English Minors
By choosing a minor in English, you will find a way to increase your communication and reading skills so that you have both a major in another discipline and a minor that demonstrates your skills in using language. A minor requires 18 credit hours in English with plenty of freedom to choose the courses best suited to your interests. We offer three minor concentrations:
English, Departmental Requirements
Students not earning a bachelor's degree in English are eligible to pursue a minor in English. Students that wish to minor in English Literature must complete 18 hours in English beyond ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition, satisfying the following requirements.
A. Six credits from the following courses:
- ENGL 220G, Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 243, The Bible as Literature
- ENGL 251, Survey of American Literature I
- ENGL 252, Survey of American Literature II
- ENGL 261, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Beginnings to the Renaissance
- ENGL 262, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Post-Renaissance to Modern
- ENGL 263, The Western Rhetorical Tradition
- ENGL 271, English Literature I
- ENGL 272, English Literature II*
*Students may make 1 or 2 of the following substitutions: HON 229G for ENGL 243; HON 220G, 231G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 271; HON 220G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 261; HON 231G for ENGL 272
B. Three credits from the following courses:
- ENGL 301, Theory and Criticism: Rhetoric and Culture
- ENGL 302, Theory and Criticism: Literature and Culture
- ENGL 303, Theory and Criticism: Film, Media and Culture
- ENGL 310, Critical Writing
- ENGL 311G, Advanced Composition
C. Six credits from English courses numbered 300-499.
D. Three additional credits from English courses numbered 400-499.
Students earning a B.A. in English must earn at least 6 credits approved by the Department of English undergraduate advisor beyond those earned for the major in order to earn a minor in Creative Writing.
A. Six credits from the following courses:*
- ENGL 220G, Introduction to Creative Writing 3
- ENGL 243, The Bible as Literature 3
- ENGL 251, Survey of American Literature I 3
- ENGL 252, Survey of American Literature II 3
- ENGL 261, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Beginnings to the Renaissance 3
- ENGL 262, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Post-Renaissance to Modern 3
- ENGL 263, The Western Rhetorical Tradition 3
- ENGL 271, English Literature I 3
- ENGL 272, English Literature II* 3
*Students may make 1 or 2 of the following substitutions: HON 229G for ENGL 243; HON 220G, 231G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 271; HON 220G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 261; HON 231G for ENGL 272.
B. Six credits from:
- ENGL 304, Creative Writing: Prose
- ENGL 306, Creative Writing: Poetry
- ENGL 307, Creative Writing: Creating Nonfiction
- ENGL 308, Creative Writing: Playwriting
- ENGL 309, Screenwriting I
- ENGL 413, Advanced Creative Writing in Prose Workshop
- ENGL 414, Advanced Creative Writing in Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 415, Advanced Creative Writing in Playwriting Workshop
- ENGL 480, Screenwriting II.
All Creative Writing workshops may be taken more than once.
C. Three credits from:
- ENGL 413, Advanced Creative Writing in Prose Workshop
- ENGL 414, Advanced Creative Writing in Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 415, Advanced Creative Writing in Playwriting Workshop
- ENGL 480, Screenwriting II.
All Creative Writing workshops may be taken more than once.
D. Three additional credits from English literature courses numbered 300 and above.
MINOR: Rhetoric and Professional Communication
Students earning a B.A. in English must earn at least 6 credits approved by the Department of English undergraduate advisor beyond those earned for the major in order to earn a minor in Rhetoric and Professional Communication.
A. Three credits from the following courses:
- ENGL 220G, Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 243, The Bible as Literature
- ENGL 251, Survey of American Literature I
- ENGL 252, Survey of American Literature II
- ENGL 261, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Beginnings to the Renaissance
- ENGL 262, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Post-Renaissance to Modern
- ENGL 263, The Western Rhetorical Tradition
- ENGL 271, English Literature I
- ENGL 272, English Literature II
*Students may make 1 or 2 of the following substitutions: HON 229G for ENGL 243; HON 220G, 231G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 271; HON 220G, 234G, or 239G for ENGL 261; HON 231G for ENGL 272.
B. Three credits from the following courses:
- ENGL 203G, Business and Professional Communication
- ENGL 211G, Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- ENGL 218G, Technical and Scientific Communication
- ENGL 311G, Advanced Composition
- ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Writing
C. Twelve credits of Rhetoric and Professional Communication courses numbered 300 and above.
MINOR: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Students must earn 18 credits from the approved course lists below. At least 9 credits must be upper division. No more than 9 credits may be taken under faculty in any department. Students may request approval for other courses clearly related to Medieval and/or Early Modern Studies from the undergraduate advisor in the Department of English in consultation with faculty in medieval and early modern studies. Courses marked by asterisks are approved for the minor only when their topics are appropriate. Students must seek approval to count these courses for the minor from the undergraduate advisor in the Department of English.
- ART 295, Introduction to Art History I
- ART 315, Introduction to Art History II
- *ART 300, Special Topics in Art History
- ART 328, Baroque Art and Architecture in Northern Europe
- ART 333, Baroque Art and Architecture in Spain, Italy, and Spanish Latin America
- *ART 477, Independent Research Problems in Art History
- *ART 478, Seminar: Selected Topics in Art History
- ENGL 242, Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENGL 243, The Bible as Literature
- ENGL 261, Masterpieces of Western European Literature, Beginnings to the Renaissance
- ENGL 271, Survey of English Literature I
- *ENGL 380, Women Writers
- ENGL 390G, The Arthurian Tradition
- ENGL 392G, Mythology
- ENGL 401, Advanced Study in English Literature I
- ENGL 405, Chaucer
- ENGL 407, Milton
- ENGL/THTR 408, Shakespeare I
- ENGL/THTR 409, Shakespeare II
- *ENGL 421, Advanced Study in a Literary Period or Movement
- *ENGL 422, Advanced Study in a Literary Form or Genre
- *ENGL 423, Advanced Study in a Major Author
- *ENGL 424, Advanced Study in a Major Text
- ENGL/THTR 437, English Drama to 1642
- ENGL 452, History of the English Language
- FREN 381, Survey of French Literature I
- *FREN 451, Special Topics in French
- GER 391, History of the German Language
- GER 431, German Lyric Poetry
- HIST 101G, Roots of Modern Europe
- HIST 211G, East Asia to 1600
- HIST 221G, Islamic Civilization to 1800
- HIST 311, Colonial Latin America
- HIST 323, Cultural History of Later Imperial China
- HIST 372, The Roman World
- HIST 375, Europe and the New World
- HIST 381G, Early Russia
- HIST 383, Germany
- HIST 387, Spain
- HIST 388, Women in Europe I
- HIST 392, Virgin Queen: Elizabeth of England
- HIST 392, Stuart England: Century of Revolutions
- *HIST 400, Special Topics
- HIST 433, Renaissance and Reformation
- HIST 434, Age of Absolutism and the Baroque
- HIST 442/542, Art and Life in Renaissance Italy
- HIST 451, Colonial Mexico
- HIST 471, China through the Ming Dynasty
- HON 220G, The World of the Renaissance: Discovering the Modern
- HON 222G, Foundations of Western Culture
- HON 224G, God and Nature
- HON 229G, The New Testament as Literature
- HON 234G, The Worlds of Arthur
- HON 239G, Medieval Understandings: Literature and Culture in the Middle Ages
- HON 326G, Art and Mythology
- HON 355G, Sexuality in Christianity and Islam
- *HON 400, Thesis
- MUS 302, History and Literature of Music to 1750
- MUS 420, Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- MUS 421, Music of the Baroque Era
- PHIL 342, Medieval Philosophy
- PHIL 344, Modern Philosophy
- *PHIL 363/463, Directed Readings
- *SPAN 306, Special Topics
- SPAN 386, Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature through the Seventeenth Century
- THTR 312, Acting Shakespeare
- *W S 250, Special Topics 18