IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

Undergraduate Programs

Minors

English

The English department offers minors in these areas:

• Literature
• Writing
• Creative Writing
• Business and Professional Writing
• Linguistics
• Film Studies

Students intending to pursue a minor should declare such an intention in a letter or e-mail to the associate chair for students and arrange for an initial conference with a departmental advisor to plan the program of study. As with the major, students need to earn at least a C in each course for certification of the minor by the English department.

Literature

The minor in literature introduces students to the skills of interpretation and critical thinking and provides some familiarity with British and American literature.

Prerequisite: L115 with a grade of C or higher

Requirements: total of 15 credit hours (five courses), which include:

• One course from the following: L202, L203, L204, or L205
• One survey of British literature (L301 or L302) and one survey of American literature (L351, L352, or L354)
• Two elective courses in literature, at least one of which must be at the 300 or 400 level

Writing

The minor in writing is designed to help students develop their abilities to write for a range of purposes: personal, civic, professional, and academic. Students pursuing this minor should work with a faculty advisor in planning their courses and developing their writing portfolios.

The minor requires 16 credit hours. At least 9 hours must be at the 300-400 level, and at least 10 hours must be in the English department. Students must have a 2.5 or higher grade point average in the 16 hours of the minor and a minimum grade of C in each course for the minor.

Prerequisites: English W131 and a second writing course that counts in the student’s degree program, such as English W132, W231, or W320; TCM 220; or Business X204 (both with a grade of C or higher)

Electives: Choose 15 credit hours from the following:

• English W210, W260, W310, W313, W315, W320 (if not used as second writing course), W331, W365, W 366, W390, W396, W400, W411, W412, W426, E398, G204
• One creative writing course, chosen from English W206, W207, W208, W301, W302, W303, W305, W401, W403, and W411 (when done with a creative writing focus). (A Creative Writing Minor is also available in the English department.)
• Technical Communications TCM 320, 350
• Communication Studies R310, R350

Required: One-credit portfolio course, English W411.  Each student doing the minor will work with a faculty advisor to develop a writing portfolio. Students should sign up for this course in the semester they complete the minor, or the following semester; students may work with the faculty advisor informally before taking the portfolio course.

Creative Writing

The minor in creative writing will be of particular interest to students who are contemplating careers in writing or the teaching of writing. It is designed to serve, in addition, the needs of those who believe that one good way to study literature is to learn to produce it. Students choose 15 credit hours from the courses listed under “Creative Writing” in this bulletin and/or the Schedule of Classes.

Linguistics

The minor in linguistics is intended for students who wish to expand their knowledge of language structure and use. Courses provide a background in linguistic theory and practice.

Required: Z205

Electives: 12 credit hours from the following courses:

• English Z206, Z301, Z302, Z310, Z432, Z434, Z441, W310
• Anthropology L300, L401
• American Sign Language L340, L342

In consultation with an advisor, advanced students may request permission to take a graduate course in linguistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the minor.

Film Studies

The minor in film studies provides the skills for understanding film in its aesthetic, popular, and ideological dimensions. Students with a minor in film studies will have a knowledge of film history, theory of film, genres and authorship, interpretive approaches to films, and film as a cultural artifact.

The minor in film studies requires 15 credit hours.

Required: Film C292 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)

Electives: Twelve credit hours from the following courses:
Film C390, C391, C392, C393, C394, C491, C493; English W260; Communication Studies M373; German G370, G371