Program: English Minor - Whittier College

Apr 06, 2025

College Catalog 2013-2014

Requirements

A minor in English requires completion of 18 credits with at least 9 upper-division credits. Minors should be planned in consultation with a departmental advisor.

Introduction to the Study of Literature

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 110 - Exploring Literature 3 credits or
ENGL 120 - Why Read? 3 credits

Elective Credits

Complete six elective credits in the discipline:

ENGL 220 - Major British Writers to 1785 3 credits or
ENGL 221 - Major British & American Writers from 1660 3 credits or
Six additional credits in the discipline

Genre

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 324 - Chaucer 3 credits
ENGL 326 - Topics in Shakespeare 3 credits
ENGL 327 - Reading Renaissance Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 328 - Shakespeare 3 credits
ENGL 329 - Milton 3 credits
ENGL 331 - Rise of the Novel 3 credits
ENGL 332 - 19th-Century English Novel 3 credits
ENGL 333 - Jane Austen in Context 3 credits
ENGL 334 - Romantic Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 335 - Victorian Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 336 - The European Novel 3 credits
ENGL 337 - Gothic Fiction 3 credits
ENGL 350 - Modern Drama 3 credits
ENGL 352 - The Modern British Novel 3 credits
ENGL 355 - Contemporary Drama 3 credits
ENGL 358 - Postcolonial Novel 3 credits
ENGL 362 - American Realism & Naturalism 3 credits
ENGL 363 - Modern American Novel 3 credits
ENGL 364 - Modern American Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 370 - Postmodern American Novel 3 credits
ENGL 371 - Contemporary American Poetry 3 credits

Historical Period

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 270 - Transcultural Literature 3 credits
ENGL 319 - Early Modern Drama 3 credits
ENGL 320 - Literature of Medieval Europe 3 credits
ENGL 321 - British Literature 700-1500 3 credits
ENGL 325 - Literature of the English Renaissance 3 credits
ENGL 330 - British Literature 1640-1789 3 credits
ENGL 331 - Rise of the Novel 3 credits
ENGL 332 - 19th-Century English Novel 3 credits
ENGL 333 - Jane Austen in Context 3 credits
ENGL 334 - Romantic Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 335 - Victorian Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 337 - Gothic Fiction 3 credits
ENGL 350 - Modern Drama 3 credits
ENGL 352 - The Modern British Novel 3 credits
ENGL 354 - Contemporary British Literature 3 credits
ENGL 355 - Contemporary Drama 3 credits
ENGL 358 - Postcolonial Novel 3 credits
ENGL 360 - The Origins of American Literature 3 credits
ENGL 361 - American Romanticism 3 credits
ENGL 362 - American Realism & Naturalism 3 credits
ENGL 363 - Modern American Novel 3 credits
ENGL 364 - Modern American Poetry 3 credits
ENGL 370 - Postmodern American Novel 3 credits
ENGL 371 - Contemporary American Poetry 3 credits

Major Figure

Complete one of the following:

Note:

For additional information on both the major and the minor, consult the English Department Handbook.