Undergraduate Calendar 2011-2012

English

Programme Requirements

General Information
Honours
Major
Concentration
Minor

General Information

Students normally apply for entry into the English degree programme in  their Second Year.

In addition to ENE210, ENE226 andENE228, students are encouraged to take at least four other 1-credit English courses in their second year in order to create greater flexibility in course selection in third and fourth year.

The Programme of Study for English consists of a set of courses required by the Department, in addition to the core curriculum for a Bachelor of Arts. The Department offers a number of courses that are required as part of the core curriculum. In many instances, these courses can also be counted toward requirements for an honours, a major, a concentration, or a minor.

Honours

Students apply for entry into the Honours programme during their Third Year.

Students wishing to apply to Honours standing must achieve at least a B- in their second year courses, although individual cases may be accepted on a probationary basis at the discretion of the Department Head. They must maintain a B average in all of the accumulated senior (300 and 400 level) English courses. They must also maintain a B- average in all of their 400 level academic courses.

Completion of a minimum 42 credit programme in the Arts, including the required courses for All Arts Programmes.

A minimum of 20 English credits. Students must successfully complete the following courses:

• ENE110: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills (2 Credits)
• ENE210: Reading the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present (2 Credits)
• ENE226: Foundations of Western Literature: Greek and Roman Classics and the Bible (1 Credit)
• ENE228: Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture (1 Credit)
• ENE307: British Literature during the Romantic Period (1 Credit)
• ENE309: British Literature of the Victorian Period (1 Credit)
• ENE300: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE302: Literature of the European Enlightenment (1 Credit)
• ENE303: Studies in English Renaissance Literature I (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE305: Studies in English Renaissance Literature II (1 Credit)
• ENE351: Canadian Literature: Beginnings to the 1960's (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE353: Canadian Literature: 1960s to the Present (1 Credit)
• ENE427: Studies in Shakespeare I (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE429: Studies in Shakespeare II (1 Credit)
• 8 Optional Credits in English at the 300 or 400 level
• Minimum of 3 Elective Credits

Major

Completion of a minimum 40 credit programme in the Arts, including the required courses for All Arts Programmes.

A minimum of 16 English credits. Students must successfully complete the following courses:

• ENE110: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills (2 Credits)
• ENE210: Reading the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present (2 Credits)
• ENE226: Foundations of Western Literature: Greek and Roman Classics and the Bible (1 Credit)
• ENE228: Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture (1 Credit)
• One 300-level Course in British Literature prior to 1900 (1 credit)
• ENE351: Canadian Literature: Beginnings to the 1960's (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE353: Canadian Literature: 1960s to the Present (1 Credit)
• ENE427: Studies in Shakespeare I (1 Credit)
  OR
  ENE429: Studies in Shakespeare II (1 Credit)
• 7 Optional Credits in English at the 300 or 400 level
• Minimum of 5 Elective Credits

Concentration

A Concentration in English is open to all RMCC students pursuing their degrees through the Division of Continuing Studies. Students pursuing a Concentration in English must complete the following within their 30-credit degree:

• at least 12 credits in English Language and Literature
• at least six of these credits at the senior level
• at least six of these credits through RMCC

Certain courses are required:

• ENE101 and ENE102 or equivalent 2-credit first-year Language and Literature course
• ENE202 or ENE203 or equivalent 1-credit second-year Language and Literature course

RMCC English offers the following courses by distance toward the Concentration:

• ENE101: Introduction to Literary Studies: Fiction
• ENE102: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetry and Drama
• ENE150: University Writing Skills
• ENE202: Cross-Currents of 20th-Century Literature: Modernism
• ENE203: Cross-Currents of 20th-Century Literature: Post-Modernism
• ENE309: British Literature of the Victorian Period
• ENE358: French-Canadian Literature in Translation
• ENE403: Gender and Literature
• ENE426: Directed Research Project (2 credits)

Minor

A Minor requires 8 English credits.

Students must successfully complete the following courses:

• ENE100: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills (2 Credits)
  OR
  ENE110: Introduction to Literary Studies and University Writing Skills (2 Credits)
• ENE210: Reading the Contemporary World: 1900 to the Present (2 Credits)
• 4 Credits in English at the 300 or 400 level