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