College of Arts and Humanities
English Minor
鈥淎 word after a word after a word is power.鈥 鈥 Margaret Atwood
Minor offered in On-campus format.
*On-campus format may require some online classes for degree completion.
Explore Literary Traditions with an English Minor at 51福利社
Do you love to read? Is a library your favorite place to spend an afternoon? Consider adding an English minor to your college experience! A minor in English can be great to combine with any major degree program across the University, as it enables you to develop your critical reading, thinking, and writing skills, which are essential in any career. Best of all, you get to build these skills while reading and discussing some of the best works of literature in the world!
An English minor requires 18 credit hours. In this minor, you will study a wide variety of texts, from periods ranging from the medieval to the modern era.
Here is a sampling of some courses you could take:
- ENGL 22200鈥-鈥疻riting about Reality聽
- ENGL 33300鈥-鈥疭hakespeare聽
- ENGL 34101鈥-鈥疞ondon in the Eighteenth Century聽
- ENGL 34200鈥-鈥疨olitics, Passion, Poetry and Problems: The Romantic Movement聽
- ENGL 34300鈥-鈥疺ictorians: Vile or Virtuous?聽
- ENGL 34400 鈥 Latinx Literature聽
- ENGL 35400鈥-鈥疐inding Home: Space, Place, and Identity in American Literature聽
- ENGL 37100鈥-鈥疪eading and Writing of the Young Adult Novel聽
- ENGL 40400鈥-鈥疕istory of the English Language聽
- CAH 36500鈥-鈥疍igital Research聽
Additionally, our faculty frequently offer special topics courses that allow you to explore subjects of particular interest more deeply.
Interested in studying English? Contact us for more information about how to add this minor to your degree program!
Joe Baumann
Department Head
English, Language, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Shenika Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities