Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Literature and Cultural Studies focuses on the study of literature through the lens of cultural studies. The minor provides extensive course work in literary studies, and provides the option for students to develop and enhance their ability to analyze complex texts, to think critically, to write effectively, and to imagine new and potentially different social possibilities.
                            
Requirements for the Minor in Literature and Cultural Studies

Students must complete 18 credits from the following:

1.	Both of the following courses (6 credits):
	ENG	210	Introduction to Literary Studies						3
	ENG	280	Introduction to Literary Theories						3
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ENG	350	Readings in African, African American, or African Diaspora Literature						3
	ENG	351	Readings in Chicano and Latino Literatures						3
	ENG	352	Readings in Asian/Asian American/Asian Diaspora Literature and Visual Culture						3
	ENG	353	Readings in Women Writers						3
	ENG	354	Readings in Native American Literature						3
	ENG	355	Readings in Sexuality and Literature						3
	ENG	356	Readings in Jewish Literature						3
	ENG	360	Studies in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literature (W)						3
	ENG	448	Seminar in Gender and Literature						3
	ENG	449	Seminar in Race, Ethnicity, and Literature						3
	ENG	450	Seminar in African American Literature						3
	ENG	460	Seminar in Global and Postcolonial Literature						3
	ENG	466	Seminar in Literatures of the Pacific Rim						3
	ENG	482	Seminar in Feminist Literary and Cultural Theory						3
3.	Complete 9 additional credits in courses in the Department of English with at least one at the 300-400 level. Literature courses in translation in other languages may be used to fulfill this requirement.