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ENGLISH MAJOR Requirements
of the English Major: 36 credits ENL
235 Study of Fiction ENL
311 American Literature to 1865 III. 15 Credits in One of the Following Three Tracks: 1.
Literature Track ***English Secondary Education Majors ENGLISH MINORS Requirements for an Literature minor (18 credit hours): The Literature minor is a minimum 18 credit-hour (6 course) program designed to provide students with a critical understanding of a range of literary periods, genres, authors, and literary theory. This minor is relevant to any students who have an interest in reading, writing about, and discussing literature from earlier periods through the present time. The Literature minor would be highly attractive and useful to students in a variety of disciplines, as it would help to develop their critical thinking and writing skills, historical and cultural awareness, and appreciation of the diversity of written expression over the ages. In order to declare and successfully complete the Literature minor, students should note the following: 1. A student must declare a major before declaring a Literature minor. 2. A student should declare a Literature minor by the first semester of his or her junior year. A Literature minor cannot be added after graduation. 3. A minimum of 18 credits is required for the Literature minor. 4. The Literature minor will be certified at the same time that the student’s major(s) is certified for graduation. 5. Prior to graduation, students in the Literature minor program must submit a portfolio that includes at least three substantial critical papers representing at least two genres. Each paper shall include the writing prompt as well as comments by the instructor. Writing portfolios shall also include a self-assessment by the student, between 250-500 words long, that indicates the extent to which he or she can demonstrate the learning outcomes. 6. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in Literature minor courses in order for the minor to be posted on the official transcript at the time of graduation. 7. A minor will not be awarded if the student is earning or has already earned a Bachelor’s degree with English as the major concentration. 8. At most, six (6) credit hours within the Literature minor may be counted towards both the major and the minor. 9. At least 12 credits (or 4 courses) of the courses required for the minor must be taken at UDM unless the courses are taken as part of a consortium agreement. 10. Where indicated for certain courses in the curriculum (see below) students must complete prerequisite courses before taking the specified course in the Literature minor. 11. No course for the Literature minor can taken on a pass/fail basis. 12. None of the courses required for the Literature minor may be taken as directed studies or as independent studies. 13. A minimum of nine (9) credit hours must come from courses at the 300- or 400-levels. 14. Each student who selects an English minor in Literature will be assigned a faculty advisor from the English Department. 15. The English Department reserves the right to review and to modify the curriculum for the Literature minor through the same procedures that it uses to review and to modify the English major. Literature Minor Curriculum ENL 235: Study of Fiction 3 cr II. One of the following (3 credits): ENL 236: Diversity Literature 3 cr III. Three of the following (9 credits): ENL 311: American Literature to 1865 3 cr IV. One of the following (3 credits): ENL 460: Topics in Literary History 3 cr Total number of credits: 18cr
English Undergraduate
Minor Proposal: Creative Writing The Creative Writing minor is a minimum 18 credit-hour (6 course) designed to provide students the tools for a deeper understanding of how to use language and to express the intricacies of human experience. The creative writing minor gives students the opportunity to undertake creative writing projects—especially the writing of poetry, fiction, screenplays, and non-fiction—which emphasize the process of writing as well as the end product. In their classes, students read and study a variety of key published works, write from prompts and assignments, and learn techniques for harnessing their own creative resources. The peer workshop, or group critique of student writing, is the cornerstone of growth as a writer. In order to declare and successfully complete the Creative Writing minor, students should note the following: 1. A student must declare a major before declaring a Creative Writing minor. 2. A student should declare a Creative Writing minor by the first semester of their junior year. A Creative Writing minor cannot be added after graduation. 3. A minimum of 18 credits is required for the Creative Writing minor. 4. The Creative Writing minor will be certified at the same time that the student’s major(s) is certified for graduation. 5. Prior to graduation, students in the Creative Writing minor must submit a portfolio that includes at least three substantial pieces, from at least two separate genres (i.e., poetry and fiction). Writing portfolios for both minors shall also include a self-assessment by the student, between 250-500 words long, that indicates the extent to which he or she can demonstrate the learning outcomes. 6. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in Creative Writing minor courses in order for the minor to be posted on the official transcript at the time of graduation. 7. A minor will not be awarded if the student is earning or has already earned a Bachelor’s degree with English as the major concentration. 8. At most, six (6) credit hours within the Creative Writing minor may be counted towards both the major and the minor. 9. At least 12 credits (or 4 courses) of the courses required for the minor must be taken at UDM unless the courses are taken as part of a consortium agreement. 10. Where indicated for certain courses in the curriculum (see below) students must complete prerequisite courses before taking the specified course in the Creative Writing minor. 11. No course for the Creative Writing minor can be taken on a pass/fail basis. 12. None of the courses required for the Creative Writing minor may be taken as directed studies or as independent studies. 13. A minimum of nine (9) credit hours must come from courses at the 300- or 400-levels. 14. Each student who selects an English minor in Creative Writing will be assigned a faculty advisor from the English Department. 15. The English Department reserves the right to review and to modify the curriculum for the Creative Writing minor through the same procedures that it uses to review and to modify the English major.
I. One of the following (3 credits): ENL 235: Study of Fiction 3 cr II. The following (3 credits): successful completion of ENL 205 is a pre-requisite for further coursework in the minor. ENL 205: Introduction to Creative Writing 3 cr
ENL 311: American Literature to 1865 3 cr
ENL 301: Writing of Fiction 3 cr Total number of credits: 18 cr
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