English (Literature), Minor

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The Literature minor offers courses in English and American literature, as well as other global literatures in English, and the study of historical periods, individual authors, movements, themes, and genres. Our courses emphasize the diversity of literature in English and consider literary works in their social and historical contexts.

Contact Information

English Department
Frandsen Humanities 119
english@unr.edu
(775) 784-6689
https://www.unr.edu/english

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Lincoln Hall 305
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

This minor is not open to students pursuing an English major with Literary, Film and Cultural Studies specialization. Students majoring in other fields, including PackTeach English and other English specializations, may minor in English Literature by completing the following requirements:

Minor GPA | 2.0
Minor Upper-Division Units | 9
Minor Residency Requirement | 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
Unit Limits: No more than 3 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

Note: English majors pursuing this minor should regularly consult with an academic advisor to ensure ENG courses taken are optimally distributed between major and minor requirements on their advising report in MyNevada.

A. Required Course (3 units)

ENG 298 - Writing about Literature (3 units)

B. Upper-Division Literature Electives (15 units)

ENG 303 - Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism (3 units)
ENG 342 - Literature of Environmental Justice (3 units) CO12, CO13
ENG 345 - U.S. Writers of Color (3 units) CO10
ENG 422A - Topics in Literary Theory (3 units)
ENG 425B - Topics in Literature (3 units)
ENG 427A - Women and Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
ENG 428A - Children’s Literature (3 units)
ENG 430A - Major Figures in British Literature (3 units)
ENG 433C - Topics in Shakespeare Studies (3 units)
ENG 436A - Major Figures in American Literature (3 units)
ENG 440A - Medieval English Literature (3 units)
ENG 441A - The Renaissance (3 units)
ENG 442B - Studies in Early Modern British Literature (3 units)
ENG 443B - British Literature in the Long Eighteenth Century (3 units)
ENG 444A - British Romantic Literature (3 units)
ENG 445A - The Victorian Period (3 units) CO12
ENG 447A - Contemporary British Literature (3 units)
ENG 450A - Studies in Twentieth Century Literature (3 units)
ENG 451A - American Literature I (3 units)
ENG 451B - American Literature II (3 units)
ENG 454A - Contemporary United States Literature (3 units)
ENG 461B - Modern and Contemporary Poetry (3 units)
ENG 462B - American Poetry (3 units)
ENG 464A - English Drama to 1642 (3 units)
ENG 470A - The British Novel I (3 units)
ENG 470B - The British Novel II (3 units)
ENG 471C - Twentieth Century British Fiction (3 units)
ENG 472A - The American Novel I (3 units)
ENG 472B - The American Novel II (3 units)
ENG 475A - American Autobiography (3 units) CO10
ENG 475B - Literary Nonfiction (3 units)
ENG 480A - Studies in Comparative Literature (3 units) CO11
ENG 480B - Topics in Comparative Literature (3 units)
ENG 483A - Studies in World Literature (3 units) CO11
ENG 484A - The Bible as Literature (3 units) CO12, CO13
ENG 486A - Studies in Postcolonial Literature and Theory (3 units) CO10, CO11
ENG 487A - Horror in Literature (3 units)
ENG 487B - Captivity and Freedom in Literature (3 units) CO12
ENG 488 - Ethics in Literature (3 units) CO12
ENG 490A - Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature (3 units) CO10, CO13
ENG 493A - American Ideas (3 units)
ENG 494A - Native American Literature (3 units)
ENG 495C - African American Literature (3 units) CO10
ENG 496D - Contemporary Latinx Literature (3 units) CO10
ENG 497B - Race and Gender in Coming-of-Age Narratives (3 units) CO10, CO12, CO13