Courses

Complete course descriptions can be found in the Grenfell Campus section of the Calendar. The University Calendar is the authority for all course information.

Upcoming Courses

Below, you can find the courses we are planning to offer in the next year. This plan is tentative and is subject to change – the finalized list will be available when registration begins. The majority of our courses are offered in person, but we do have some remote or online options. All English courses count as Writing courses.

Fall 2026

English 1000: This course is taken by most students in their first year at Grenfell, and it is a required course for most degrees. You will study various forms of prose writing (essays, short stories, and novels) and learn about writing at a university level. English 1000 is taught by many different members of the English faculty. Many sections of English 1000 are offered every fall, but usually only one section is offered in the winter semester. This course counts as a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) course.

English 1001: This is the ‘second half’ of the first-year English courses at Grenfell, focused on poetry and drama. Many students take this course in the winter semester after they have completed English 1000. Like English 1000, this course is taught by many different members of the English faculty. Many sections of English 1001 are offered every winter, but usually only one section is offered in the fall semester. This course counts as a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) course. Prerequisites: ENGL 1000, 1020, or 1090.

English 2005: This survey of British literature covers from the medieval through to 1700. It is the companion course to English 2008, which picks up where 2005 leaves off. English 2005 is a required course for the English Major and Honours degrees, and it is typically offered every fall semester. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 2155: This course offers a study of Newfoundland and Labrador literatures, primarily focused on texts written since 1949. This course counts as a Nationally Identified (Canadian) Literature course. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 2350: This course surveys important plays and dramatic works in the western tradition from the Ancient Greeks until the end of the eighteenth century. This course counts as a Pre-1900 Course. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 2815: This course introduces students to literary theory and criticism, integral elements of the study of literature, media, and culture at a university level. English 2815 is a required course for the English Major and Honours degrees, and it is typically offered every fall semester. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 3148: This course is focused on Canadian poetry from 1918 (following the First World War) through to the present. This course counts as a Nationally Identified (Canadian) Literature course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 3205: This course offers a survey of William Shakespeare’s dramatic works across four genres: comedy, history, tragedy, and romance. English 3205 is a required course for the English Major and Honours degrees, and it is typically offered every fall semester. This course is also designated as a Pre-1900 Course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 3810: This course is focused on nonfiction writing by women after 1900 and explores how women writers have engaged with social, political, artistic, literary, and other issues in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. English 3810 counts as a Women Writers course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 4830: This special topics course focuses on the Japanese influence on Canadian literature. This course can count as a Nationally Identified (Canadian) Literature course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 3000 level.

English 4872: *NEW COURSE!* This special topics course focuses on contemporary Atlantic Canadian literatures. This course can count as a Nationally Identified Literature (Canadian) course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 3000 level.

English 4950: This is the capstone project for the English Major. Students develop a project on a topic of their choosing in consultation with a faculty supervisor and spend the semester writing and revising a critical or creative piece of writing (usually around 25 pages). You get to shape the project, and it can focus on authors and texts that you have not covered in a class before. English 4950 enables students to apply the skills they have learned throughout their degree to a project about which they are passionate. English 4950 is typically taken in a student’s final year or final semester, often (but not always) in the winter semester. Only Grenfell English majors should enroll in this course. Students enrolling in 4950 should consult with the Programme Chair as early as possible. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 3000 level.

English 4951: English 4951 is focused on advanced research methods, designed primarily for Honours students to take in the fall of their final year as they prepare to write their Honours thesis (English 4959) in the winter semester. This course is a required course for all English Honours students, but it is now open to any student with the appropriate prerequisites. Students enrolling in 4959 should consult with the Programme Chair as early as possible. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 3000 level.

English 4959: This is the Honours Thesis, the final project for English Honours students. Like English 4950, this course is undertaken under the supervision of an English faculty member and can focus on a creative or critical project of the student’s choice, but the thesis is intended to be longer and more critically complex than the 4950 project. The thesis builds on the work started in English 4951. Only Grenfell English Honours students should enroll for this course. Prerequisites: ENGL 4951.

Winter 2027 (tentative)

English 1001: This is the ‘second half’ of the first-year English courses at Grenfell, focused on poetry and drama. Many students take this course in the winter semester after they have completed English 1000 in the fall. Like English 1000, this course is taught by many different members of the English faculty. Many sections of English 1001 are offered every winter, but usually only one section is offered in the fall semester. This course counts as a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) course. Prerequisites: ENGL 1000, 1020, or 1090.

English 1110: Emphasizing critical reading and writing in rhetoric, this course continues the work begun in English 1000 through its focus on prose texts (essays, articles, reviews, etc.). Students will learn and further develop skills in essay research, planning, and writing. This course counts as a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) course. Prerequisites: ENGL 1000, 1020, or 1090.

English 2008: This survey of British literature covers the period from 1700 through 1900. It is the companion course to English 2005, picking up where 2005 leaves off. English 2008 is a required course for the English Major and Honours degrees, and it is typically offered every winter semester. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 2352: This course surveys dramatic writing by women from the medieval period onward and explores changing perspectives on gender and performance in both the theatre and society at large. English 2352 counts as a Women Writers course. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 2705: This course focuses on significant works of literature from around the world (primarily from the twentieth century) translated into English. This course counts as a Nationally Identified Literature course. Prerequisites: six credit hours in English at the 1000 level.

English 3105: This course survey critical theory – primarily from the twentieth century – to build on the ideas and approaches introduced in English 2815. This is a required course for all Honours students, but it is not limited to Honours students. Honours students should note that this course is typically offered every two years in the winter semester, so if you are planning to graduate this year or next, you should take 3105 now. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 3147: This course surveys Canadian poetry up to the First World War. This course counts as a Nationally Identified (Canadian) Literature. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 3500: *FIRST TIME TAUGHT AT GRENFELL!* This course introduces students to Old English grammar and vocabulary, giving students the opportunity to read and translate Old English texts in addition to studying texts translated into modern English. This course counts as a Pre-1900 course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 3182: *NEW COURSE!* This course examines global documentary film and introduces students to theories of nonfictional representation and performance on screen. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 2000 level.

English 4836: This course focuses on film adaptations of the life and works of William Shakespeare, prioritizing films that do not strive to reproduce Shakespearean language and settings. This course counts as a Pre-1900 course. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 3000 level.

English 4862: This course is focused on confession, autobiography, and memoir in modern literature, emphasizing themes of identity and self-articulation. Prerequisites: three credit hours in English at the 3000 level.