X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Creative Writing (CW)
The Creative Writing minor reflects the significant role that creative writing plays in our cultural life, from travel writing and blogs, gaming and journalism, to poems, novels and films. The minor hones students’ skills in expressive writing, and teaches students to situate their work within a broader context of local, global and historical creative texts. Workshops and a capstone seminar provide students with the opportunity to revise their work and develop a creative portfolio.
Minor (Honours Program)
A minimum of 5.00 credits is required including:
| ENGL*1080 | [0.50] | Literatures in English I: Reading the Past |
| ENGL*2920 | [0.50] | Elements of Creative Writing |
| ENGL*4720 | [1.00] | Creative Writing: Prose/Poetry |
| 1.00 credit from the following: | ||
| ENGL*3050 | [0.50] | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop |
| ENGL*3060 | [0.50] | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop |
| ENGL*3070 | [0.50] | Intermediate Screenwriting Workshop |
| ENGL*3090 | [0.50] | Special Topics in Creative Writing Workshop |
| THST*2120 | [0.50] | Writing for Performance |
| 2.00 credits from the following: | ||
| CLAS*2000 | [0.50] | Classical Mythology |
| CLAS*3030 | [0.50] | Epic Heroes and Poems |
| ENGL*2040 | [0.50] | Latina/o Literature and Cultural Production: Intro |
| ENGL*2080 | [0.50] | Literatures in English II: Finding a Critical Voice |
| ENGL*2090 | [0.50] | Studies in Shakespeare |
| ENGL*2120 | [0.50] | Seminar: Critical Practices |
| ENGL*2130 | [0.50] | Seminar: Literature and Social Change |
| ENGL*2190 | [0.50] | Queer Literatures and Cultures |
| ENGL*2200 | [0.50] | Postcolonial Literatures, Film, and Other Media |
| ENGL*2260 | [0.50] | Law and Literature |
| ENGL*2270 | [0.50] | Fairy, Trickster, and Mythical Hero |
| ENGL*2280 | [0.50] | Sporting Bodies |
| ENGL*2290 | [0.50] | Outlaws |
| ENGL*2310 | [0.50] | Vampires, Ghosts, and Mummies: Literature and the Supernatural |
| ENGL*2330 | [0.50] | Print Culture and Cinema |
| ENGL*2360 | [0.50] | Medieval Literature |
| ENGL*2550 | [0.50] | North American Native Literatures |
| ENGL*2640 | [0.50] | Culture, Location, Identity: Minoritized Literatures in Canada and Beyond |
| ENGL*2740 | [0.50] | Children's Literature |
| ENGL*2880 | [0.50] | Women in Literature |
| ENGL*3080 | [0.50] | History and Linguistics of the English Language |
| ENGL*3240 | [0.50] | Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture |
| ENGL*3380 | [0.50] | Studies in the History of Literary Production |
| ENGL*3420 | [0.50] | 20th- & 21st-Century Drama |
| ENGL*3460 | [0.50] | Literature in London |
| ENGL*3470 | [0.50] | Twentieth-Century British Literature I |
| ENGL*3480 | [0.50] | Twentieth-Century British Literature II |
| ENGL*3540 | [0.50] | Writing the United States |
| ENGL*3550 | [0.50] | Modern United States Literatures |
| ENGL*3680 | [0.50] | 20th- & 21st-Century Canadian Literature and Criticism |
| ENGL*3750 | [0.50] | Studies in Postcolonial Literatures |
| ENGL*3760 | [0.50] | The Atlantic World |
| ENGL*3870 | [0.50] | Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies |
| ENGL*3880 | [0.50] | Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies |
| FREN*2020 | [0.50] | France: Literature and Society |
| FREN*2060 | [0.50] | Quebec: Literature and Society |
| FREN*3030 | [0.50] | Good and Evil |
| FREN*3090 | [0.50] | Classics of French Literature |
| FREN*3110 | [0.50] | Storytelling in the Francophone World |
| FREN*3130 | [0.50] | Representing the Self |
| FREN*3140 | [0.50] | Women in Literature, Art and Film |
| FREN*3160 | [0.50] | Songs, Lyrics and Poetry in French |
| FREN*3170 | [0.50] | Fictions of Childhood |
| GERM*3020 | [0.50] | Myth and Fairy Tales in Germany |
| GERM*3470 | [0.50] | Holocaust & WWII in German Lit. & Film |
| HUMN*1030 | [0.50] | What Makes a Literary Classic? |
| HUMN*3000 | [0.50] | Narratives of Migration |
| HUMN*3020 | [0.50] | Myth and Fairy Tales in Germany |
| HUMN*3400 | [0.50] | Renaissance Lovers and Fools |
| ITAL*3400 | [0.50] | Renaissance Lovers and Fools |
| SPAN*2990 | [0.50] | Hispanic Literary Studies |
| SPAN*3220 | [0.50] | Literature and Arts I: Spain |
| SPAN*3230 | [0.50] | Literature and Arts II: Latin America |
Students with a compelling reason to work in a genre other than prose or poetry at the 4000 level may substitute ENGL*4810 and ENGL*4910 for ENGL*4720 with the faculty advisor's permission.
Note: Substituted courses may have their own prerequisites; check the course descriptions in the academic calendar.