ENGL - English

Offered By:
Faculty of Arts

Below are the courses available from the ENGL code. Select a course to view the available classes, additional class notes, and class times.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

Introduces methods of critical analysis through a range of literature written in English, broadly conceived, from different historical periods and cultural locations. Note: Not to be taken by students with 6 units in approved junior English.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

This variable content course introduces methods of literary research as an in-depth process through one or more case studies. Refer to the Class Schedule and the Department of English and Film Studies website for specific topics. This course cannot be repeated for credit. Note: Not to be taken by students with 6 units in approved junior English.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

An introduction to Indigenous literatures in North America, from their earliest oral forms to their contemporary variations. Note: Not to be taken by students with 6 units in approved junior English. Sections reserved for students in the TYP Program include a 3 hour seminar component in addition to the 3 hour lecture component.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

An introduction to studies in the discipline recommended for students considering a major, minor, or Honors degree in English. Students will be introduced to a variety of methodological approaches while learning about literary, cultural and media studies, with special attention to topics such as race, Indigeneity, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. NOTES: Not to be taken by students with 6 units in approved junior English. Credit does not fulfill the Arts common English requirement. Restricted to students registered in the Faculty of Arts.

Starting: 2025-09-01 ENGL 150 - Introduction to English Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

An introduction to studies in the discipline recommended for students considering a major, minor, or Honors degree in English. Students will be introduced to a variety of methodological approaches while learning about literary, cultural and media studies, with special attention to topics such as race, Indigeneity, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. NOTES: Not to be taken by students with 6 units in approved junior English.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course aims to develop the student's ability to provide effective written and oral information. It will focus on instruction in fundamental writing skills, including building effective sentences and paragraphs, and on learning to communicate clearly across a range of genres and media used in academic and professional contexts, including correspondence and presentations. Students will be introduced to the principles of information gathering, analysis, and citation. Note: Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering only.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to a range of poetic forms, techniques and theories. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to narrative and narrative theory through a range of fictional and non-fictional writing. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in ENGL 219.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the structure and social life of the English language. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to the history of literature by reading a wide range of texts across 800 years with a focus on cultural and social change. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

A landscape of Indigenous literary methods addressing field and canon formations, shifts, debates, and the ethics of reading. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to the breadth of theoretical perspectives for the study of English. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to dynamics of gender and sexuality in literary and other cultural texts, and to the critical concepts and methods key to their study. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to dynamics of class and ideology in literary and other cultural texts, and to the critical concepts and methods key to their study. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to dynamics of race and ethnicity in literary and other cultural texts, and to the critical concepts and methods key to their study. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An introduction to dynamics of colonization and its resistances in literary and other cultural texts, and to the critical concepts and methods key to their study. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

A survey of literatures in what is now Canada. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course, designed to increase the student's ability to write effective essays, emphasizes the study of grammar, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure. The study of models of prose style is integrated with frequent practice in writing. ENGL 299 is not a remedial course. Note: Restricted to students in the Faculty of Education. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the historical development of the English Language. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in former ENGL 311.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the theories, histories, and literary practices introduced by digital culture. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Nonfictional writing and representation in memoir, biography, diaries, letters and digital modes of representing the self. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies of the contributions of Métis writers to the formation of their intellectual and community traditions. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Indigenous poetry and poetics in North America, including the study of the contemporary literary movement and its politics. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An examination of the range of literature produced under and in the aftermath of colonialism and imperialism. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from the African context. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from the Irish context. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from the Indian context. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from the Middle-Eastern context. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works in the English language from the medieval period. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works written in English. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in a selection of plays. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in ENGL 338.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works written in English. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works written in English. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works in English from 1789 to 1830. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from 1830 to 1900. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in selected American literary and cultural texts (film, media, material objects) to 1900. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in issues and problems of origination in works from the American context. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior English, or 3 units of junior English plus WRS 101.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in issues and problems of racialization in American literary and cultural texts (film, media, material objects). Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in selected American literary and cultural texts (film, media, material objects) from 1900 until the present. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in high, low and late modernism, and the avant-garde from 1900 to 1950. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in former ENGL 370. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Addresses issues of production, circulation, and consumption in Canadian literary culture. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

A consideration of literature's role in and responses to settler colonialism; material includes both pre- and post-1900 texts. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Considers Indigenous, marginalized, and mainstream writings and their complicated relationship to the institutions of CanLit. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works by Canadian dramatists and performance artists. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior English, or 3 units of junior English plus WRS 101.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from literatures produced after 2000. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Selected works from the Amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton area and the prairies. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The study of the cultures of young people which may include literature, television, digital cultures, and other media formats. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in print and oral texts, including picture books, historical, critical and theoretical approaches to literature for young people. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the cultures, politics, forms, and theories of queer and trans life across a range of texts and formats. Content and period focus may vary. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the cultural formations and contradictions of racial capitalism. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: variable content course which may be repeated if topics vary .

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the relation between aesthetics and politics across a variety of cultural forms and contexts. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the social and cultural history of the material text, and to the critical concepts and methods key to its study, that emphasizes the relationship between the production of books and the production of culture. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in ENGL 208.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Studies in the social and cultural histories of reading, and to the critical concepts and methods key to its study, that emphasizes the relationship between reading and the production of culture. Prerequisite: 6 units of junior ENGL, or 3 units of junior ENGL and 3 units of junior WRS. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in ENGL 209.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. . Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 6 units of junior English or 3 units of junior English plus WRS 101; and 12 units of senior-level English, 6 units of which must be at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Prerequisites: 12 units of senior ENGL with a minimum of 6 units at the 300 level. Note: variable content course which may be repeated.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Required of all Honors students. Students will initiate discussion of their essays with the Advisor in the preceding term. In their final year, students will be required to participate in a peer workshop and consult with a faculty member on their essay.

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Note: Students may take this directed-reading course no more than once during their program.

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