English Undergraduates: English Minor

English Language and Literature Minor

As with the English major, the English minor trains students in reflective reading, theoretically-based inquiry, critical analyalsis, and effective verbal and written expression. The skills developed in the English minor readily complement a wide variety of majors across the University.

Students in this program are expected to complete English 302, Poetry and Poetics, and English 303, Principles of English Studies, as prerequisites to other upper division major requirements.

English Studies - 8 credits

Required:

• ENG 302 Poetry and Poetics (4)
• ENG 303 Principles of English Studies ( 4)

Period Courses: 8 credits

Select two:

• ENG 305 English Literature I (4)
• ENG 306 English Literature II (4)
• ENG 307 English Literature III (4)
• ENG 308 American Literature I (4)
• ENG 309 American Literature II (4)

Major Literary Figures: 4 credits

Select one:

• ENG 361 Shakespeare: The Early Plays (4)
• ENG 362 Shakespeare: The Later Plays (4)
• ENG 410 Studies in Major British Writers (4)
• ENG 411 Studies in Major American Writers (4)
• ENG 414 Studies in Major World Writers (4)

Comparative/Cultural Studies: 4 credits

Select one:

• ENG 328 World Literature I (4)
• ENG 329 World Literature II (4)
• ENG 330 African American Literature (4)
• ENG 331 Latino/a Literature (4)
• ENG 332 American Indian Literature (4)
• ENG 333 Asian American Literature (4)
• ENG 334 American Indian Oral and Nonfiction Literature (4)
• ENG 335 Women's Literature (4)

Language: 4 credits

Select one:

• ENG 304 English Linquistics (4)
• ENG 320 English Grammar (4)
• ENG 413 Studies in Language (4)
• ENG 423 History of the Language (4)

Approved Electives: 4 credits

Select one literature or language course at the 300-level or above

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