Minor in English
About This Program
Students in the English minor will learn to read closely, critically, and empathetically. In addition, they will learn to conduct scholarly research and to produce clear and cogent arguments in both written and oral form.
Competencies
- Students completing the English minor will be able to interpret texts using significant critical methodologies, to analyze those texts critically, and to locate them in historical context.
- Students completing the English minor will be able to use library resources to gather research materials and use those materials to evaluate, contextualize, and advance an argument that they can then express coherently, either in writing or orally.
- Students completing the English minor will have marketable skills necessary for obtaining employment in fields where analysis, synthesis, research skills, and clarity of expression are required.
Curriculum
| Select up to 12 hours of any ENGL courses | 12 | |
| Select 6 hours of any advanced-level (3000- and 4000-level) ENGL courses | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
To count toward the minor, all courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Advising Resources
First time in college students must meet with the Liberal Arts advisor at the University Advising Center prior to their first semester but should meet with their program advisor after that. Transfer students should meet with their program advisor to enroll after accepting admission.
Location:
209 and 210 Carlisle Hall
Email:
englishadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-0358