English Minor

The English Department offers two minors: English Minor with Literature Concentration and English Minor with Writing Concentration.


The requirements of each minor are as follows:

English Minor: Literature Concentration
  Survey Courses (2 required)
    ENGL 2204 British Literature I.
(3) Fall 2010 (every other fall)
A survey of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
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    ENGL 2205 British Literature II.
(3) Spring 20011
(every other spring)
A survey of British literature from the Romantics through the Modern/Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
    ENGL 2206 American Literature I.
(3) Fall 2009 (every other fall)
A survey of American Literature from the Colonial period through American Romanticism. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
    ENGL 2207 American Literature II.
(3) Spring 2010
(every other spring)
A survey of American literature from Realism and Naturalism through the Modern/ Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
     
  Language Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 3300 History of the English Language.
(3) Fall 2009
Introduction to principles of linguistics; a survey of the origins and development of English, and a study of its structure.
    ENGL 3302 Advanced Grammar.
(3) Spring 2011
A survey of the basic logic and grammatical structure of English, from morpheme to word, phrase and clause, to sentence.
     
  Genre Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 3315 Readings in Literary Journalism
. (3) Fall 2011
This course consists of a survey of literary journalism, a form of creative nonfiction that blends elements of fictional narrative and factual reporting.
    ENGL 3335 Development of Drama.
(3) In rotation
An examination of the development of drama, excluding Shakespeare, from its beginnings up through the 18th century.
    ENGL 3345 The Rise of the Novel.
(3) Spring 2012
A study of the rise of the novel with an emphasis on selected works of the late seventeenth-century and eighteenth-century, including novels in
translation.
    ENGL 4440 Modern / Contemporary Fiction.
(3) Spring 2010
A study of selected contemporary fiction writers and their novels or short stories, including works in translation.
    ENGL 4450 Modern / Contemporary Poetry.
(3) In rotation
A study of selected contemporary poets and their poems, including works in translation.
    ENGL 4460 Modern / Contemporary Drama.
(3) In rotation
A study of contemporary playwrights and their plays, including works in translation.
     
  British Literature Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 3320 Medieval Literature.
(3) Fall 2010
A survey, mostly in Middle English, of English literature to about 1500.
    ENGL 3330 Renaissance Literature.
(3) In rotation
Renaissance English literature to about 1675, excluding Shakespeare.
    ENGL 3340 Restoration & Neoclassical Literature.
(3) Fall 2011
Selected Restoration, Neoclassical, and Pre-Romantic English literature, excluding the novel.
    ENGL 3350 English Romanticism.
(3) Spring 2012
A study of selected major nineteenth-century British prose and poetry, with emphasis on lyric verse.
    ENGL 3360 Victorian Literature.
(3) Spring 2010
A study of selected major Victorian prose and poetry, with emphasis on Tennyson, Browning, and the Pre-Raphaelites.
     
  American Literature Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 3375 American Romanticism.
(3) Fall 2010
Major American Romantic writers of the United States through Whitman and Dickinson.
    ENGL 3380 American Realism and Naturalism.
(3) Spring 2013
Major American writers of the Realistic and Naturalistic movements in the United States.
    ENGL 3385 Southern Literature.
(3) Fall 2012
A study of major Southern writers from about 1815 to the present.
     
  Total: 18 semester hours
     
English Minor: Writing Concentration
  Survey Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 2204 British Literature I.
(3) Fall 2010 (every other fall)
A survey of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
    ENGL 2205 British Literature II.
(3) Spring 20011
(every other spring)
A survey of British literature from the Romantics through the Modern/Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
    ENGL 2206 American Literature I.
(3) Fall 2009 (every other fall)
A survey of American Literature from the Colonial period through American Romanticism. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
    ENGL 2207 American Literature II.
(3) Spring 2010
(every other spring)
A survey of American literature from Realism and Naturalism through the Modern/ Postmodern period. Short critical essays required, at least one with documentation.
     
  Language/Theory Courses (2 required)
    ENGL 2210 Introduction to Peer Tutoring.
(3) In rotation
This course prepares undergraduates to work as peer tutors in a writing center. Students will practice tutoring as they learn about reading and responding to the writing of others. Students from all majors, as well as undeclared majors, are encouraged to enroll.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 & 1102 and permission of the instructor.
    ENGL 2212 Rhetorical Theory.
(3) Spring 2011
This course introduces undergraduates to the theory that informs the modern practice of teaching composition. Fundamentals of persuasion and human communication are presented as well.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 & 1102
    ENGL 2215 Writing About Film.
(3) Fall 2010
This course focuses on the critical viewing of film with critical writing in several modes.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 & 1102
Prerequisite to 3000-level or 4000-level courses: ENGL 1101, 1102, and for English majors, ENGL 2200
   
  Creative Writing Courses (1 required)
    ENGL 3306 Creative Writing Workshop (poetry).
(3) Spring 2011
An advanced course in imaginative writing. Professional models studied, but student writing emphasized.
    ENGL 3308 Creative Writing Workshop (fiction).
(3) Spring 2010
An advanced course in imaginative writing. Professional models studied, but student writing emphasized.
     
  Nonfiction Writing/Genre Courses (2 required)
    ENGL 3303 Advanced Composition.
(3) Fall 2009
This course is open to all students, regardless of major, who are interested in strengthening their written expression beyond the level of "functional." The focus will be on producing nonfiction prose that is exemplary for its clarity and finesse.
    ENGL 3310 Art of Argumentation.
(3) Spring 2010
This course presents the fundamentals of effective persuasion, including the three appeals (logical, emotional, ethical), logical fallacies, inductive and deductive reasoning, and evaluation of evidence. Students from all majors, as well as undeclared majors, are encouraged to enroll.
    ENGL 3315 Readings in Literary Journalism
. (3) Fall 2011
This course consists of a survey of literary journalism, a form of creative nonfiction that blends elements of fictional narrative and factual reporting.
  Total: 18 semester hours