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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.