Bachelor of Arts: English Literature
Liberal Arts
Our provincially accredited Bachelor of Arts programs prepare you for a diverse world of life and work. Learn how to think critically and logically and to communicate effectively; the skills needed to succeed in today's job market or prepare you for further studies.
Bachelor of Arts: English Literature covers English literary history not merely for completeness but also to teach students to think, read and listen critically, and to use language with clarity, judgement, and imagination. Courses devoted to key literary periods, movements, figures, as well as to literary theory and to composition and writing form the program. Because English is best defined as a single educational path to many career opportunities – e.g. writer, journalist, librarian, editor, or teacher – it provides ample openings for graduates to serve and lead in church and society.
| Major | Concentration | Minor |
| 120 credits (4yrs) | 90 credits (3yrs) | 18 credits |
| Core requirements (36 credits) | Core requirements (36 credits) | |
| English requirements (21 credits) | English requirements (12 credits) | |
| English electives (18 credits) | English electives (18 credits) | |
| Language other than English | Arts & Science electives (6 credits) | |
| Arts & Science electives (24 credits) | Open electives (18 credits) | |
| Open electives (18 credits) |
Faculty
- Tim Heath, BPE, MTS, MA, PhD - Program Head, Associate Professor of English Literature
- Rita Dirks Heath, BA, MA, PhD - Associate Professor of English Literature
- Matthew McCabe, BA, MA, PhD (cand.) - Assistant Professor of English Literature
Admissions Requirements
Five Grade 12 level courses including English, Math (pure or applied) or a second language with a minimum overall average on the five courses of 60%.
| Core Requirements | |
| EN 110 Effective Writing | 6 credits in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Math, Physics or Science |
| PS 121 Introduction to Psychology | SO 121 Principles of Sociology |
| 3 credits in English at the senior level | 3 credits in Fine Arts, Music or Theatre |
| HI 141 World Civilizations to 1500 or HI 142 World Civilizations since 1500 | REL 105 The Bible and the Reader |
| PH 125 Introduction to Philosophy | REL 161 The Christian Faith |
| 3 credits in Religion at the senior level | |
Courses Offered
| English Courses | |
| Effective Writing | Representative Literary Works (a) |
| Representative Literary Works (b) | The Short Story |
| Children’s Literature | Old English Literature |
| World Literature | Popular Literature |
| Spiritual Autobiographies | Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama |
| The Twentieth-Century Novel | Advanced Writing and Editing Skills |
| Canadian Literature from 1925 | The King James Bible in English Literature |
| Neoclassicism in English Literature (1660-1800) | Poetry |
| Milton | Shakespeare |
| The Nineteenth-Century Novel | American Literature |
| Romanticism | Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism |
| Applied Literary Theory and Criticism | Modernism |
| Special Topics in Literature | Postcolonial Literature |
| English Literature of the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance | English Prose of Thought |
| Contemporary Drama | Ecocriticism |
| The Eighteenth-Century Novel | Seventeenth-Century Literature |
| Advanced Literary Theory | Literature by Women |
| Capstone Seminar | Independent Study |
Contact
- Tim Heath, BPE, MTS, MA, PhD
theath@ambrose.edu
Program Head, Associate Professor of English Literature - Enrolment Department
enrolment@ambrose.edu
800.461.1222
