English literature minors study major authors, works, genres, and literary movements, approaching them both analytically and historically.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 4 |
| or HON 101 | WORLD LITERATURE | |
| Select five courses in English literature. Eligible courses include: 1 | 20 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO POETRY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA | ||
| LITERARY CLASSICS | ||
| READING LITERATURE | ||
| THEMES IN LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE TO 1700 | ||
| LITERATURE FROM 1700 TO 1900 | ||
| LITERATURE FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT | ||
| READING AND WRITING FICTION | ||
| READING AND WRITING POETRY | ||
| THE HISTORY OF BOOKS | ||
| INTRODUCING SHAKESPEARE | ||
| GOTHIC MONSTERS AND VILLAINS | ||
| THE ROMANCE | ||
| SCIENCE FICTION | ||
| GRAPHIC NOVELS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| HARRY POTTER | ||
| THE BRITISH NOVEL | ||
| GREAT WRITERS | ||
| THE AMERICAN NOVEL | ||
| LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDENTITY | ||
| GLOBAL ASIAN LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
| LATINX LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN LITERATURE | ||
| THE EPIC | ||
| GENDER IN LITERATURE | ||
| THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| LGBTQ LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN POPULAR LITERATURE | ||
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE TO 1500 | ||
| CHAUCER | ||
| TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | ||
| ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | ||
| MILTON | ||
| STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | ||
| TOPICS IN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | ||
| RESTORATION AND 18TH-CENTURY LITERATURE | ||
| MAJOR AUTHORS BEFORE 1800 | ||
| TOPICS IN EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| MAJOR AUTHORS 1800-1900 | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE ROMANTIC ERA | ||
| VICTORIAN LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| 19TH-CENTURY IRISH LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN 19TH-CENTURY LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE | ||
| GLOBAL ENGLISH LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN GLOBAL ASIAN LITERATURE | ||
| THE IRISH REVIVAL | ||
| MODERN IRISH LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN IRISH STUDIES | ||
| TOPICS IN 20TH-CENTURY LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1830 | ||
| 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1865 TO 1920 | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1900 | ||
| TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES | ||
| TOPICS IN 20TH-CENTURY FICTION | ||
| STUDIES IN POETRY | ||
| TOPICS IN AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| STUDIES IN LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES | ||
| TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MULTIETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE U.S. | ||
| NATIVE LITERATURE | ||
| STUDIES IN SHORT FICTION | ||
| LITERATURE AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | ||
| TOPICS IN LITERATURE | ||
| MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE | ||
| LITERARY THEORY | ||
| MAJOR AUTHORS | ||
| WOMEN AND LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN LATINX LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN LGBTQ LITERATURE | ||
| POPULAR LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN TRANSATLANTIC LITERATURE | ||
| TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE | ||
| NEWBERRY LIBRARY SEMINAR | ||
| LITERARY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE | ||
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At least two courses must be at the 300-level. ENG 205, ENG 206, and ENG 207 are strongly recommended but not required; these courses are prerequisites to many 300-level Literature courses.
Students majoring in English are restricted from earning this minor.
Students who minor in both Creative Writing and English Literature cannot count the same classes for both minors.