Overview
Students minoring in English literature work closely with their professors and collaboratively with each other to improve their writing and critical thinking skills, to weigh values, and to communicate ideas. Students also develop their creativity and intellectual curiosity while acquiring a deep understanding of our aesthetic and literary heritage in all of its historical and cultural dimensions. An English minor is valuable for any career path, including careers in law, creative writing, secondary education, university teaching and scholarship, business, journalism, and any of the health professions.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select ONE LITERATURE course at the 200-level | 3 | |
| World Literary Masterpieces I | ||
| World Literary Masterpieces II | ||
| Jewish Literature | ||
| Literary Themes and Topics | ||
| English Literature I | ||
| English Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| English and American Literature by Women | ||
| Introduction to Poetry | ||
| Introduction to Fiction | ||
| Literature and Medicine | ||
| Art of the Con: Con Artists, Tricksters, and Card Sharks in U.S. Literature and Culture | ||
| Literature and Law | ||
| Contemporary American Migrations | ||
| Contemporary Disaster Fiction | ||
| The Circle of Knowledge: Science and the Humanities | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance and Its Afterparties | ||
| Afrofuturism | ||
| Curiosity: Vice and Virtue in Science and Literature | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Literature of the Americas | ||
| Select ONE LITERATURE course numbered 200 or above that fulfills the Diversity and Global Understanding area requirement | 3 | |
| Jewish Literature | ||
| English and American Literature by Women | ||
| Contemporary American Migrations | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance and Its Afterparties | ||
| Afrofuturism | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Literature of the Americas | ||
| Modern African Literature and Film | ||
| Comparative Literature of the Black World | ||
| Caribbean Literature | ||
| Jewish American Literature | ||
| Sephardic Literature | ||
| Literature of the Holocaust | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Representations of Arabs and Jews in Israeli and Palestinian Literature and Film | ||
| Black Miami Studies | ||
| Women Writing: Theory and Practice | ||
| Literary Representations of Women | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Literature and Imperialism | ||
| Irish Literature | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Literature | ||
| Queer Sexualities: Literature and Theory | ||
| Studies in Women and Literature | ||
| Select TWO LITERATURE courses at the 300- or 400-level (i.e., any ENG course at these levels EXCEPT ENG 390, ENG 391, ENG 392, ENG 404, ENG 406, ENG 407, and ENG 408 | 6 | |
| Select ONE additional English elective numbered 200 or above (can include a creative writing course) | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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The student minoring in English completes at least 15 credit hours at the 200-level or above beyond the credits earned for first-year writing.
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A grade of C- or better is required in each course along with an overall GPA in the minor of 2.0 or better,
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Students pursuing both a major and a minor (or two majors) offered by the Department of English and Creative Writing may double-count a maximum of two English courses toward the fulfillment of their degree requirements. They must also have an additional major or minor in a department other than English and Creative Writing.
