Race, Ethnicity, and Literature Minor

English Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Permission of the Director of Transnational and Multicultural Literatures

Minor Requirements

Complete 21 credits from seven courses including six electives and one capstone.

The student’s program of study must be approved by the Director of Transnational and Multicultural Literatures.

Grade: A minimum grade of C is required for all minor courses.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least five courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston. Transfer courses must be approved by the department.

Course Requirements

Electives (18 Credits)

Complete six from below.

ENGL 348 - Native American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 351 - Early African-American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 352L - Harlem Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 353 - Multiethnic American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 354 - Race in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 357 - African-American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 372L - American Women Writers and American Culture 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 373 - Working-Class Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 377 - Literature of the Americas 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 410 - The Modern Period 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 411 - Postcolonial Literary Studies 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 437 - Reading the Gothic: Transatlantic Terrors 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 444 - Literary Translation and Interpretation 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 448 - Perspectives on Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 465 - Advanced Studies in Literature and Society 3 - 6 Credit(s)
ENGL 489 - Terrorism and the Novel 3 Credit(s)
AFRSTY 350L - Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)
AFRSTY 355L - Black Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
AMST 312 - The United States & the Middle East since 1945 3 Credit(s)
AMST 350L - Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)
AMST 353 - Latino/a Border Cultures 3 Credit(s)
AMST 355L - Black Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
AMST 430 - Music & Amer Lit 3 Credit(s)
AMST 476L - Current Issues in Native America 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 476L - Current Issues in Native America 3 Credit(s)
ITAL 311 - Introduction to Italian Literature I 3 Credit(s)
LATIN 460 - History of Latin Literature 3 Credit(s)
SPAN 352 - History of Spanish-American Literature 3 Credit(s)

Capstone (3 Credits)

Complete one from below.

ENGL 489 - Terrorism and the Novel 3 Credit(s)