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. A minimum 2.0 GPA must be maintained in all course work taken towards the minor.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Complete both of the following:

ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literary Genres
ENGL 3000 - Reading with Theory

British Literature

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600
ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature
ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature
ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900
ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature

American Literature

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I
ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II
ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism
ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860
ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960
ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present

Literature Electives

Complete two unused courses from the following list to meet total and upper-division (3000+ level) requirements for the minor.

ENGL 2360 - Introduction to American Literature I
ENGL 2370 - Introduction to American Literature II
ENGL 2510 - British Literature Before 1600
ENGL 2520 - 17th and 18th Century British Literature
ENGL 2530 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature
ENGL 2540 - British Literature After 1900
ENGL 2600 - Literature: The Global Perspective I
ENGL 2610 - Literature: The Global Perspective II
ENGL 2900 - Literary Genres and Traditions: Inclusive
ENGL 2910 - Literary Genres and Traditions
ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment
ENGL 3330 - Early American Literature Through Romanticism
ENGL 3340 - American Literature from 1790 to 1860
ENGL 3350 - American Literature from 1820 to 1900
ENGL 3360 - American Literature from 1880 to 1960
ENGL 3370 - American Literature from 1945 to the Present
ENGL 3410 - Poetry for the People
ENGL 3530 - Early Modern British Literature
ENGL 3550 - Native American Literature
ENGL 3600 - African American Literature
ENGL 3610 - Hip Hop Poetics
ENGL 3900 - Literary Genres and Traditions: Inclusive
ENGL 3910 - Literary Genres and Traditions
ENGL 3950 - Chaucer
ENGL 3970 - Shakespeare I
ENGL 3980 - Shakespeare II

Literature Seminar Course

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 4200 - The Rise of the Novel
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 4410 - Topics in Contemporary Poetry Studies
ENGL 4500 - Studies in Medieval Literature
ENGL 4700 - Seminar in Critical Theory
ENGL 4950 - Seminar in Literary Topics
ENGL 4970 - Seminar in Shakespeare Studies
ENGL 4980 - Seminar in Major Authors

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