2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Credits | 18 | |
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.
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