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Junior Courses: 100 Level

Only 6 credit units of introductory 100-level English may be taken for credit.

ENG 110.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literature and Composition
1&2(3L)

An introduction to the main kinds of literature. In addition to learning the tools of critical analysis, students will study and practise composition.

ENG 111.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literature and Composition: Reading Poetry
1/2 (3L)

An introduction to the major forms of poetry in English. In addition to learning the tools of critical analysis, students will study and practise composition.

ENG 112.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literature and Composition: Reading Drama
1/2(3L)

An introduction to major forms of dramatic activity in English. In addition to learning the tools of critical analysis, students will study and practise composition.

ENG 113.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literature and Composition: Reading Narrative
1/2(3L)

An introduction to the major forms of narrative literature in English. In addition to learning the tools of critical analysis, students will study and practise composition.

ENG 114.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literature and Composition: Reading Culture
1/2(3L)

An introduction to historical and contemporary cultural forms in English. In addition to learning the tools of critical analysis, students will study and practise composition.


Senior Courses: 200 Level Foundation

PREREQUISITES
6 credit units 100-level English is a prerequisite for all 200, 300 & 400 level English courses.

A few senior English courses have alternate prerequisites (see the prerequisites listed under each individual course).

The following three courses are new requirements for all degree programs except the B.A. Three-year. Students are advised to fulfill this requirement by taking these classes as early as the second year although they may be taken at any time. Academic counselling is encouraged.

ENG 202.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Reading the Canon: Texts/Contexts
1&2(3L)

A survey of English literature with primary emphasis on the historical development of the British canon (including Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Austen, for example), with some attention to the critical issues raised by the concept of "canon" itself, to non-canonical writers, and to other literatures in English.

Note: Students with credit for ENG 200 may not take this course for credit.

ENG 203.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Reading English: Critical Approaches
1&2(3L)

An introduction to the major critical perspectives on reading literature, with particular emphasis on the 20th century. The course will typically explore a number of critical approaches to reading and test them on a selection of literary works.

Note: Students with credit for ENG 282 may not take this course for credit.

ENG 204.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» The History and Future of the Book
1&2(3L)

An introductory history of the concept and technology of the book. The course focuses on the development of the book as a vehicle of communication and on its ideological and political impact, with some attention to the emergence and consequences of digital platforms such as e-mail, the web, and electronic books.

The following classes are not requirements in any degree program. Students who wish to take these classes are advised to do so early in their programs and to note that they MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED for ENG 202, 203, or 204 listed above.

ENG 262.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Advanced Composition
1&2(2L)

Intended for students who are interested in developing their skill at expository writing. With the help of examples drawn from modern writers, the fundamentals of rhetoric and good prose style will be studied and practiced. Enrolment will be limited.

Note: This course may not be taken for credit towards the honours program.

ENG 277.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Literary Uses of Mythology
1/2(3L)

An introduction to the theory of myth and selected examples of the classical and other myths most frequently adapted and reinterpreted in literature in English. Emphasizes the ways in which different writers can find quite different kinds of significance in the same myth.

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