]

English 3XX (3) [American Novel - Nineteenth Century]

English 3XX (3) [British Novel - Twentieth Century]

English 4XX (6) [Canadian Literature - with focus on Novel]

English 4XX (3) [Postcolonial Literature - with focus on Novel]

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

French 352