The English minor at Saint Louis University is student-centered with small, writing-intensive courses that emphasize discussion, close reading and critical thinking.
English minors take courses in traditional literary fields (including American, British and world literatures), as well as innovative and emergent areas of English studies (such as new media, rhetoric and creative writing). Throughout their coursework, English minors develop imaginative engagements with different time periods and cultures as well as effective analytical thinking and writing skills.
The English minor requires 18 credits from the following areas:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
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| 3 |
| Conflict, Social Justice and Literature | |
| Faith, Doubt and Literature | |
| Nature, Ecology & Literature | |
| Gender, Identity & Literature | |
| Technology, Media & Literature | |
| Film, Culture and Literature | |
| Nation, Identity and Literature | |
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| 9 |
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| 6 |
| Professional Writing | |
| New Media Writing | |
| Queer Cinema: History, Aesthetics and Activism | |
| Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales | |
| Age of Elizabeth | |
| Early Shakespeare | |
| Topics in Shakespeare | |
| 17th Century Literature | |
| Milton | |
| The Age of Romanticism | |
| Medicine, Mind, and Victorian Fiction | |
| Major Victorian Authors and Movements | |
| Topics in 19th Century Literature | |
| Major Modernist Writers and Movements | |
| Irish Modernism | |
| Contemporary Postcolonial Literature and Culture | |
| Major Post-Colonial Writers | |
| Topics in 20th/21st Century British, Irish, & Postcolonial Literature & Culture | |
| Contemporary American Literature | |
| 20th Century American Literature | |
| Major American Authors | |
| Post-1900 African American Literature | |
| Representations of Native Americans in Text & Film | |
| Special Topics: American Literature & Culture | |
| Internship | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Form and Genre
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| Writing Literacy Narratives | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction | |
| Creative Writing: Non-Fiction | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry and Translation | |
| Topics in Creative Writing | |
| American Short Story | |
| Poetry | |
| European Drama | |
| Film | |
| Literature of Ridicule and Satire | |
| Fantasy and Literature | |
| Film and Literature | |
| Reading the Female Bildungsroman | |
| Young Adult Literature | |
| The Classics and Literature | |
History and Context
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| British Literary Traditions to 1800 | |
| British Literary Traditions after 1800 | |
| American Literary Traditions to 1865 | |
| American Literatures after 1865 | |
| World Literary Traditions I | |
| World Literary Traditions III | |
| Introduction to Shakespeare | |
| 19th Century British Literature | |
Culture and Critique
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| Literature of the Postcolonial World | |
| African American Literary Traditions II: After 1900 | |
| Topics in African American Literary Traditions | |
| Literature of the African Diaspora | |
| Native American Literature | |
| Ethnic American Literature | |
| Writing Sex in the Middle Ages | |
| Literature of the Natural World | |
| Nature and Literature | |
| Monsters of Europe: Nature and Monstrosity in European Literature | |
| Women in Literature | |
| The City and Literature | |
| Topics in Spirituality and Literature | |
| Disaster Narratives | |
| British Culture and Travel | |
| Science Fiction | |
| LGBTQ Literature and Culture | |
| The Bible & Literature | |
| Introduction to Medical Humanities, Literature | |
| Medicine and Literature | |
Rhetoric and Argument
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| Persuasive Writing | |
| Living Writing | |
| Writing Consulting Practicum | |
| Public Writing | |
| Writing Personal Narratives and Memoirs | |
| Conflict Writing | |
Continuation Standards
All English courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher in order to count for English minor requirements and for the student to continue in the minor.
Students can complete all or part of the English minor at SLU’s campus in Madrid.
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