Literature Minor

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Introduction

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This program is designed for students who are interested in the study of English literature but who have elected to major in another area. The recommended series of courses allows students to become acquainted with some of the methods of literary study and with a number of the most important literary works.

The literature minor allows students to complement their area of major study with systematic experience in literature.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

Please see your CLAS advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students minoring in literature must complete a total of 15 hours (excluding ENGL 1010, 1020, 2030).
None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail.
Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better may be counted toward the minor.
A minimum of 9 upper-division hours of work in the minor must be taken with CU Denver English faculty.
Courses in a minor cannot be counted toward the English major or English Writing major.

Note: Students are advised to fulfill the liberal arts and sciences core curriculum writing requirements before enrolling in upper-division literature courses.

Take all of the following required courses:
ENGL 2450 - Introduction to Literature
ENGL 3001 - Critical Writing
Take any three upper-division courses from the English major, Literature Option area requirements:

Historical Survey
ENGL 4080 - History of English Language
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story
ENGL 4300 - History of British Drama
ENGL 4320 - History of Poetry in English
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama
Old English, Medieval Language and Literature
ENGL 4400 - Old English I
ENGL 4500 - Medieval Literature
ENGL 4510 - Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
ENGL 4730 - Chaucer
Renaissance, Restoration and 18th Century British Literature
ENGL 3661 - Shakespeare
ENGL 4520 - English Renaissance
ENGL 4530 - Milton
ENGL 4540 - Restoration and the 18th Century
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature
ENGL 4200 - History of the English Novel I
ENGL 4210 - History of the English Novel II
ENGL 4560 - English Romanticism
ENGL 4580 - The Victorian Age
American Literature
ENGL 3700 - American Literature to the Civil War
ENGL 3750 - American Literature after the Civil War
ENGL 4166 - History of American Poetry
ENGL 4230 - The American Novel
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story
ENGL 4350 - History of American Drama
Modern and Contemporary Literature
ENGL 3450 - Twentieth Century Women Writers
ENGL 3480 - Modern Drama
ENGL 4250 - Twentieth Century Fiction
ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature
ENGL 4600 - Modernism