English Minor

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Admission Criteria

Current UB students seeking admission to the English minor should complete the Undergraduate Major/Minor Change Request Form.

Course Requirements

Two ENG 200-level courses (6 credits)

One Course In Criticism/Theory (3 credits)

ENG 301LEC - Criticism Credits: 3
ENG 369LEC - Literary Theory Credits: 3
ENG 370LEC - Critical Race Theory Credits: 3
ENG 371LEC - Queer Theory Credits: 3
ENG 372LEC - Feminist Theory Credits: 3
ENG 389LEC - Psychoanalysis and Culture Credits: 3
ENG 440SEM - Film Theory Credits: 3
ENG 455SEM - Cultural Theory Credits: 3

One Course In Early Literature (3 credits)

ENG 302LEC - Old English Credits: 3
ENG 303LEC - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENG 304LEC - Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENG 305LEC - Medieval Epic Credits: 3
ENG 306LEC - Love in the Western World Credits: 3
ENG 308LEC - Early Modern Drama Credits: 3
ENG 309LEC - Shakespeare, Early Plays Credits: 3
ENG 310LEC - Shakespeare, Late Plays Credits: 3
ENG 315LEC - Milton Credits: 3
ENG 317LEC - Early British Drama Credits: 3
ENG 318LEC - Eighteenth-Century Fiction Credits: 3
ENG 319LEC - Eighteenth Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG 320LEC - Romantic Movement Credits: 3
ENG 333LEC - American Literature to the Civil War Credits: 3
ENG 374LEC - Bible As Literature Credits: 3
ENG 375LEC - Heaven, Hell, and Judgement Credits: 3
ENG 377LEC - Mythology Credits: 3
ENG 382LEC - Shakespeare in Film 1 Credits: 3
ENG 384LEC - Shakespeare & Film: Late Plays Credits: 3
ENG 401SEM - Honors (Early Literature) Credits: 3
ENG 405SEM - Studies in Early Women Writers Credits: 3
ENG 409SEM - Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENG 410SEM - Studies in Early Modern Literature Credits: 3

Two ENG 300/400 level Electives (6 credits)

Disrtibuted as follows:

Two ENG/COL 300- or 400-level elective courses, excluding ENG Communication Literacy 2 courses (ENG 350 through ENG 363); neither an internship (ENG 496 ) nor an independent study (ENG 499 ) can fulfill this requirement.

Total Credits Required for Minor: 18

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Academic Requirements

Minimum GPA of 2.000

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:

Think, read, speak and above all write critically and creatively
Be able to read in detail and in cultural context
Understand critical methods and theoretical concepts
Gain an understanding of periods and genres
Develop ability to articulate an idea lucidly and persuasively in writing
Develop skills for doing research and deploying evidence appropriately
Appreciate aesthetic experience