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Minor in English

Jake Mattox, Ph.D. | Coordinator

Wiekamp Hall 3147 | (574) 520-4408

Minor Requirements (15 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Core Requirement (6 cr.)

• ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation

Select one from the following:

Category I: American Literature

• ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800
• ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865
• ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914
• ENG-L 354 American Literature Since 1914
• ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900
• ENG-L 358 American Literature, 1914-1960
• ENG-L 370 Recent Black American Writing
• ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature

Category II: British Literature before 1800

• ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600
• ENG-E 302 Literatures in English 1600-1800
• ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare
• ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature
• ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare
• ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare
• ENG-L 315 Major Plays of Shakespeare
• ENG-L 327 Later 18th-Century Literature
• ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800

Category III: British and World Literature after 1800

• ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800-1900
• ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
• ENG-L 329 Romantic Literature
• ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
• ENG-L 348 19th-Century British Fiction
• ENG-L 365 Modern Drama Continental
• ENG-L 382 Fiction of Non-Western World
• ENG-L 388 Studies in Irish Literature and Culture

Elective Requirement (9 cr.)

• Three additional English courses at the 200-level or above, chosen from any that count toward the English major; may include courses in literature (ENG-L, ENG-E) from Distribution Categories list above, writing (ENG-W), linguistics (ENG-G), film studies (CMLT-C), or an internship (ENG-W 398).

• ENG-W 130, ENG-W 131, and General Education Common Core courses do not count toward the minor

• Two courses must be at the 300–level or above