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English Literature, Media, and Writing

Read widely. Think critically. Write creatively.

We provide a unique environment for English studies in Canada.

Programs in English Literature, Media, and Writing (ELMW) include a specialization, major, minor, and 3-year concentration. These programs foreground the integral relationship between compositional and critical-reading practices and replace the programs in English Literature (ELIT) and English Rhetoric and Media Studies (ERMS). 

Current students may choose to continue in their current ELIT and ERMS programs or they may choose to switch to the new ELMW program. The Department of English has created a transition plan to ensure that current ELIT and ERMS students can continue in and graduate from the ELIT and ERMS programs.

 

Academic Advisor

Dr. Sara MacDonald, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts

Telephone: (705) 675-1151 ext. 4201

Email: arts@laurentian.ca

Office: Please contact the email above, and an academic advisor will get back to you!

Administrative Assistant:
Emy-Anne Adam
(705) 675-1151 ext. 4340
eadam@laurentian.ca

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Delivery Method: On campus
Program Language: English

Our program equips graduates with the kind of skills and practices that employers always need: people who can solve complex problems, communicate clearly with a wide range of people and create stylish texts and films that both inspire and inform. 

 

Relevant graduate study opportunities at Laurentian:

 

Ontario High School Applicants

Program Prerequisites:

  • 1 grade 12 English U/M course; 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
  • A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses


Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.

Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.

 

Applicants from outside an Ontario High School 

International Students

Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario

Applicants from Colleges

Applicants from other Universities

Mature Students

Canadian Applicants

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you must complete your application through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC).

For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: Undergraduate Studies page.


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International Applicants

If you’re an international applicant, you must fill out the International Application Form.

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Note for Current Students

The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Programs

Total 120 credits

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

 

 

Specialization in English Literature, Media, and Writing  

First year:

6 credits from :

     ENGL 1705E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies

     ENGL 1706E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies I

     ENGL 1707E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies II

     ENGL 1717E     Introduction to Creative Writing

24 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits of linguistic awareness
     6 elective credits of scientific literacy
     12 elective credits

 

Second year:

ENGL 2056E     Texts in Historical Context

ENGL 2057E     Critical Reading and Textual Analysis

12 credits ENGL courses (6cr from Case-based courses and 6cr from Practice-based courses)

12 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits in Indigenous content 

     6 elective credits

 

Third year:

ENGL 3056E     Texts in Modern and Contemporary Contexts

ENGL 3057E     Introduction to Critical Theories

12 credits ENGL courses (6cr from Case-based courses and 6cr from Practice-based courses)

12 credits other courses

 

Fourth Year:

9 credits of 4000-level ENGL seminars

9 credits ENGL courses (Case-based courses and/or Practice-based courses)

12 credits other courses

 

Note:    Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

 

 

Major in English Literature, Media, and Writing 

First year:

6 credits from :

     ENGL 1705E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies

     ENGL 1706E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies I

     ENGL 1707E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies II

     ENGL 1717E     Introduction to Creative Writing

24 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits of linguistic awareness
     6 elective credits of scientific literacy
     12 elective credits

 

Second year:

ENGL 2056E     Texts in Historical Context

ENGL 2057E     Critical Reading and Textual Analysis

6 credits ENGL courses (3cr from Case-based courses and 3cr from Practice-based courses)

18 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits in Indigenous content

     12 elective credits

 

Third year:

ENGL 3056E     Texts in Modern and Contemporary Contexts

ENGL 3057E     Introduction to Critical Theories

6 credits ENGL courses (3cr from Case-based courses and 3cr from Practice-based courses)

18 credits other courses

 

Fourth Year:

6 credits of 4000-level ENGL seminars

6 credits ENGL courses (Case-based courses and/or Practice-based courses)

18 credits other courses

 

Note:    Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

 

 

Bachelor of Arts (General) in English

Total 90 credits

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

 

 

Concentration in English Literature, Media, and Writing

First year:

6 credits from :

     ENGL 1705E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies

     ENGL 1706E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies I

     ENGL 1707E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies II

     ENGL 1717E     Introduction to Creative Writing

24 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits of linguistic awareness
     6 elective credits of scientific literacy
     12 elective credits

 

Second year:

ENGL 2056E     Texts in Historical Context

ENGL 2057E     Critical Reading and Textual Analysis

9 credits ENGL courses 

15 credits other courses, including:

     6 elective credits in Indigenous content

     9 elective credits

 

Third year:

ENGL 3056E     Texts in Modern and Contemporary Contexts

ENGL 3057E     Introduction to Critical Theories

9 credits ENGL courses 

15 credits other courses

 

Note:    Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

 

 

Minor in English Literature, Media, and Writing 

6 credits from :

     ENGL 1705E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies

     ENGL 1706E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies I

     ENGL 1707E     Introduction to Writing and English Studies II

     ENGL 1717E     Introduction to Creative Writing

18 credits ENGL courses (minimum 6 credits at the 3000 level)

 

 

PRACTICE-BASED COURSES

ENGL 2016E     Science Writing in the Public Sphere

ENGL 2546E     Rhetorical Principles

ENGL 2626E     Critical Approaches

ENGL 2827E     Documentary Film Making

ENGL 3126E     Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 3175E     Medieval & Early Modern Drama

ENGL 3196E     Core Seminar – Group 1

ENGL 3296E     Core Seminar Group 2

ENGL 3396E     Core Seminar Group 3

ENGL 3411E     Canadian Indigenous Poetics

ENGL 3496E     Core Seminar Group 4

ENGL 3516E     Creative Writing

ENGL 3517E     Studies in Creative Writing

ENGL 3536E     Environmental Communication

ENGL 3566E     Indigenous Oral Storytelling

ENGL 3556E     Principles and Practices of Professional Writing

ENGL 3576E     The Craft of Life Writing

ENGL 3577E     The Craft of Writing Poetry

ENGL 3596E     Core Seminar (ERMS - English Rhetoric and Media Studies)

ENGL 3846E     Applied Media Aesthetics

 

CASE-BASED COURSES

ENGL 2626E     Critical Approaches

ENGL 2636E     Detective Fiction

ENGL 2637E     Children' Literature

ENGL 2646E     The Study and Evolution of the English Language

ENGL 2656E     Northern Ontario Literature

ENGL 2666E     Literature and the Environment

ENGL 2676E     Popular Literature & Culture I

ENGL 2677E     Popular Literature & Culture II

ENGL 2815E     World Cinema

ENGL 2826E     Rhetoric of Documentary Films

ENGL 2846E     Rhetoric of Film and Image

ENGL 3106E     Sixteenth-Century Poetry and Prose

ENGL 3107E     Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose

ENGL 3126E     Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 3157E     16th & 17th Century Women’s Writing

ENGL 3175E     Medieval & Early Modern Drama

ENGL 3195E     Special Topics in Medieval & Renaissance Literature

ENGL 3196E     Core Seminar – Group 1

ENGL 3206E     The 18th Century English Novel

ENGL 3215E     English Literature of the Romantic Period

ENGL 3235E     Victorian Literature

ENGL 3246E     Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Literature

ENGL 3247E     Literature of Sensibility and Revolution

ENGL 3256E     Women of Letters of the 18th Century

ENGL 3296E     Core Seminar Group 2

ENGL 3305E     Postcolonial Literary Studies

ENGL 3326E     Modern Novel

ENGL 3327E     Contemporary Novel

ENGL 3346E     Modern Women’s Writing

ENGL 3347E     Contemporary Women’s Writing

ENGL 3396E     Core Seminar Group 3

ENGL 3411E     Canadian Indigenous Poetics

ENGL 3416E     American Thought and Culture

ENGL 3445E     A Survey of Canadian Literature

ENGL 3456E     Indigenous Literatures in Canada I

ENGL 3486E     American Modernism

ENGL 3487E     Contemporary American Literature

ENGL 3496E     Core Seminar Group 4

ENGL 3507E     Writer’s Voice

ENGL 3527E     Rhetorical Criticism

ENGL 3536E     Environmental Communication

ENGL 3546E     Media Representations of Indigenous Peoples in North America

ENGL 3596E     Core Seminar (ERMS - English Rhetoric and Media Studies)

ENGL 3826E     Indigenous Film in Canada

ENGL 3846E     Applied Media Aesthetics

 

ENGL-1540EL - Academic Reading and Writing English Speakers ENGL-1550EL - English Language Learning: Academic Reading and Writing ENGL-1561EL - Business Communication ENGL-1705EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies ENGL-1706EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies I ENGL-1707EL - Introduction to Writing and English Studies II ENGL-1717EL - Introduction to Creative Writing ENGL-2546EL - Classical Rhetoric for Contemporary Citizens ENGL-2626EL - Critical Approaches ENGL-2656EL - Northern Ontario Literature ENGL-2676EL - Popular Literature and Culture I ENGL-2677EL - Popular Literature and Culture II ENGL-2826EL - Rhetoric of Documentary Films ENGL-2637EL - Children' Literature ENGL-2636EL - Detective Fiction ENGL-2016EL - Science Writing in the Public Sphere ENGL-2646EL - The Study and Evolution of the English Language ENGL-2666EL - Literature and the Environment ENGL-2815EL - World Cinema ENGL-2056EL - Texts in Historical Context ENGL-2057EL - Critical Reading and Textual Analysis ENGL-2846EL - Rhetoric of Film and Image ENGL-2827EL - Documentary Film Making ENGL-3157EL - Women's Writing in the 16th and 17th Century ENGL-3175EL - Medieval and Early Modern Drama ENGL-3195EL - Selected Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Literature ENGL-3196EL - Core Seminar Group 1 ENGL-3206EL - The 18th Century English Novel ENGL-3256EL - Women of Letters in the 18th Century ENGL-3296EL - Core Seminar Group 2 ENGL-3305EL - Postcolonial Literary Studies ENGL-3326EL - The Modern Novel ENGL-3327EL - The Contemporary Novel ENGL-3335EL - Modern and Contemporary Poetry ENGL-3346EL - Modern Women's Writing ENGL-3347EL - Contemporary Women's Writing ENGL-3396EL - Core Seminar Group 3
ENGL-3416EL - American Thought and Culture ENGL-3445EL - A Survey of Canadian Literature ENGL-3496EL - Core Seminar Group 4 ENGL-3507EL - Writer's Voice ENGL-3516EL - Creative Writing ENGL-3527EL - Rhetorical Criticism ENGL-3536EL - Environmental Communication ENGL-3596EL - Core Seminar (ERMS - English Rhetoric and Media Studies) ENGL-3836EL - Women and Film ENGL-3105EL - 16th and 17th Century Poetry and Prose ENGL-3235EL - Victorian Literature ENGL-3456EL - Indigenous Literatures in Canada I ENGL-3517EL - Studies in Creative Writing ENGL-3546EL - Media Representations of Indigenous Peoples in North America ENGL-3566EL - Indigenous Oral Storytelling ENGL-3576EL - The Craft of Life Writing ENGL-3577EL - The Craft of Writing Poetry ENGL-3106EL - Sixteenth-Century Poetry and Prose ENGL-3107EL - Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose ENGL-3126EL - Introduction to Shakespeare ENGL-3127EL - Shakespeare in Context ENGL-3246EL - Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Literature ENGL-3247EL - Literature of Sensibility and Revolution ENGL-3411EL - Canadian Indigenous Poetics ENGL-3486EL - American Modernism ENGL-3487EL - Contemporary American Literature ENGL-3826EL - Indigenous Film in Canada ENGL-3846EL - Applied Media Aesthetics ENGL-3056EL - Texts in Modern and Contemporary Contexts ENGL-3057EL - Introduction to Critical Theories ENGL-4656EL - Directed Readings ENGL-4686EL - Honours Seminar I ENGL-4687EL - Honours Seminar II ENGL-4695EL - Honours Thesis ENGL-4786EL - Honours Seminar III ENGL-4787EL - Honours Seminar IV

List of Faculty Members

Sessional Faculty

Leda Culliford

Sara Frampton

Jennifer Heywood

Mandy Koolen

Lisa LaFramboise

Renee Gauvreau

Matthew Heiti

Caitlin Heppner

Tobias Mankis

Elizabeth McDougall

Christine Sansalone

Mark Sundaram

 

Philippa Spoel

Philippa Spoel

School of Liberal Arts
Hoi Cheu

Hoi Cheu

School of Liberal Arts
Ernst Gerhardt

Ernst Gerhardt

School of Liberal Arts
Sylvia Hunt

Sylvia Hunt

School of Liberal Arts
Mrinalini Greedharry

Mrinalini Greedharry

School of Liberal Arts