Introduction

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This program is designed for students who are interested in the study of English literature but who have elected to major in another area. The recommended series of courses allows students to become acquainted with some of the methods of literary study and with a number of the most important literary works. The literature minor allows students to complement their area of major study with systematic experience in literature.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and their CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

• Please see your CLAS advisor.
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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours at CU Denver.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Courses in a minor cannot be counted toward the English major or English Writing, Rhetoric and Technology major.
2. Course requirements may not be met by independent study.

Note: Students are advised to fulfill the liberal arts and sciences core curriculum writing requirements (ENGL 1020 Core Composition I & ENGL 2030 Core Composition II) before enrolling in upper-division literature courses. 

Literature Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Course
Complete the following course
ENGL 2450	Introduction to Literature and Film	3
Literature/Film Courses
Complete 12 ENGL Literature/Film credits from the list below:		12
Three credits may be taken at any level, nine credits must be upper-division (3000-level and above).
(*) Courses are repeatable if taken as a different genre/author/topic.
ENGL 1601	Storytelling: Literature, Film, and Television
ENGL 2250	Introduction to Film
ENGL 2510	Greek and Roman Mythology
ENGL 2520	The Bible as Literature
ENGL 2600	Greatest Hits
ENGL 3001	Critical Writing
ENGL 3070	Studies in Film History (*)
ENGL 3075	Film Genres (*)
ENGL 3080	Global Cinema (*)
ENGL 3085	Film Directors (*)
ENGL 3200	From Literature to Film
ENGL 3300	Topics in Film (*)
ENGL 3330	Topics in Literature (*)
ENGL 3331	Topics in Literature: Lit and Film History (*)
ENGL 3332	Topics in Literature: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
ENGL 3333	Topics in Literature: Genre and Global Culture (*)
ENGL 3334	Topics in Literature: American Identities (*)
ENGL 3450	Contemporary Women Writers
ENGL 3520	Religious Narratives
ENGL 3661	Shakespeare
ENGL 3700	American Literature to the Civil War
ENGL 3750	American Literature after the Civil War
ENGL 3795	Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
ENGL 3798	International Perspectives in Literature and Film
ENGL 3939	Internship
ENGL 4000	Studies of Major Authors and Directors (*)
ENGL 4001	Major Authors and Directors: Lit and Film History (*)
ENGL 4002	Major Authors and Directors: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
ENGL 4003	Major Authors and Directors: Genre and Global Culture (*)
ENGL 4004	Major Authors and Directors: American Identities (*)
ENGL 4160	Poetics
ENGL 4166	History of American Poetry
ENGL 4200	Survey of the English Novel to 1900
ENGL 4220	African-American Literature
ENGL 4230	The American Novel
ENGL 4235	Faulkner
ENGL 4236	The American Short Story
ENGL 4250	Twentieth Century Fiction
ENGL 4420	Film Theory and Criticism
ENGL 4460	Contemporary World Literature
ENGL 4500	Medieval Literature
ENGL 4510	Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
ENGL 4520	English Renaissance
ENGL 4530	Milton
ENGL 4540	Restoration and the 18th Century
ENGL 4560	English Romanticism
ENGL 4580	The Victorian Age
ENGL 4600	Modernism
ENGL 4730	Chaucer
ENGL 4745	Humanistic Writing About Medicine and Biology
ENGL 4770	Topics in English: Film and Literature (*)
ENGL 4771	Topics in English Film and Lit: Lit and Film History (*)
ENGL 4772	Topics in English Film and Lit: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
ENGL 4773	Topics in English Film and Lit: Genre and Global Culture (*)
ENGL 4774	Topics in English Film and Lit: American Identities (*)
ENGL 4775	Topics in English Film and Lit: 1650-1900 (*)
ENGL 4776	Topics in English: Film and Lit: After 1900 (*)
Total Hours		15

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