Minor in English
24.0 quarter credits
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 | 24.0 | ||||
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| Students select three (3) of the following courses: | 9.0
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| ENGL 200 WI | Classical to Medieval Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 201 | Renaissance to the Enlightenment | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 202 WI | Romanticism to Modernism | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 203 WI | Post-Colonial Literature I | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 204 | Post-Colonial Literature II | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 205 WI | American Literature I | 3,0 | |||
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| ENGL 206 WI | American Literature II | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 207 WI | African American Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 211 WI | British Literature I | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 212 | British Literature II | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 214 | Readings in Fiction | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 215 WI | Readings in Poetry | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 216 WI | Readings in Drama | 3.0 | |||
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| Students select two (2) of the following courses: | 6.0 |
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| WRIT 220 WI | Creative Non-Fiction Writing | 3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 225 WI | Creative Writing | 3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 301 WI | Writing Poetry | 3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 302 | Writing Fiction |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 303 | Writing Humor and Comedy |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 304 WI | Special Topics: (Humor, Autobiography,
Writing about the Media) |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 306 | Writing about the Media |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 310 | Literary Editing and Publishing |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 312 | Practice of Professional Writing |
3.0 | |||
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| WRIT 400 | Writing in Cyberspace | 4.0 | |||
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| WRIT 405 | Internship in Publishing | 2.0 | |||
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| Students select three (3) of the following courses: | 9.0 |
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| ENGL 300 WI | Literature and Science | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 302 | Environmental Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 303 | Science Fiction | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 305 WI | The Mystery Story | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 306 | Literature of Baseball | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 307 | Literature of the Holocausts | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 310 WI | Period Studies | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 315 WI | Shakespeare | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 320 WI | Major Authors | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 325 | Topics in World Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 330 | The Bible as Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 335 | Mythology | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 345 | American Ethnic Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 350 | Jewish Literature and Civilization | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 355 WI | Women and Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 360 WI | Literature and Society | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 365 | Topics in African American Literature | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 370 | Topics in Literature and Medicine | 3.0 | |||
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| ENGL 380 | Literary Theory | 3.0 | |||
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| 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. Other substitutions are permissible at the discretion of the Program Director. | |||||












