Minor in English
The English Minor allows students to select courses related to their personal interests and professional goals. With offerings in creative writing, linguistics, literature, and rhetoric and writing studies, the English Minor pairs well with any major—whether in science, social science, business, or humanities. It prepares students for any career requiring them to write effectively, think creatively, or understand human nature.
Requirements for a minor in English (18 units)
| Eighteen units chosen from courses in the following areas. Students are free to select and mix courses across any of these areas. | 18 | |
| Creative Writing and Literary Production | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing Studies | ||
| Literary Movements: Aesthetics and Craft | ||
| Poetry Writing Workshop | ||
| Fiction Writing Workshop | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Advanced Creative Writing in Specialized Genres | ||
| Creative Writing in the Secondary Classroom ( may repeat twice for credit) | ||
| Literary Production I | ||
| Literary Production II | ||
| Creative Writing: Thesis and Performance | ||
| Rhetoric, Literacy, and Writing Studies | ||
| Writing in the Public Sphere | ||
| Theories of Public and Professional Writing | ||
| Introduction to Literacy and Writing Studies | ||
| Studies in Writing | ||
| Studies in Literacy | ||
| Studies in Rhetoric | ||
| Tutoring Writing: Theory and Practice | ||
| Teaching English in the Secondary Schools | ||
| Community-Based Writing | ||
| Linguistics and Discourse | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Language, Thought, and Culture | ||
| English Grammar | ||
| Child Language and Literacy Development | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Grammar and Discourse | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Studies in Language and Linguistics | ||
| Literature and Culture | ||
| Historical Approaches to English Literature | ||
| Historical Approaches to British Literature | ||
| Historical Approaches to American Literature | ||
| Analysis of Poetry and Drama | ||
| Analysis of Fiction and Nonfiction Prose | ||
| Studies in Literary Theory | ||
| Studies in Global Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children and Young Adults | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Studies in a Literary Genre | ||
| Studies in Literary Diversity | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| Studies in Literary Topics | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Caribbean Literature | ||
| Myth and Epic | ||
| Studies in the Novel | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Turning Points in Literary History | ||
| Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama | ||
| English Literature of the Middle Ages | ||
| English Literature of the Tudor/Stuart Era | ||
| Seventeenth Century Literature | ||
| English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Literature | ||
| Modern Poetry | ||
| Studies in a Major Authors | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Studies in a Literary Period or Movement | ||
| Modern Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Fiction | ||
| Advanced Studies in Literary Topics | ||
| Senior Seminar in Literature | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |