A minimum of 5.00 English credits is required in the English core and the English electives. English elective courses must be chosen to fulfill the Distribution Requirements for the Area of Concentration.

English core - 2.00 credits as follows:

1. ENGL*1080, ENGL*2080, core seminar (variable content), ENGL*2120

2. one additional core seminar (variable content): ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 3.00 credits to include:

1. 1.00 credits from the following list of courses:

   ENGL*2090	[0.50]	Studies in Shakespeare
   ENGL*3080	[0.50]	History of the English Language
   ENGL*3220	[0.50]	Representing Britain: 18th- & 19th- Century Literature
   ENGL*3240	[0.50]	Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture
   ENGL*3280	[0.50]	Old English Literature
   ENGL*3300	[0.50]	Restoration to Romanticism: Forging the Nation
   ENGL*3320	[0.50]	Romanticism to Victorianism: Culture and Conformity
   ENGL*3340	[0.50]	British Imperial Culture
   ENGL*3380	[0.50]	Studies in the History of Literary Production
   ENGL*3540	[0.50]	Writing the United States
   ENGL*3560	[0.50]	Medieval Literature
   ENGL*3570	[0.50]	Chaucer in Context
   ENGL*3630	[0.50]	Writing Canada: Forging the Nation

2. 2.00 credits from any other ENGL lecture or seminar course. At least 1.00 credits in ENGL must be at the 3000 level.

Note:ENGL*1030 cannot be counted towards a major, minor or area of concentration in English.

A minimum of 8.50 English credits is required in the English core and the English electives. English elective courses must be chosen to fulfill the Distribution Requirements for the Major.

English core - 3.00 credits as follows:

1. ENGL*1080, ENGL*2080

2. four core seminars (variable content): ENGL*2120, ENGL*2130, ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960

English electives - 5.50 credits to include:

1. 2.00 credits from the following list of courses:

   ENGL*2090	[0.50]	Studies in Shakespeare
   ENGL*3080	[0.50]	History of the English Language
   ENGL*3220	[0.50]	Representing Britain: 18th- & 19th- Century Literature
   ENGL*3240	[0.50]	Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture
   ENGL*3280	[0.50]	Old English Literature
   ENGL*3300	[0.50]	Restoration to Romanticism: Forging the Nation
   ENGL*3320	[0.50]	Romanticism to Victorianism: Culture and Conformity
   ENGL*3340	[0.50]	British Imperial Culture
   ENGL*3380	[0.50]	Studies in the History of Literary Production
   ENGL*3540	[0.50]	Writing the United States
   ENGL*3560	[0.50]	Medieval Literature
   ENGL*3570	[0.50]	Chaucer in Context
   ENGL*3630	[0.50]	Writing Canada: Forging the Nation

2. 1.00 credits from ENGL 4000 level courses

3. 2.50 credits from any other ENGL lecture or seminar courses

A maximum of 2.00 credits at the 4000 level may be counted towards a major in English.

Note:ENGL*1030 cannot be counted towards a major, minor or area of concentration in English.

Honours students interested in a more concentrated program or contemplating graduate work in English are strongly advised to:

• attain a good reading knowledge of another language, such as French

• take ENGL*3380 (Studies in the History of Literary Production), ENGL*3690 (History of Literary Criticism), ENGL*4890 (Contemporary Literary Theory)

• take 2.00 credits from 4000-level seminars (2 seminars at 1.00 credits each)

The M.A. program in English at Guelph gives preference to qualified applicants with a broad experience in literary and cultural studies and related disciplines.

The program of study and requirements are the same as for the Area of Concentration in the General Program.