The English Minor program prepares its students for careers in education, giving them an extensive knowledge of major writers and movements, and critical terms and techniques.

Students who minor in English will be able to:

• understand the central concepts of literary analysis, form, and history, primarily covering major literary works, authors, and movements in America and Great Britain;
• analyze literature in terms of its formal, thematic, and generic qualities;
• construct an interpretive argument about literature through the use of detail;
• present written arguments clearly and persuasively in both formal and informal contexts; and
• appreciate the value of literature as an expression of personal, historical, and universal concerns.