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ENGL 108PPopular Potter

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
English

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines all seven of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001345926 / 40MW 11:30–12:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

88% liked it78% easy44% useful

From 50 ratings and 20 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Came to learn the dark arts, but all I learned was shit about house-elves and beer butter. Not even one lecture on the Longbottoms. This one kid tried to avada kedavra me, you best know I hit em with a Wingardium Leviosa back to Azkaban.
    I think the professor is a muggle, could smell em through the speakers.
    Overall very useful course. 10/10 would take again.

    Jun 2021 · liked it · 4 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • If you take this course having already known the world of Harry Potter then it should be fun and simple for you. The instructor brings other English concepts to the class and it's a pretty good way to bulk up your ability to research.

    Mar 2017 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I loved this class! This is a discussion-based course where students from the facilitate the discussion every class. The work for this involved 2 discussion facilitations where you would present about some of the literary elements in the chapters of the book you read and talk about themes, characters, etc. as well as provide an interactive activity for the class and some discussion questions. Not a lot of work especially if you divide it equally between your group members. There was also a solo midterm essay where you had to analyze a fan fiction which was very fun and a final project where you had to create a fan fiction/fan artifact which could be done alone or with a group. The…

    Apr 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • It's a very easy humanities elective if you're a Harry Potter fan or have read all the books. No final exam, just one essay test per book (7) worth 50%, 5 quizzes with the lowest 2 dropped worth 20%, 10% participation in class discussions, 10% attendance with one absence allowed, and 10% presentation on a Harry Potter book of your choice.

    Jan 2024 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I took this class in person with Toben and it was really chill. The workload was really light other than the fact that you have to read 7 books. We didn't have to write any essays or tests. You get to learn and talk about elements in story writing and it's actually pretty interesting. You also don't have to know anything about Harry Potter to do well in the course!

    Mar 2023 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

66 posts and comments in 62 threads mention ENGL 108P, December 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2024

1B arts bird courses 1 point, 5 comments

“I'm in a Non-degree term, going into arts for sociology. Im looking for something easy to boost my grades since I got hit with a conditional may be required to withdraw standing. …”

u/ixecli: “are you looking for just arts courses or bird courses that aren't STEM? also UWFLOW is a good starting point”

u/Late_Sweet5437: “CLAS 104 & CLAS 202 are bird but no seats open so gotta stalk QUEST and pray someone drops it, ENGL108A looks interesting if your into superheroes, ENGL108P if your into Harry Potter books, ENGL275 has good reviews.”

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Fall 2023

Spring 2023

ENGL 108P 1 point, 0 comments

u/Able-Analyst9092: “Has anyone taken ENGL 108P last term? How was the course breakdown? Is there an exam and how much time do I realistically have to put on the course? I'm on my co-op next term and don't want to spend too much time on an elective”

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Engl 108X 1 point, 3 comments

“Going into my 1A term and I need to take an eng course for pharmD requirements so I want to do well and this course seems interesting. Can those who have taken it give their experience? Thanks!”

u/afictionalmovie: “took ENGL108P which is the harry potter course and it was super easy especially if you have already read the books are super familiar with them. you do have to write a couple essays but they are fairly easily marked imo”

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Bird courses 1 point, 10 comments

“Can anyone pls recommend fall 2023 bird courses? I am an incoming first year biomed sci student. Pls help me out. THANK YOUUU”

u/RMSultan: “Not sure if they’re offering it Fall 23 but ENGL108P (Harry Potter english) was one of my favourite bird courses”

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Easy electives? 1 point, 4 comments

“First year life sci student here. I was just wondering what the easiest/ most fun elective courses are. I was thinking of taking German possibly? Or maybe another language.”

u/RMSultan: “I liked ENGL108P, which was Harry Potter english! Probably the easiest course I ever took in my undergrad and super fun”

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Winter 2023

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Fall 2021

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