Build communication skills and a broad world-view with the minor in English literature.
The minor in English literature can be an instrumental partner for many other undergraduate degrees across the university, whether in sciences or the humanities.
If you are a Faculty of Arts student, a minor requires 30 credits in the specialization, 18 of which must be at the upper level. You can add a minor through the Student Service Centre. Courses outside the Department of English Language and Literatures may not count towards the minor.
If you are a student in another faculty, e.g. Faculty of Science, and wish to pursue a minor in English, you must receive approval from your faculty’s advising team.
Program Requirements
A. Medieval and Renaissance literatures: ENGL 343 to ENGL 350
B. 18th- and 19th-century literatures: ENGL 351 to ENGL 364
C. Modern, contemporary, transnational, and Indigenous literatures: ENGL 365 to ENGL 379
D. Media, theory, genre, and special topic: ENGL 332 to ENGL 339; ENGL 380 to ENGL 397
6 credits of one of the following options:
- 100-level English
- Arts One
- ENGL 140/LING 140 and 3 credits of 100-level English (this option is recommended, but not required)
- 6 credits of ASTU 100
- 3 credits of ASTU 100 or 101 and 3 credits of 100-level English
- WRDS 150 or 350 and 3 credits of 100-level English
6 credits selected from ENGL 200-249; ENGL 229 is recommended.
18 credits comprising:
- 6 credits selected from literature course groups A and/or B and,
- 12 additional credits selected from literature course groups A through D.
Note: courses outside the Department of English Language and Literatures may not count towards the minor.