2025-2026 Academic Catalog

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Literature (LIT) Minor

Required Minor Courses
I. A Course in Literature Written Before 1800
Select one of the following:3
Medieval Literature
Renaissance Literature
Chaucer
Introduction to Old English
Studies in Shakespeare
Milton
Or an appropriate section of:
Special Topics in Literature
Senior Seminar
II. A Course in Diverse Literary Traditions
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to African-American Literature
Contemporary Native American Literatures
Topics in Literature by Women
Ethnic Literature for Children
The Postcolonial Novel
Ethnic American Literature
III. Four Courses in Literature
Select four of the following: 1 12
Legends of King Arthur
American Literary History
British Literary History
Introduction to Critical Reading
Introduction to African-American Literature
Being Human: Literature and Human Experience
Contemporary Native American Literatures
Literature, Medicine, and Culture
Medieval Literature
Renaissance Literature
Romantic Literature
Modernist British Literature
Acts of Interpretation
Topics in Literature by Women
Ethnic Literature for Children
Literature for Children
Literature and the Environment
Literature and Cinema
Appalachian Literature
The Postcolonial Novel
Ethnic American Literature
Literature and the Law
Literature and the Law
Topics in World Novels
Chaucer
Introduction to Old English
Studies in Shakespeare
Milton
The American Novel
The British Novel
Modern Poetry
Contemporary Poetry
Studies in a British Author after 1800
Studies in an American Author before 1900
Studies in an American Author after 1900
Contemporary Fiction
Special Topics in Literature
Editing an Undergraduate Research Journal: Philologia
Writing, Research, Study Abroad
Study Abroad: Issues and Texts
Study Abroad
Total Credits18

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate with a Minor in Literature, students must complete all courses comprising the minor with a GPA of 2.0 or better.

The minimum number of credit hours to complete the minor is 18.