Honours Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature

About this programme

The Honours Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature offers greater concentration in the discipline and requires a higher level of academic achievement than is required for the completion of a general degree. Students must meet the General Regulations for the Grenfell Campus Bachelor of Arts degree. English 1000 , 1001 , 2005 , 2008 , 2815 , 3105 , 3205 or 3206 , 3395 , 4951 , and 4959 . 30 additional credit hours in English courses, including at least 6 credit hours in nationally-identified literatures, at least 3 of those credit hours being in Canadian literature; at least 6 credit hours in pre-1900 courses; and at least 3 credit hours in women writers. At least 3 credit hours shall be at the 3000 level and at least 6 credit hours shall be at the 4000 level. The Honours thesis shall be evaluated by the thesis supervisor and an additional faculty member selected by mutual consent of the student and the supervisor. In order to be considered for graduation with an Honours degree, the student must satisfy the regulations regarding Academic Standing as specified under Honours Degrees. The information on this site has been extracted from the Official 2026-2027 University Calendar . While every reasonable effort has been made to duplicate the information contained in the official University Calendar, if there are differences, the official Memorial University of Newfoundland Calendar will be considered the final and accurate authority.