Minor in English

The programs offered by the Department of English prepare students to succeed in an increasingly diverse world by encouraging lifelong learning, critical thinking, and effective writing. The curriculum includes courses from across the fields of English studies: rhetoric, writing, linguistics, and literature.

Students majoring in another subject who wish to minor in English must complete requirements for one of the following emphases.

Linguistics Emphasis
尝滨狈骋听础101How Language Works3
尝滨狈骋听础201The Structure and Meanings of Language3
Complete 12 credits from the following:12
础狈罢贬听础210
Linguistic Anthropology
贰狈骋尝听础450
Linguistics and English Language Teaching
ENGL/LING A490D
Selected Topics in Style and Social Innovation
ENGL/LING A467
The History and Future of Global English
贰狈骋尝听础490叠
Language in Use
Total18
Literature Emphasis
贰狈骋尝听础200Global Literature and Culture3
贰狈骋尝听础390叠Literature by Genre3
贰狈骋尝听础429Major Authors3
贰狈骋尝听础435Critical Theory3
贰狈骋尝听础490础Topics in Literature3
Upper-division English elective3
Total18
Professional Writing Emphasis
Complete one of the following:3
奥搁罢骋听础212
Writing and the Professions
奥搁罢骋听础213
Writing and the Sciences
奥搁罢骋听础214
Arguing Across Contexts
Complete two of the following:6
贰狈骋尝听础311
Writing in Public Life
贰狈骋尝听础312
Technical Writing and Design
贰狈骋尝听础313
Professional Writing
Complete one of the following:3
贰狈骋尝听础414
Research Writing
贰狈骋尝听础495
Internship in Professional Writing
Complete both of the following:
贰狈骋尝听础433Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice3
Upper division elective approved by the Department of English3
Total18

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor.聽