Minor in English

Students minoring in English must complete a total of 21 units:

• 6 units in required courses
• 3 units in survey classes
• 12 units in English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics electives. at least 9 units which must be numbered 300 or above

In selecting courses, students seeking a minor in English should consult a faculty member of the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics. Students can also use the English minor academic advisement worksheet to keep track of their classes. 

Required Courses (6 units)
ENGL 300 Analysis of Literary Forms (3)
ENGL 316 Shakespeare (3)

Survey Courses (3 units)
ENGL 211 British Literature to 1760 (3)
ENGL 212 British Literature from 1760 (3)
ENGL 221 American Literature to Whitman (3)
ENGL 222 American Literature from Twain to the Moderns (3)
CPLT 324 World Literature to 1650 (3)
CPLT 325 World Literature from 1650 (3)

Electives (12 units)
Choose four English, Comparative Literature, or Linguistics courses not used to fulfill the above requirements, three of which must be numbered 300 or above and all of which must be numbered 200 or above. 

Recommended Electives:

ENGL 200 Literature and Popular Culture (3)
ENGL 305 English Language in America (3)
ENGL 306 Intermediate Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 324 Intro to African American Literature (3)
ENGL 326 American Frontier in Literature (3)
ENGL 327 Asian American Literature (3)
ENGL 328 Literature of the American Indian (3)
ENGL 341 Children's Literature (3)
ENGL 345T Trends & Movements: Harry Potter; Vampire Fiction; The Graphic Novel (3)
ENGL 350 Literature and the Environment (3)
ENGL 355T Images of Women in Literature
ENGL 356 Queer Literature and Theory (3)
ENGL 360 Technical Writing (3)
ENGL 363 Scientific Writing (3)
ENGL 365 Legal Writing (3)
ENGL 370 Horror Fiction (3)
ENGL 371 Fantasy Fiction (3)
ENGL 372 Crime Fiction (3)
ENGL 373 Science Fiction (3)
ENGL 374 Gothic Novel (3)
ENGL 402 Theories of Response to Written Communication (3)
ENGL 404T Advanced Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 410 Language and Power in African American Culture (3)
ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3)
CPLT 312 The Bible as Literature (3)
CPLT 315 Classical Mythology in World Literature (3)
CPLT 383 Literature of the Americas (3)
CPLT 384 The European Novel (3)
CPLT 450 Medieval Literature (3)