Department of English
Minor in English
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements ENGMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours (above the 100 level), including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory course. One (1) course:
- ENG-L 260 Introduction to Advanced Study of Literature
ENG-L 260 Introduction to Advanced Study of Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Completion of the English composition requirement
- Notes
- R: Completion within the first 9 credit hours of the major
- Description
- Introduces four principles essential to advanced study of literature: attention to language and varieties of figurative language, analysis of generic forms and modes, awareness of historical context and mediation of forms, and facility with traditional and contemporary theories of literature.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Introductory Genre course. One (1) course:
- ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)
- ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)
- ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)
- ENG-L 206 Introduction to Prose (Excluding Fiction) (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)
ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Acquaints students with characteristics of drama as a type of literature through the study of representative significant plays. Readings will include plays from several ages and countries.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative works of fiction; structural techniques in the novel. Novels and short stories from several ages and countries.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Kinds, conventions, and elements of poetry in a selection of poems from several historical periods.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
ENG-L 206 Introduction to Prose (Excluding Fiction)
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Varieties of nonfictional prose, such as autobiography, biography, and the essay. Representative works from several periods and countries.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Literary history courses. Two (2) courses:
- ENG-L 310
- ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
- ENG-L 316
ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Completion of the English composition requirement
- Notes
- R: Completion within first 21 credit hours of major
- Description
- A broad overview of the development of British and American literature in the era of empire, industry, and revolution. Tells the story of the expansion of English language and literature.
- Summer 2025CASE AHcourseSpring 2025CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Electives. One English elective at the 300–499 level (may include ENG-L 310, ENG-L 312 or ENG-L 316 if not used to fulfill requirement 3 above).
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
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