English Minor

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Program Description:

The minor in English is designed for students who wish to take a coherent body of courses in British and American literature and nonwestern literatures in English. The minor combines core courses in literary history and methodology with a selection of advanced studies. Students interested in the minor should consult with the departmental advisor to determine the best courses for their needs.

Admission Requirements

Any student eligible for admission to the College of Liberal Arts is eligible for admission to the English minor.  Non-native speakers of English seeking admission to any undergraduate program in English must meet one of the following minimum language proficiency requirements:

• TOEFL: 79
• IELTS: 6.5
• PEARSON PTE: 58, or
• Satisfactory completion of LEAP level 4 TOEFL substitution

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be 

• informed readers, able to formulate readings of texts based on their knowledge of literary historical contexts and of basic critical strategies
• able to develop a thesis and sustain a coherent written argument about literature using secondary sources
• able to recognize works in the Anglo-American literary tradition and other literatures written in English
• familiar with and able to use the terms of literary analysis

For more information

• English Minor
• School of Humanities and Cultural Studies
• College of Liberal Arts

Program Requirements:

Required  Eng 3060 Credit hour(s): 3

Select two surveys from two categories Credit hour(s): 6

Two 4000-level literature courses from ENG 4200-4470 Credit hour(s): 6

I. English Minor Required Courses 9 hours

Required  Eng 3060 Credit hour(s): 3

Select two surveys from two categories Credit hour(s): 6

• Category A

• ENG 3210 - British Texts: Medieval to 17th Century Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3220 - British Texts: 1660 to Later 19th Century Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3230 - British Texts: Mid-19th to 21st Century Credit Hour(s): 3

• Category B

• ENG 3310 - American Texts: Colonial -1890 Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3320 - American Texts: to 21st Century Credit Hour(s): 3

• Category C

• ENG 3400 - Studies in African Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3420 - Post-Colonial Texts Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3430 - Survey of Women and Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3440 - Black Literature and Culture Credit Hour(s): 3

2. English Minor Electives 6 hours

• ENG 4200 - Studies in British Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4300 - Studies in American Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4430 - Studies in Literature, Gender and Sexuality Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4440 - Studies in Ethnic and Regional Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4450 - Studies in Literary Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4460 - Studies in Literary Genres and Themes Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 4470 - Studies in Post-Colonial Literature Credit Hour(s): 3