English Literature Minor

General Requirements

The English Literature minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of English course work, 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level). All courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Course Requirements

ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Studies (For English Majors Only)
ENGL 3000 - Critical Theory: Foundations and Practice
Complete four Literature elective courses. At least one course must be American; at least one course must be British. Choose from:

Literature Breadth Courses
Complete one 4000-level literature seminar course.
ENGL 4200 - The Eighteenth-Century British Novel: Defoe to Austen
ENGL 4210 - The Nineteenth-Century British Novel
ENGL 4230 - Development of the American Novel I
ENGL 4240 - Development of the American Novel II
ENGL 4250 - Contemporary Novel
ENGL 4300 - Studies in American Literature and Culture
ENGL 4310 - Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 4400 - Genre Studies
ENGL 4500 - Studies in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature
ENGL 4950 - Seminar in Literary Topics
ENGL 4970 - Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
ENGL 4973 - Shakespeare and Sustainability
ENGL 4980 - Seminar in Major Authors