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ENGL

110 courses with the subject ENGL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ENGL 1000English at Northeastern1

Intended for first-year students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Introduces first-year students to the liberal arts in general; familiarizes them with their major; helps them develop the academic skills necessary to succeed (analytical ability and critical thinking); provides grounding in the culture and values of the University community; and helps them develop interpersonal skills—in short, familiarizes students with all skills needed to become a successful university student.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1140Grammar: The Architecture of English4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Formal/Quant Reasoning

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1160Introduction to Rhetoric4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Societies/Institutions

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1300Introduction to Health and Humanities4

Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1400Introduction to Literary Studies4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1410Introduction to Research on Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1450Reading and Writing in the Digital Age4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Analyzing/Using Data, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1600Introduction to Shakespeare4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Societies/Institutions

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1700Global Literatures 14

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1701Global Literatures 24

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1983Topics in Literature4

Selected introductory topics in literature. Offerings will vary according to instructor. May be repeated once.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 1990Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2296Early African-American Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2301The Graphic Novel4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2302Culture, Technology, and the Future of Health4

Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2430Contemporary Fiction4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2450Postcolonial Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2451Postcolonial Women Writers4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2455American Women Writers4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2460Multiethnic Literatures of the U.S4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2470Asian-American Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2490Native American Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2520Science Fiction4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2570Latinx Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2600Irish Literary Culture4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2620What Is Nature?4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2650Science Writing: Origins, Ethics, and Emerging Genres4

Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Societies/Institutions

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2690Boston in Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2695Travel and Place-Based Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2700Creative Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2710Style and Editing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2750Creative Writing 24

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2700 with a minimum grade of D

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2760Writing in Global Contexts4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2770Writing to Heal4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2780Visual Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2830Literary Theory4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2990Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2991Research Practicum2-4

Involves students in collaborative research under the supervision of a faculty member. Offers students an opportunity to learn basic research methods in the discipline. Requires permission of instructor for freshmen. May be repeated once for up to 4 total credits.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once for up to 4 total credits.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 2995Practicum1-4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3070Literary Genres4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3101Early Literatures4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 312017th- and 18th-Century Literatures4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3160Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 316120th- and 21st-Century Literatures4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3180Topics in 19th-Century British Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated up to three times.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
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ENGL 3190Topics in 19th-Century American Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3325Rhetoric of Law4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3340Technologies of Text4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Analyzing/Using Data, NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Integration Experience

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3370Writing Cultures4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3374Writing London4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3375Writing Boston4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3376Creative Nonfiction4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3377Poetry Workshop4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3378Fiction Workshop4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3380Writing Seminar4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3381The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3382Publishing in the 21st Century4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Creative Express/Innov, NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3400Opening the Archive4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3460The Archives of Public Health4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3465Creative Writing 34

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2750 with a minimum grade of D

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3487Film and Text4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C- or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C- or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C- or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C- or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C- Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice up to a total of 12 semester hours.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3619Emerson and Thoreau4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3678Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3685Modern and Contemporary Jewish Literature4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3700Narrative Medicine4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3710Major Seminar4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1400 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 1160 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 1410 with a minimum grade of D-

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 373020th- and 21st-Century Major Figure4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3900Gender and Black World Literatures4

Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 3990Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4010Topics in Shakespeare4

Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice up to a total of 12 SH.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4410Research in Rhetoric and Writing4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Capstone Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4710Capstone Seminar4

Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 3301 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3302 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3303 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3304 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3305 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3306 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3307 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3308 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3309 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3310 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3311 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3313 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 3314 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3301 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3302 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3303 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3304 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3305 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3306 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3307 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3308 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3309 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3310 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3311 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3313 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3314 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 3315 with a minimum grade of C ); ENGL 3710 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Capstone Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4970Junior/Senior Honors Project 14

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4971Junior/Senior Honors Project 24

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4990Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4991Research4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated once.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 4992Directed Study1-4

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 5103Proseminar4

Introduces the history and current scholarly practices of English studies. Surveys theoretical, methodological, and institutional issues in the development of the discipline; introduces students to the research of the English department’s graduate faculty; and offers opportunities for the practice of key components of scholarly production, including formulating research questions, using databases, conducting literature reviews, and writing and presenting scholarship in common formats other than the long research paper, such as conference proposals, oral presentations, and book reviews.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 5976Directed Study1-4

Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic. Course content depends on instructor. May be repeated without limit. English Writing Courses

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 6954Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time0

Provides eligible students with an opportunity for work experience. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 6955Co-op Work Experience Abroad – Half-Time0

Provides eligible students with an opportunity for work experience abroad. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 6962Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 6964Co-op Work Experience0

Provides eligible students with an opportunity for work experience. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 6965Co-op Work Experience Abroad0

Provides eligible students with an opportunity for work experience abroad. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7215Topics in 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures4

Examines an issue or issues in 20th- and 21st-century literatures such as gender and sexuality, surrealism in modern and contemporary poetry, naturalism and the city in the modern novel. autobiography, and race and ethnicity. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7281Topics in Medieval Literature4

May consider the following: Anglo Saxon literature (including poems such as Beowulf, Judith, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and a selection of prose); the poems of the Pearl Poet (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness); women and/in the Middle Ages; medieval literature and medievalism; the medieval romance, Malory’s Morte Darthur; religious, mystical, and didactic works; medieval travel literature; or William Langland’s Piers Plowman. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7282Topics in Renaissance Literature4

Considers specific topics in the literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, such as the sonnet sequence, Renaissance women, and utopian and travel literature. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7284Topics in 18th-Century Literature4

Explores in depth a topic, theme, or genre in eighteenth-century British literature, such as satire; London’s city culture; literary theory; the emerging women writers; the essay; or a major writer, for example, Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, or Henry Fielding. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7286Topics in 19th-Century Literatures4

Focuses on health humanities, slave narratives, American literature, British literature, transatlanticism, and gender and racial capitalism in 19th-century literature. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7342Topics in Criticism and Theory4

Examines such topics in critical theory as narratology, cultural criticism, representation, reader response, feminism, postcolonial studies, queer and decolonial theories, and theories and criticism in rhetoric and composition studies. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7351Topics in Literary Study4

Focuses on literature on a thematic, formal, or generic basis. Varies by instructor.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7358Topics in Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies4

Examines such subjects as literature and the visual arts, literature and psychology, and literary impressionism. May be repeated twice.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated twice.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7360Topics in Rhetoric4

Focuses on specialized topics in rhetoric, such as visual rhetoric, rhetorical criticism, rhetoric of science, issues in contemporary rhetorical theory, and rhetoric and cultural studies. Varies by semester. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7370Introduction to Digital Humanities4

Offers a critical orientation to the tools, methods, and intellectual history of the digital humanities (DH). Explores key questions such as what debates are (re)shaping DH in this moment; what central theories lead humanities scholars to experiment with computational, geospatial, and network methodologies; how visualization can illuminate literature, history, writing, and other humanities subjects; and how new modes of research and publication might influence our teaching. Balances theory and praxis: Successful students come away with a well-grounded understanding of the DH field and a set of foundational skills to support their future research. No prior technical expertise is required to take the course, but students should be willing to experiment with new skills.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7380Topics in Digital Humanities4

Explores specific analytical techniques such as mapping, computational text analysis, or network analysis; a particular methodological tradition such as digital scholarly editing; the history of a particular debate, research problem, or theoretical orientation such as intersectional feminism; or the intersection of digital humanities and another domain such as writing studies. Offers students an opportunity to develop more specialized skills and methods that support advanced research and teaching in digital humanities. May be repeated three times.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated three times.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7392Writing and the Teaching of Writing4

Engages MA and PhD students in the theory, practice, and praxis of teaching writing at the university level, drawing on recent scholarship in rhetoric and writing studies. Explores theories and practices regarding the nature of written expression; the role of diversity, inclusion, and equity in writing instruction; the research on how people learn to write and how that writing might be assessed; the historical contexts for required writing in U.S. higher education; the nature of multimodal composing; and the environments and activities that best help students learn writing.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7395Topics in Writing4

May include the following topics: literacy and literacies; basic writing; issues of gender, race, and class in the classroom; writing assessment; or collaborative learning. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7962Elective1-4

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7976Directed Study1-4

Offered by arrangement. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7986Research0

Offers students an opportunity to conduct full-time research under faculty supervision.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7990Thesis4

Offers thesis supervision by members of the department. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 7996Thesis Continuation - Half-Time0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 7990 with a minimum grade of C-

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 8407Teaching Practicum1

Gives students the opportunity to observe a senior faculty member teaching an undergraduate course in American or British literature, literary studies, rhetoric, composition studies, or linguistics. Students meet regularly with the faculty member to discuss teaching practices and other pedagogical issues and submit a term project discussing the experience in the context of the scholarship of teaching. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 8960Exam Preparation—Doctoral0

Offers the student the opportunity to prepare for the PhD qualifying exam under faculty supervision. May be repeated three times.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated three times.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 8986Research0

Offers the student the opportunity to conduct full-time research. May be repeated without limit.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated without limit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 9000PhD Candidacy Achieved0

Indicates successful completion of the doctoral comprehensive exam.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 9986Research0

Offers the student the opportunity to conduct full-time research. May be repeated up to three times.

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated up to three times.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 9990Dissertation Term 10

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 9000 with a minimum grade of S

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 9991Dissertation Term 20

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 9990 with a minimum grade of S

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu
ENGL 9996Dissertation Continuation0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 9991 with a minimum grade of S or Dissertation Check with a score of REQ

Subject
ENGL
Credits (min)
0
Credits (max)
0
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Catalog 2026-2027
Source
catalog.northeastern.edu

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