Effective Fall 2018
Exclusions:Students who have declared an English Minor cannot also pursue an English Major or a Creative Writing Minor.
Advising
Student seeking to make an advising appointment can schedule an appointment through the following link, https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/english/undergraduate/advising/default.asp
Grade Policies
All courses taken in the minor must be C- or better.
The minor GPA will be calculated using all English courses taken toward the minor (including the pre-requisite course, 298).
Students must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in courses taken in the minor.
Prerequisites
English 298: Introduction to Literary Studies (minimum grade of C-)
Requirements
English minors must elect a total of 15 credits of coursework including:
1. Upper-Level Core Requirements
Two of the core requirements listed below using two separate courses (6 credits):
Pre-1642
Pre-1830
Pre-1900
American Lit
Identity/Difference
Poetry
Courses that may be used to meet these core requirements can be found on the English Department website at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/english/undergraduate/courses/conReqs.asp.
2. Elective courses
An additional nine credits which can include:
a. English literature courses at the 300/400 level
b. Two elective courses (6 credits) may be at the 200-level. Eligible courses are:
- ENGLISH 201: Readings in U.S. Literatures: "American" and Other Fictions
- ENGLISH 203: Intro to Rhetoric
- ENGLISH 215: Great Women Writers
- ENGLISH 216: Intro to Disability Studies
- ENGLISH 221: Literature Outside the Classroom
- ENGLISH 230: Intro to Short Story and Novel
- ENGLISH 232: Intro to Visual Cultures
- ENGLISH 235: Intro to Autobiography
- ENGLISH 240: Poetry for Non-majors
- ENGLISH 242: Interdisciplinary Studies in English
- ENGLISH 245: Intro to Drama and Theatre
- ENGLISH 250: Intro to Language Studies
- ENGLISH 258: Bible as Literature
- ENGLISH 260: Intro to British Literature
- ENGLISH 267: Shakespeare and his World
- ENGLISH 270: Intro to American Lit
- ENGLISH 274: Intro to Afro-American Lit
- ENGLISH 275: Intro World Lit in English
- ENGLISH 280: Intro to Digital Cultures
- ENGLISH 282: Native American Literature
- ENGLISH 285: Intro to 20th C Lit
- ENGLISH 290: Topics in Lang & Lit
- ENGLISH 292: Themes in Lang & Lit (mini-course)
- ENGLISH 293: Great Works of Lit (mini-course)
c. One course may be a creative or expository writing course. Creative/expository writing courses include English 323, 324, 325, 327, 328, 423, 424, 425, 427, WRITING 300 or any transferred writing course.
Constraints
1 course (3 credits) from transfer credit or study abroad may be used toward elective minor credits.
English (Minor) (Fall 2017 - Summer 2018)
Effective Fall 2017
Exclusions:Students who have declared an English Minor cannot also pursue an English Major or a Creative Writing Minor.
Advising
Student seeking to make an advising appointment can schedule an appointment through the following link, https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/english/undergraduate/advising/default.asp
Grade Policies
All courses taken in the minor must be C- or better.
The minor GPA will be calculated using all English courses taken toward the minor (including the pre-requisite course, 298).
Students must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in courses taken in the minor.
Prerequisites
English 298: Introduction to Literary Studies (minimum grade of C-)
Requirements
English minors must elect a total of 15 credits of coursework including:
1. Upper-Level Core Requirements
Two of the core requirements listed below using two separate courses (6 credits):
Pre-1642
Pre-1830
Pre-1900
American Lit
Identity/Difference
Poetry
Courses that may be used to meet these core requirements can be found on the English Department website at http://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/english/undergraduate/courses/conReqs.asp.
2. Elective courses
An additional nine credits which can include:
a. English literature courses at the 300/400 level
b. Two elective courses (6 credits) may be at the 200-level. Eligible courses are:
ENGLISH 201: Readings in U.S. Literatures: "American" and Other Fictions
ENGLISH 203: Intro to Rhetoric
ENGLISH 215: Great Women Writers
ENGLISH 216: Intro to Disability Studies
ENGLISH 221: Literature Outside the Classroom
ENGLISH 232: Intro to Visual Cultures
ENGLISH 235: Intro to Autobiography
ENGLISH 240: Poetry for Non-majors
ENGLISH 242: Interdisciplinary Studies in English
ENGLISH 245: Intro to Drama and Theatre
ENGLISH 250: Intro to Language Studies
ENGLISH 258: Bible as Literature
ENGLISH 260: Intro to British Literature
ENGLISH 267: Shakespeare and his World
ENGLISH 270: Intro to American Lit
ENGLISH 274: Intro to Afro-American Lit
ENGLISH 275: Intro World Lit in English
ENGLISH 280: Intro to Digital Cultures
ENGLISH 282: Native American Literature
ENGLISH 285: Intro to 20th C Lit
ENGLISH 290: Topics in Lang & Lit
ENGLISH 292: Themes in Lang & Lit (mini-course)
ENGLISH 293: Great Works of Lit (mini-course)
c. One course may be a creative or expository writing course. Creative/expository writing courses include English 223, 225, 229, 323, 324, 325, 327, 328, 423, 424, 425, 427, WRITING 300 or any transferred writing course. ENGLISH 223, 225, and 229 also count toward the two 200-level course limit.
Residency
1 course (3 credits) from transfer credit or study abroad may be used toward elective minor credits.
