English

Faculty List
  • K. Akiwenzie-Damm, M.A. (Ottawa), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • M. Assif, B.A. (Hassan II), M.A., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • C. Bolus-Reichert, M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana), Associate Professor
  • U. Chakravarty, B.A. (Columbia), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania), Assistant Professor
  • R.M. Brown, M.A., Ph.D. (Binghamton), Professor Emeritus
  • M.C. Cuddy-Keane, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor Emerita
  • N. Dolan, M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard), Associate Professor
  • A. DuBois, B.A. (Duke), Ph.D. (Harvard), Associate Professor
  • D. Flynn, M.A., Ph.D. (Berkeley), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • K. Gaston, A.B. (Princeton), M.Phil. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania), Associate Professor
  • M.B. Goldman, M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
  • S.D. King, M.A., Ph.D. (Western), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • N. ten Kortenaar, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
  • K.R. Larson, M.Phil., M.St. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
  • G. Leonard, M.A., Ph.D. (Florida), Professor
  • R. Lundy, M.A. (Saskatchewan), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • A. Maurice, M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell), Associate Professor
  • A. Milne, M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • I. Morra, M.A. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor
  • S. Nikkila, B.A. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Edinburgh), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • Y. Ryzhik, Ph.D. (Harvard), Assistant Professor (CLTA)
  • S. Sathiyaseelan, M.A. (Nebraska-Lincoln), Ph.D. (Florida State), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • S. Saljoughi, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Ryerson), M.A. (Ryerson), Ph.D. (Minnesota), Assistant Professor
  • R. Sengupta, M.A. (Delhi), M.Phil. (Jamia Millia Islamia), Ph.D. (SOAS Univ. of London), Assistant Professor
  • D. Tysdal, B.A. (Regina), M.A. (Acadia), M.A. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • K. Vernon, B.A., M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (Victoria), Associate Professor
  • L. Wey, M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • A. Westoll, B.Sc. (Queens), M.F.A. (UBC), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream


Undergraduate Coordinator Email: eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca
For more information, visit the Department of English website.

The discipline of English at UTSC offers programs in literature, creative writing, and film. Students of literature explore the rich variety of texts (including fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, but also the graphic novel or the narrative video game) in courses that range across centuries and across the globe. Film courses examine films, also across historical and cultural contexts. Creative writing students learn to express themselves in genres ranging from fiction to non-fiction, poetry, and screenplays. Our curriculum encourages students to think and write critically about the development and significance of the forms that writers and filmmakers work in, which are ways of seeing and expressing experience, and about the relationship between art and the world. The English programs at UTSC give students the tools to engage with the ways people have thought about, written about, and seen the world around them and, in so doing, to act in our own time through critical language and argument.

  • A-level courses introduce students to the study of English and Creative Writing at the university level.
  • B-level courses have no prerequisites and are available both to beginners and to more advanced students.
  • C-level courses are designed to build upon previous work. While they are open to all upper-level students, they presuppose some background in critical skills.
  • D-level courses provide opportunities for more sophisticated studies and require some independent work on the part of the student. These courses are generally restricted in enrolment and focus on seminar discussions.

Students are advised to check the prerequisites for C- and D-level courses when planning their individual programs, and to consult with the Program Supervisor before taking courses on other campuses.

Students planning to pursue graduate studies in English are advised to include ENGC15H3 within their program (it is required for the English Specialist) and to consider enrolling in ENGD98Y3, an intensive capstone seminar that provides qualified students with the opportunity to develop a senior essay project under the supervision of a faculty member in English. The Program Supervisor is available by appointment to advise students selecting courses with graduate study in mind.

Combined Degree Programs, Honours Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching

The Combined Degree Programs for UTSC Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) with the Master of Teaching (MT) offered by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education provide students with a direct pathway to the completion, in 6 years, of their Undergraduate degree, Ontario Teacher’s Certificate of Qualifications, and Master’s degree.​ These Combined Degree Programs allow students to complete 1.0 credit in courses that may be counted towards both degrees.

The Combined Degree Programs options are:

  • English (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Program Combination Restrictions

  1. The Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in English may not be combined.
  2. The Major and Minor programs in Creative Writing may not be combined.
  3. Students may combine one of the programs in English (Specialist or Major or Minor in English) with one of the programs in Creative Writing (Major or Minor) and/or the Minor in Film Studies. Students are cautioned that there can be a maximum overlap of 1.5 credits in ENG/FLM courses taken to complete their selected programs. The possible combinations are:
    1. The Specialist in English with the Minor in Creative Writing OR the Minor in Film Studies;
    2. The Major in English with the Major in Creative Writing;
    3. The Major in English with the Minor in Creative Writing and/or the Minor in Film Studies;
    4. The Major in Creative Writing with the Minor in English and/or the Minor in Film Studies.

For more information, including Admission and Program requirements, see the Combined Degree Programs section of the Calendar.​

Guidelines for First-Year Course Selection

ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 introduce students to the study of literature at the university level and are part of the core requirements for the English Specialist, Major, and Minor.

ENGA03H3 introduces students to the craft of creative writing and is required for admission to the Creative Writing programs. ENGA10H3 and/or ENGA11H3 provide another valuable entry point to introductory work in literary studies and are part of the core requirements for the Minor in Film Studies. All of these courses are also open to students with a general interest in English. First-year students are welcome to begin taking B-level classes alongside their introductory courses

English Courses

The following categories offer a broad orientation to English as a discipline and suggest some of our department’s core areas of strength. They can be a guide for selecting related courses as students move through the program. They also highlight some of the possible routes and threads students can follow as they develop particular areas of interest. 

Students should keep in mind that these categories are not mutually exclusive and that an important aspect of studying English literature involves thinking critically about the construction of historical and thematic boundaries. Students are also encouraged to develop thematic routes and threads through the program that reflect their individual areas of interest. Faculty members are available for individual consultation to discuss possibilities.

Medieval Literature
ENGB26H3, ENGB27H3, ENGB31H3, ENGB39H3, ENGC29H3, ENGC30H3, ENGC40H3, ENGD29H3, ENGD30H3, ENGD31H3

Early Modern (Renaissance) Literature
ENGB27H3, ENGB32H3, ENGB33H3, ENGC10H3, ENGC33H3, ENGC34H3, ENGC35H3, ENGD14H3, ENGD19H3

Long 18th-Century British Literature 
ENGB28H3, ENGC36H3, ENGC37H3, ENGC38H3, ENGC39H3, ENGC69H3, ENGD18H3

Long 19th-Century British Literature (Includes Romantic and Victorian)
ENGB28H3, ENGC21H3, ENGC22H3, ENGC25H3, ENGC42H3, ENGC43H3, ENGC69H3, ENGD43H3, ENGD48H3, ENGD89H3

Modernism, Modernity, and Postmodernity
ENGA10H3, ENGA11H3, ENGB14H3, ENGB28H3, (ENGB76H3), ENGC47H3, ENGC80H3, ENGD07H3, ENGD13H3, ENGD42H3, FLMB75H3/(ENGB75H3), FLMD91H3/(ENGD91H3)

Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island
ENGB01H3/(ENGC01H3), ENGC60H3, ENGC61H3, ENGC62H3

Canadian Literature
ENGB01H3/(ENGC01H3), ENGB06H3, ENGB07H3, ENGB25H3, ENGC02H3, ENGC03H3, ENGC07H3, ENGC09H3, ENGC14H3, ENGC70H3, ENGC71H3, ENGD05H3, ENGD57H3, ENGD58H3, ENGD80H3, ENGD84H3

American Literature
ENGB08H3, ENGB09H3, ENGC12H3, ENGC13H3, ENGC50H3, ENGC70H3, ENGC71H3, ENGC91H3, ENGD59H3, ENGD60H3

Postcolonial, Diasporic, and World Literatures
ENGB01H3/(ENGC01H3), ENGB17H3, ENGB19H3, ENGB22H3, ENGC13H3, ENGC18H3, ENGC19H3, ENGC51H3, ENGC59H3, ENGC70H3, ENGC71H3, ENGD08H3, ENGD71H3, FLMC83H3/(ENGC83H3), FLMC84H3/(ENGC84H3), FLMD62H3/(ENGD62H3), FLMD96H3/(ENGD96H3)

Form and Genre
ENGA01H3, ENGB04H3, ENGB12H3, ENGB14H3, ENGB30H3, ENGB31H3, ENGB34H3, ENGB35H3, ENGC23H3, ENGC26H3, ENGC27H3, ENGC28H3, ENGC38H3, ENGC41H3, ENGC48H3, ENGC47H3, ENGC54H3, ENGC60H3, ENGC61H3, ENGC62H3, ENGC69H3, ENGC79H3, ENGC80H3, ENGC90H3, ENGD07H3, ENGD12H3, ENGD13H3, ENGD53H3, ENGD94H3, FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3), FLMC78H3/(ENGC78H3)

Aspects of Theory
ENGB50H3, ENGB74H3, ENGC15H3, ENGC45H3, ENGC54H3, ENGC59H3, (ENGC76H3), ENGD03H3, ENGD19H3, ENGD55H3, ENGD93H3, ENGD98Y3, FLMC44H3/(ENGC44H3), FLMC82H3/(ENGC82H3)

Literature, Culture, and the Other Arts
ENGA10H3, ENGA11H3, ENGB30H3, ENGB37H3, ENGB38H3, ENGB50H3, ENGC04H3, ENGC05H3, ENGC06H3, ENGC11H3, ENGC16H3,ENGC17H3,ENGC22H3,ENGC23H3, ENGC36H3, ENGC41H3, ENGC43H3, ENGC54H3, (ENGC76H3), ENGC79H3, ENGC89H3, ENGD13H3, ENGD50H3, ENGD54H3, ENGD68H3, FLMC56H3/(ENGC56H3), FLMC78H3/(ENGC78H3)

Creative Writing
ENGA03H3, ENGB60H3, ENGB61H3, ENGB63H3, ENGC04H3, ENGC05H3, ENGC06H3, ENGC08H3, ENGC24H3, ENGC86H3, ENGC87H3, ENGC88H3, ENGC89H3, ENGD22H3, ENGD26Y3, ENGD27Y3, ENGD28Y3, ENGD95H3

Literature and Film Studies
ENGB29H3, ENGB74H3, (ENGB76H3), ENGC41H3, ENGD94H3, FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3), FLMB71H3/(ENGB71H3), FLMB75H3/(ENGB75H3), FLMB80H3, FLMC44H3/(ENGC44H3), FLMC56H3/(ENGC56H3), FLMC75H3/(ENGC75H3), FLMC78H3/(ENGC78H3), FLMC81H3, FLMC82H3/(ENGC82H3), FLMC83H3/(ENGC83H3), FLMC84H3/(ENGC84H3), FLMC92H3/(ENGC92H3), FLMD52H3/(ENGD52H3), FLMD62H3/(ENGD62H3), FLMD91H3/(ENGD91H3), FLMD93H3/(ENGD93H3), FLMD96H3/(ENGD96H3)

Experiential Learning and Outreach
For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.

Double Degree Programs

DOUBLE DEGREE: HONOURS BA, SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ENGLISH / HONOURS BSc, SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY

This Double Degree program creates an accelerated pathway for students who would otherwise have to complete two separate Specialist programs and two separate degrees. It will provide students with a thorough, interdisciplinary education in both literary studies and Psychology. The Double Degree program takes advantage of existing synergies to allow students to complete both undergraduate programs and degrees within five years, without compromising on the core requirements of either program.

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Double Degree is limited. Students may apply after completing a minimum of 4.0 credits including ENGA01H3, ENGA02H3, PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. A final grade of at least 75% is required in each of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. Students should apply to the program before they have completed 7.5 credits; however, students who have completed between 7.5 and 10.0 credits may apply to the program on a case-by-case basis by petitioning the program supervisor. Students who have completed more than 10.0 credits may not apply to the program. Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN in March/April and June/July.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 25.0 credits, including at least 7.0 credits at the C-level and at least 3.5 credits at the D-level.

Psychology Courses (10.5 credits)

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.5 credits):
PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory
and 0.5 credit from among the following:
- PSYC06H3 Psychophysiology Laboratory
- PSYC71H3/(PSYC11H3) Social Psychology Laboratory
- PSYC72H3/(PSYC26H3) Developmental Psychology Laboratory
- PSYC74H3/(PSYC05H3) Human Movement Laboratory
- PSYC75H3/(PSYC58H3) Cognitive Psychology Laboratory
- PSYC76H3/(PSYC04H3) Brain Imaging Laboratory

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit):
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level and C-level (4.5 credits):
Students are required to take 2.5 credits at the B-level or C-level from one of the two content groups listed below, and 2.0 credits from the other group:
(a) Social and Developmental (PSY courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (PSY courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

7. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit):
Students must take 0.5 credit from each grouping below:
(a) Social and Developmental (PSY courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (PSY courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

8. Additional 0.5 credit in Psychology at the C-level (0.5 credit)

English Courses (10.0 credits)
Of the 10.0 credits, at least 3.0 credits must be at the C-level and 1.5 credits at the D-level.

1. All of the following (2.5 credits):
ENGA01H3 What is Literature?
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing About Literature
ENGB27H3 Charting Literary History I
ENGB28H3 Charting Literary History II
ENGC15H3 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

2. 1.0 additional credits from courses whose content is pre-1900 (1.0 credit)
*See the English Course List for pre-1900 courses

3. 0.5 additional credit in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island  (0.5 credit)
*See the English Course List for courses in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island

4. 0.5 credit in Canadian Literature (0.5 credit)
*See the English Course List for courses in Canadian Literature

5. 5.5 additional credits in ENG or FLM courses (5.5 credits)

Notes: 
(1.) Students may count no more than one of the following courses towards the Specialist requirements: ENGB35H3 Children's Literature, (ENGB36H3) Detective Fiction, (ENGB41H3) Science Fiction. 
(2.) The following courses do not count towards any English programs: ENG100H, ENG185Y.

Additional Psychology/English Courses (2.0 credits)
Students must complete a further 2.0 credits. Courses selected to complete this component can be in either English or Psychology or a combination of the two.

1. 1.0 credit at the C- or D-level in PSY and/or ENG courses

2. Capstone Requirement (1.0 credit)
Students must choose one of the options listed below:
ENGD26Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGD27Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Prose
ENGD28Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENGD98Y3 Senior Essay and Capstone Seminar
PSYD98Y3 Thesis in Psychology

 

English Programs

COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS, HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OR HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS / MASTER OF TEACHING

The Combined Degree Programs for UTSC Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc)/ Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) with the Master of Teaching (MT) offered by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education are designed for students who are interested in a career in Education. They allow exceptional students who are registered in one of the 50 identified Specialist and Major programs to gain early admission to the MT, which is a full-time professional program that leads to both a Master's degree and eligibility to become a certified teacher in Ontario. Students who successfully complete one of the Combined Degree Programs listed below will earn two University of Toronto degrees (HBA/ HBSc and MT), and be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for a Certificate of Qualifications as elementary or secondary school teachers.

Contact Information:
Combined Degree Programs Coordinator
Email: cdp.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Combined Degree Programs options are:

Department of Anthropology

  • Evolutionary Anthropology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Evolutionary Anthropology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Arts, Culture and Media

  • Theatre and Performance Studies (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Biological Sciences

  • Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Conservation and Biodiversity (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Conservation and Biodiversity (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Human Biology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Human Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Integrative Biology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Plant Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching

Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

  • Mathematics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Mathematics (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Mathematics (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Mathematics (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching

Department of English

  • English (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • English (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Language Studies

  • French (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • French (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • French (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • French (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies

  • History (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • History (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Human Geography

  • Human Geography (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • Human Geography (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

  • Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Biochemistry (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Biochemistry (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Chemistry (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Chemistry (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Global Environmental Change (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Global Environmental Change (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Environmental Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Environmental Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Environmental Physics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Environmental Physics (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Physics and Astrophysics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Physics and Astrophysics (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching

Department of Sociology

  • Sociology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
  • Sociology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching

Students applying to the MT must have two teaching subjects regardless of the concentration they are applying to (Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, or Intermediate/Senior), and must have completed at least 6.0 credits in their first teaching subject and at least 3.0 credits in their second teaching subject (note: both French as a Second Language and Science require at least 6.0 credits in university courses even when they are a second teaching subject). Each of the programs listed below includes a minimum of 6.0 credits in courses that can be applied towards the completion of the prerequisites for the identified OISE teaching subject(s).

UTSC Programs Fit With OISE MT Teaching Subjects:

UTSC ProgramMT Teaching Subjects - Required Number of Courses/Credits Completed
- Specialist/ Specialist Co-op in Medicinal and Biological ChemistryScience - Chemistry, or
Science - Biology, or
Science - General
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyScience - Biology, or
Science - General
- Major/Major Co-op In Biochemistry
- Major in Biology
- Specialist in Conservation and Biodiversity
- Major in Conservation and Biodiversity
- Specialist in Human Biology
- Major in Human Biology
- Specialist in Integrative Biology
- Major in Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease
- Major in Plant Biology
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Global Environmental Change

Science - Biology

 

- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Chemistry
- Major/Major Co-op in Chemistry
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Environmental Chemistry
Science - Chemistry
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Environmental Physics
- Specialist in Physics and Astrophysics
- Major in Physics and Astrophysics
- Specialist in Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Science - Physics
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Mathematics
- Major/Major Co-op in Mathematics
Mathematics
- Specialist in Evolutionary Anthropology
- Major in Evolutionary Anthropology
- Specialist in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
- Major in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
- Specialist in Sociology
- Major in Sociology
Social Science - General
- Major in Theatre and Performance StudiesDramatic Arts
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in English
- Major/Major Co-op in English
English
- Specialist/Specialist Co-op in French
- Major/Major Co-op in French
French (Second Language)
- Specialist in History
- Major in History
History
- Specialist in Human Geography
- Major in Human Geography
Geography

Application Process:

  • Applicants must apply to the Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA)/ Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) program, the MT program and the CDP.
  • Qualified students in Year 3 of their HBA/ HBSc degree program apply to the MT program; those accepted will receive a conditional offer to start the MT program upon completion of their HBA/ HBSc program and degree requirements.

Minimum Admission Requirements:

To be considered for conditional admission to the MT program and the selected CDP, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

  • Be admitted to the HBA/ HBSc degree and at least one of the above-listed undergraduate programs at UTSC.
  • Meet the admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the MT program.
  • Be enrolled full-time and in good standing in the HBA/ HBSc program(s):
    • have a B+ average or higher in Year 2;
    • carry a full course load of 5.0 credits each year (i.e., complete 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions - Fall, Winter, Summer); where necessary, exceptions will be made for students in Co-op programs.
  • Have completed at least half of the teaching subjects' prerequisite courses - i.e., 3.0 credits in the first teaching subject and at least 1.5 credits in the second teaching subject (or 3.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science) - by the end of Year 3.
  • Provide at least two letters of reference (see: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/mt/Home.html).
  • Provide a Statement of Intent indicating their preferred concentration (Primary/Junior, Junior Intermediate, or Intermediate/Senior) and describe three significant teaching and/or teaching-related experiences they have had, especially with groups of children; with reference to these experiences, applicants should identify insights gained about teaching and learning, and explain how, based on these insights, they might contribute to the education of students in today's schools. On their resumé, applicants must list, in chart form, the extent of their teaching experiences; the chart should include dates, location of the experience, applicants' role, and number of hours working with students.
  • Meet other qualifications as specified by the MT program, including: a police record check, relevant teaching experiences, academic and professional references, and satisfying teaching subject prerequisites.

To be given full, unconditional admission to the MT program, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

  • Maintain a B+ average or higher in their final year of study in the HBA/ HBSc program, or over upper-level (C- and D-level) courses.
  • Achieve at least a B+ average in 1.0 credit in graduate courses taken in Year 4.
  • Regardless of the concentration to which they are applying (Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, Intermediate/Senior), complete the prerequisites for both the first and second teaching subjects; students are encouraged to consult often with their HBA/HBSc Program Supervisor, as well as the Combined Degree Programs Coordinator.
  • Be conferred with the HBA/ HBSc degree.

Program Requirements and Path to Completion:

  • Year 1 to 4: HBA/ HBSc degree requirements:
    • students must complete all of the HBA/ HBSc program and degree requirements;
    • students are expected to carry a full course load of 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions (Fall, Winter, Summer) of each year;
    • in Year 3, qualified students may apply to the MT and the CDP and may be offered conditional admission to the MT;
    • by the end of Year 3 students must complete at least 3.0 credits required for the first teaching subject, and at least 1.5 credits for the second teaching subject (or 3.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science);
    • in Year 4, students who receive a conditional offer of admission to the CDP must complete any two of the graduate elective half courses recommended by OISE for CDP students; these courses (1.0 credit) are counted towards the completion of both the HBA/ HBSc degree and the MT program and degree; CDP students are graded as graduate students in these courses and are required to meet graduate expectations;
    • by the end of Year 4, students must complete all HBA/ HBSc program requirements and degree requirements, including at least 6.0 credits required for the first teaching subject, and  at least 3.0 credits for the second teaching subject (or 6.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science).
  • Year 5 and 6: Remaining MT program and degree requirements:
    • students must complete 11.0 credits as identified by OISE.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ARTS) - SCSPE1645

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
12.0 credits in English are required of which at least 3.0 credits must be at the C-level and 1.5 credits at the D-level. They should be selected as follows:

1. All of the following:
ENGA01H3 What is Literature?
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing About Literature
ENGB27H3 Charting Literary History I
ENGB28H3 Charting Literary History II
ENGC15H3 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

2. 1.0 additional credits from courses whose content is pre-1900*
*See the English Course List for courses in pre-1900

3. 0.5 additional credit in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island
*See the English Course List for courses in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island

4. 0.5 credit in Canadian Literature*
*See the English Course List for courses in Canadian Literature

5. 7.5 additional credits in ENG or FLM courses

Note: Students may count no more than one of the following courses towards the Specialist requirements:
ENGB35H3 Children's Literature
(ENGB36H3) Detective Fiction
(ENGB41H3) Science Fiction

Students may count no more than 1.0 credit of D-level independent study [ENGD26Y3, ENGD27Y3, ENGD28Y3, (ENGD97H3), (ENGD99H3)] towards an English program.
The following courses do not count towards any English programs: ENG100H, ENG185Y.

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ARTS) - SCSPE1645C

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Contact: coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Specialist (Co-op) Program in English is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to English upon graduation.
In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.

Enrolment Requirements
The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits, plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Program Requirements
Students must complete the program requirements as described in the Specialist Program in English.

Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete two Co-op work terms, each of four-months duration. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Specialist (Co-op) Program in English and have completed at least 9.0 credits, including ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3.
In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete up to four Co-op specific courses. These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, and to perform professionally in the workplace. These courses must be completed in sequence, and are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

Co-op Preparation Course Requirements:

1. COPB50H3/​(COPD01H3) – Foundations for Success in Arts & Science Co-op
- Students entering Co-op from outside of UTSC (high school or other postsecondary) will complete this course in Fall, Winter, or Summer of their first year at UTSC. 
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in April/May will complete this course in the Summer semester.
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in July/August will complete this course in the Winter semester.

2. COPB51H3/​(COPD03H3) – Preparing to Compete for your Work Term
- This course will be completed eight months in advance of the first scheduled work term.

3. COPB52H3/​(COPD11H3) – Managing your Job Search and Transition to the Workplace
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the first work scheduled work term.

4. COPC98H3/​(COPD12H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part I
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the second scheduled work term.

5. COPC99H3/​(COPD13H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part II
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the third scheduled work term (for programs that require the completion of 3 work terms and/or four months in advance of any additional work terms that have been approved by the Arts and Science Co-op Office.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This, in turn, requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the Co-operative Programs section and the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN CREATIVE WRITING (ARTS) - SCMAJ1620

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program email: creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca

The Major in Creative Writing offers students the opportunity to deepen their development as literary artists, and to gain a comprehensive historical and critical understanding of literary and creative practice. Benefiting from workshop-based courses and feedback from award-winning faculty and visiting writers, as well as from peer review, students will produce original work in a range of genres, encompassing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, and comics. Students will graduate with the confidence and tools they need to continue developing as writers. They will also emerge from this program with the practical knowledge and experience to professionalize their creative skills into fields as diverse as publishing, editing, communications, public relations, marketing, and advertising.

Enrolment is limited and admission is by portfolio. Students will be able to apply to the program after they have completed a minimum of 4.0 credits, including ENGA03H3.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of 15-20 pages representing their best writing in poetry, fiction (either short stories or selections from a longer work), and/or creative non-fiction; portfolios may include work completed prior to admission to UTSC. The portfolio must be accompanied by a brief letter of application (1-2 pages) addressed to the Program Advisor in Creative Writing. The letter should discuss the applicant's experience as a writer, their future goals in the creative writing program, and a work of literature that has inspired them. Portfolios should be submitted to creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca by the application deadlines for limited enrolment programs - normally March/April for students applying at the end of the Winter session and June/July for students applying at the end of the Summer session. Students should visit the Office of the Registrar website for exact dates.

Students who are not successful in their first attempt at applying for the program will be eligible to apply again. By the deadlines outlined above, these students must submit a new portfolio of 15-20 pages representing their best work in poetry, fiction (either short stories or selections from a longer work), and/or creative non-fiction. The portfolio must be accompanied by a brief letter of application (1-2 pages) addressed to the Program Advisor in Creative Writing at the email address above. The letter should discuss the applicant's experience as a writer, their future goals in the creative writing program, and a work of literature that has inspired them.

Program Requirements:
Students must complete a total of 7.5 credits, of which at least 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level.

1. 3.0 credits as follows:
ENGA03H3 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGB60H3 Creative Writing: Poetry I
ENGB61H3 Creative Writing: Fiction I
ENGB63H3 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction I
[ENGC86H3 Creative Writing: Poetry II or ENGC87H3 Creative Writing: Fiction II or ENGC88H3 Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction II]
ENGD95H3 Creative Writing as a Profession

2. 2.0 credits to be selected from the following:
ENGC04H3 Creative Writing: Screenwriting
ENGC05H3 Creative Writing: Poetry and New Media
ENGC06H3 Creative Writing: Writing for Comics
ENGC08H3 Special Topics in Creative Writing I
ENGC24H3 Creative Writing: The Art of the Personal Essay
ENGC86H3 Creative Writing: Poetry II (if not already selected as a required course)
ENGC87H3 Creative Writing: Fiction II (if not already selected as a required course)
ENGC88H3 Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction II (if not already selected as a required course)
ENGC89H3 Creative Writing and Performance
ENGD22H3 Special Topics in Creative Writing II
ENGD26Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGD27Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Prose
ENGD28Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Open Genre

3. 2.5 additional credits in ENG and FLM courses

MAJOR PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ARTS) - SCMAJ1645

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
7.5 credits in English are required They should be selected as follows:

1. 2.0 credits
ENGA01H3 What Is Literature?
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing about Literature
ENGB27H3 Charting Literary History I
ENGB28H3 Charting Literary History II

2. 0.5 additional credit from courses whose content is pre-1900*
*See the English Course List for courses in pre-1900

3. 0.5 additional credit in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island
*See the English Course List for courses in Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island

4. At least 0.5 credit at the D-level in ENG or FLM courses

5. 4.0 additional credits in ENG or FLM courses of which 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D- level

Notes:
1. Students may count no more than one of the following courses towards the Major requirements: ENGB35H3 Children's Literature, ENGB36H3 Detective Fiction, ENGB41H3 Science Fiction.
2. Students may count no more than one 1.0 credit of D-level independent study [ENGD26Y3, ENGD27Y3, ENGD28Y3, (ENGD97H3), (ENGD99H3)] towards an English program.
3. The following courses do not count towards any English programs: ENG100H, ENG185Y.

MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ARTS) - SCMAJ1645C

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Contact: coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Major (Co-op) Program in English is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to English upon graduation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.

Enrolment Requirements
The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits, plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Completion Requirements
Students must complete the program requirements as described in the Major Program in English.

Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete two Co-op work terms, each of four-months duration. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Major (Co-op) Program in English and have completed at least 9.0 credits, including ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3.

In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete up to four Co-op specific courses. These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, and to perform professionally in the workplace. These courses must be completed in sequence and are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

Co-op Preparation Course Requirements:

1. COPB50H3/​(COPD01H3) – Foundations for Success in Arts & Science Co-op
- Students entering Co-op from outside of UTSC (high school or other postsecondary) will complete this course in Fall, Winter or Summer of their first year at UTSC.
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in April/May will complete this course in the Summer semester.
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in July/August will complete this course in the Winter semester.

2. COPB51H3/​(COPD03H3) – Preparing to Compete for your Work Term

3. COPB52H3/​(COPD11H3) – Managing your Job Search and Transition to the Workplace
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the first work scheduled work term.

4. COPC98H3/​(COPD12H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part I
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the second scheduled work term.

5. COPC99H3/​(COPD13H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part II
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the third scheduled work term (for programs that require the completion of 3 work terms and/or four months in advance of any additional work terms that have been approved by the Arts and Science Co-op Office.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This, in turn, requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the Co-operative Programs section and the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MINOR PROGRAM IN CREATIVE WRITING (ARTS) - SCMIN1620

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program email: creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca

Enrolment Requirements:

Enrolment is limited and admission is by portfolio. Students will be able to apply to the program after they have completed a minimum of 4.0 credits, including ENGA03H3.

Applicants must submit a portfolio of 15-20 pages representing their best writing in poetry, fiction (either short stories or selections from a longer work), and/or creative non-fiction; portfolios may include work completed prior to admission to UTSC. The portfolio must be accompanied by a brief letter of application (1–2 pages) addressed to the Program Advisor in Creative Writing. The letter should discuss the applicant’s experience as a writer, their future goals in the creative writing program, and a work of literature that has inspired them.

Portfolios should be submitted to creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca by the application deadlines for limited enrolment programs – normally March/April for students applying at the end of the Winter session and June/July for students applying at the end of the Summer session. Students should visit the Office of the Registrar website for exact dates.

Students who are not successful in their first attempt at applying for the program, will be eligible to apply again. By the deadlines outlined above, these students must submit a new portfolio of 15-20 pages representing their best writing in poetry, fiction (either short stories or selections from a longer work), and/or creative non-fiction. The portfolio must be accompanied by a brief letter of application (1–2 pages) addressed to the Program Advisor in Creative Writing. The letter should discuss the applicant’s experience as a writer, their future goals in the creative writing program, and a work of literature that has inspired them.

Program Requirements:
Students must complete 4.0 credits as follows. A maximum of 1.0 credit in creative writing courses may be taken at another campus.

1. 1.0 credit as follows:
ENGA03H3 Introduction to Creative Writing
[ENGB60H3 Creative Writing: Poetry I or ENGB61H3 Creative Writing: Fiction I]

2. 3.0 credits to be selected from the following:
ENGB60H3 Creative Writing: Poetry I (if not already counted as a required course)
ENGB61H3 Creative Writing: Fiction I (if not already counted as a required course)
ENGB63H3 Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction I
ENGC04H3 Creative Writing: Screenwriting
ENGC05H3 Creative Writing: Poetry, Experimentation, and Activism
ENGC06H3 Creative Writing: Writing for Comics
ENGC08H3 Special Topics in Creative Writing I
ENGC24H3 Creative Writing: The Art of the Personal Essay
ENGC86H3 Creative Writing: Poetry II
ENGC87H3 Creative Writing: Fiction II
ENGC88H3 Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction II
ENGC89H3 Creative Writing and Performance
ENGD22H3 Special Topics in Creative Writing II
ENGD26Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGD27Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Prose
ENGD28Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Open Genre
ENGD95H3 Creative Writing as a Profession

MINOR PROGRAM IN ENGLISH (ARTS) - SCMIN0226

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
4.0 credits in ENG or FLM courses are required. They should be selected as follows:

1. All of the following:
ENGA01H3 What is Literature?
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing About Literature

2. 3.0 additional credits in ENG or FLM courses, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the C- level or D- level

Students may count no more than 1.0 credit of D-level independent study [ENGD26Y3, ENGD27Y3, ENGD28Y3, (ENGD97H3), ENGD98Y3, (ENGD99H3)] towards an English program.
The following courses do not count towards any English programs: ENG100H, ENG185Y.

MINOR PROGRAM IN FILM STUDIES (ARTS) - SCMIN1909

For more information, contact eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
4.0 credits in ENG/FLM are required, of which 1.0 must be at the C- or D- level.

1. 1.0 credit as follows:
FLMA70H3/​(ENGB70H3) How to Read a Film
FLMB75H3/​(ENGB75H3) Cinema and Modernity

2. 0.5 credit as follows:
[ENGA10H3 Literature and Film for our Time: Visions and Revisions
or ENGA11H3 Literature and Film for our Time: Dawn of the Digital]

3. 1.0 credit from [FLM courses or ENGB29H3 or ENGB74H3 or ENGC04H3]

4. 1.5 additional credits from ENG or FLM courses

Note: Film courses selected from other departments and discipline will be approved for the Minor in Film Studies on a case-by-case basis.

 

English Courses

ENGA01H3 - What Is Literature?

This course introduces the fundamentals of studying English at the university level, and builds the skills needed to successfully navigate English degree programs as well as a liberal arts education more broadly. Students will learn how to read texts closely and think critically; they will practice presenting their ideas in a clear, supported way; they will be exposed to a variety of texts in different forms and genres; and they will gain a working familiarity with in-discipline terminology and methodologies. Moreover, the course is an opportunity to explore the power exercised by literature on all levels of society, from the individual and personal to the political and global.

Exclusion: ENG110Y, (ENGB03H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGA02H3 - Critical Writing about Literature

This is a writing-focused, workshop-based course that provides training in critical writing about literature at the university level. Throughout the term, students will examine and develop fundamental writing skills (close reading, critical analysis, organization, argumentation, and research). Specifically, this course aims to equip students with the practical tools and confidence to consult different academic writing styles, develop thesis-driven analyses, and produce short thesis-driven papers. The course will also provide overview of library research methods, MLA-style citation guidelines, and strategies for improving the craft of writing itself (grammar and style). While this course focuses on critical writing about fiction, it will also help students develop a set of transferrable skills that may be applied to various academic and professional settings. English A02 is not a language course. All students entering the course are expected to have a basic grasp of the conventions of academic writing.

Exclusion: (ENGB05H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGA03H3 - Introduction to Creative Writing

An introduction to the fundamentals of creative writing, both as practice and as a profession. Students will engage in reading, analyzing, and creating writing in multiple genres, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama.

Prerequisite: High school English or Creative Writing
Exclusion: ENG289H1
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Priority will be given to students who have declared, or are considering, a Major or Minor program in Creative Writing.

ENGA10H3 - Literature and Film for Our Time: Visions and Revisions

An exploration of how literature and film reflect the artistic and cultural concerns that shaped the twentieth century.

Exclusion: ENG140Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGA11H3 - Literature and Film for Our Time: Dawn of the Digital

Building on ENGA10H3, this course considers how literature and film responds to the artistic, cultural, and technological changes of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Exclusion: ENG140Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB01H3 - Introduction to Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island

This course introduces students to a diverse selection of writing by Indigenous authors (primarily Canadian) from Turtle Island, including novels, poetry, drama, essays, oratory, and autobiography. Discussion of literature is grounded in Indigenous literary criticism, which addresses such issues as appropriation of voice, language, land, spirituality, orality, colonialism, gender, hybridity, authenticity, resistance, sovereignty, and anti-racism.

Indigenous Literatures of Turtle Island course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC01H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB02H3 - Effective Writing in the Sciences

This course will provide science students with practical strategies, detailed instructions, and cumulative assignments to help them hone their ability to write clear, coherent, well-reasoned prose for academic and professional purposes. Topics will include scientific journal article formats and standards, peer-review, and rhetorical analysis (of both scientific and lay-science documents).

Exclusion: PCL285H
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in science programs. Additional students will be admitted as space permits.

ENGB04H3 - How to Read a Poem

An introduction to the understanding of poetry in English. By close reading of a wide range of poems from a variety of traditions, students will learn how poets use the resources of patterned language to communicate with readers in uniquely rich and powerful ways.

Exclusion: ENG201Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB06H3 - Canadian Literature to 1900

A study of Canadian literature from pre-contact to 1900. This course explores the literatures of the "contact zone", from Indigenous oral and orature, to European journals of exploration and discovery, to the works of pioneer settlers, to the writing of the post-Confederation period.
Pre-1900 course

Exclusion: ENG252Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB07H3 - Canadian Literature 1900 to Present

A continuation of ENGB06H3 introducing students to texts written from 1900 to the present. Focusing on the development of Canada as an imagined national community, this course explores the challenges of imagining an ethical national community in the context of Canada's ongoing colonial legacy: its multiculturalism; Indigenous and Quebec nationalisms; and recent diasporic and transnational reimaginings of the nation and national belonging.

Exclusion: ENG252Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB08H3 - American Literature to 1860

An examination of Early American literature in historical context from colonization to the Civil War. This introductory survey places a wide variety of genres including conquest and captivity narratives, theological tracts, sermons, and diaries, as well as classic novels and poems in relation to the multiple subcultures of the period.
Pre-1900 course

Exclusion: ENG250Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB09H3 - American Literature from the Civil War to the Present

An introductory survey of major novels, short fiction, poetry, and drama produced in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Exploring texts ranging from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to Rita Dove's Thomas and Beulah, this course will consider themes of immigration, ethnicity, modernization, individualism, class, and community.

Exclusion: ENG250Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB12H3 - Life Writing

Life-writing, whether formal biography, chatty memoir, postmodern biotext, or published personal journal, is popular with writers and readers alike. This course introduces students to life-writing as a literary genre and explores major issues such as life-writing and fiction, life-writing and history, the contract between writer and reader, and gender and life-writing.

Exclusion: ENG232H
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB14H3 - Twentieth-Century Drama

A study of major plays and playwrights of the twentieth century. This international survey might include turn-of-the-century works by Wilde or Shaw; mid-century drama by Beckett, O'Neill, Albee, or Miller; and later twentieth-century plays by Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Caryl Churchill, Peter Shaffer, August Wilson, Tomson Highway, David Hwang, or Athol Fugard.

Exclusion: ENG340H, ENG341H, (ENG342H), (ENGB11H3), (ENGB13H3), (ENG338Y), (ENG339H)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB17H3 - Contemporary Literature from the Caribbean

A study of fiction, drama, and poetry from the West Indies. The course will examine the relation of standard English to the spoken language; the problem of narrating a history of slavery and colonialism; the issues of race, gender, and nation; and the task of making West Indian literary forms.

Exclusion: ENG264H, ENG270Y, (NEW223Y), (ENG253Y)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB19H3 - Contemporary Literature from South Asia

A study of literature in English from South Asia, with emphasis on fiction from India. The course will examine the relation of English-language writing to indigenous South Asian traditions, the problem of narrating a history of colonialism and Partition, and the task of transforming the traditional novel for the South Asian context.

Exclusion: ENG270Y, (ENG253Y)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB22H3 - Contemporary Literature from Africa

A study of fiction, drama, and poetry from English-speaking Africa. The course will examine the relation of English-language writing to indigenous languages, to orality, and to audience, as well as the issues of creating art in a world of suffering and of de-colonizing the narrative of history.

Exclusion: (ENGC72H3), ENG278Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB25H3 - The Canadian Short Story

A study of the Canadian short story. This course traces the development of the Canadian short story, examining narrative techniques, thematic concerns, and innovations that captivate writers and readers alike.

Exclusion: ENG215H
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGB26H3 - Inferno

A study of Dante’s Inferno and its influence on later art and literature. Inferno describes a journey through the nine circles of hell, where figures from history, myth, and literature undergo elaborate punishments. Dante’s poem has inspired writers and artists since its composition, from Jorge Luis Borges to Gloria Naylor to Neil Gaiman. In this course, we will read Inferno together with a selection of 19th, 20th, and 21st century works based on Dante. Throughout, we will explore how Dante’s poem informs and inspires poetic creativity, social commentary, and political critique. No prior knowledge of Dante or Inferno is necessary; we will encounter the text together.

Pre-1900 course.

Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB27H3 - Charting Literary History I

An introduction to the historical and cultural developments that have shaped the study of literature in English before 1700. Focusing on the medieval, early modern, and Restoration periods, this course will examine the notions of literary history and the literary “canon” and explore how contemporary critical approaches impact our readings of literature in English in specific historical and cultural settings.
Pre-1900 course

Exclusion: ENG202Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB28H3 - Charting Literary History II

An introduction to the historical and cultural developments that have impacted the study of literature in English from 1700 to our contemporary moment. This course will familiarize students with the eighteenth century, Romanticism, the Victorian period, Modernism, and Postmodernism, and will attend to the significance of postcolonial and world literatures in shaping the notions of literary history and the literary “canon.”
Pre-1900 course

Recommended Preparation: ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB29H3 - Shakespeare and Film

The history of Shakespeare and (on) film is long, illustrious—and prolific: there have been at least 400 film and television adaptations and appropriations of Shakespeare over the past 120 years, from all over the world. But how and why do different film versions adapt Shakespeare? What are the implications of transposing a play by Shakespeare to a different country, era, or even language? What might these films reveal, illuminate, underscore, or re-imagine about Shakespeare, and why? In this course, we will explore several different Shakespearean adaptations together with the plays they adapt or appropriate. We will think carefully about the politics of adaptation and appropriation; about the global contexts and place of Shakespeare; and about the role of race, gender, sexuality, disability, empire and colonialism in our reception of Shakespeare on, and in, film.
Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: ENGA10H3 or ENGA11H3 or (ENGB70H3) or FLMA70H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB30H3 - Classical Myth and Literature

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with Greek and Latin mythology. Readings will include classical materials as well as important literary texts in English that retell classical myths.
Pre-1900 Course

Exclusion: (ENGC58H3), (ENGC60H3), (ENGC61H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB31H3 - The Romance: In Quest of the Marvelous

A study of the romance a genre whose episodic tale of marvellous adventures and questing heroes have been both criticized and celebrated. This course looks at the range of a form stretching from Malory and Spenser through Scott and Tennyson to contemporary forms such as fantasy, science fiction, postmodern romance, and the romance novel.
Pre-1900 course

Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB32H3 - Shakespeare in Context I

An introduction to the poetry and plays of William Shakespeare, this course situates his works in the literary, social and political contexts of early modern England. The main emphasis will be on close readings of Shakespeare's sonnets and plays, to be supplemented by classical, medieval, and renaissance prose and poetry upon which Shakespeare drew.
Pre-1900 course.

Exclusion: ENG220Y, (ENGB10H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB33H3 - Shakespeare in Context II

A continuation of ENGB32H3, this course introduces students to selected dramatic comedies, tragedies and romances and situates Shakespeare's works in the literary, social and political contexts of early modern England. Our readings will be supplemented by studies of Shakespeare's sources and influences, short theoretical writings, and film excerpts.
Pre-1900 course.

Exclusion: (ENGB10H3), ENG220Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGB32H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB34H3 - The Short Story

An introduction to the short story as a literary form. This course examines the origins and recent development of the short story, its special appeal for writers and readers, and the particular effects it is able to produce.

Exclusion: ENG213H
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB35H3 - Children's Literature

An introduction to children's literature. This course will locate children's literature within the history of social attitudes to children and in terms of such topics as authorial creativity, race, class, gender, and nationhood.

Pre-1900 course.

Exclusion: ENG234H
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB37H3 - Popular Literature and Mass Culture

This course considers the creation, marketing, and consumption of popular film and fiction. Genres studied might include bestsellers; detective fiction; mysteries, romance, and horror; fantasy and science fiction; "chick lit"; popular song; pulp fiction and fanzines.

Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB38H3 - The Graphic Novel

A study of extended narratives in the comic book form. This course combines formal analysis of narrative artwork with an interrogation of social, political, and cultural issues in this popular literary form. Works to be studied may include graphic novels, comic book series, and comic book short story or poetry collections.

Exclusion: ENG235H, (ENGC57H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB39H3 - Tolkien's Middle Ages

This course will explore Tolkien's writing, including selections from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, together with the medieval poetry that inspired it. We will consider how the encounter with medieval literature shapes Tolkien’s attitudes toward themes including ecology, race, gender, and history.

Pre-1900 course.

Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB50H3 - Women and Literature: Forging a Tradition

An examination of the development of a tradition of women's writing. This course explores the legacy and impact of writers such as Christine de Pizan, Julian of Norwich, Mary Wollstonecraft, Anne Bradstreet, Margaret Cavendish, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Emily Dickinson, and Margaret Fuller, and considers how writing by women has challenged and continues to transform the English literary canon.
Pre-1900 course

Exclusion: (ENG233Y)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB52H3 - Literature and Science

An exploration of the many intersections between the worlds of literature and science. The focus will be on classic and contemporary works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama that have illuminated, borrowed from or been inspired by the major discoveries and growing cultural significance of the scientific enterprise.

Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB60H3 - Creative Writing: Poetry I

A focused introduction to the writing of poetry. This course will enable students to explore the writing of poetry through reading, discussion, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGA03H3 and enrolment in the Major or Minor program in Creative Writing
Exclusion: (ENG369Y)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGB61H3 - Creative Writing: Fiction I

A focused introduction to the writing of fiction. This course will enable students to explore the writing of short fiction through reading, discussion, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGA03H3 and enrolment in the Major or Minor program in Creative Writing
Exclusion: (ENG369Y)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGB63H3 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction I

A focused introduction to the writing of creative non-fiction. This course will enable students to explore the writing of creative non-fiction through reading, discussion, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGA03H3 and enrolment in the Major or Minor program in Creative Writing
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGB72H3 - Advanced Critical Writing about Literature

Building on the fundamental critical writing skills students have already mastered in English A02, English B72 is designed to advance students' critical thinking and writing skills in response to a wide range of literary texts and genres. In this context, students will learn how to compose, develop, and organize sophisticated arguments; how to integrate and engage with critical sources; and how to polish their writing craft. Ultimately, students will become more confident in their writing voices and growing abilities.

Prerequisite: ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB74H3 - The Body in Literature and Film

An interdisciplinary exploration of the body in art, film, photography, narrative and popular culture. This course will consider how bodies are written or visualized as "feminine" or "masculine", as heroic, as representing normality or perversity, beauty or monstrosity, legitimacy or illegitimacy, nature or culture.

Exclusion: (VPAC47H3), (VPHC47H3), (ENGC76H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGB78H3 - The Digital Text: From Digitized Literature to Born-Digital Works

This course explores the creative, interpretive, social, and political effects of our interactions and experiments with digital forms of literature: novels, short stories, plays, and poems, but also video games, online fan fiction, social media posts, and other texts typically excluded from the category of the "literary." The course attends both to texts written before the digital turn and later digitized, as well as to "born-digital" texts. It surveys the history of shifts within the media landscape - from oral to written, from manuscript to print, from print to digital. Over the course of the semesters, we will explore a variety of questions about digital literary culture, including: How does a text's medium - oral, manuscript, print and/or digital - affect its production, transmission, and reception? How do writers harness, narrate, and depict the use of digital technologies? How does digital textuality challenge earlier conceptions of "literature"? How does digitization shape our work as readers and critics? By reading "traditional" literary forms alongside newer ones, we will investigate how the digital age impacts literature, and how literature helps us grapple with the implications of our digitized world.

Exclusion: ENG287H1, ENG381H5
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC02H3 - Major Canadian Authors

An examination of three or more Canadian writers. This course will draw together selected major writers of Canadian fiction or of other forms. Topics vary from year to year and might include a focused study of major women writers; major racialized and ethnicized writers such as African-Canadian or Indigenous writers; major writers of a particular regional or urban location or of a specific literary period.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC03H3 - Topics in Canadian Fiction

An analysis of Canadian fiction with regard to the problems of representation. Topics considered may include how Canadian fiction writers have responded to and documented the local; social rupture and historical trauma; and the problematics of representation for marginalized societies, groups, and identities.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG353Y, (ENG216Y)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC04H3 - Creative Writing: Screenwriting

An introduction to the craft of screenwriting undertaken through discussions, readings, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGB61H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGC05H3 - Creative Writing: Poetry, Experimentation, and Activism

This course is a creative investigation into how, through experimentation, we can change poetry, and how, through poetry, we can change the world. Our explorations are undertaken through writing assignments, discussions, readings, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGB60H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC06H3 - Creative Writing: Writing for Comics

An introduction to the writing of comics undertaken through discussions, readings, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGB61H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC07H3 - Canadian Drama

A study of major Canadian playwrights with an emphasis on the creation of a national theatre, distinctive themes that emerge, and their relation to regional and national concerns. This course explores the perspectives of Québécois, feminist, Native, queer, ethnic, and Black playwrights who have shaped Canadian theatre.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits or [THRB20H3/(VPDB10H3) and THRB21H3/(VPDB11H3)]
Exclusion: ENG352H, (ENG223H)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 or ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC08H3 - Special Topics in Creative Writing I

This multi-genre creative writing course, designed around a specific theme or topic, will encourage interdisciplinary practice, experiential adventuring, and rigorous theoretical reflection through readings, exercises, field trips, projects, etc.

Prerequisite: ENGB60H3 or ENGB61H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC09H3 - Canadian Poetry

A study of contemporary Canadian poetry in English, with a changing emphasis on the poetry of particular time-periods, regions, and communities. Discussion will focus on the ways poetic form achieves meaning and opens up new strategies for thinking critically about the important social and political issues of our world.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG354Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC10H3 - Studies in Shakespeare

An in-depth study of selected plays from Shakespeare's dramatic corpus combined with an introduction to the critical debates within Shakespeare studies. Students will gain a richer understanding of Shakespeare's texts and their critical reception.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG336H
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3] or ENGB32H3 or ENGB33H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC11H3 - Poetry and Popular Culture

Poetry is often seen as distant from daily life. We will instead see how poetry is crucial in popular culture, which in turn impacts poetry. We will read such popular poets as Ginsberg and Plath, look at poetry in film, and consider song lyrics as a form of popular poetry.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGA18H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC12H3 - Individualism and Community in American Literature

An exploration of the tension in American literature between two conflicting concepts of self. We will examine the influence on American literature of the opposition between an abstract, "rights-based," liberal-individualist conception of the self and a more traditional, communitarian sense of the self as determined by inherited regional, familial, and social bonds.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC13H3 - Ethnic Traditions in American Literature

A survey of the literature of Native Peoples, Africans, Irish, Jews, Italians, Latinos, and South and East Asians in the U.S, focusing on one or two groups each term. We will look at how writers of each group register the affective costs of the transition from "old-world" communalism to "new-world" individualism.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC14H3 - Black Canadian Literature

A study of the diverse and vibrant forms of literary expression that give voice to the Black experience in Canada, with changing emphasis on authors, time periods, Black geographies, politics and aesthetics. The range of genres considered may include the slave narrative, memoir, historical novel, Afrofuturism and “retrospeculative” fiction, poetry, drama, as well as the performance cultures of spoken word, dub, rap, DJing and turntablism.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB06H3 and ENGB07H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC15H3 - Introduction to Theory and Criticism

A study of selected topics in literary criticism. Schools of criticism and critical methodologies such as New Criticism, structuralism, poststructuralism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality studies, New Historicism, and postcolonialism will be covered, both to give students a roughly century-wide survey of the field and to provide them with a range of models applicable to their own critical work as writers and thinkers. Recommended for students planning to pursue graduate study in English literature.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG280H, (ENG267H)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC16H3 - The Bible and Literature I

A literary analysis of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) and of texts that retell the stories of the Bible, including the Quran. We will study Biblical accounts of the creation, the fall of Adam and Eve, Noah's flood, Abraham's binding of Isaac, the Exodus from Egypt, and the Judges, Prophets, and Kings of Israel as works of literature in their own right, and we will study British, American, European, African, Caribbean, and Indigenous literary texts that, whether inspired by or reacting against Biblical narratives, retell them.
Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGB42H3), (ENG200Y)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC17H3 - The Bible and Literature II

A literary analysis of the New Testament and the ways that the stories of Jesus have been reworked in British, American, European, African, Caribbean, and Indigenous literature and visual art. The Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Book of Revelation will be considered as literature, and we will study later literary texts that, whether inspired by or reacting against Biblical narratives, retell them.
Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGB43H3), (ENG200Y)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC18H3 - Colonial and Postcolonial Literature

Over the course of five centuries, European empires changed the face of every continent. The present world bears the traces of those empires in the form of nation-states, capitalism, population transfers, and the spread of European languages. We will consider how empire and resistance to empire have been imagined and narrated in a variety of texts.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG270Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC19H3 - Transnational Literature

The world is increasingly interrelated - economically, digitally, and culturally. Migrants and capitalists move across borders. So do criminals and terrorists. Writers, too, travel between countries; novels and films are set in various locales. How have writers had to re-invent generic conventions to imagine the world beyond the nation and the new links among distant places?

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG370H
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC20H3 - The Antihero in Literature and Film

This course traces the evolution of the antihero trope from its earliest prototypes in pre- and early modern literature, through its Gothic and Byronic nineteenth-century incarnations, twentieth-century existentialists, noir and Beat protagonists, and up to the “difficult” men and women of contemporary film, television, and other media. We will examine the historical and cultural contexts that enabled the construction and enduring popularity of this literary archetype, particularly in relation to gender and sexuality, race, class, religion, and (post-)colonialism.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC21H3 - The Victorian Novel

A study of major novels in the Victorian period. Authors studied might include Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy. Central to the study of the novel in the period are concerns about social and political justice, historical awareness, personal perspective and narration, and the development of realism.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG324Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC22H3 - Victorian Popular Fiction

A study of popular fiction during the Victorian period. This course examines the nineteenth-century emergence of genres of mass-market fiction, which remain popular today, such as historical romance, mystery and detective fiction, imperial adventure, fantasy, and science fiction.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG324Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC23H3 - Fantasy and the Fantastic in Literature and the Other Arts

A study of fantasy and the fantastic from 1800 to the present. Students will consider various theories of the fantastic in order to chart the complex genealogy of modern fantasy across a wide array of literary genres (fairy tales, poems, short stories, romances, and novels) and visual arts (painting, architecture, comics, and film).

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG239H
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Preference will be given to students enrolled in programs from the Department of English.

ENGC24H3 - Creative Writing: The Art of the Personal Essay

This writing workshop is based on the art and craft of the personal essay, a form of creative nonfiction characterized by its commitment to self-exploration and experiment. Students will submit their own personal essays for workshop, and become acquainted with the history and contemporary resurgence of the form.

Prerequisite: ENGB63H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC25H3 - Victorian Poetry and Prose

An introduction to the poetry and nonfiction prose of the Victorian period, 1837-1901. Representative authors are studied in the context of a culture in transition, in which questions about democracy, social inequality, the rights of women, national identity, imperialism, and science and religion are prominent.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGB45H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC26H3 - Drama: Tragedy

An exploration of major dramatic tragedies in the classic and English tradition. European philosophers and literary critics since Aristotle have sought to understand and define the genre of tragedy, one of the oldest literary forms in existence. In this course, we will read representative works of dramatic tragedy and investigate how tragedy as a genre has evolved over the centuries.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits or [VPDB10H3 and VPDB11H3]
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC27H3 - Drama: Comedy

An historical exploration of comedy as a major form of dramatic expression. Comedy, like its more august counterpart tragedy, has been subjected to centuries of theoretical deliberation about its form and function. In this course, we will read representative works of dramatic comedy and consider how different ages have developed their own unique forms of comedy.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits or [THRB20H3/(VPDB10H3) and THRB21H3/(VPDB11H3)]
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC28H3 - The Fairy Tale

A study of fairy tales in English since the eighteenth century. Fairy tales have been a staple of children’s literature for three centuries, though they were originally created for adults. In this course, we will look at some of the best-known tales that exist in multiple versions, and represent shifting views of gender, race, class, and nationality over time. The course will emphasize the environmental vision of fairy tales, in particular, the uses of natural magic, wilderness adventures, animal transformations, and encounters with other-than-human characters.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC29H3 - Chaucer

Selections from The Canterbury Tales and other works by the greatest English writer before Shakespeare. In studying Chaucer's medieval masterpiece, students will encounter a variety of tales and tellers, with subject matter that ranges from broad and bawdy humour through subtle social satire to moral fable.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG300Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC30H3 - Studies in Medieval Literature

A study of selected medieval texts by one or more authors.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG311H
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC31H3 - Medieval Travel Writing

Long before the travel channel, medieval writers described exciting journeys through lands both real and imagined. This course covers authors ranging from scholar Ibn Battuta, whose pilgrimage to Mecca became the first step in a twenty-year journey across India, Southeast Asia, and China; to armchair traveller John Mandeville, who imagines distant lands filled with monsters and marvels. We will consider issues such as: how travel writing negotiates cultural difference; how it maps space and time; and how it represents wonders and marvels. Students will also have the opportunity to experiment with creative responses such as writing their own travelogues.

Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC33H3 - Deceit, Dissent, and the English Civil Wars, 1603-1660

A study of the poetry, prose, and drama written in England between the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603 and the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. This course will examine the innovative literature of these politically tumultuous years alongside debates concerning personal and political sovereignty, religion, censorship, ethnicity, courtship and marriage, and women's authorship.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG304Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC34H3 - Early Modern Women and Literature, 1500-1700

A focused exploration of women's writing in the early modern period. This course considers the variety of texts produced by women (including closet drama, religious and secular poetry, diaries, letters, prose romance, translations, polemical tracts, and confessions), the contexts that shaped those writings, and the theoretical questions with which they engage.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or ENGB27H3 or ENGB50H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC35H3 - Imagined Communities in Early Modern England, 1500-1700

A study of the real and imagined multiculturalism of early modern English life. How did English encounters and exchanges with people, products, languages, and material culture from around the globe redefine ideas of national, ethnic, and racial community? In exploring this question, we will consider drama and poetry together with travel writing, language manuals for learning foreign tongues, costume books, and maps.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC36H3 - Literature and Culture, 1660-1750

Studies in literature and literary culture during a turbulent era that was marked by extraordinary cultural ferment and literary experimentation. During this period satire and polemic flourished, Milton wrote his great epic, Behn her brilliant comedies, Swift his bitter attacks, and Pope his technically balanced but often viciously biased poetry.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG305H
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC37H3 - Literature and Culture, 1750-1830

An exploration of literature and literary culture during the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries. We will trace the development of a consciously national culture, and birth of the concepts of high, middle, and low cultures. Authors may include Johnson, Boswell, Burney, Sheridan, Yearsley, Blake, and Wordsworth.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC38H3 - Novel Genres: Fiction, Journalism, News, and Autobiography, 1640-1750

An examination of generic experimentation that began during the English Civil Wars and led to the novel. We will address such authors as Aphra Behn and Daniel Defoe, alongside news, ballads, and scandal sheets: and look at the book trade, censorship, and the growth of the popular press.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG322Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC39H3 - The Early Novel in Context, 1740-1830

A contextual study of the first fictions that contemporaries recognized as being the novel. We will examine the novel in relation to its readers, to neighbouring genres such as letters, nonfiction travel writing, and conduct manuals, and to culture more generally. Authors might include Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, Austen and others.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG322Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC40H3 - Medieval Life Writing

From Augustine’s Confessions to Dante’s New Life, medieval writers developed creative means of telling their life stories. This course tracks medieval life-writing from Augustine and Dante to later figures such as Margery Kempe—beer brewer, mother of fourteen, and self-proclaimed saint—Thomas Hoccleve, author of the first description of a mental breakdown in English literature, and Christian convert to Islam Anselmo Turmeda/‘Abd Allāh al-Turjumān. In these texts, life writing is used for everything from establishing a reputation to recovering from trauma to religious polemic. The course will also explore how medieval life writing can help us to understand 21st century practices of self-representation, from selfies to social media.

Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC41H3 - Video Games: Exploring the Virtual Narrative

How do video games connect to English literature? In what ways can they be “read” and assessed as storytelling texts? How do video game narratives reflect historical, cultural, and social concerns? Although active playing will be a required part of the course, students of all video game experience levels are welcome.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC42H3 - Romanticism

A study of the Romantic Movement in European literature, 1750-1850. This course investigates the cultural and historical origins of the Romantic Movement, its complex definitions and varieties of expression, and the responses it provoked in the wider culture. Examination of representative authors such as Goethe, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, P. B. Shelley, Keats, Byron and M. Shelley will be combined with study of the philosophical and historical backgrounds of Romanticism.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG308Y
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC43H3 - Nineteenth-Century Literature and Contemporary Culture

An investigation of how nineteenth-century literature is translated into our contemporary world through art forms like music, architecture, film, television, graphic novels, or online and social media. What is it that makes us keep returning to the past, and how does each adaptation re-make the original into something new and relevant?
Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB27H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC45H3 - Queer Literature and Theory

This course focuses on queer studies in a transhistorical context. It serves as an introduction to queer theory and culture, putting queer theory into conversation with a range of literary texts as well as other forms of media and culture. This course might explore contemporary LGBTQ2+ literature, media and popular culture; the history of queer theory; and literary work from early periods to recover queer literary histories.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG273Y1, ENG295H5
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC46H3 - Law and Literature

An examination of how the law and legal practices have been imagined in literature, including the foundations of law, state constitutions, rule of law, rights, trials and judgments, ideas of justice, natural law, enforcement, and punishment. We will examine Western and non-Western experiences of the law, legal documents and works of literature. Authors may include Sophocles, Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Melville, Dostoyevsky, Kafka, Achebe, Soyinka, Borges, Shamsie, R. Wright, Silko.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC47H3 - Modernist Poetry

A study of poetry written roughly between the World Wars. Poets from several nations may be considered. Topics to be treated include Modernist difficulty, formal experimentation, and the politics of verse. Literary traditions from which Modernist poets drew will be discussed, as will the influence of Modernism on postmodern writing.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGB04H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC48H3 - Satire

An investigation of the literatures and theories of the unthinkable, the reformist, the iconoclastic, and the provocative. Satire can be conservative or subversive, corrective or anarchic. This course will address a range of satire and its theories. Writers range from Juvenal, Horace, Lucian, Erasmus, Donne, Jonson, Rochester, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Gay, Haywood, and Behn to Pynchon, Nabokov and Atwood.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGD67H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC49H3 - The Digital Self: Social Media & Literary Culture

This course explores social media’s influence on literary culture and our personal lives. Engaging with contemporary novels, essays and films that deal with the social media, as well as examining social media content itself (from early web blogs, to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok), over the course of the semester, we will consider how social media shapes literary texts and our emotional, social and political selves.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGB78H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC50H3 - Studies in Contemporary American Fiction

Developments in American fiction from the end of the 1950's to the present: the period that produced James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, John Updike, Norman Mailer, Ann Beatty, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Leslie Marmon Silko, among others.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: ENG365H, (ENG361H)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC51H3 - Contemporary Arab Women Writers

A study of Arab women writers from the late nineteenth century to the present. Their novels, short stories, essays, poems, and memoirs invite us to rethink western perceptions of Arab women. Issues of gender, religion, class, nationalism, and colonialism will be examined from the perspective of Arab women from both the Arab world and North America.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC54H3 - Gender and Genre

An analysis of how gender and the content and structure of poetry, prose, and drama inform each other. Taking as its starting point Virginia Woolf's claim that the novel was the genre most accessible to women because it was not entirely formed, this course will consider how women writers across historical periods and cultural contexts have contributed to specific literary genres and how a consideration of gender impacts our interpretation of literary texts.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGB51H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC59H3 - Literature and the Environment

This course introduces students to ecocriticism (the study of the relationship between literature and environment). The course is loosely structured around several topics: the environmental imagination in literature and film, ecological literary theory, the history of the environmental movement and climate activism, literary representations of natural and unnatural disasters, and climate fiction.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits or [SOCB58H3, and an additional 4.0 credits, and enrolment in the Minor in Culture, Creativity, and Cities]
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC60H3 - Indigenous Drama of Turtle Island

A study of plays by Indigenous authors (primarily Canadian), from Turtle Island, paying attention to relations between text and performance, and with an emphasis on distinctive themes that emerge, including colonialism, Indigenous resistance, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Indigenous literatures of Turtle Island course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGB01H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC61H3 - Indigenous Poetry of Turtle Island

A study of poetry by Indigenous authors (primarily Canadian) from Turtle Island. Discussion will focus on the ways poetic form and content combine to achieve meaning and open up new strategies for thinking critically, and with an emphasis on distinctive themes that emerge, including colonialism, Indigenous resistance, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Indigenous literatures of Turtle Island course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGB01H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC62H3 - Indigenous Short Stories of Turtle Island

A study of short stories by Indigenous authors (primarily Canadian) from Turtle Island, examining narrative techniques, thematic concerns, and innovations, and with an emphasis on distinctive themes that emerge, including colonialism, Indigenous resistance, and Indigenous sovereignty.


Indigenous literatures of Turtle Island course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGB01H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC69H3 - Gothic Literature

A study of the Gothic tradition in literature since 1760. Drawing on texts such as Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, this course will consider how the notion of the "Gothic" has developed across historical periods and how Gothic texts represent the supernatural, the uncanny, and the nightmares of the unconscious mind.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Preference will be given to students enrolled in programs from the Department of English.

ENGC70H3 - The Immigrant Experience in Literature to 1980

An examination of twentieth-century literature, especially fiction, written out of the experience of people who leave one society to come to another already made by others. We will compare the literatures of several ethnic communities in at least three nations, the United States, Britain, and Canada.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC71H3 - The Immigrant Experience in Literature since 1980

A continuation of ENGC70H3, focusing on texts written since 1980.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and ENGC70H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC74H3 - Persuasive Writing and Community-Engaged Learning

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of rhetoric, the art of persuasive writing and speech. Students will study several concepts at the core of rhetorical studies and sample thought-provoking work currently being done on disability rhetorics, feminist rhetorics, ethnic rhetorics, and visual rhetorics. A guiding principle of this course is that studying rhetoric helps one to develop or refine one’s effectiveness in speaking and writing. Toward those ends and through a 20-hour community-engaged learning opportunity in an organization of their choice, students will reflect on how this community-based writing project shapes or was shaped by their understanding of some key rhetorical concept. Students should leave the course, then, with a “rhetorical toolbox” from which they can draw key theories and concepts as they pursue future work in academic, civic, or professional contexts.

Prerequisite: ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGC79H3 - Above and Beyond: Superheroes in Fiction and Film

This course will explore the literary history and evolution of the superhero, from its roots in the works of thinkers such as Thomas Carlyle and Friedrich Nietzsche to the wartime birth of the modern comic book superhero to the contemporary pop culture dominance of transmedia experiments like the “universes” created by Marvel and DC. We will explore the superhero in various media, from prose to comics to film and television, and we will track the superhero alongside societal and cultural changes from the late 19th century to the present.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC80H3 - Modernist Narrative

Advanced study of a crucial period for the development of new forms of narrative and the beginnings of formal narrative theory, in the context of accelerating modernity.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA01H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC86H3 - Creative Writing: Poetry II

An intensive study of the writing of poetry through a selected theme, topic, or author. The course will undertake its study through discussions, readings, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGB60H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC87H3 - Creative Writing: Fiction II

An intensive study of the writing of fiction through a selected theme, topic, or author. The course will undertake its study through discussions, readings, and workshop sessions.

Prerequisite: ENGB61H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGC88H3 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction II

An advanced study of the craft of creative non-fiction. Through in-depth discussion, close reading of exceptional texts and constructive workshop sessions, students will explore special topics in the genre such as: fact versus fiction, writing real people, the moral role of the author, the interview process, and how to get published. Students will also produce, workshop and rewrite an original piece of long-form creative non-fiction and prepare it for potential publication.

Prerequisite: ENGB63H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC89H3 - Creative Writing and Performance

This course connects writers of poetry and fiction, through discussion and workshop sessions, with artists from other disciplines in an interdisciplinary creative process, with the aim of having students perform their work.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the B-level in Creative Writing; students enrolled in performance-based disciplines such as Theatre and Performance (THR) and Music and Culture (VPM) may be admitted with the permission of the instructor.
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC90H3 - Topics in Classical Myth and Literature

This course pursues the in-depth study of a small set of myths. We will explore how a myth or mythological figure is rendered in a range of literary texts ancient and modern, and examine each text as both an individual work of art and a strand that makes up the fabric of each given myth.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: CLAC01H3, (ENGC58H3), (ENGC60H3), (ENGC61H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGC91H3 - American Realisms

An exploration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American realism and naturalism in literary and visual culture. This course will explore the work of writers such as Henry James, William Dean Howells, Edith Wharton, Charles Chesnutt, Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, Kate Chopin, and Theodore Dreiser alongside early motion pictures, photographs, and other images from the period.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD02Y3 - Teaching Academic Writing: Theories, Methods and Service Learning

This course explores the theories and practices of teaching academic writing, mostly in middle and secondary school contexts as well as university writing instruction and/or tutoring in writing. Through its 60-hour service-learning component, the course also provides student educators with the practical opportunities for the planning and delivering of these instruction techniques in different teaching contexts.

Prerequisite: Any 5.0 credits and ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

ENGD03H3 - Topics in Contemporary Literary Theory

A study of selected topics in recent literary theory. Emphasis may be placed on the oeuvre of a particular theorist or on the impact of a given theoretical movement; in either case, the relation of theory to literary critical practice will be considered , as will the claims made by theory across a range of aesthetic and political discourses and in response to real world demands. Recommended for students planning to pursue graduate study in English literature.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC15H3

ENGD05H3 - Diasporic-Indigenous Relations on Turtle Island

In this course we consider the possibilities opened up by literature for thinking about the historical and ongoing relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on the northern part of Turtle Island (the Iroquois, Anishinabek and Lenape name for North America). How does literature written by both diasporic and Indigenous writers call upon readers to act, identify, empathize and become responsible to history, to relating, and to what effect? Students will have the opportunity to consider how literature can help address histories of colonial violence by helping us to think differently about questions about land, justice, memory, community, the environment, and the future of living together, in greater balance, on Turtle Island.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Exclusion: (ENGB71H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGB06H3 and [ENGB01H3 or (ENGC01H3)]
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD07H3 - Studies in Postmodern Poetry

The study of a poet or poets writing in English after 1950. Topics may include the use and abuse of tradition, the art and politics of form, the transformations of an oeuvre, and the relationship of poetry to the individual person and to the culture at large.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD08H3 - Topics in African Literature

This advanced seminar will provide intensive study of a selected topic in African literature written in English; for example, a single national literature, one or more authors, or a literary movement.

Prerequisite: [1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses] or [AFSA01H3 and [ENGB22H3 or (ENGC72H3)]]
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD12H3 - Topics in Life Writing

A detailed study of some aspect or aspects of life-writing. Topics may include life-writing and fiction, theory, criticism, self, and/or gender.
Can count as a pre-1900 course depending on the topic.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses

ENGD13H3 - Rap Poetics

An intensive study of rhetoric, genre, meaning, and form in rap lyrics. The three-decade-plus recorded history of this popular poetry will be discussed in rough chronological order. Aspects of African-American poetics, as well as folk and popular song, germane to the development of rap will be considered, as will narrative and vernacular strategies in lyric more generally; poetry's role in responding to personal need and to social reality will also prove relevant.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C- level in ENG courses
Exclusion: (ENGC73H3), (ENGD63H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD14H3 - Topics in Early Modern English Literature and Culture

An advanced inquiry into critical questions relating to the development of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature and culture. Focus may include the intensive study of an author, genre, or body of work.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC10H3 or ENGC32H3 or ENGC33H3 or ENGC34H3 or ENGC35H3

ENGD18H3 - Topics in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1830

Topics in the literature and culture of the long eighteenth century. Topics vary from year to year and might include a study of one or more authors, or the study of a specific literary or theatrical phenomenon.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC37H3 or ENGC38H3 or ENGC39H3

ENGD19H3 - Theoretical Approaches to Early Modern English Literature and Culture

An in-depth study of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature together with intensive study of the theoretical and critical perspectives that have transformed our understanding of this literature.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC10H3 or ENGC32H3 or ENGC33H3 or ENGC34H3 or ENGC35H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD22H3 - Special Topics in Creative Writing II

This multi-genre creative writing course, designed around a specific theme or topic, will encourage interdisciplinary practice, experiential adventuring, and rigorous theoretical reflection through readings, exercises, field trips, projects, etc.

Prerequisite: [0.5 credit at the B-level in Creative Writing] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing]
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD26Y3 - Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Poetry

Advanced study of the writing of poetry for students who have excelled at the introductory and intermediate levels. Admission by portfolio. The portfolio should contain 15-25 pages of your best poetry and a 500-word description of your project. Please email your portfolio to creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca by the last Friday of April (for Independent Studies beginning in either the Fall or Winter semesters).

Prerequisite: ENGB60H3 and ENGC86H3 and [additional 0.5 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing] and permission of the instructor.
Note: Students may normally count no more than 1.0 full credit of D-level independent study towards an English program.

ENGD27Y3 - Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Prose

Advanced study of the writing of fiction or creative nonfiction for students who have excelled at the introductory and intermediate levels. Admission by portfolio. The portfolio should contain 30-40 pages of your best fiction or creative nonfiction and a 500-word description of your project. Please email your portfolio to creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca by the last Friday of April (for Independent Studies beginning in either the Fall or Winter semesters).

Prerequisite: [ENGB61H3 or ENGB63H3] and [ENGC87H3 or ENGC88H3] and [additional 0.5 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing] and permission of the instructor
Exclusion: (ENGD27H3)
Note: Students may normally count no more than 1.0 full credit of D-level independent study towards an English program.

ENGD28Y3 - Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Open Genre

Advanced study of the writing of a non poetry/prose genre (for example, screenwriting, comics, etc.), or a multi-genre/multi-media project, for students who have excelled at the introductory and intermediate levels. Admission by portfolio. The portfolio should contain 20-30 pages of your best work composed in your genre of choice and a 500-word description of your project. Please email your portfolio to creative-writing@utsc.utoronto.ca by the last Friday of April (for Independent Studies beginning in either the Fall or Winter semesters).

Prerequisite: [[ENGB60H3 and ENGC86H3] or [ENGB61H3 and ENGC87H3]] and [additional 0.5 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing] and permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: (ENGD28H3)
Note: Students may normally count no more than 1.0 full credit of D-level independent study towards an English program.

ENGD29H3 - Chaucer's Early Works

Advanced study of Chaucer’s early writings, from The Book of the Duchess to Troilus and Criseyde. Consisting of dream visions, fantastic journeys, and historical fictions, these works all push beyond the boundaries of everyday experience, depicting everything from the lifestyles of ancient Trojans to a flight through the stars. This course will explore the forms and literary genres that Chaucer uses to mediate between the everyday and the extraordinary. We will also consider related problems in literary theory and criticism, considering how scholars bridge the gap between our own time and the medieval past. Texts will be read in Middle English.

Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC29H3 or ENGC30H3 or ENGC40H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD30H3 - Topics in Medieval Literature

Topics in the literature and culture of the medieval period. Topics vary from year to year and might include a study of one or more authors.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC29H3 or ENGC30H3

ENGD31H3 - Medieval Afterlives

Medieval authors answer the question “what happens after we die?” in great detail. This course explores medieval representations of heaven, hell, and the afterlife. Texts under discussion will include: Dante’s Inferno, with its creative punishments; the Book of Muhammad’s Ladder, an adaptation of Islamic tradition for Christian readers; the otherworldly visions of female mystics such as Julian of Norwich; and Pearl, the story of a father who meets his daughter in heaven and immediately starts bickering with her. Throughout we will consider the political, spiritual, and creative significance of writing about the afterlife.

Pre-1900 course.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC29H3 or ENGC30H3 or ENGC31H3 or ENGC40H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD42H3 - Studies in Major Modernist Writers

Advanced study of a selected Modernist writer or small group of writers. The course will pursue the development of a single author's work over the course of his or her entire career or it may focus on a small group of thematically or historically related writers.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD43H3 - Topics in Romanticism, 1750-1850

Topics in the literature and culture of the Romantic movement. Topics vary from year to year and may include Romantic nationalism, the Romantic novel, the British 1790s, or American or Canadian Romanticism.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGC42H3

ENGD48H3 - Studies in Major Victorian Writers

Advanced study of a selected Victorian writer or small group of writers. The course will pursue the development of a single author's work over the course of his or her entire career or it may focus on a small group of thematically or historically related writers.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD50H3 - Fake Friends and Artificial Intelligence: the Human-Robot Relationship in Literature and Culture

This course will explore the portrayal of the human-robot relationship in conjunction with biblical and classical myths. The topic is timely in view of the pressing and increasingly uncanny facets of non-divine, non-biological creation that attend the real-world production and marketing of social robots. While the course looks back to early literary accounts of robots in the 1960s, it concentrates on works written in or after the 1990s. The course aims to analyze how a particular narrative treatment of the robot-human relationship potentially alters our understanding of its mythical intertext and, by extension, notions of divinity, humanity, gender, animality, disability, and relations of kinship and care.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C- level in ENG courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD53H3 - Studies in Popular Genres

Advanced study of a genre or genres not typically categorized as “literature”, including different theoretical approaches and/or the historical development of a genre. Possible topics might include science fiction, fantasy, gothic, horror, romance, children’s or young adult fiction, or comics and graphic novels.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credits at the C-level in ENG courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD54H3 - Comparative Approaches to Literature and Culture

An in-depth examination of a theme or topic though literary texts, films, and/or popular culture. This seminar course will be organized around a particular topic and will include texts from a variety of traditions. Topics might include, for example, “Disability and Narrative” or “Technology in Literature and Popular Culture.”

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD55H3 - Literature, Politics, Revolution

This advanced seminar will focus on a selected writer or a small group of writers whose literary work engages with themes of politics, revolution and/or resistance. The course will pursue the development of a single author's work over their entire career, or the development of a small group of thematically or historically related writers, and may include film and other media. Topics will vary year to year.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD57H3 - Studies in Major Canadian Writers

Advanced study of a selected Canadian writer or small group of writers. The course will pursue the development of a single author's work over the course of his or her entire career or it may focus on a small group of thematically or historically related writers.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: (ENGD51H3), (ENGD88H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGB06H3 or ENGB07H3

ENGD58H3 - Topics in Canadian Literature

Topics in the literature and culture of Canada. Topics vary from year to year and may include advanced study of ethics, haunting, madness, or myth; or a particular city or region.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: (ENGD51H3), (ENGD88H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGB06H3 or ENGB07H3

ENGD59H3 - Topics in American Poetry

This seminar will usually provide advanced intensive study of a selected American poet each term, following the development of the author's work over the course of his or her entire career. It may also focus on a small group of thematically or historically related poets.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGB08H3

ENGD60H3 - Topics in American Prose

This seminar course will usually provide advanced intensive study of a selected American prose-writer each term, following the development of the author's work over the course of his or her entire career. It may also focus on a small group of thematically or historically related prose-writers.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGB09H3

ENGD68H3 - Topics in Literature and Religion

Topics might explore the representation of religion in literature, the way religious beliefs might inform the production of literature and literary values, or literature written by members of a particular religious group.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses

ENGD71H3 - Studies in Arab North-American Literature

A study of Arab North-American writers from the twentieth century to the present. Surveying one hundred years of Arab North-American literature, this course will examine issues of gender, identity, assimilation, and diaspora in poetry, novels, short stories, autobiographies and nonfiction.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD80H3 - Women and Canadian Writing

A study of the remarkable contribution of women writers to the development of Canadian writing. Drawing from a variety of authors and genres (including novels, essays, poems, autobiographies, biographies, plays, and travel writing), this course will look at topics in women and Canadian literature in the context of theoretical questions about women's writing.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Recommended Preparation: ENGB06H3 or ENGB07H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD84H3 - Canadian Writing in the 21st Century

An analysis of features of Canadian writing at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. This course will consider such topics as changing themes and sensibilities, canonical challenges, and millennial and apocalyptic themes associated with the end of the twentieth century.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses.
Recommended Preparation: ENGB06H3 or ENGB07H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD89H3 - Topics in the Victorian Period

Topics vary from year to year and might include Victorian children's literature; city and country in Victorian literature; science and nature in Victorian writing; aestheticism and decadence; or steampunk.
Pre-1900 course

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in ENG courses
Exclusion: ENG443Y

ENGD90H3 - Creative Writing: Genre Bending and Other Methods of Breaking Form

Feminist scholar, Gloria Anzaldua writes in Borderlands/La Frontera, “I cannot separate my writing from any part of my life. It is all one.” In this class, students will engage with a genre-expansive survey of non-linear and experimental forms of life writing in which lived experience inspires and cultivates form. Some of these genres include flash fiction, auto-theory, auto-fiction, book length essays, ekphrasis, anti-memoir, performance texts, and many others. This course is rooted in intersectional feminist philosophy as a foundational tool for interdisciplinary practice. Throughout the semester, we will explore theoretical approaches that center decolonial literary analysis. We will pair these readings with literature that exemplifies these approaches. In this class, “the personal is political” is the fertile center for our rigorous process of writing and craft excavation.

Prerequisite: [0.5 credit at the B-level in Creative Writing] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing]
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD94H3 - Stranger Than Fiction: The Documentary Film

The study of films from major movements in the documentary tradition, including ethnography, cinema vérité, social documentary, the video diary, and "reality television". The course will examine the tensions between reality and representation, art and politics, technology and narrative, film and audience.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: INI325Y
Recommended Preparation: Additional 0.5 credit at the B- or C-level in FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD95H3 - Creative Writing as a Profession

A practical introduction to the tools, skills and knowledge-base required to publish in the digital age and to sustain a professional creative writing career. Topics include: the publishing landscape, pitching creative work, and employment avenues for creative writers. Will also include a workshop component (open to all genres).

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at the C-level in Creative Writing courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

ENGD98Y3 - Senior Essay and Capstone Seminar

An intensive year-long seminar that supports students in the development of a major independent scholarly project. Drawing on workshops and peer review, bi-monthly seminar meetings will introduce students to advanced research methodologies in English and will provide an important framework for students as they develop their individual senior essays. Depending on the subject area of the senior essay, this course can be counted towards the Pre-1900 requirement.

Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 3.5 in English courses; 15.0 credits, of which at least 2.0 must be at the C-or D-level in ENG or FLM courses.
Exclusion: ENG490Y
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 credit at the D-level in ENG or FLM courses

FLMA70H3 - How to Read a Film

An introduction to the critical study of cinema, including films from a broad range of genres, countries, and eras, as well as readings representing the major critical approaches to cinema that have developed over the past century.

Exclusion: INI115Y, (ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMB71H3 - Writing About Movies

In this course, students will learn to write critically about movies. We will watch movies and read film criticism, learning to write about film for various audiences and purposes. Forms of writing covered will include movie reviews, blogs, analytical essays, and research-based essays. This is a writing-intensive course that will include revision and peer review. Students will learn how to write academic essays about movies, while also learning about the goals and tools for writing about film for other audiences and venues.

Exclusion: CIN369H1, (ENGB71H3)
Recommended Preparation: FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMB75H3 - Cinema and Modernity

An investigation of film genres such as melodrama, film noir, and the western from 1895 to the present alongside examples of twentieth-century prose and poetry. We will look at the creation of an ideological space and of new mythologies that helped organize the experience of modern life.

Exclusion: (ENGB75H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMB77H3 - Cinema and Colonialism

An introduction to cinema’s relationship to colonialism, decolonization, and postcolonialism. How has film constructed, perpetuated, and challenged colonial logic? We will explore this question by examining colonial cinema, ethnography, Hollywood genres, anti-colonial film, and postcolonial film practices.

Exclusion: HISC08H3, VCC306H5, (ENGB77H3)
Recommended Preparation: FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language, History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in programs from the Department of English.

FLMB80H3 - Cinema, Race, and Representation

This course examines representations of race in cinema, focusing on methods for analyzing the role of race in the politics and aesthetics of various cinematic modes. Topics may include: ideology, stereotypes, representation, dominant and counter-cinemas, cultural hegemony, and popular culture. Contemporary and classic films will be studied through the lens of race and representation.

Exclusion: CIN332Y
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC44H3 - Self and Other in Literature and Film

A study of the relation between self and other in narrative fiction. This course will examine three approaches to the self-other relation: the moral relation, the epistemological relation, and the functional relation. Examples will be chosen to reflect engagements with gendered others, with historical others, with generational others, and with cultural and national others.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC44H3)
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC56H3 - Literature and Media: From Page to Screen

An exploration of the relationship between written literature and film and television. What happens when literature influences film and vice versa, and when literary works are recast as visual media (including the effects of rewriting, reproduction, adaptation, serialization and sequelization)?

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC56H3)
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC75H3 - Freaks and Geeks: Children in Contemporary Film and Media

This course will look at the depiction of childhood and youth in contemporary film and television, especially focusing on films that feature exceptional, difficult, or magical children. The course will explore how popular culture represents children and teens, and how these films reflect cultural anxieties about parenting, childhood, technology, reproduction, disability and generational change. Films and television shows may include: Mommy, The Babadook, Boyhood, Girlhood, A Quiet Place, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Shining, Looper, Elephant, Ready Player One, Stranger Things, Chappie, Take Shelter, and Moonlight.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC75H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC78H3 - Dystopian Visions in Fiction and Film

An exploration of negative utopias and post-apocalyptic worlds in film and literature. The course will draw from novels such as 1984, Brave New World, Clockwork Orange, and Oryx and Crake, and films such as Metropolis, Mad Max, Brazil, and The Matrix. Why do we find stories about the world gone wrong so compelling?

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC78H3)
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC81H3 - Topics in National Cinemas

This is a course on the nation as a framework for film analysis. The topic will be the cinema of a single nation, or a comparison of two or more national cinemas, explored from several perspectives: social, political, and aesthetic. The course will look at how national cinema is shaped by and in turn shapes the cultural heritage of a nation. The course will also consider how changing definitions of national cinema in Film Studies have shaped how we understand film history and global film culture.

Prerequisite: FLMA70H3 or (ENGB70H3)
Recommended Preparation: FLMB71H3/(ENGB71H3) or FLMB77H3/(ENGB77H3) or FLMB80H3/(ENGB80H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language, History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Note: Priority for students enrolled in programs in the Department of English, including the Literature and Film Minor and the Film Studies Major.

FLMC82H3 - Topics in Cinema Studies

A variable theme course that will feature different theoretical approaches to Cinema: feminist, Marxist, psychoanalytic, postcolonial, and semiotic. Thematic clusters include "Madness in Cinema," and "Films on Films."

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC82H3)
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC83H3 - World Cinema

A study of Non-Western films. This course analyzes a selection of African, Asian, and Middle Eastern films both on their own terms and against the backdrop of issues of colonialism and globalization.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits or [SOCB58H3, and an additional 4.0 credits, and enrolment in the Minor in Culture, Creativity, and Cities]
Exclusion: (ENGC83H3)
Recommended Preparation: [ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3] or FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC84H3 - Cinema and Migration

This course introduces students to cinema by, and about, immigrants, refugees, migrants, and exiles. Using a comparative world cinema approach, the course explores how the aesthetics and politics of the cinema of migration challenge theories of regional, transnational, diasporic, and global cinemas.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC84H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC92H3 - Film Theory

An introduction to the major theorists and schools of thought in the history of film theory, from the early 20th century to our contemporary moment. What is our relationship to the screen? How do movies affect our self-image? How can we think about the power and politics of the moving image? We will think about these questions and others by watching movies in conjunction with theoretical texts touching on the major approaches to film theory over the last century.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: CIN301Y, (ENGC92H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA01H3 and ENGA02H3 and 0.5 credit in FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMC93H3 - Gender and Sexuality at the Movies

This course is a study of gender and sexuality in cinema. What happens when we watch bodies on screen? Can cinema change the way we understand gender and sexuality? We explore these questions in relation to topics including feminist film theory, LGBTQ2S+ film cultures, women’s cinema, and queer theory.

Prerequisite: FLMA70H3 or (ENGB70H3)
Exclusion: CIN336H1, CIN330Y1, (ENGC93H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language, History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies

FLMC94H3 - Women Directors

A study of select women filmmakers and the question of women's film authorship. Emphasis may be placed on the filmography of a specific director, or on film movements in which women filmmakers have made major contributions. Aspects of feminist film theory, critical theory, and world cinema will be considered, as well as the historical context of women in film more generally.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: CIN330Y1, (ENGC94H3)
Recommended Preparation: FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in programs from the Department of English.

FLMC95H3 - Indian Cinemas: Bollywood, Before and Beyond

This course will introduce students to various film cultures in India, with a focus on Bollywood, the world's largest producer of films. The readings will provide an overview of a diverse range of film production and consumption practices in South Asia, from popular Hindi films to 'regional' films in other languages. This is an introductory course where certain key readings and films will be selected with the aim of helping students develop their critical writing skills. These course materials will help students explore issues of aesthetics, politics and reception across diverse mainstream, regional and art cinema in the Indian subcontinent.

Prerequisite: Any 6.0 credits
Exclusion: (ENGC95H3)
Recommended Preparation: ENGA10H3 and ENGA11H3 and ENGB19H3 and FLMA70H3/(ENGB70H3) and FLMB77H3/(ENGB77H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMD52H3 - Cinema: The Auteur Theory

An exploration of the genesis of auteur theory. By focusing on a particular director such as Jane Campion, Kubrick, John Ford, Cronenberg, Chaplin, Egoyan, Bergman, Godard, Kurosawa, Sembene, or Bertolucci, we will trace the extent to which a director's vision can be traced through their body of work.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: INI374H, INI375H, (ENGD52H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMD62H3 - Topics in Postcolonial Literature and Film

An exploration of multicultural perspectives on issues of power, perception, and identity as revealed in representations of imperialism and colonialism from the early twentieth century to the present.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: (ENGD62H3)

FLMD91H3 - Avant-Garde Cinema

An exploration of Avant-Garde cinema from the earliest experiments of German Expressionism and Surrealism to our own time. The emphasis will be on cinema as an art form aware of its own uniqueness, and determined to discover new ways to exploit the full potential of the "cinematic".

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: INI322Y, (ENGD91H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMD93H3 - Theoretical Approaches to Cinema

Advanced study of theories and critical questions that inform current directions in cinema studies.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit at C-level in ENG or FLM courses
Exclusion: INI214Y, (ENGD93H3)
Recommended Preparation: Additional 0.5 credit at the B- or C-level in FLM courses
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language

FLMD96H3 - Iranian Cinema

This course examines the development of Iranian cinema, particularly experimental and art cinema. Questions of form, and the political and social dimensions of cinema, will be considered alongside the theory of national cinemas. The course places Iranian cinema in a global context by considering it with other national cinemas.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the B- or C-level in FLM courses
Exclusion: (ENGD96H3)
Breadth Requirements: Arts, Literature and Language
Note: Priority will be given to students enrolled in the Minor Program in Film Studies.

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