English Minor

The information on this page pertains to requirements for students who matriculated in the current academic year. Students who matriculated in a prior year should view historical catalog information here.

Students who wish to complement their degrees in other areas of study, to pursue personal interests in critical reading and creative writing, and to provide employers or graduate schools with supplementary credentials in Writing or English can choose a six-course minor.  Students majoring in Writing may minor in English. Students majoring in English may minor in Writing.

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ENG 050LITERARY STUDY3
History and Traditions
Select one of the following:3
TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDY
APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1900
APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1900
READING DRAMA
GENRES
BOOK HISTORY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
READING SHAKESPEARE
THE CLASSIC THEN & NOW
Culture and Identity or Writing
Select one of the following:3
TOPICS IN CULTURE AND IDENTITY
APPROACH TO AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1900
APPROACHES TO BRITISH LITERATURE (AFTER 1900)
AFRICAN-AMER LIT BEFORE 1920
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1920
READING RACE AND ETHNICITY
ASIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
RHETORIC IN POPULAR CULTURE
RHETORIC AND POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
READING GENDER
PUBLIC FEELINGS
HOME AND BELONGING
TOPICS IN WRITING
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
AI IN FICTION
READING AND WRITING SEXUALITY
READING AND WRITING NATURE
READING AND WRITING ABOUT CLASS
READING AND WRITING DRAMA
READING AND WRITING POETRY
READING AND WRITING SHORT STORIES
READING AND WRITING NON-FICTION
BUSINESS & ADMIN WRITING
Upper-Level Electives
Select three of the following:9
STRUCTURE OF MODERN AMERICAN ENGLISH
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ADVANCED TOPICS IN THEORY AND CRITICISM
ADVANCED TOPICS IN HISTORY AND TRADITION
ADVANCED TOPICS IN CULTURE AND IDENTITY
FILM AND TV HISTORY AND CRITICISM
STUDIES IN LITERARY GENRES
MAJOR HISTORICAL FIGURES
DETECTIVE FICTION
MAJOR CONTEMPORARY FIGURES AFTER 1900
TRANSATLANTIC LANDSCAPES IN BRITISH AMERICAN ART
ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
GENDER AND HORROR
LANGUAGE AND LOGIC
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
EARLY MODERN LITERATURE 1500-1780
SHAKESPEARE: TEXTS/CONTEXTS
19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
20TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE
SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS
19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE
REPRESENTING DETROIT
LITERATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA
LATINO/A LITERATURE
CRITICAL THEORY
THEORIES OF LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE
Total Hours18