Enhance Your Degree with a Minor! Department of English

The minor in Asian Studies allows students throughout the university to develop a more in-depth understanding of the history, literature, and culture of a vital part of the world. Besides taking core courses and electives drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, architecture, English, geography, history, philosophy, political science, and theater arts, students may also study Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, or Vietnamese and are encouraged to take part in study abroad programs in South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central/Inner Asia.

The interdisciplinary minor in book history and digital humanities allows undergraduate students to study oral, written, and printed texts and visual and digital media in varied social, economic, and political contexts. Students explore book history and digital humanities on local, national and global scales, considering the various actors in textual creation, production, circulation, and reception, whether that text is a manuscript, book, graphic novel, film, digital media, and so forth. Courses in the minor cover a wide array of topics, including the creation of medieval manuscripts, the transition from oral to scribal to print texts, the nineteenth-century industrialization of print, the history of film, and the history of the internet and digital books, as well as letterpress print making and web design.

The English Department offers a flexible minor in English that allows students to take classes in literature, linguistics, or film and media studies that are tailored to their interests. The English minor consists of 18 hours from the following requirements: English 1302; two 2000-level English courses; and nine hours of advanced English courses (3000- or 4000-level).

The Interdisciplinary Minor in Film and Media Studies allows students to focus on the history and criticism of film and media. Student take courses in multiple disciplines, including anthropology, English, history, philosophy, and psychology, making the minor complementary to many majors. The interdisciplinary minor in Film and Media Studies allows students to learn about the cinema cultures of many countries and language groups, and it offers the freedom to explore such questions as the role of media in historical and social change, issues of media preservation, the relationship between technology and artistic expression, media's relationship to cognition, and the study of media as a means of appreciating cultural diversity. Most of the courses focus on film, but courses in other media such as television, radio, photography, sound recording, video games, digital art, or the study of media industries, can also apply to the Minor.

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, its development, and use. The Interdisciplinary Minor in Linguistics provides a well-rounded training in linguistics by allowing students to take courses drawn from various departments across the campus: the Departments of Classics, Modern Languages, & Literatures (CMLL); English; Philosophy; Psychology; and Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work (SASW) in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences; the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Media & Communication; and the Department of Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) in the College of Human Sciences.

The minor in Literature, Social Justice, and the Environment (LSJE) provides a structured program that allows students to benefit from the creative possibilities of interdisciplinary research. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, LSJE minor compliments many majors and allows students to investigate course committed to empowering them as responsible and conscientious global citizens. This minor is intended to engage students with the most important contemporary developments in the study of race, gender, sexuality, global studies, and the natural environment. The program offers the freedom to explore diverse interdisciplinary approaches while developing a global consciousness rooted in a broad, yet practical understanding of the institutions that shape our human efforts.

Every profession requires communication skills. People with excellent communication skills get jobs and promotions. A minor in Writing, Design, and Technical Communication can help you learn the skills you need to succeed, no matter where your professional life takes you. Minoring in WDTC will also complement every major. Selecting WDTC as a minor will help you learn how to communicate with proficiency and confidence.