English Minor
The English Minor prepares students to think critically about texts, to construct sound arguments based on evidence, to write elegantly and persuasively and to understand the historical and cultural contexts in which texts are produced, disseminated and received.
Requirements
The English Minor consists of a minimum of 12 total credit hours (consult the English Minor Sheet below for more information on specific courses that count for the minor):
- Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in English at the 2000 level or above, including at least one of the writing courses listed below and one of the literature courses listed below.
- Complete at least 6 hours of coursework at the 3000 level or above.
At least one of the following literature courses
- English 2201(H): British Lit: Origins to 1800
- English 2202(H): British Lit: 1800 to Present
- English 2220(H): Intro to Shakespeare
- English 2221: Introduction to Shakespeare, Race, and Gender
- English 2260: Introduction to Poetry
- English 2261: Introduction to Fiction
- English 2262: Introduction to Drama
- English 2281: Intro to African American Lit
- English 2290: Colonial & US Literature to 1865
- English 2291: US Lit: 1865–Present
- English 2381: Intro to the Black Atlantic
- English 2581: Intro to US Ethnic Literatures
- English 3110: Citizenship, Justice, and Diversity in Literature
- English 3264: Monsters Without and Within
- English 3273: Modernist Thought & Culture
- English 3331: Thinking Theoretically
- English 3340: Reimagining Climate Change
- English 3350: Time & Space Travel in SF
- English 3360: Ecopoetics
- English 3361: Narrative & Medicine
- English 3364: Topics in Popular Culture
- English 3372: Topics in SF/Fantasy
- English 3378: Topics in Film & Lit.
- English 3395: Literature & Leadership
- English 4321: Environmental Lit, Culture, and Media
- English 4400: Literary Locations
- English 4450: Lit & Culture of London
- English 4513: Intro to Medieval Lit.
- English 4514: Middle English Lit
- English 4515: Chaucer
- English 4520.01: Shakespeare
- English 4520.02: Topics in Shakespeare
- English 4521: Renaissance Drama
- English 4522: Renaissance Poetry
- English 4523: Topics in Ren. Lit & Culture
- English 4531: Restoration & 18th c. Lit
- English 4533: Early British Novel
- English 4535: Topics in 18th c. Lit/Culture
- English 4540: 19th c. British Poetry
- English 4542: 19th c. British Novel
- English 4547: 20th c. Poetry
- English 4550: Colonial & Early Nation Lit. of US
- English 4551(E): 19th c. US Lit
- English 4552: American Poetry through 1915
- English 4553: 20th c. US Fiction
- English 4559: Intro to Narrative & Narrative Theory
- English 4563: Contemporary Lit
- English 4564.01: Major Author, Med & Renaissance
- English 4564.02: Major Author, 18th & 19th c. British
- English 4564.03: Major Author in Am. Lit to 1900
- English 4564.04: Major Author in 20th c. Lit.
- English 4575: Special Topics in Lit Forms & Themes
- English 4578: Special Topics in Film
- English 4580: Special Topics in LGBTQ Lit & Culture
- English 4581: Special Topics in US Ethnic Lit
- English 4582: Special Topics in African American Lit
- English 4583: Special Topics in World Lit
- English 4586: Studies in American Indian Lit & Culture
- English 4587: Studies in Asian American Lit & Culture
- English 4588: Studies in Latino/a Lit & Culture
- English 4589: Studying the Margins: Language, Power, and Culture
- English 4592: Women in Literature & Culture
- English 4595: Literature & Law
- English 5664: Studies in Graphic Narrative
- English 5710: Intro to Old English Lang & Lit
- English 5720: Grad Studies in Shakespeare
- English 5721: Grad Studies in Renaissance Drama
- English 5722: Grad Studies in Renaissance Poetry
- English 5723: Grad Studies in Renaissance Lit & Cult
At least one of the following writing courses
- Any English 2367
- English 3000: Writing for Social Change
- English 3020: Writing About Sustainability
- English 3304: Business and Professional Writing
- English 3305: Technical Writing
- English 3306: Reviewing, Editing, and Testing Technical Documents
- English 3379: Introduction to Writing, Rhetoric, & Literacy
- English minors who wish to enroll in 3379 must seek permission of the instructor or an English Advisor, who will sign the student into the course as space.
- English 3398: Methods for the Study of Literature
- English minors who wish to enroll in 3398 must seek permission of the instructor or an English Advisor, who will sign the student into the course as space.
- English 3405: Special Topics in Professional Communication
- English 3467S: Issues and Methods in Tutoring Writing
- English 4150: Cultures of Professional Writing
Credit hours required
A minimum of 12 credit hours. 1000 level courses shall not be counted toward the minimum. At least 6 credit hours must be upper-division courses as defined by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Transfer and EM credit hours allowed
A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by
examination.
Overlap with the GE
A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.
Overlap with the major and additional minor(s)
- The English minor cannot be completed by students majoring in English or IMME, Integrated Major in Mathematics and English
- The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).
Grades required
- Minimum C- for a course to be counted on the minor.
- Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work.
- Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
- No more than 3 credit hours of course work graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.
X193 credits
No more than 3 credit hours.
Declaring the minor
Students should see their assigned academic advisor to declare the minor prior to the filing of the graduation application. Students do not need the approval of the Department of English to declare the minor.
Approval of coursework
- Initial approval of the minor coursework: Students who complete the minor
- following the guidelines on this sheet need only verify with their academic advisor that the minor appears complete on the university’s degree auditing system. No approval from the Department of English is required.
- Approval for courses not listed on this form to apply to the minor program
- Students must obtain the approval of the Department of English to apply courses not listed on this form toward the English minor. Please email Rachael Speck.61 to request approval.
Contact for Questions
Rachael Speck, undergraduate advisor
speck.61@osu.edu
Dept of English, 421 Denney Hall, 164 Annie & John Glenn Ave.
(614) 292-6065
If you would like this information as a downloadable PDF, visit the English Minor listing at the College of Arts and Sciences website.