English Literature Minor

English Literature

Undergraduate Minor

Program Delivery

On Campus, Online, Hybrid

Total Credits

21 Credits

About the Program
Focus of Study
Program Requirements
Program Coursework
Admissions

About the Program

    

Focus of Study

   

Program Requirements

The English Literature minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of English course work, 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level). All courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Program Coursework

Core Courses

Complete all of the following:

  • ENGL 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
  • ENGL 3110 - Advanced Grammar
  • ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
  • ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics

Intermediate Genre Courses

Complete one of the following:

  • ENGL 3800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
  • ENGL 4800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
  • ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing:
  • ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing
Rhetoric and Writing Courses

Complete two unused courses from the following list.

Note: ENGL 3020, 4860, and 4880 may be repeated for this requirement with different topics.

  • ENGL 3020 - Topics in Advanced Rhetoric and Writing
  • ENGL 3170 - riverrun Literary and Arts Journal
  • ENGL 3220 - Special Topics: Gender, Writing, and the Environment
  • ENGL 3300 - Cultural Rhetorics of the Contemporary North American Family
  • ENGL 3400 - Cultural Rhetorics of Contemporary South Africa
  • ENGL 3800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
  • ENGL 3820 - Rhetoric History and Theory: Contemporary Rhetorics and the Canonical Tradition
  • ENGL 3830 - Legal Writing
  • ENGL 4800 - Writing Center Theory and Practice
  • ENGL 4810 - Special Topics in the Teaching of Writing
  • ENGL 4820 - Classical Rhetoric
  • ENGL 4830 - Rhetoric and Writing: Survey in Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Writing
  • ENGL 4840 - Practicum for Writing Instructors
  • ENGL 4850 - History of the English Language
  • ENGL 4860 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
  • ENGL 4880 - Topics in Public Rhetorics
  • ENGL 4890 - Antidiscrimination Rhetorics

For details on coursework and degree requirements, please visit the Academic Catalog.

Admission Details

To learn more about admission requirements and the application process, please visit the UCCS Admissions page.

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