CIP Code
23.0101
Minor: English
Katharine A. Burnett, Ph.D., Coordinator
The minor in English emphasizes skills in research, writing, and analytical thinking. The hallmark of Fisk’s academic and scholarly excellence is the university’s long history with writing and letters in the Humanities and across disciplines, as well as its focus on cross-disciplinary dialogue as a liberal arts institution. The English minor emphasizes a broad range of literary readings and the cultivation of writing and communication skills in a variety of mediums and formats.
Requirements
The minor in English requires 21 total hours in a 3-credit system. The minor can be declared in conjunction with any major (BA or BS), and follows the basic guidelines already established in the English major. As a minor, it will not require a major field test.
Required Courses
The following courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better:
| ENG 290 | WORLD LITERATURE | 3 |
| | | |
| | Plus two (2) courses from the following: | |
| ENG 220 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 222 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – FIGURE | 3 |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – PERIOD | 3 |
| ENG 226 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – GENRE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 332 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – FIGURE | 3 |
| ENG 334 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – PERIOD | 3 |
| ENG 336 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – GENRE | 3 |
| | | |
| | Plus one (1) course from the following: | |
| ENG 275 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919 | 3 |
| ENG 276 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Required Elective Courses
Choice of three (3) available electives or any “special topics” course dealing predominantly with English and approved by the Coordinator of the English minor.
These can include but are not limited to the following:
| ENG 180 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 280 | SEMINAR | 3 |
| | Elective in English | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
The student’s actual course of study (major and minor courses) is designed by the student in consultation with the major faculty academic advisor and the Coordinator of the English Minor.
Suggested Plan
Year One
Year Two
| | | |
| ENG 220 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 330 | SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| | | |
| | | |
| | Plus one (1) course from the following: | |
| ENG 222 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – FIGURE | 3 |
| ENG 224 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – PERIOD | 3 |
| ENG 226 | AMERICAN LITERATURE II – GENRE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 332 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – FIGURE | 3 |
| ENG 334 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – PERIOD | 3 |
| ENG 336 | BRITISH LITERATURE II – GENRE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Year Three
| | | |
| ENG 265 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 275 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919 | 3 |
| | Or | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| ENG 265 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 276 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| | Or | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Year Four
| | | |
| ENG 265 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 275 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919 | 3 |
| | Or | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| ENG 265 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 276 | THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| | Or | |
| | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |