Which Requirements Does Each Course Satisfy?

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The new requirements apply to all students who selected an English Plan of Study after 1 May 2011; students who selected an English Plan before this date follow the old requirements.

If you are not sure which requirements apply to you, contact the Undergraduate Chair.

During the transition from our old to our new curriculum, students may have trouble determining which requirements our current course offerings can satisfy. The tables on this page aim to provide this information. Note that in some cases it is possible to count a course toward more than one requirement, or even toward a requirement other than the one(s) listed below. Arrangements of this sort require that the Faculty Office adjust your Academic Advisement Report; otherwise, it will state that you are not eligible to graduate. To have this adjustment made, contact the Undergraduate Chair.

The requirements for all ENGL plans are spelled out on our English Plan Overviews page.

Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsMajorsMedialsMinors
100Introduction to the Study of Literature6Core Course 1ACore Course 1ACore Course 1A
160Modern Prose Fiction6This course does not count toward any ENGL plans
200The History of Literature in English6Core Course 1BCore Course 1BCore Course 1B
223Selected Women Writers II3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
231Special Topics in Genre I3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
232Special Topics in Genre II3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
237Children’s Literature3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
256Shakespeare6Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
257Elizabethan Shakespeare3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
258Jacobean Shakespeare3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
271Issues and Themes: Special Topics I3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
272Issues and Themes: Special Topics II3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
274Literature and War3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
278Literature and Place3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
281Legends of King Arthur: Medieval to Modern3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
284Issues and Themes in Canadian Literature I3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
285Issues and Themes in Canadian Literature II3Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
290Seminar in Literary Interpretation3Core Course 1CCore Course 1CMinors are not eligible to take this course
292Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theory6Option Course 2AOption Course 2A or 2B
306The Northern World: Vikings and Saxons6Core Course 1DCore Course 1DOption Course 2A or 2B
311Middle English Literature6Core Course 1DCore Course 1DOption Course 2A or 2B
315Romance: Medieval to Early Modern6Core Course 1DCore Course 1DOption Course 2A or 2B
321Renaissance Poetry and Prose6Core Course 1DCore Course 1DOption Course 2A or 2B
330Restoration and 18th-Century Literature6Core Course 1DCore Course 1DOption Course 2A or 2B
340Romantic Literature6Core Course 1ECore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
347American Literature and the Long 19th Century6Core Course 1ECore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
34919th-Century Transatlantic Literature6Core Course 1ECore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
351Victorian Literature6Core Course 1ECore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
370Contemporary Literature6Core Course 1FCore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
375American Literature6Core Course 1FCore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
380Literature and Culture in Canada6Core Course 1FCore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
385Literature and Modern Media6Core Course 1FCore Course 1EOption Course 2A or 2B
411Topics in Medieval Literature I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2CMinors are not eligible to take 400-level ENGL courses
420Studies in Renaissance Literature6Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
421Topics in Renaissance Literature I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
431Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
432Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature II3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
436Group I: Special Topics I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
440Studies in Romanticism6Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
441Topics in Romanticism I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
442Topics in Romanticism II3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
446Topics in Literature of the Americas I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
451Topics in Victorian Literature I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
456Group II: Special Topics I3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
457Group II: Special Topics II3Core Course 1G or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
461Topics in Modern/Contemporary British Literature I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
464Literary Modernism3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
466Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
467Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature II3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
470Studies in Modern/Contemporary American Literature6Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
471Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
472Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature II3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
476Topics in Postcolonial Literatures I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
480Studies in Indigenous Literatures6Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
481Topics in Indigenous Literatures I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
482Topics in Indigenous Literatures II3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
486Group III: Special Topics I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
487Group III: Special Topics II3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
488Group III: Special Topics III3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
489Group III: Special Topics IV3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
491Topics in Literary Interpretation I3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
492Topics in Literary Interpretation II3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
499Topics in Literary Criticism and Theory IV3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2C
590Honours Essay3Core Course 1H or Option Course 2BOption Course 2A, 2B, or 2CMinors are not eligible to take ENGL 590
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsMajors and MedialsMinors
SOLUSOld GroupsSOLUSOld Groups
100Introduction to the Study of Literature6Core Course 1AGroup 1Core Course 1AGroup 1
160Modern Prose Fiction6This course does not count toward any ENGL plans
200The History of Literature in English6Students following the old requirements are not eligible to take this course
223Selected Women Writers II3Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7Option Course 2CiGroup 7
231Special Topics in Genre I3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
Majors and Medials may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Biv / Group 8Minors may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Cii / Group 8
232Special Topics in Genre II3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
Majors and Medials may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Biii / Group 7Minors may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Ci / Group 7
237Children’s Literature3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
256Shakespeare6Option Course 2AiiGroup 3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
257Elizabethan Shakespeare3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
258Jacobean Shakespeare3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
271Issues and Themes: Special Topics I3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
272Issues and Themes: Special Topics II3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
274Literature and War3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
Majors and Medials may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Biii / Group 7Minors may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Ci / Group 7
278Literature and Place3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
281Legends of King Arthur: Medieval to Modern3Option Course 2CGroup 10Option Course 2DGroup 10
Majors, Medials, and Minors may petition the Undergraduate Chair to have this course count toward 2Ai / Group 2
284Issues and Themes in Canadian Literature I3Option Course 2BivGroup 8Option Course 2CiiGroup 8
285Issues and Themes in Canadian Literature I3Option Course 2BivGroup 8Option Course 2CiiGroup 8
290Seminar in Literary Interpretation3Students following the old requirements are not eligible to take this course
292Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theory6Option Course 2BvGroup 9Option Course 2DGroup 9
306The Northern World: Vikings and Saxons6Option Course 2AiGroup 2Option Course 2AiGroup 2
311Middle English Literature6Option Course 2AiGroup 2Option Course 2AiGroup 2
315Romance: Medieval to Early Modern6Option Course 2Ai or 2AiiGroup 2 or 3Option Course 2Ai or 2AiiGroup 2 or 3
The Undergraduate Chair will count this course toward whichever group is more advantageous for each student. If you want to count this course toward a particular group, please contact the Undergraduate Chair.
321Renaissance Poetry and Prose6Option course 2AiiGroup 3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
330Restoration and 18th-Century Literature6Option course 2AiiGroup 3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
340Romantic Literature6Option course 2BiGroup 5Option Course 2BiiGroup 5
347American Literature and the Long 19th Century6Option Course 2Bi, 2Bii, or 2BiiiGroup 5, 6, or 7Option Course 2Bii, 2Biii, or 2CiGroup 5, 6, or 7
The Undergraduate Chair will count this course toward whichever group is more advantageous for each student. If you want to count this course toward a particular group, please contact the Undergraduate Chair.
34919th-Century Transatlantic Literature6Option Course 2Bi, 2Bii, or 2BiiiGroup 5, 6, or 7Option Course 2Bii, 2Biii, or 2CiGroup 5, 6, or 7
The Undergraduate Chair will count this course toward whichever group is more advantageous for each student. If you want to count this course toward a particular group, please contact the Undergraduate Chair.
351Victorian Literature6Option Course 2BiiGroup 6Option Course 2BiiiGroup 6
370Contemporary Literature6Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7Option Course 2CiGroup 7
375American Literature6Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7Option Course 2CiGroup 7
380Literature and Culture in Canada6Option Course 2BivGroup 8Option Course 2CiiGroup 8
385Literature and Modern Media6Option Course 2Biii or 2BivGroup 7 or 8Option Course 2Ci or 2CiGroup 7 or 8
411Topics in Medieval Literature I3Option Course 2AiGroup 2Minors are not eligible to take 400-level ENGL courses
420Studies in Renaissance Literature6Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
421Topics in Renaissance Literature I3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
431Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature I3Option Course 2AiiiGroup 4
432Topics in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature II3Option Course 2AiiiGroup 4
436Group I: Special Topics I3Option Course 2AiiGroup 3
440Studies in Romanticism6Option Course 2BiGroup 5
441Topics in Romanticism I3Option Course 2BiGroup 5
442Topics in Romanticism II3Option Course 2BiGroup 5
446Topics in Literature of the Americas I3Option Course 2Bii or 2BiiiGroup 6 or 7
The Undergraduate Chair will count this course toward whichever group is more advantageous for each student. If you want to count this course toward a particular group, please contact the Undergraduate Chair.
451Topics in Victorian Literature I3Option Course 2BiiGroup 6
456Group II: Special Topics I3Option Course 2BiiGroup 6
457Group II: Special Topics II3Option Course 2BiiGroup 6
461Topics in Modern/Contemporary British Literature I3Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7
464Literary Modernism6Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7
466Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
467Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature II3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
470Studies in Modern/Contemporary American Literature6Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7
471Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature I3Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7
472Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature II3Option Course 2BiiiGroup 7
476Topics in Postcolonial Literatures I—Narrative, Embodied Suffering, and Health: Public Health and Diagnosing Bodies “Politic”3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
480Studies in Indigenous Literatures6Option Course 2BivGroup 8
481Topics in Indigenous Literatures I3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
482Topics in Indigenous Literatures II3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
486Group III: Special Topics I3Option Course 2Biii or 2BivGroup 7 or 8
487Group III: Special Topics II3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
488Group III: Special Topics III3Option Course 2Biii (2014) or 2Bv (2012)Group 7 (2014) or 9 (2012)
489Group III: Special Topics IV3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
491Topics in Literary Interpretation I3Option Course 2BivGroup 8
492Topics in Literary Interpretation II3Option Course 2BvGroup 9
499Topics in Literary Criticism and Theory IV3Option Course 2BvGroup 9
590Honours Essay3Option Course 2CGroup 10Minors are not eligible to take ENGL 590
What Do These List and Group Numbers Mean?
SOLUS List (Majors & Medials)SOLUS List (Minors)Old GroupDescription
1A1A1Introductory Courses
2Ai2Ai2Old English Literature and Middle English Literature
2Aii2Aii3Renaissance Literature
2Aiii2Bi4Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
2Bi2Bii5Romantic Literature
2Bii2Biii6Victorian (Nineteenth-Century) Literature
2Biii2Ci7Modern British Literature and American Literature
2Biv2Cii8Postcolonial, Canadian, and Comparative Literatures
2Bv2C9Literary Theory and Literary Criticism
2C2C10Special Studies (i.e., courses not confined to a single period or national category)