English Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Students in the English Minor study the texts of great writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and critical analysis. You’ll learn the history of literary expression from the medieval period through movements like Romanticism and Post-Modernism. You’ll write everything from occasional pieces to complex research papers and you’ll read widely in order to write deeply. Faculty provide detailed feedback on your own creative, interpretive, and purposeful compositions in genres ranging from freewriting.
Students will also learn how to write effective arguments about a variety of literary and cultural texts, use their newfound skills in information literacy to plan and conduct research in English, and recognize and interpret a wide variety of texts and genres. An English minor is a great accompaniment to any other major at OSU.
Minor Code: 890
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Write effective arguments about a variety of literary and cultural texts.
- Use information literacy and new technologies to plan and conduct research appropriate to initial and advanced study in English.
- Recognize and interpret a wide variety of texts and genres (may include visual, material, inter-cultural texts), using a range of theoretical and interpretive strategies, including close reading.
- Demonstrate the role of context(s) in production, reception, and transmission of literary and cultural texts (across periods, histories, geographical/national spaces, and cultural differences).
General English Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Required sequence. | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8-12 | |
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 and *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA and *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 and *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| B. Upper Division | ||
| Select 12 credits | 12 | |
| C. Upper/Lower Division | ||
| Select one additional upper- or lower-division English OR one upper-division Writing course | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 24-28 | |
English Literature Area
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Lower Division | ||
| ENG 204 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | 4 |
| ENG 205 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | 4 |
| ENG 206 | *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| B. Upper Division | ||
| English Literature Courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
American Literature Area
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Lower Division | ||
| ENG 253 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | 4 |
| ENG 254 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES | ||
| *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN | ||
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD | ||
| *THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II | ||
| *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA | ||
| B. Upper Division | ||
| Courses in American Literature | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Minor Code: 890