Please note:
- The course offerings and instructors listed below are subject to change.
- The syllabi below are preliminary and are provided to assist with course selection. Syllabi are posted as they are received. Final syllabi will be posted later this summer.
- All fourth year courses are in a seminar style unless otherwise stated.
**Denotes a course for which a portfolio must be submitted prior to registration. Portfolios must be submitted to english@carleton.ca by Monday, July 31, 2017. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement email to confirm the Department has received their portfolio. Decisions will be communicated by email no later than Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Students are advised to make an alternate course selection until those accepted into workshops are notified. Sample portfolios are available at the links below.
First Year / Second Year / Third Year / Fourth Year
DIGH Courses
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Term | Other |
| DIGH 2001 / ENGL 2400 A | Introduction to Digital Humanities | Stymeist, D. | F | |
| DIGH 3001 A / ENGL 3401 A | The Book in the Digital Age | White, M. | F | |
| DIGH 4002 A / ENGL 4125 A | Digital Culture and the Text I | Greenspan, B. | F |
First Year
Many of our first-year courses preclude one another which means credit cannot be earned for more than one course. When selecting courses, please be mindful that you cannot enroll or receive credit in more than one of the following courses: FYSM 1004, ENGL 1000, ENGL 1009, ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400.
Students are also limited to enrolling in ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 as these courses preclude one another.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Term | Other |
| FYSM 1004 A | Literature, Genre, Context | Birkwood, S. | F/W | |
| FYSM 1004 B | Literature, Genre, Context | Dragunoiu, D. | F/W | |
| FYSM 1004 C | Literature, Genre, Context | Rooney, M. | F/W | |
| FYSM 1004 D | Literature, Genre, Context | Tracey, C. | F/W | |
| ENGL 1000 A | Literature, Genre, Context | Whiting, P. | F/W | |
| ENGL 1000 B | Literature, Genre, Context | Gildea, K. | F/W | |
| ENGL 1000 C | Literature, Genre, Context | Reid, H. | F/W | |
| ENGL 1010 A | Writing an English Essay | Gildea, K. | F | |
| ENGL 1010 B | Writing an English Essay | Chakravorty, M. | F | |
| ENGL 1010 C | Writing an English Essay | Scribner, M. | F | |
| ENGL 1010 D | Writing an English Essay | Doody, C. | F | |
| ENGL 1020 A | Effective Writing | Tittle, M. | F | |
| ENGL 1020 B | Effective Writing | Hewson, M. | F | |
| ENGL 1020 C | Effective Writing | Tittle. M. | F | |
| ENGL 1020 D | Effective Writing | Dunbar, L. | F | |
| ENGL 1020 I | Effective Writing | Dunbar, L. | F | |
| ENGL 1300 A | Literature, Psychology, & the Mind | Johnson, B. | F | |
| ENGL 1300 B | Literature, Psychology, & the Mind | Tracey, C. | F | |
| ENGL 1400 A | Literature, Art, and Culture | Brown, B. | F | |
| ENGL 1500 A | Introduction to Creative Writing | Waisvisz, S. | F | |
| ENGL 1609 A | Introduction to Drama Studies | Cleveland, J. | F |
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Term | Other |
| ENGL 2005 A | Theory and Criticism | Cleveland, J. | F | |
| ENGL 2012 A / CLCV 2008 | Greek and Roman Epic | Klaassen, L. | F | |
| ENGL 2104 A | Drama Workshop | McVie, S. | F | |
| ENGL 2104 B | Drama Workshop | McVie, S. | F | |
| ENGL 2107 A | Science Fiction | DeCook, T. | F | |
| ENGL 2108 A | Women and Literature | Whiting, P. | F | |
| ENGL 2201 A | The Pleasures of Reading | Wallace, A. | F | online |
| ENGL 2300 A ENGL 2300 A |
British Literatures I | Calkin, S. Beecher, D. |
F/W | |
| ENGL 2300 B ENGL 2300 B |
British Literatures I | Calkin, S. / Williams, G. | F/W | |
| ENGL 2300 C | British Literatures I | Scribner, M. | F/W | |
| ENGL 2400 A / DIGH 2001 A | Introduction to Digital Humanities | Stymeist, D. | F | |
| ENGL 2500A / CLCV 2500 | Classical Mythology | F | ||
| ENGL 2600 A / FILM 2606 A | History of World Cinema I | Guha, M. | F | |
| ENGL 2700 A | American Literatures I | Hewson, M. | F | |
| ENGL 2802 A | Canadian Literatures | Birkwood, S. | F/W | |
| ENGL 2802 B | Canadian Literatures | Jamieson, S. | F/W | |
| ENGL 2802 C | Canadian Literatures | Tracey, C. | F/W | |
| ENGL 2901 A ** | Poetry Workshop | Stymeist, D. | F | |
| ENGL 2903 A ** | Fiction Workshop | Taylor, R. | F | Course poster |
| ENGL 2906 A | Culture & Society | Leckie, B. | F | |
| ENGL 2915 A ** | Creative Non-Fiction Workshop | Taylor, R. | F | Course poster |
| ENGL 2927 A | African Literatures II | Adesanmi, P. | F |
Third Year
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Term | Other |
| ENGL 3003 A | Literatures in Translation | Dragunoiu, D. | F | |
| ENGL 3003 B | Literatures in Translation | Beecher, D. | F | |
| ENGL 3011 A | Comics and Graphic Novels | Johnson, B. | F | |
| ENGL 3201 A / HUMS 3200 | European Literature | Cameron, I. | F/W | |
| ENGL 3305 A | Shakespeare and the Stage | Williams, G. | F | |
| ENGL 3401 A / DIGH 3001 A | The Book in the Digital Age | White, M. | F | |
| ENGL 3502 A | British Literatures II | Keen, P. | F/W | |
| ENGL 3502 B | British Literatures II | Schroeder, J. | F/W | |
| ENGL 3702 A | American Culture | Holton, R. | F | |
| ENGL 3804 A / EURR 3001 | Literature & Culture in Europe | Stanisic-Keller, V. | F | |
| ENGL 3902 A** | Writing for Stage and Screen | Waisvisz, S. | F | Portfolio Requirements |
| ENGL 3908 A / ALDS 3401 | Research & theory Academic Writing | F | ||
| ENGL 3940 A | Studies in Diaspora Lit. | Chakravorty, M. | F | |
| ENGL 3960 A | Studies in Indigenous Lit. | Henderson, J. | F |
Fourth Year
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Term | Other |
| ENGL 4115 B / AFRI 4050 A / HIST 4915 A | Culture and the Text | Caramento, A. | F | Topic: Youth & Social Movements in Africa |
| ENGL 4125 A / DIGH 4002 A | Digital Culture and the Text I | Greenspan, B. | F | |
| ENGL 4135 A | Studies in Publishing | Tracey, C. | F | |
| ENGL 4301 A | Studies in Renaissance Lit. | DeCook, T. | F | |
| ENGL 4301 B | Studies in Renaissance Lit. | Beecher, D. | F | |
| ENGL 4609 A | Drama: Global Contexts | Cleveland, J. | F | |
| ENGL 4806 A | Studies in Canadian Literatures I | Hoey, R. | F | |
| ENGL 4806 B | Studies in Canadian Literatures I | Jamieson, S. | F | |
| ENGL 4909 A / ALDS 4403 A | Writing and Knowledge-Making in the Disciplines | Smart, G. | F | |
| ENGL 4976 A | Issues in Postcolonial Lit. | Chakravorty, M. | F |