Undergraduate Minor - English
Program Description
Not open to students pursuing a major in English.
Minor Objectives
Upon successful completion of this minor, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively express ideas and evidence in writing.
- Discuss representative literary texts and critical theory to enhance a life-long learning process.
- Analyze written materials and understand why multiple interpretations of written materials are possible and relevant in a diverse society.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the evolution of the English language and how it is used in communication, literary and non-literary.
Minor Requirements (18 semester hours)
WordPlay: A Biography of the English Language 3 |
America’s Genre: The Art and Genius of the Short Story 3 |
Society, Identity and Politics: Contemporary Topics in Critical Theory 3 |
All of the World’s a Stage: Differences in the Dramatic World of Shakespeare 3 |
Select 1 course from the following: 3 |
Pivotal Figures in Early British Literature |
British Literature from Wordsworth through the Wasteland |
Select 1 course from the following: 3 |
British Poetry from Blake to the Beatles |
American Poetry from Bradstreet to Bukowski |
| Total Semester Hours 18 |
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