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Minor in English

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.

Students complete 24.0 credits (8 courses), distributed as follows:

Requirements Credits
Three of the following survey courses:
9.0 Credits
ENGL 200 WI Classical to Medieval Literature 3.0
ENGL 201 Renaissance to the Enlightenment 3.0
ENGL 202 WI Romanticism to Modernism 3.0
ENGL 203 WI Post-Colonial Literature I: 3.0
ENGL 204 Post-Colonial Literature II: 3.0
ENGL 205 WI American Literature I 3,0
ENGL 206 WI American Literature II 3.0
ENGL 207 WI African American Literature 3.0
ENGL 211 WI British Literature I 3.0
ENGL 212 British Literature II 3.0
One of the following genre courses:
3.0 Credits
ENGL 214 Readings in Fiction 3.0
ENGL 215 WI Readings in Poetry 3.0
ENGL 216 WI Readings in Drama 3.0
Three literature electives:
9.0 Credits
ENGL 300 WI Literature and Science 3.0
ENGL 310 WI Period Studies 3.0
ENGL 315 WI Shakespeare 3.0
ENGL 320 WI Major Authors 3.0
ENGL 325 Topics in World Literature 3.0
ENGL 335 Mythology 3.0
ENGL 355 WI Women and Literature 3.0
One writing elective:
3.0 Credits
WRIT 220 Creative Nonfiction 3.0
WRIT 225 Creative Writing 3.0
WRIT 400 WI Writing in Cyberspace 3.0
NOTE: Where a course required for the minor is already required for a student's major, the student is directed to choose another English elective. Please note that substitutions are permissible at the discretion of the Program Director.