The minor in English allows students to pursue, within a framework of general requirements, their specific interests in one of three areas: British literature, American literature, or Modern & Contemporary literature. Each student's particular choice of courses within these three options must be determined in consultation with the undergraduate English advisor. All courses offered for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. Completion of the minor requires 18 credits.
Courses required of all minors:
- EGL 204 Literary Analysis and Argumentation
- Shakespeare: EGL 243 or 345 or 346
- One elective from EGL 300-496, exclusive of 440, 441, 449, 450, 451, 452 and 454.
- Emphasis on British literature:
- One survey course appropriate to the student's interest: EGL 205 or 206 or 224
- One course in a period of British literature: EGL 300-314
- One course in a genre or major author in British literature: EGL 340-349, 350 or 361-364
- Emphasis on American literature:
- One survey course appropriate to the student's interest: EGL 217 or 218 or 226
- One course in a period of American literature: EGL 316 or 318
- One course in a genre or major author in American literature: EGL 350 or 352, or 361-364
- Emphasis on Modern & Contemporary:
- One survey course appropriate to the student's interest: EGL 224 or 226
- One course in the study of 20th-century literature: EGL 320, 332 or 352
- One course in the study of a genre treating 20th-century writers: EGL 361-364