Minor in English
Program Learning Outcomes for the Minor in English
Upon completing the minor in English, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competence in literary analysis.
- Demonstrate understanding of literature in relation to its historical and socio-cultural contexts.
- Demonstrate critical writing, reading, and oral communication skills in projects of varying lengths, genres, and media.
Requirements for the Minor in English
Students pursuing the minor in English must complete:
- A minimum of 6 courses (18 credit hours) to satisfy minor requirements.
- A minimum of 3 courses (9 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.
- A maximum of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from study abroad or transfer credit. For departmental guidelines regarding transfer credit, see the Policies tab.
The courses listed below satisfy the requirements for this minor. In certain instances, courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the minor’s academic advisor or, where applicable, the Program Director. (Course substitutions must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier). Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor in English | 18 | |
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirement | ||
| ENGL 200 | GATEWAYS TO LITERARY STUDY | 3 |
| Historical Foundations 1, 2 | ||
| Select 1 course from Historical Foundations coursework (see course list below) | 3 | |
| Diverse Traditions 1, 2 | ||
| Select 1 course from Diverse Traditions coursework (see course list below) | 3 | |
| Elective Requirements 1, 2, 3 | ||
| Select 3 courses from departmental (ENGL) course offerings | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Footnotes and Additional Information
| 1 | Of the 6 courses (18 credit hours) required for the minor, at least 3 courses (9 credit hours) must be taken at the 300-level or above. |
| 2 | Students may take additional Historical Foundations coursework or Diverse Traditions coursework to fulfill Elective Requirements, but the course(s) will not count toward both requirements. |
| 3 | Up to 1 course (3 credit hours) from departments other than English (ENGL) course offerings may be chosen to fulfill Elective Requirements. Courses must be approved by an advisor. Please consult the departmental Director of Undergraduate Studies for more information. |
Course Lists to Satisfy Requirements
Historical Foundations 1,2
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 210 | BEGINNINGS: BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | BRITISH LITERATURE: ROMANTICISM TO THE 20TH CENTURY | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | HISTORY OF THE NOVEL | 3 |
| ENGL 251 | READING POETRY | 3 |
| ENGL 254 | THE HISTORY OF LOVE | 3 |
| ENGL 260 | WHAT IS AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 262 | WHODUNIT & OTHER MYSTERIES: DETECTIVE FICTION AND FILM NOIR | 3 |
| ENGL 263 | LATINX RESEARCH AND WRITING LAB | 3 |
| ENGL 266 | GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITION | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | HEAVEN AND HELL | 3 |
| ENGL 311 | TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND/OR CULTURE | 3 |
| ENGL 314 | MEDIEVAL ROMANCE | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | CHAUCER | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | ARTHURIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 320 | SHAKESPEARE ON FILM | 3 |
| ENGL 321 | SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
| ENGL 323 | RENAISSANCE DRAMA | 3 |
| ENGL 328 | JOHN MILTON: RADICAL THOUGHT THEN AND NOW | 3 |
| ENGL 331 | PERSON, ANIMAL, THING: LITERATURE AND THE EXPERIMENTAL IMAGINATION 1640-1800 | 3 |
| ENGL 332 | LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH ENLIGHTENMENT | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | 18TH CENTURY BRITISH FICTION | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | GOTHIC AMERICAN LITERATURE: TERROR, HORROR, THE GROTESQUE, AND THE SUBLIME IN AMERICAN CULTURE | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | BRITISH ROMANTICISM | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | ROMANTICISM: RUINS, RACE, AND REVOLUTION | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | CALDERWOOD SEMINAR IN PUBLIC WRITING | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | SURVEY OF VICTORIAN FICTION | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | JANE AUSTEN'S WORLDS | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | ACCOUNTING FOR DICKENS | 3 |
| ENGL 360 | AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | US LITERATURE FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO WWI | 3 |
| ENGL 430 | EMPIRE AND BRITISH LITERATURE 1700-1950 | 3 |
| ENGL 441 | VICTORIAN STUDIES | 3 |
| ENGL 459 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND ECOLOGY | 3 |
| ENGL 461 | 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 |
Footnotes and Additional Information
| 1 | Of the 6 required courses (18 credit hours) for the minor, at least 3 courses (9 credit hours) must be taken at the 300-level or above. |
| 2 | Students may take additional Historical Foundations coursework to fulfill Elective Requirements, but the course(s) will not count toward both requirements. |
Diverse Traditions 1,2
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 222 / ASIA 222 | THE WORLD AND SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | INTRODUCTION TO LATINX LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 263 | LATINX RESEARCH AND WRITING LAB | 3 |
| ENGL 266 | GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITION | 3 |
| ENGL 267 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | BLACK SCI-FI & SPECULATIVE FICTIONS | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY TRANSLATION | 3 |
| ENGL 354 / SWGS 364 | QUEER LITERARY CULTURES | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | WRITING NEW ORLEANS—THE CITY AS MUSE | 3 |
| ENGL 369 / SWGS 329 | THE AMERICAN WEST AND ITS OTHERS | 3 |
| ENGL 370 / SWGS 370 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 371 / SPAN 396 / SWGS 354 | CHICANO/A LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 372 | ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH | 3 |
| ENGL 379 | THIRD WORLD LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 380 | CONTEMPORARY ANGLOPHONE LITERATURES | 3 |
| ENGL 381 / SWGS 327 | TOPICS IN WOMEN WRITERS | 3 |
| ENGL 382 / SWGS 380 | FEMINIST THEORY | 3 |
| ENGL 383 | GLOBAL FICTIONS | 3 |
| ENGL 387 | TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES | 3 |
| ENGL 389 / SWGS 389 | YOUTH STUDIES | 3 |
| ENGL 393 | BLACK MANHATTAN: 1915-1940 | 3 |
| ENGL 394 | TONI MORRISON & WILLIAM FAULKNER SEMINAR | 3 |
| ENGL 398 | SLAVERY IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY FILM AND FICTION | 3 |
| ENGL 430 | EMPIRE AND BRITISH LITERATURE 1700-1950 | 3 |
| ENGL 471 | EARLY MEXICAN AMERICAN WRITING & PRINT CULTURE | 3 |
Footnotes and Additional Information
| 1 | Of the 6 required courses (18 credit hours) for the minor, at least 3 courses (9 credit hours) must be taken at the 300-level or above. |
| 2 | Students may take additional Diverse Traditions coursework to fulfill Elective Requirements, but the course(s) will not count toward both requirements. |
Policies for the Minor in English
Program Restrictions and Exclusions
Students pursuing the minor in English should be aware of the following program restriction:
- As noted in Majors, Minors, and Certificates, i.) students may declare their intent to pursue a minor only after they have first declared a major, and ii.) students may not major and minor in the same subject.
Transfer Credit
For Rice University’s policy regarding transfer credit, see Transfer Credit. Some departments and programs have additional restrictions on transfer credit. Requests for transfer credit must be approved for Rice equivalency by the designated transfer credit advisor for the appropriate academic department offering the Rice equivalent course (corresponding to the subject code of the course content). The Office of Academic Advising maintains the university’s official list of transfer credit advisors on their website: https://oaa.rice.edu. Students are encouraged to meet with the applicable transfer credit advisor as well as their academic program director when considering transfer credit possibilities.
Departmental Transfer Credit Guidelines
Students pursuing the minor in English should be aware of the following departmental transfer credit guideline:
- No more than 2 courses (6 credit hours) of transfer credit from U.S. or international universities of similar standing as Rice may apply towards the minor.
Distribution Credit Information
The determination of distribution credit eligibility is done initially as part of the new course creation process. Additionally, as part of an annual roll call coordinated each Spring by the Office of the Registrar, course distribution credit eligibility is routinely reviewed and reaffirmed by the Dean’s Offices of each of the academic schools.
Faculty and leadership in the academic schools are responsible for ensuring that the courses identified as distribution-credit-eligible meet the criteria as set in the General Announcements. Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet graduation requirements by completing coursework designated as distribution-credit-eligible at the time of course registration.
Distribution courses from English (ENGL) aim to develop students' critical and aesthetic understanding of texts and the arts, lead students to examine ideas and values, and introduce students to the craft of writing as it poses conceptual and intellectual problems. They engage students with works of culture that have intellectual importance by virtue of the ideas that they express, their historical influence, mode of expression, and critical engagement with established cultural assumptions and traditions.
Additional Information
For additional information, please see the English website: https://english.rice.edu/.
Opportunities for the Minor in English
Academic Honors
The university recognizes academic excellence achieved over an undergraduate’s academic history at Rice. For information on university honors, please see Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude) and Distinction in Research and Creative Work. Some departments have department-specific Honors awards or designations.
Additional Information
For additional information, please see the English website: https://english.rice.edu/.