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 18 credits from six courses including on introductory course, four core courses, and one additional introductory course or capstone.

The student’s program of study must be approved by the Director of Race, Ethnicity, and Literature.

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: No more than one transfer course may be applied toward the concentration with the approval of the department.

Course Requirements

Introductory Course (3 Credits)

Complete one from below

ENGL 135 - Love and Death in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 182G - Race and Ethnicity in 20th Century US Literature 4 Credit(s)
ENGL 202 - Six American Authors 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 221L - Introduction to Asian-American Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 223 - Latino/Latina/Latinx Literature 3 Credit(s)

Core Courses (12 Credits)

Complete four from below

ENGL 331 - Satire 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 335 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 349 - Topics in Latina/o/x Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 350L - Asian-American Literary Voices 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 351 - Early African-American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 352L - Harlem Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 354 - Race in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 357 - African-American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 411 - Postcolonial Literary Studies 3 Credit(s)

Additional Introductory Course or Capstone (3 Credits)

Complete one additional introductory course or a capstone from below.

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