18 units

The English minor allows students to experience three foundational courses in the discipline, and the opportunity to customize a package of upper-division electives in literature, creative writing, or professional writing to suit their needs and interests. English minors must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or higher in all courses credited toward the minor.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Literary Critical Strategies Requirement		3
ENGL 212	Literary Critical Strategies
Literary History Requirement		6
Select two of the following:
ENGL 222	English Literature to 1789 1
ENGL 232	English Literature Since 1789 1
ENGL 234	World Literature Since the Renaissance 1
ENGL 244	American Literature to 1865 1
ENGL 254	American Literature Since 1865 1
ENGL 410	American Novel
ENGL 466	British Novel
Electives		9
Select 9 units from any of the following ENGL courses not already taken:
ENGL 215	Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 301	Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 302	Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 303	Creative Writing: Drama and Film
ENGL 304	Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 311	Film and Literature
ENGL 360	Technical and Professional Writing
ENGL 361	Freelance Magazine Article Writing
ENGL 364	American Ethnic Literature 2
ENGL 374	African American Literature
ENGL 377	Shakespeare
ENGL 384	Women Writers
ENGL 386	Contemporary Global Writers
ENGL 387	Contemporary Writers
ENGL 402	Principles of Language
ENGL 404	Approaches to Grammar
ENGL 405	American English Language History
ENGL 406	Advanced Composition
ENGL 425	Advanced Creative Writing
ENGL 434	Children's Literature
ENGL 436	Adolescent Literature
ENGL 480	Contemporary Literary Criticism
ENGL 487	Literary Movements
ENGL 488	Significant Authors
ENGL 489	Literary Topics
ENGL 490	Writing Internship
ENGL 491	Teaching Assistantship
ENGL 496	English and the Professions
ENGL 497	Readings
ENGL 498	Directed Research
ENGL 499	Thesis/Project
Total Units		18

¹

Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Literature general education requirement.

²

Meets the APU Core: Intercultural Competence general education requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Write with effective and appropriate focus, development, and voice.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking in a way that proposes and persuasively develops an argument about one or more literary texts.
3. Thoughtfully incorporate literary, rhetorical, linguistic and/or pedagogical theory in their writing.
4. Articulate Christian perspectives on faith and life.