English Minor

Jennifer Matisoff interacts with her English class.

Overview

Degree Level: Undergraduate
Degrees Offered: Minor

Department: English
school/college: College of Arts and Sciences

The minor in English prepares you to read critically and write clearly. It includes courses in literary interpretation and professional writing and/or creative writing.

Requirements

A minimum of five courses, or 20 credits, in English above EN 199, including two literature courses and two writing courses and excluding EN201 and 202. At least one of these courses must be at the 300 level.

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Selected Authors

Elective Course

This critical reading of texts by one or more major dramatists, fiction writers, or poets focuses on the stylistic, structural, and thematic developments in each writer’s work. It may be taken more than once for credit when topics vary.

Shakespeare

Elective Course

This study of selected comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances by William Shakespeare emphasizes systematic literary and dramatic criticism.