Course Offering Sneak Peek
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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. Final syllabi will be posted to Brightspace by the Undergraduate Calendar Deadline.
- This page was last updated on January 12, 2026.
Table of Contents
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 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700.
Students are also limited to enrolling in ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 as these courses preclude one another. Majors and Minors in any English Program in search of a dedicated writing course should take ENGL 1010 instead of ENGL 1020.
1. Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1010A Writing Essays about Literature | An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1020. | TBD |
1. Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| FYSM 1004A Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | S. Birkwood |
| FYSM 1004B Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | J. Medd |
| FYSM 1004C Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | S. Murray |
| FYSM 1004D Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | A. Wallace |
| ENGL 1010A Writing Essays about Literature | An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1020. | D. Dragunoiu |
| ENGL 1010B Writing Essays about Literature | An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1020. | TBD |
| ENGL 1020A Effective Writing | The rhetorical principles, skills, and structures necessary for the kind of writing done at the university level. Clear and effective composition as a mode of research, discovery, analysis, and persuasion. Students pursuing the English major or minor should take ENGL 1010 instead of ENGL 1020. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1010. | TBD |
| ENGL 1200A Literature, Science, and Technology | An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, science, and technology. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, ENGL 1700, FYSM 1004. | T. DeCook |
| ENGL 1500A Introduction to Creative Writing | An introduction to the practice of creative writing, focusing on poetry, the short story, creative non-fiction, and drama. Emphasis is also placed on contextualizing creative writing as an academic discipline, a mode of self-expression, and a professional industry. | TBD |
1. Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| FYSM 1004A Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | S. Birkwood |
| FYSM 1004B Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | J. Medd |
| FYSM 1004C Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | S. Murray |
| FYSM 1004D Reading Literatures and Cultures | Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, and ENGL 1700. | A. Wallace |
| ENGL 1009A Literature in Global Context | Introduction to the study of literature from a global perspective. Students will be exposed to writers from various locations and to methods for studying literature across national boundaries. | M. Chakravorty |
| ENGL 1010C Writing Essays about Literature | An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1020. | S. Calkin |
| ENGL 1010D Writing Essays about Literature | An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1020. | J. Mason |
| ENGL 1300A Literature, Psychology, and the Mind | An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, psychology, and the mind. Topics will vary. Consult the English Department website for the current topic. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, ENGL 1700, FYSM 1004. | TBD |
| ENGL 1500B Introduction to Creative Writing | An introduction to the practice of creative writing, focusing on poetry, the short story, creative non-fiction, and drama. Emphasis is also placed on contextualizing creative writing as an academic discipline, a mode of self-expression, and a professional industry. | TBD |
| ENGL 1700A Climate Change and the Humanities | An introduction to literature and culture in the context of the environmental humanities and climate change. Precludes additional credit for ENGL 1000 (no longer offered), ENGL 1100, ENGL 1200, ENGL 1300, ENGL 1400, ENGL 1600, FYSM 1004. | TBD |
Second Year
2. Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 2005A Theory and Criticism | An introduction to theories and methods of literary analysis. Through the study of literature, theory, and criticism, students will explore disciplinary history, critical terms, textual analysis, and research methods. | TBD |
2. Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| EACH 2000A Environmental Humanities | An overview of approaches to environmental and climate change issues in the Humanities. Drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives, students will engage with material depicting climate change and environmental topics, as well as develop research and communication strategies. | B. Leckie |
| ENGL 2012A Greek and Roman Epic | An examination of the genre of epic in Greco-Roman antiquity, including a close reading of translations of Homer and Vergil. Also listed as CLCV 2008. | TBD |
| ENGL 2100A Topics in Popular Culture | Study of a selected topic related to popular culture. | J. Murray |
| ENGL 2104A Drama Workshop | A course dealing with the rudiments of theatrical performance: voice, movement, improvisation, interpretation. Exercises are based upon examples drawn from classical and contemporary repertoires. | TBD |
| ENGL 2202A Weird Fiction | Introduction to a sub-category of speculative fiction that spans from traditional ghost stories and tales of the macabre to the “New Weird”: contemporary writing that overthrows the clichés, conventions, and expectations of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. | G. Williams |
| ENGL 2301A Literatures and Cultures 500-1500 | A study of the period between 500 and 1500, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | S. Calkin |
| ENGL 2302A Literatures and Cultures 1500-1700 | A study of the period between 1500 and 1700, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | G. Williams |
| ENGL 2400A Introduction to Digital Humanities | An introduction to the principal debates in and approaches to the Digital Humanities. Also listed as DIGH 2001. | B. Greenspan |
| ENGL 2500A Classical Mythology | A study of classical mythology, emphasizing its use in Greek and Roman literature and its place in classical art and religion. There is some discussion of classical myths in terms of contemporary interpretations of myth. Also listed as CLCV 2500. | TBD |
| ENGL 2600A History of World Cinema I | Historical survey of world cinema primarily from 1895 to 1945, examining the forms, structures and stylistic conventions of various periods and nations. Also listed as FILM 2606. | TBD |
| ENGL 2802A Indigenous and Canadian Literature | A survey of Canadian literary cultures in English from their beginnings to the present that frames them in the wider context of Indigenous writing and storytelling. This course is writing-attentive. | S. Jamieson |
| ENGL 2802B Indigenous and Canadian Literature | A survey of Canadian literary cultures in English from their beginnings to the present that frames them in the wider context of Indigenous writing and storytelling. This course is writing-attentive. | S. Birkwood |
| ENGL 2920A Topics in Decolonization & Migration I | An introduction to the study of literature and culture in the context of topics such as empire and decolonization, diaspora, migration and globalization, race, and ethnicity. Themes, authors, and geographical and temporal focus will vary. | S. Casteel |
2. Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 2011A Children’s Literature | An introduction of the critical study of children’s literature. Also listed as CHST 2011. | S. Jamieson |
| ENGL 2107A Science Fiction | A study of the history and traditions of science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, and utopia, covering various periods, nationalities, genres, and/or media. | B. Greenspan |
| ENGL 2109A Gender, Sexuality and Literature | How literature represents, reproduces, and resists cultural notions of gender and sexuality. Topics may include: gender and sexuality in relation to literary history, production, and reception; literature by/about “deviant” or subcultural sexualities and genders. | J. Medd |
| ENGL 2301B Literatures and Cultures 500-1500 | A study of the period between 500 and 1500, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | S. Calkin |
| ENGL 2302A Literatures and Cultures 1500-1700 | A study of the period between 1500 and 1700, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | T. DeCook |
| ENGL 2401A Digital Humanities: Theories & Methods | A multidisciplinary survey of core theories, methodologies and tools within the Digital Humanities. Assignments will include collaborative work and applied projects. | B. Greenspan |
| ENGL 2601A History of World Cinema II | Historical survey of world cinema primarily since 1945, examining the forms, structures and stylistic conventions of various periods and nations. Also listed as FILM 2607. | TBD |
| ENGL 2605A Greek and Roman Drama | An examination of the genres of tragedy and comedy in Greco-Roman antiquity. Also listed as CLCV 2010. | TBD |
| ENGL 2709A Indigenous Drama | A study of dramatic literatures and theatre practice from Indigenous theatre makers, including playwrights, directors, and other practitioners. Also listed as INDG 2709. | TBD |
| ENGL 2901A Writing Poetry | A workshop involving regular assignments in writing poetry and practical criticism based on this work. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a writing sample. Instructions can be found at carleton.ca/english. | TBD |
| ENGL 2908A Celtic Literatures | The literatures of Ireland, Scotland, and/or Wales. Topics will vary in national and historical scope and may be organized by theme, author, and/or genre. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 2915A Writing Creative Non-Fiction | A workshop involving regular assignments in reading and writing creative nonfiction and practical criticism based on this work. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a writing sample. Instructions can be found at carleton.ca/english. | B. Leckie |
| ENGL 2957A Literatures of the Americas II | Introduction to comparative and transnational approaches to 20th- and 21st-century writing from the Caribbean, and North and South America. | P. Kaisary |
Third Year
3. Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 3007A Reading Poetry | This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in reading and writing about poetry. Readings will be chosen from a variety of authors, periods, and/or genres. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 3010A The Secret Lives of Poems | This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in reading and writing about great works of poetry. Course requirements will feature a combination of creative and critical exercises, but no formal essay. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 3106A Theories and Critical Practices | This course offers students an interdisciplinary foundation in cultural, critical, and literary theories and practices. This course is writing attentive. | S. Murray |
| ENGL 3201A European Literature | Major movements and works from Dante’s Divine Comedy through Voltaire’s Candide. Themes include the New Humanism vs. old Chivalry in the Renaissance and Baroque periods; the rise of the modern novel and drama; reason, nature, and the Enlightenment project. Also listed as HUMS 3200. | A. Wallace |
| ENGL 3414A Introduction to Professional Writing & Editing | The fundamental skills of professional writing and editing, including writing for specific audiences, document design, revision strategies, copyediting. Also listed as ALDS 3414. | TBD |
| ENGL 3500A Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900 | A study of the period between 1700 and 1900, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | TBD |
| ENGL 3501A Literatures and Cultures 1900-Now | A study of the period between 1900 and the present, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | J. Henderson |
| ENGL 3603A 20th- and 21st-century Fiction | A study of 20th- and 21st-century fiction in English. Topics and authors may vary. | TBD |
| ENGL 3902A Writing Screenplays | An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing for film. Also listed as FILM 3902. | TBD |
| ENGL 3905A Topics in Performance | A study of selected elements of performance. Topics will vary but may include such areas as the theory and practice of comic timing on stage or movement on stage space. | TBD |
| ENGL 3910A From English Degree to Career | This experiential-learning course prepares students in English for their transition into the workplace. Project-based activities (including readings and research) and guest speakers will teach students to identify, develop, and apply the skills and knowledge gained from a degree in English studies. | D. Dragunoiu |
| ENGL 3915A Special Topics in Writing | An intermediate workshop that involves regular creative writing assignments and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary. Yearly special topics can be found at carleton.ca/english/. | TBD |
| ENGL 3960A Studies in Indigenous Literature | A study of Indigenous literatures and cultures. | S. Birkwood |
3. Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 3008A Studies in Greek Literature | A study of an author or topic in Greek literature. Contents of this course vary from year to year. Also listed as CLCV 3701. | TBD |
| ENGL 3010A The Secret Lives of Poems | This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in reading and writing about great works of poetry. Course requirements will feature a combination of creative and critical exercises, but no formal essay. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 3106A Theories and Critical Practices | This course offers students an interdisciplinary foundation in cultural, critical, and literary theories and practices. This course is writing attentive. | S. Murray |
| ENGL 3201A European Literature | Major movements and works from Dante’s Divine Comedy through Voltaire’s Candide. Themes include the New Humanism vs. old Chivalry in the Renaissance and Baroque periods; the rise of the modern novel and drama; reason, nature, and the Enlightenment project. Also listed as HUMS 3200. | A. Wallace |
| ENGL 3307A Shakespeare | More details to come. | M. White |
| ENGL 3500B Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900 | A study of the period between 1700 and 1900, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | J. Murray |
| ENGL 3501B Literatures and Cultures 1900-Now | A study of the period between 1900 and the present, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts. | D. Dragunoiu |
| ENGL 3605A Modern & Contemporary Lit Theory | Introduction to contemporary approaches to literary texts, such as formalist, structuralist, deconstructive, psychoanalytic, Marxist, historicist, and feminist. Topics may include: the nature and role of literature, of author and reader, of canons, ideology, gender, sexuality, and race. | J. Mason |
| ENGL 3803A Canadian Fiction | A study of Canadian fiction in its social and political contexts. | J. Henderson |
| ENGL 3915B Special Topics in Writing | An intermediate workshop that involves regular creative writing assignments and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary. Yearly special topics can be found at carleton.ca/english/. | TBD |
| ENGL 3972A Studies in Postcolonial Literature | A study of postcolonial literatures and cultures. Topics may vary from year to year. | S. Casteel |
Fourth Year
4. Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 4115A Culture and the Text | Topics will vary from year to year. Topic: TBD Also listed as ENGL 5900S. | R. Norris |
| ENGL 4607A Studies in 20th and 21st-century Literature | A study of a selected topic in literature of the 20th and 21st century. Also listed as ENGL 5900T. | A. Barrows |
4. Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 4001A Studies in Poetry | A study of a selected topic in poetry. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 4115A Culture and the Text | Topics will vary from year to year. | T. DeCook |
| ENGL 4115B Culture and the Text | Topics will vary from year to year. | TBD |
| ENGL 4135A Studies in Publishing | In this experiential learning course students will work collaboratively to design, edit, produce, and publicize issues of a Carleton University literary magazine in digital and/or print formats. | R. Norris |
| ENGL 4301A Studies in Renaissance Literature | A study of a selected topic in Renaissance literature. | M. White |
| ENGL 4607A Studies in 20th- and 21st-century Literature | A study of a selected topic in literature of the 20th and 21st century. | J. Medd |
| ENGL 4915A Advanced Writing Workshop | An advanced workshop involving regular assignments in creative writing and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary. | TBD |
| ENGL 4976A Issues in Postcolonial Literature | A study of a selected topic in postcolonial literature and culture. | M. Chakravorty |
4. Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | Description | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| EACH 4000A Seminar in the Environmental and Climate Humanities | A capstone seminar designed to refine analytic and research skills related to environmental and climate humanities and to provide students with the opportunity to engage in a research or community engagement project, either individually or in groups. Topics vary from year to year. | TBD |
| ENGL 4115C Culture and the Text | Topics will vary from year to year. | C. Tracey |
| ENGL 4139A Editing a Literary Magazine | In this experiential learning course students will work collaboratively to design, edit, produce, and publicize issues of a Carleton University literary magazine in digital and/or print formats. | TBD |
| ENGL 4401A Studies in 18th-Century Literature | A study of a selected topic in Restoration or 18th-century literature. | J. Murray |
| ENGL 4708A Studies in American Literature I | A study of a selected topic in American literature. | E. Stephenson |
| ENGL 4806A Studies in Canadian Literature I | A study of a selected topic in Canadian literature. | J. Henderson |
| ENGL 4950A Topics in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literature and Theories | A study of a selected topic in postcolonial and/or diaspora literatures and theories. Themes, authors, and geographical and temporal focus will vary. | S. Casteel |
| ENGL 4961A Indigenous Literatures II | A study of the contemporary period of Indigenous literature, examining the historical and mythic influences on the literature. | S. Birkwood |