The Department of English offers four unique minors.
Minor in English
A minor in English requires 15 hours of ENGL courses with a GPA of 2.0 or higher in these courses. Only six hours of the total 15 hours may be lower-level courses (2000-level). Only six hours of internship courses may count toward the 15-hour total.
Minor in Creative Writing
A minor in Creative Writing requires 18 hours selected from the creative writing course list. Three of these hours will include ENGL 2336 – Introduction to Creative Writing (prerequisite). The remainder must be upper-level hours. Students can share up to six hours between the Creative Writing Minor and the English Major.
Minor in Film
The English Department participates in an interdisciplinary minor in film. Minors must take MCOM 2306 Introduction to Motion Pictures, and 15 hours of film courses in at least two disciplines. Interested students should contact the Film Studies minor coordinator in the Department of Mass Communications.
Minor in Linguistics
A minor in linguistics requires 15 hours.