University of Calgary : English ENGL

English ENGL

Instruction offered by members of the Department of English in the Faculty of Humanities.

Department Head - A. McWhir

One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature will normally constitute the prerequisite for 300-level English courses.

The following 300-level courses have no 200-level prerequisites: English 329 , 385 , 387 , 389 , 393 , 395 , 399 .

Junior Courses

English 203

Foundations: Literary Analysis

A seminar on a special topic, emphasizing critical reading and writing. This course prepares students for advanced undergraduate studies in English.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Compulsory for, and limited to, English Majors, Minors, and Honours students. Please consult the Department of English website for the topic of each section of this course.

English 205

Foundations: Shakespeare

Selected works of William Shakespeare, with instruction in critical writing.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Compulsory for, and limited to, English Majors, Minors, and Honours students.

English 231

Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Fiction

Selected novels and short stories. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

English 233

Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Non-Fiction

Selected works of non-fictional prose. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

English 235

Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Poetry

Selected poetry. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

English 237

Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Drama

Selected plays. Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

English 239

Fundamentals of Literary Studies: Special Topics

Emphasizes fundamental skills: how to read a text accurately and critically; how to write logically, clearly, and correctly.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Instructors will offer a variety of course designs and reading lists to teach these skills: check the description of each section posted on the English Department Website.

English 265

Introductory Creative Writing

Instruction in the rudiments of craft for poetry, scripts, and fiction, emphasizing the centrality of reading and revision to literary composition.
Course Hours: H (3-0)
Notes: Does not require any prerequisite. Does not count toward the "Creative Writing concentration" transcript designation. Primarily intended for students planning to take further courses in Creative Writing.

Senior Courses

English 302

Foundations: Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Practices

An examination of the claims and assumptions of a range of contemporary critical practices, such as formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, feminism and gender studies, new historicism, psychoanalytic criticism, and cultural and ideological critique. Includes practice in the application of theory to literary texts.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Notes: Compulsory for English Majors, Minors and Honours students.

English 312

Shakespeare

A consideration of the development and variety of Shakespeare's dramatic art.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 318

Women's Literary Tradition

The writings of women in English from the medieval period to the present, with emphasis on the evolution of a complex and varied literary tradition.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 329

Reading Poetry

Practice in the close reading of poems. The poetry chosen will emphasize the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 354 .
Notes: This course does not require any prerequisite.

English 340

Foundations: Literature in English from the Middle Ages to the Present

A historical survey.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 203 and 205 , or consent of the department
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 240.
Notes: Compulsory for, and limited to, English Majors, Minors and Honours students.

English 354

Poetry: Reading and Analysis

Through textual analysis and close reading, this course acquaints students with the characteristic forms, styles, and concepts of poetry written in English. Detailed attention will be paid to tropes and figures, form, tone, diction, implication, point of view. Students will learn how to work with techniques of prosody and basic poetic terminology in writing analytic essays on poems drawn from a wide range of historical periods, social contexts, and national literatures.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Notes: Compulsory for English Majors, Minors and Honours students with credit in English 240.

English 356

Drama

A survey of dramatic literature in English from its medieval origins to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 358

Fiction

The development of prose fictional forms, including the novel and the short story, from the eighteenth century to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 364

Poetry Writing I

Basic instruction in writing poetry, with particular emphasis on the short lyric poem.
Course Hours: F(2S-1-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Notes: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English. (This course is ideal preparation for English 494 .)

English 366

Fiction Writing I

Basic instruction in the art of fiction writing, with particular emphasis on the short story.
Course Hours: F(2S-1-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Notes: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English. (This course is ideal preparation for English 496 .)

English 370 &nbs p;

Canadian Literature

A survey of Canadian literature in English from the beginnings to the present. Includes a range of literary forms and genres and will reflect Canada's literary history as well as its cultural and regional diversity.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 470 .
Notes: For courses in French-Canadian Literature refer to the Department of French, Italian and Spanish.

English 371

Topic in Canadian Literature

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: English 371 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

English 381

The History of English

An introduction to important changes and stages in the history of English including its Indo-European and Germanic origins and a consideration of Modern English grammar and orthography from a historical perspective.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Linguistics 203 .
Also known as: (Linguistics 381 )

English 383

Topic in Literature and the Environment

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Note: English 383 does not require any prerequisite.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 387 .03 or 387 .30.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

English 385

Topic in Aboriginal Literatures

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 385 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

English 387

Topic in Literature and Society

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 387 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

English 389

Topic in Gay or Lesbian Literature

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 389 does not require any prerequisite.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

English 392

International English Literature

Literatures written in English outside of Canada, Great Britain, and the United States, encompassing representative works from several areas such as Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 492 .

English 393

Speculative Fiction I: Science Fiction

An examination of works of science fiction.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 393 does not require any prerequisite.

English 395

Speculative Fiction II: Fantasy

An examination of works of fantasy.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 395 does not require any prerequisite.

English 397

Literature for Younger Children

A historical and critical study of literature for younger children.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 398

Children's Literature

A historical and critical study of children's literature.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): One full-course equivalent of English and/or Comparative Literature, or consent of the Department.

English 399

Detective Fiction

An examination of detective fiction.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 399 does not require any prerequisite.

English 401

Old English Language and Prose Literature

Study of the language of the Anglo-Saxons through reading of prose texts.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 403

Old English Poetry

Readingand analysis of Old English poetry in the original language.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 401 or consent of the Department.

English 404

Middle English Literature

Representative works of the Middle English period; the Middle English language.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 408

Sixteenth-Century Literature

Survey of the literature of the Renaissance to 1600.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 414

Seventeenth Century Literature

Survey of the literature of the Renaissance from 1600, including Milton.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 430

Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature

Survey of literature from 1660 to 1800.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 440

Literature of the Romantic Period

Survey of literature of the Romantic period.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 444

Victorian Literature

Survey of British literature of the later nineteenth century.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 446

American Literature to 1900

Survey of American literature to 1900, with emphasis on the nineteenth century.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 450

British Literature from 1900

Survey of British literature from 1900 to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 462

American Literature from 1900

Survey of American literature from 1900 to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 470

Canadian Literature

Survey of Canadian literature from the beginnings to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 370 .

English 480

Literary Theory

Survey of the major theories of and approaches to literature from classical times to the present.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.

English 492

International Literature

Literatures written in English outside of Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, with works from several areas such as Africa, Australasia, the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent.
Course Hours: F(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): English 354 and 302 , or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Note: Not open to students with credit in English 392 .

English 494

Poetry Writing II

A close examination and discussion of the student's own work, with emphasis on technique.
Course Hours: F(2-1T-1)
Prerequisite(s): Full junior English or equivalent and consent of the Department.
Notes: One month before the start of classes, prospective students must submit a portfolio of their own work for evaluation before consent of the Department will be given. Details of this procedure are available from the Department of English.

English 496

Fiction Writing II

English 501

Studies in Drama