HUSSON COLLEGE

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH MINOR REQUIREMENTS

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The minor in English shall consist of 18 credit hours of approved English courses beyond Eh 111--Composition. It is expected that students who excel in reading and writing skills may wish to pursue the English Minor to show their communications potential to future employers. Others may wish to pursue the minor for pleasure and/or to improve their reading and writing skills as well as developing abilities in critical and creative thinking. Students interested in pursuing the English Minor should contact an English Department member by their sophomore year to plan their English course schedules, interests, and needs.

The student must meet general requirements by passing the following courses:

• Eh 112—Literature and Research (which is a prerequisite for all upper-level English courses).
• Two courses in upper-level communications/writing (beyond Eh 112--Literature and Research).
• Two courses In upper-level literature (beyond Eh 112—Literature and Research).
• Eh 411—Senior Literature Seminar.

The following courses may be used to satisfy requirement #2—select two upper-level communications/writing courses (all have Eh 112 as a prerequisite except Eh 323—Advanced Business Communications, which has Eh 221—Business Communications as a prerequisite):

• Eh 221—Business Communications
• Eh 232—Introduction to Drama/Play Production
• Eh 31 1—Advanced Writing (Creative, Technical, Legal, etc.)
• Eh 323-Advanced Business Communications.

The following courses may be used to satisfy requirement #3—select two upper-level literature courses (all have Eh 112 as a prerequisite):

• Eh 233—Introduction to the Novel
• Eh 234—American Literature I
• Eh 235—American Literature II
• Eh 241—Major British Writers
• Eh 251—World Literature I
• Eh 252—World Literature II
• Eh 299—Topics (Examples: Women’s Literature, Utopian Literature, Contemporary World Literature, Love and Death in Literature, etc.)

For more information, contact Dr. Leon Raikes, 300 Peabody Hall. Phone (207) 941-7897.