丁香园AV

Department of English | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete two of

• ENGL 101W Introduction to Fiction^*(3)
• ENGL 102W Introduction to Poetry*(3)
• ENGL 103W Introduction to Drama*(3)
• ENGL 104W Introduction to Prose Genres*(3)
• ENGL 105W Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture*(3)
• ENGL 199W Introduction to University Writing*(3)

• ENGL 201 Medieval Literature (3)
• ENGL 203 Early Modern Literature (3)

and one of

• ENGL 205 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3)
• ENGL 206 Nineteenth Century Literatures in English (3)

and any two of

• ENGL 201 Medieval Literature^**(3)
• ENGL 203 Early Modern Literature**(3)
• ENGL 205 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature**(3)
• ENGL 206 Nineteenth Century Literatures in English**(3)
• ENGL 207 Twentieth Century Literatures in English**(3)
• ENGL 210W Writing and Critical Thinking**(3)
• ENGL 212 Metrics and Prosody**(3)
• ENGL 214 History and Principles of Rhetoric**(3)
• ENGL 216 History and Principles of Literary Criticism^{** ?}(3)

Students who have completed a flexible pre-major with 18 lower division English transfer units have met the lower division requirements for an English major and should contact the Department of English advisor.

Students wishing to major in English are strongly advised to submit a formal declaration to this effect to the undergraduate advisor upon completing all lower division requirements.

Upper Division Requirements

An English major must complete 32 units in upper division English courses, two of which must come from Group 1 and one from Group 2.

Group 1

Students complete two of

• ENGL 300 Old English (4)
• ENGL 304 Studies in Medieval Literature (4)
• ENGL 306 Chaucer (4)
• ENGL 310 Studies in Early Modern Literature Excluding Shakespeare (4)
• ENGL 311 Early Shakespeare (4)
• ENGL 313 Late Shakespeare (4)
• ENGL 315 Studies in Seventeenth Century Non-Dramatic Literature (4)
• ENGL 320 Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1800) (4)
• ENGL 322 Studies in the Eighteenth Century British Novel (4)
• ENGL 400W Advanced Old English (4)
• ENGL 404W Topics in Medieval Literature (4)
• ENGL 407W Topics in Early English Drama (4)
• ENGL 410W Topics in Early Modern English Non-Dramatic Literature (4)
• ENGL 416W Milton (4)
• ENGL 420W Topics in Eighteenth Century Literature (4)

Group 2

Students complete one of

• ENGL 354 Studies in Canadian Literature before 1920 (4)
• ENGL 357 Studies in Canadian Literature since 1920 (4)
• ENGL 359 Studies in the Literature of British Columbia (4)

Eight English units must be at the 400 level, excluding Directed Studies courses (ENGL 441, 442, 443 and 444). With permission of the department, other English courses of equivalent content may be substituted for those required in Group 1 and 2. The department may designate up to eight units of program-related upper division courses that are offered by other departments as being acceptable in fulfilling part of the required units in the major program.

Students must maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in ENGL courses.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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