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English Studies Minor  

The English Studies minor is designed to give you a rich mix of courses from across several areas of the field of English. To complete the minor, you must take six courses, as follows (see lists below for offerings):

1. British and American Literature I or II.

2. One upper-division American Literature course.

3. One upper-division British Literature course.

4. One course in other literary studies (including world literature and film).

5 & 6. One course each from any two of the following groups:

Group 1: Language, Writing and Culture.
Group 2: Journalism.
Group 3: Creative Writing.
Group 4: Technical and Professional Communication
.

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 18


Upper-division American literature courses

Catalog # Title Hours
3770 American Literature in Historical Perspective 3
4862 Themes in American Literature 3
4864 Selected Topics in American Literature 3
3780 American Genres 3
4871 The Black Experience in American Literature 3

Upper-division British literature courses

Catalog # Title Hours
4830 Major Figures in British Literature 3
4862 Genres, Circles, and Movements in British Literature 3
4860 The Medieval World 3
4881 Shakespeare and His World 3
4882 The English Renaissance 3
4886 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3
4887 The Romantic Period 3
4892 Nineteenth-Century British Literature Studies 3
4895 Early Twentieth-Century British Studies 3
4896 British Literature from World War II to the Present 3

Other literary studies courses

Catalog # Title Hours
2610 World Literature 3
2617 Women in Literature 3
2618 American Literature & Diversity 3
2620 African Literature 3
2631 Mythology in Literature 3
2665 Introduction to Film Study 3
3703 Literature for Young Children 3
3704 Middle School Literature 3
3705 Young Adult Literature 3
3738 Selected Topics in World Literature 3
3750 Language and Culture 3
3765 Film Genres 3
4865 Selected Topics in Film 3

Group 1: Language, Writing and Culture

Catalog # Title Hours
2651 Introduction to Language 3
3755 Principles of Linguistics 3
3740 Advanced Writing 3
3790 Selected Topics in Multicultural Studies 3

Group 2: Journalism

Catalog # Title Hours
2622 News Reporting 3
2626 American Journalism 3
3716 Feature Writing 3
3717 Editorial & Opinion Writing 3
3723 Editing & Design for Newspapers 3
4824 Press Law and Ethics 3

Group 3: Creative Writing

Catalog # Title Hours
2646 Introduction to Fiction Writing 3
2647 Introduction to Poetry Writing 3
3648 Script Writing 3
3746 Fiction Writing Workshop 3
3747 Poetry Writing Workshop 3

Group 4: Technical and Professional Communication

Catalog # Title Hours
3743 Professional and Technical Communication 3
3744 Proposal and Report Writing 3
4849 Professional and Technical Editing 3

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