Minor in English

An English minor is a valuable asset for students preparing for a variety of fields, including teaching in other disciplines, law and business.

Many students minor in English simply because they enjoy the study of literature or writing. This minor may be used to satisfy the area of concentration requirement for elementary education and early childhood education majors for State of Illinois licensure.

An English minor consists of a minimum of five credit units. The minor must include:

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • At least three additional English courses taken at the 300 or 400 level

Minors

Students in any major may also pursue one of six specific minors: the open minor, literature, creative writing, journalism, professional and multimedia writing, or rhetoric and theory.

Open Minor

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • Three English courses at the 300/400 level

Literature

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • Three literature courses at the 300/400 level

Creative Writing

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • ENG 312 Writing Fiction
  • ENG 313 Writing Poetry
  • ENG 317 Introduction to Screenwriting
  • ENG 412 Advanced Fiction Writing
  • ENG 417 Advanced Writing for Film and Television

Journalism

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • ENG 305 News Reporting
  • ENG 306 Advanced News Reporting
  • ENG 365 Media Practicum (.25 credit taken four times)

Professional and Multimedia Writing

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • ENG 303 Business and Technical Writing
  • ENG 403 Advanced Professional and Multimedia Writing
  • One English writing course at the 300/400 level

Rhetoric and Theory

  • ENG 201 Composition III: Classical Rhetorics and Contemporary Discourse
  • ENG 220 Principles of Literary Study
  • ENG 401 Composition IV: Theory and Research
  • ENG 415 Literary Theory
  • One English course at the 300/400 level

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