Where to Start in English

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First Year Course Selection

First year students should focus their course selection on fulfilling the following General Education requirements:

Four Level-1 Courses

Four Level-2 Courses

Other first year options include:

English Course Options

Language/Linguistics

Bachelor of Arts in English Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English, you must take a total of 40 courses (or 120 credits), of which a maximum of 16 may be at the first-year level. Each course taken can fill only one requirement within your program. ENGL 1101, even if taken to fulfill a GNED requirement, counts toward the maximum number of ENGL courses allowed in your program. You may take as many as 24 ENGL courses.

General Education Requirements

English Major Requirements

Elective Requirements

General Education Requirements (12 Courses)
Four Level-1 Courses	1 x GNED 1100 series
	1 x GNED 1200 series
	1 x GNED 1300 series
	1 x GNED 1400 series
Four Level-2 Courses	Approved courses at the 1000- and 2000-level from various disciplines across the institution.
Four Level-3 Courses	Approved courses at the 2000-level and higher from various disciplines across the institution.
English Major Requirements (16-24 ENGL Courses)
One Introductory Literature	ENGL 1131—Introduction to Fiction
	ENGL 1135—Introduction to Poetry
	ENGL 1137—Introduction to Dramatic Literature
	ENGL 1141—Introduction to Children’s Literature
One Intermediate Writing	ENGL 2207—Advanced Writing
	ENGL 2263—Technical Writing
	ENGL 2264—Intermediate Creative Writing I: Poetry
	ENGL 2265—Intermediate Creative Writing II: Poetry
	ENGL 2266—Intermediate Creative Writing I: Fiction
	ENGL 2267—Intermediate Creative Writing II: Fiction
Two Surveys of English Literature	ENGL 2210—English Literature to 1660
Two Surveys of English Literature	ENGL 2211—English Literature from 1660
One Canadian Literature	ENGL 2270—Canadian Literature to 1914
	ENGL 2271—Canadian Literature from 1914
	ENGL 3256—Canadian Drama
	ENGL 3372—Western Canadian Literature
TWO 3000-Level Pre-1900 Literature	ENGL 3246—Early American Literature
	ENGL 3306—History of the English Language
	ENGL 3312—Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays
	ENGL 3313—Shakespeare: The Later Plays
	ENGL 3323—Early Medieval Literature
	ENGL 3324—Literature in the Age of Chaucer
	ENGL 3330—Restoration & Early 18th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3331—Later 18th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3340—Early Romantic Literature
	ENGL 3341—Later Romantic Literature
	ENGL 3342—Early 17th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3343—Later 17th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3344—Victorian Realism & Social Reform
	ENGL 3345—Victorian Literary Aesthetics
One Post-Colonial Literature	ENGL 2291—Postcolonial Literature I
	ENGL 2292—Postcolonial Literature II
	ENGL 3390—African Writing in English
	ENGL 3353—Aboriginal Literatures
One Theory in English Studies	ENGL 2202—Theory in English Studies
Two 3000-Level English	ENGL 3199—Directed Readings
	ENGL 3246—Early American Literature
	ENGL 3256—Canadian Drama
	ENGL 3304—Composition Theory
	ENGL 3305—Script Writing
	ENGL 3306—History of the English Language
	ENGL 3308—The Novel from 1900 to Now
	ENGL 3309—Theatre & Performance from 1900
	ENGL 3310—Critical Theory & Cultural Studies
	ENGL 3311—Poetry & Poetics from 1900 to Now
	ENGL 3312—Shakespeare: The Earlier Plays
	ENGL 3313—Shakespeare: The Later Plays
	ENGL 3323—Early Medieval Literature
	ENGL 3327—Studies in Women’s Lit.
	ENGL 3324—Literature in the Age of Chaucer
	ENGL 3330—Restoration & Early 18th-Century Lit.
	ENGL 3331—Later 18th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3340—Early Romantic Literature
	ENGL 3341—Later Romantic Literature
	ENGL 3342—Early 17th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3343—Later 17th-Century Literature
	ENGL 3344—Victorian Realism & Social Reform
	ENGL 3345—Victorian Literary Aesthetics
	ENGL 3372—Western Canadian Literature
	ENGL 3382—Textualities / Sexualities
	ENGL 3390—African Writing in English
	ENGL3394—The Graphic Novel
	ENGL 3353—Aboriginal Literatures
Two 4000-Level English	ENGL 4199—Directed Readings
	ENGL 4410—Topics in Themes, Forms, & Genres
	ENGL 4420—Topics in Early Modern Lit.
	ENGL 4440—Topics in Lit. of Long 19th Century
	ENGL 4443—Topics in Lit. of Long 18th Century
	ENGL 4446—Topics in Lit. of Long 20th Century
Three+ English Courses	Any ENGL offered in the calendar, including at most one more introductory literature (ENGL 1131, 1135, 1137, 1141). In addition to the courses listed above, the calendar contains many, many other options in creative writing and literature at both the 1000- and the 2000-level.
One Language/Linguistics	Any credit course taken at MRU involving instruction in linguistics (LING) or a language other than English (CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JPNS, SPAN) is eligible to fill this requirement. ENGL 3306 also fills this requirement.
Elective Requirements (4-12 Courses)
Four+ Courses	Any non-ENGL courses offered in the Mount Royal University calendar.