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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.

In 2021-22, English will begin offering a new suite of programs in English Literature, Media, and Writing (ELMW), including a specialization, major, minor, and 3-year concentration. These new programs foreground the integral relationship between compositional and critical-reading practices and will 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 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

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 x 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

International Applicants

International students will use the undergraduate application form linked below. International students will need to fill out the international application form. International students should disregard the information below and follow the link for specific instructions.

How To Complete An International Application

How to Apply

1. Know what type of OUAC application you will need to complete

The Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC) processes applications for admission to Laurentian University. International students will need to fill out the international application form

Ontario Highschool Students

If you are currently attending an Ontario high school, you will be required to use the 101 Application.

How To Complete A 101 Application
Other Undergraduate Applicants

Out of province applicants,mature students, and college and university transfers will complete the 105 Application.

How To Complete A 105 Application

2. Review your program entry requirements carefully

Ensure that you meet the prerequisites for each program that you are applying to. This information is covered under the Admissions Requirements section on our programs page. For example the Architecture program, at the undergraduate level requires a Portfolio submission. Please review the Admission Requirements section for your program page before you apply.

3. Login to the OUAC website and complete your application

Ontario Highschool Students (101 Applicants)

You will require a PIN from your school guidance team to access and complete the application. Go to the 101 Login Portal link and use your PIN to create a new account. Once completed, please follow the 101 Application Guide to complete your application.

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Other Undergraduate Applicants (105 Applicants)

Out of province applicants, mature students, and college and university transfers will complete the 105 application. You can learn more here 105 Application Guide. Follow this link to the 105 Portal and create a new account.

105 Students, Apply Now

Learn More

Learn more on our how to apply to undergraduate programs page.

Detailed How To Apply

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 for Native English Speakers ENGL-1550EL - Academic Reading and Writing for Non-Native English Speakers 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-1561EL - Business Communication ENGL-1717EL - Introduction to Creative Writing ENGL-2546EL - Rhetorical Principles 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 FILM-2827EL - Documentary Film Making FILM-2846EL - Rhetoric of Film and Image 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-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 FILM-3846EL - Applied Media Aesthetics 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-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

Elizabeth McDougall

Rupayan Roy

Christine Sansalone

Mark Sundaram

 

Hoi Cheu

Hoi Cheu

School of Liberal Arts
Ernst Gerhardt

Ernst Gerhardt

School of Liberal Arts
Mrinalini Greedharry

Mrinalini Greedharry

School of Liberal Arts
Sylvia Hunt

Sylvia Hunt

School of Liberal Arts
Philippa Spoel

Philippa Spoel

School of Liberal Arts