Current Course Offerings
If you have questions about course selection, degree requirements, your audit, Co-op or International Exchange, then we invite you to make an appointment to meet with a Departmental Advisor.
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 May 20, 2026.
| First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | Summer 2026 | Summer 2026 | |
| Fall 2026 | Fall 2026 | Fall 2026 | Fall 2026 |
| Winter 2027 | Winter 2027 | Winter 2027 | Winter 2027 |
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.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1010A: Writing Essays about Literature | K. Gildea |
Fall 2026
| Course Code, Title, and 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. | TBD |
| FYSM 1004B: Reading Literatures and Cultures | J. Medd |
| FYSM 1004C: Reading Literatures and Cultures | S. Murray |
| FYSM 1004D: Reading Literatures and Cultures | 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. | TBD |
| 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 1100A: Literature, Law, and Criminality | A. Barrows |
| 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 |
Winter 2027
| Course Code, Title, and 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. | TBD |
| FYSM 1004B: Reading Literatures and Cultures | J. Medd |
| FYSM 1004C: Reading Literatures and Cultures | S. Murray |
| FYSM 1004D: Reading Literatures and Cultures | 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 | S. Calkin |
| ENGL 1010D: Writing Essays about Literature | J. Mason |
| ENGL 1020B 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 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
Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ENGL 2005A: Theory and Criticism | J. Coleman |
| ENGL 2500A: Classical Mythology Also listed as CLCV 2500A. | L. Gagne |
Fall 2026
| Course Code, Title, and Description | Instructor |
|---|---|
| EACH 2000A: Environmental Humanities | B. Vellino |
| 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 Topic: Jane Austen, Adapted | 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 | 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 | 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. | TBD |
| 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 |
Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | 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 | J. Medd |
| ENGL 2301B: Literatures and Cultures 500-1500 | 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. Also listed as DIGH 2002. | 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 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. | 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
Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|
| 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 3204A Literary Representations of Childhood and Youth An examination of the ways in which childhood, children, and youth have been represented in creative literature (fiction, poetry, drama, and/or creative nonfiction). Also listed as CHST 3204. | TBD |
| 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 | 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 3605A: Modern & Contemporary Literary Theory | S. Murray |
| 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 Topic: Stanislavski and the “Method” | A. Barrows |
| ENGL 3910A: From English Degree to Career | 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 | S. Birkwood |
Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | 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 3105A History of Literary Theory Introduction to ideas about literature, aesthetics, authorship, and readership as these have circulated in periods before the twentieth century. | TBD |
| 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 A study of Shakespeare’s works and/or their adaptations which may include play texts, films, poems, contemporary productions, or digital media. Topics vary from year to year. | M. White |
| ENGL 3500B: Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900 | J. Murray |
| ENGL 3501B: Literatures and Cultures 1900-Now | D. Dragunoiu |
| ENGL 3605B: Modern & Contemporary Lit Theory | J. Mason |
| 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
Summer 2026
| Course Code and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ENGL 4115A: Culture and the Text Topic: Plant Literacy and Literature Also listed as ENGL 5900S. | R. Norris |
Fall 2026
| Course Code and Title | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ENGL 4001A Studies in Poetry A study of a selected topic in poetry. | TBD |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
Winter 2027
| Course Code and Title | 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. | S. Angus |
| 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 | 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 Also listed as CDNS 5102. | 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 | S. Birkwood |