# Courses
**Source**: https://english.fas.harvard.edu/english-courses
**Parent**: https://college.harvard.edu/academics/liberal-arts-sciences/concentrations
## Course Numbering Explained
**The English Department uses this general system of numbering for our courses:**
Sort
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| --- | --- |
| Course Number | Course Title |
| English 10 | |
| English 20 | |
| English 40-49 | [Literary Arrivals, 700-1700](/english/course-information#literary-arrivals-700-1700) |
| English 50-59 | |
| English 60-69 | [Literary Migrations: America in Transnational Context](/english/course-information#literary-migrations) |
| Shakespeare | |
| English 90 | [Undergraduate Seminars](/english/course-information#undergraduate-seminars) |
| English 91r | [Supervised Reading and Research](/english/course-information#supervised-reading-and-research) |
| English 97 | |
| English 98r | |
| English 99r | |
| 100-109 and 200-209 | |
| 110-119 and 210-219 | |
| 120-129 and 220-229 | |
| 130-139 and 230-239 | |
| 140-149 and 240-249 | |
| 150-159 and 250-259 | [Romanticism and 19th-c British](/english/course-information#romanticism-and-19th-c-british) |
| 160-169 and 260-269 | |
| 170-179 and 270-279 | |
| 180-189 and 280-289 | [Modernism, thematic courses mainly modern](/english/modernism-thematic-courses-mainly-modern) |
| 190-199 and 290-299 | |
| English 200 | |
| English 300 | [Graduate Directed Study](/english/course-information#graduate-directed-study) |
| English 397 | “” |
| English 398 | “[Direction of Doctoral Dissertations](/english/course-information#direction-of-doctoral-dissertations)” |
| English 399 | “[Reading and Research](/english/course-information#reading-and-research)” |
| Cross-Listed Courses | [Cross-Listed Courses](/course-information#Cross-Listed%20Courses) |
| General Education | |
| Freshman Seminars | |
## Past Courses of Instruction
The Registrar's office keeps a list of past courses of instruction.
#### [View Past Courses](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses-exams/courses-instruction/previous-courses-instruction)