Curriculum & Courses
BA English (Honours) Major Curriculum
Please note: Students should follow the calendar published in their admit year to TMU.
This means that if you joined the program in Eg. 2016; you must follow the course calendar for the program published in that same year. To view the full list of course calendars please visit: https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar
In the first year, students gain a broad, interdisciplinary base of knowledge, skills, and methodologies and complete foundational studies in fictional and non-fictional texts.
Required Courses
- ENG 110 Literatures Across Borders
- ENG 208 Intro to Non-Fiction
- SSH 105 Critical Thinking I
- SSH 205 Academic Writing and Research
Elective Courses
- Two Humanities Electives (Table I, opens in new window)
- Two Social Science Electives (Table I, opens in new window)
- Two Open Electives, opens in new window
In second year, students build a strong foundation in theory and methodology and study English research methods, engage in experiential learning by selecting a Practicum course from a range of electives (i.e., the 300-series courses), and increase their breadth of knowledge and hone their literary skills by selecting a variety of English Electives.
Students can also consider studying abroad in the Winter Term of Third Year. Applications take place during Second Year.
Required Courses:
One Practicum Course:
- ENG 302 Practicum: Writing in the Arts
- ENG 304 Practicum: Making Digital Work
- ENG 306 Practicum: Writing Poetry
- ENG 307 Practicum: Writing Fiction
- ENG 308 Practicum: Grammar Principles for Editors
- ENG 340 Practicum: Making Little Magazines
- ENG 390 Practicum: Open Topics
One Literary Histories and Movements Course:
- ENG 421 16C Literature and Culture
- ENG 422 17C Literature and Culture
- ENG 531 18C Literature and Culture
- ENG 632 19C Literature and Culture
- ENG 634 Romantic Explorations
- ENG 635 Modernism
Elective Courses (broken up over both Second and Third Year):
- Two Lower Level Liberal Studies Electives (Table A, opens in new window)
- Two Upper Level Liberal Studies Electives (Table B, opens in new window)
- Six Core English Electives (Table II, opens in new window)
- Three Open Electives, opens in new window
- ENG 421 16C Literature and Culture
- ENG 422 17C Literature and Culture
- ENG 531 18C Literature and Culture
- ENG 632 19C Literature and Culture
- ENG 634 Romantic Explorations
- ENG 635 Modernism
One Urban and Global Literatures Study:
- ENG 223 Literatures of Exile and Migration
- ENG 413 Literature, Empire and Colonization
- ENG 620 Literatures of the Caribbean
- ENG 623 Film/Literature: Middle East, North Africa
- ENG 640 Literatures of Asia and its Diasporas
- ENG 650 Indigenous World View
- ENG 653 Black Literatures and Cultures
- ENG 942 Decolonizing Literature
Elective Courses (broken up over both Second and Third Year):
- Two Lower Level Liberal Studies Electives (Table A, opens in new window)
- Two Upper Level Liberal Studies Electives (Table B, opens in new window)
- Six Core English Electives (Table II, opens in new window)
- Three Open Electives
In fourth year, students develop and showcase high-level research and writing skills and satisfy any remaining elective requirements.
Required Course
- ENG 910 English Capstone Seminar
Elective Courses
- Two Upper Level Liberal Studies Electives (Table B, opens in new window)
- Five Core English Electives (Table II, opens in new window)
- Two Open Electives, opens in new window