Description
The minor in English allows students majoring in other disciplines to construct a program of study in English that will be appropriate to their individual interests and prospective careers. Students may wish to develop their individualized English minor around concentrations in such areas as American literature, British literature, women writers, cultural studies in literature, writing, and modern literature. It is also acceptable to simply choose five electives of interest.
Admission to the Program
Any undergraduate student can declare this minor.
Program Requirements
The program requires 18 credits, at least 9 credits taken at Brockport, and at least 9 credits taken in courses numbered 300-499.
A grade of “C” or higher is required for ENG 303.
- ENG 303 Introduction to Literary Analysis
- Five elective courses chosen by advisement (No more than 2 FLM courses may be included in the English minor)
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to
- Analyze
- Analyze and explain the relationship between expression, meaning, and context in literary and other creative works.
- Apply
- Apply historical, cultural, and theoretical knowledge in arguments about literary and other creative works.
- Create
- Literary Study: Create original texts that explain literary and other creative works with a command of the rhetorical strategies, terms, and major interpretive methods characteristic of analytical writing in the Humanities.
- Creative Writing: Create original texts that apply basic elements of creative writing craft, including such elements as control of form and figurative language.
- Write
- Write complex and subtle standard English language documents using appropriate styles and formal voices. This includes the ability to identify reputable and relevant sources, and incorporate the words and ideas of others without misrepresentation and with appropriate documentation practices.