English Minor

English Minor Program Information

Department of Literature & Language
PO Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-4339
Fax: (423) 439-7193
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/

English Minor Requirements: 18 credits

The English minor consists of 18 credits above the freshman level (except for ENGL 2030 , not offered for credit applied toward a minor), including the required ENGL 2500 - Studies in Literature  class, and at least 12 credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level, with a minimum of 6 credits at the 4000 level.

Required Course: 3 Credits

• ENGL 2500 - Studies in Literature (3 credits)

Advisor Approved Electives: 15 credits

• Choose 3 credits from the following:

• ENGL 2110 - American Literature to 1865 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2120 - American Literature since 1865 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2138 - Honors Survey of American Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2210 - British Literature to 1785 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2220 - British Literature since 1785 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2238 - Honors Survey of British Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2330 - World Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2338 - Honors Survey of World Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2430 - European Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2438 - Honors Survey of European Literature (3 credits)

• Choose 12 credits from the following:

  At least 6 credits must be at the 4000-level.

• ENGL 3010 - Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 3020 - Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 3030 - Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL 3040 - Literary Nonfiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 3050 - Literature and the Environment (3 credits)
• ENGL 3065 - Southern Appalachian Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 3070 - Native American Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 3100 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3118 - Honors Literature Focus (3 credits)
• ENGL 3128 - Honors Special Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3130 - Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 3141 - Creative Writing I: Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 3142 - Creative Writing I: Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 3150 - Literature, Ethics, and Values (3 credits)
• ENGL 3200 - History of the English Language (3 credits)
• ENGL 3270 - Literature of Popular Culture (3 credits)
• ENGL 3280 - Mythology (3 credits)
• ENGL 3300 - Literary Criticism (3 credits)
• ENGL 3400 - Survey of African American Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 3500 - Women Authors (3 credits)
• ENGL 3700 - The Bible as Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4008 - Honors Shakespeare (3 credits)
• ENGL 4010 - British Novel (3 credits)
• ENGL 4012 - American Novel (3 credits)
• ENGL 4017 - Children’s Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4018 - Honors Thesis (1-6 credits)
• ENGL 4020 - British Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4022 - American Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4030 - Modern Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL 4032 - African Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4040 - Modernism and Postmodernism (3 credits)
• ENGL 4077 - Young Adult Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4087 - Themes in Women’s Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4117 - Grammar and Usage (3 credits)
• ENGL 4120 - Descriptive Linguistics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4130 - Sociopsychology of Language (3 credits)
• ENGL 4137 - Dialectology (3 credits)
• ENGL 4200 - Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
• ENGL 4217 - Irish/Scottish Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4360 - Screenwriting (3 credits)
• ENGL 4407 - London Theatre, Study Abroad (3 credits)
• ENGL 4507 - Literature in Film (3 credits)
• ENGL 4690 - Milton and His Age (3 credits)
• ENGL 4700 - Chaucer and Medieval Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4896 - Studies in English (3 credits)
• ENGL 4907 - Creative Writing II: Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 4910 - Independent Study (1-3 credits)
• ENGL 4917 - Creative Writing II: Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 4957 - Topics in English (1-6 credits)
• FILM 3000 - Methods in Film Studies (3 credits)
• FILM 3100 - Rise of the Moving Image (3 credits)
• FILM 3200 - Post-War Global Film (3 credits)
• FILM 4000 - Film Theory (3 credits)
• FILM 4100 - Film Genres (3 credits)
• FILM 4200 - Topics in Film (3 credits)
• TECW 3132 - Digital Texts and Networked Worlds (3 credits)
• TECW 3134 - Digital Research and Writing (3 credits)
• TECW 3150 - Writing in the Sciences (3 credits)
• TECW 3200 - Technical Editing and Style (3 credits)
• TECW 3250 - Usability Research and Design (3 credits)
• TECW 4100 - Writing for Government (3 credits)
• TECW 4200 - Introduction to Grant and Proposal Writing (3 credits)
• TECW 4989 - Technical and Professional Writing Internship (3 credits)

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.