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Minor Concentrations in English

Option I - Literature (18 credits)

Required courses (6 credits):

  • ENGL 202 (Fall) Departmental Survey I (3 cr.). Prerequisite: None
  • ENGL 203 (Winter) Departmental Survey II (3 cr.). Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of the instructor

Complementary courses (12 credits):

  1. Three credits from a list of courses on Major Authors
  2. Three credits from a list of pre-1800 courses
  3. Six additional credits from the option's offerings

Option II - Drama and Theatre (18 credits)

Required course (3 credits):

ENGL 230 (Fall) Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 cr.). Prerequisite: None.

Complementary courses (15 credits):

  1. Three credits from a list of courses in theatre history.
  2. Three credits from a list of courses in Drama and Theatre before 1900.
  3. Three credits from a list of Drama and Theatre courses at the 400-level.
  4. Six additional credits from the option's offerings.

Permission to count extra-departmental credits must be obtained in advance of taking any course from outside the Department of English. Students are normally permitted to count 3 credits from other departments towards their Drama & Theatre Minor. Permission is obtained with the signature of a Department of English program advisor on the student's program audit sheet.


Option III - Cultural Studies (18 credits)

Required courses (6 credits):

  • ENGL 275 (Fall) Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 cr.)
  • ENGL 277 (Fall) Introduction to Film Studies (3 cr.)

Complementary courses (12 credits):

  1. Three credits from a list of courses on Major Figures in Cultural Studies.
  2. Three credits from a list of courses in Cultural Studies with a historical dimension.
  3. Six additional credits from the option's offerings.

Permission to count extra-departmental credits must be obtained in advance of taking any course from outside the Department of English. Students are normally permitted to count 3 credits from other departments towards their Cultural Studies Minor. Permission is obtained with the signature of a Department of English program advisor on the student's program audit sheet.

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