Bachelor of Arts, Major in English

Program Overview

This Bachelor of Arts program in English and Literature offers a comprehensive study of poetry and drama from various eras, including the Renaissance, Victorian, and modern periods, as well as Canadian literature. It includes courses in composition, humanities, math/science, and social sciences to enhance students' knowledge base. Upper-level requirements focus on specific literary genres, such as twentieth-century poetry and Renaissance/medieval literature, while elective courses provide flexibility for students to explore their interests.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Study poetry and drama from the Renaissance, Victorian and modern eras, along with a look at Canadian literature. Courses in composition, the humanities, math or science, and social sciences round out this degree.

Outline:

• Breadth requirements (24 credits)
• These may be met with lower- or upper-level university courses; see the breadth requirements for arts and science degree programs.
• Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature),excluding technical writing and business writing courses
• Six credits in humanities, other than English
• Six credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science
• Six credits in social science
• Lower-level requirements (15 credits)
• ENGL 2111, English Literature from Chaucer to Milton (3) or equivalent
• ENGL 2211, English Literature of the Eighteenth or Nineteenth Centuries (3) or equivalent
• Note: Courses used to meet lower-level requirements must meet breadth requirements in that area.
• Upper-level requirements (30 credits)
• Three credits in Canadian literature (such as ENGL 4321)
• Three credits in twentieth-century poetry and/or drama (such as ENGL 4321)
• Three credits in eighteenth-century or nineteenth-century literature (includes Victorian writers) (such as ENGL 3841
• Three credits in Renaissance/medieval literature (includes Chaucer or Shakespeare)
• Fifteen credits of other upper-level English courses (such as ENGL 4241, 4351, 3991, 4231, 3291)
• Three credits of Directed Studies (ENGL 4991)
• Elective requirements (51 credits)
• 15 credits of upper-level elective courses
• 45 credits of lower- or upper-level elective courses
• Directed studies
• A directed studies course consists of concentrated study of a topic you select in consultation with your Open Learning Faculty Member.
• Directed studies is open to you if you have fulfilled the breadth and lower-level requirements and have completed at least 15 credits of upper-level requirements in your major.
• Registration procedures differ for directed studies, so it is essential that you consult your program advisor before you register in a directed studies course.

Other:

• Some program requirements may be met with credits earned through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).
• Thirty credits of the program requirements (with no more than 15 credits at the upper level) may be applied studies; fine and performing arts studio courses and technology courses.
Education, business and administrative studies courses are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Note: 30 credits, including up to 15 upper-level credits, may be applied studies: fine and performing arts studio courses and technology courses.
• A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
• 120 credits, including 45 third- and fourth-year (upper-level) credits, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher over all courses required for this credential.