English Minor

Professors: Henry Hughes, Gavin Keulks, Katherine Schmidt, Robert Troyer
Associate professor: Ryan Topper

Mission

Provides personalized learning opportunities leading to advanced studies or a variety of careers including teaching, writing, editing, linguistics and literature. The various programs help students develop a broad knowledge of literature, language and writing to foster analytical and critical skills. Students encounter new ideas; appreciate aesthetic and practical language; become impassioned readers, writers and thinkers; and gain perspectives in assimilating and evaluating their new experiences.

Learning Outcomes

Develop a broad grasp of the linguistic, literary, and rhetorical components of English as a field of study.
Analyze how varied uses of the English language have contributed to American and global cultures.
Apply theories and research methods as appropriate to analyze and produce texts for a variety of purposes.

Core Courses

Lower- or upper-division courses from English, Linguistics, Literature, or Writing Credits: 8
Upper-division courses from English, Linguistics, Literature, or Writing Credits: 16

Total Credits: 24

Note:

Students planning a minor in English, Literature, Linguistics or Writing need to be aware of prerequisites for upper-division courses. Students with a major in English or Language Arts Education who want a minor in one of the English disciplines need to plan with an advisor because courses used for a major cannot also be counted toward a minor.