Minor in English
About the Minor
The English minor provides students from other majors with a more intensive background in literature. Coursework in the minor exposes students to literature from a variety of periods, cultures and genres and also provides practice in critical thinking, literary analysis and writing. These courses enrich students' intellectual lives and provide them with skills that are valuable in a variety of professional situations.
Where a course required for the minor is already required for a student's major, the student is directed to choose another English elective. Other substitutions are permissible at the discretion of the Program Director.
For more information about this minor, please visit the CoAS minors web page.
Program Requirements
| Requirements | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Classical to Medieval Literature | ||
| Renaissance to the Enlightenment | ||
| Romanticism to Modernism | ||
| Survey of World Literature | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| Readings in Fiction | ||
| Readings in Poetry | ||
| Readings in Drama | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Creative Nonfiction Writing | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Writing Poetry | ||
| Writing Fiction | ||
| Writing Humor and Comedy | ||
| Writing About the Media | ||
| Literary Editing & Publication | ||
| Writing for Target Audiences | ||
| Special Topics in Writing | ||
| Writing in Cyberspace: Writing for/about the Web | ||
| Internship in Publishing | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Literature & Science | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| The Mystery Story | ||
| Literature of Baseball | ||
| Literature of Genocide | ||
| Period Studies | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Major Authors | ||
| Topics in World Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| Mythology | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| Jewish Literature and Civilization | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Literature and Society | ||
| Topics in African American Literature | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Literary Theory | ||
| Seminar in English and American Literature | ||
| Seminar in World Literature | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.