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Bachelor of Arts Minor in English

CONTENT
1000 LEVEL

The 1000 level of study in English provides a foundation for all Associate of Arts degree and B.A. degree students by providing six to nine credits of critical reading and writing-intensive course work focusing, first, primarily on the essay form, and, second, primarily on introductions to fiction, poetry and drama. Listed below are the required 1000-level courses that all B.A. program students must complete:

  • ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading and Thinking: An Introduction

And one of:

  • ENGL 1202 Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature
  • ENGL 1204 Reading and Writing about Genre: An Introduction to Literature
2000 LEVEL

English courses at the 2000 level are accessible to all students who have completed six English course credits of study.

B.A., Minor in English program students must also complete:

  • ENGL 2316 English Literary Tradition: 14th to 18th Centuries
  • ENGL 2317 English Literary Tradition: 18th to 20th Centuries

And one of:

  • ENGL 2301 Canadian Literature in English
  • ENGL 2309 Literature of the United States of America

Any other 2300-level English courses may be used as electives.

3000 LEVEL

English courses at the 3000 level are accessible to all students who have completed six English course credits of study.

Students who have completed the nine credits of required English courses at the 2000 level, as well as the other third-year entry requirements for the B.A., can apply for entry into the B.A., Minor in English, program.

B.A., Minor in English program students must complete:

And choose twelve credits from among the other 3000-level and 4000-level English courses.

4000 LEVEL

English courses at the 4000 level require specific course prerequisites.

B.A., Minor in English, program students must complete one 4000-level course as part of the twelve credits of 3000-level and 4000-level English.

GRADUATION

Upon completion of a Minor in English, students are awarded a Bachelor of Arts – General Studies, Minor in English or when combined with a second minor program, a Bachelor of Arts – Double Minor.