Minor in English
The Minor in English aims to provide you with various majors with the opportunity to advance your understanding of literature, language, and professional creative writing.
Program objectives
When you graduate with a Minor in English, you will be able to:
- apply knowledge of literary texts, language theories, and basic professional creative writing
- interpret, explain, and appraise the allusive qualities of texts
- apply knowledge of thematic content and the formal features of discourse ethically and professionally
Learning outcomes
You will be able to:
- analyze texts from multiple points of view in the context of history, society, culture, and politics
- display substantial knowledge in literature study, language study, or professional creative writing
- produce individual scholarly research projects of significant length
Curriculum
Core Courses (9 credits)
| Number | Course | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG213 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| ENG216 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG—- | Any writing course* | 3 |
*Students may select a writing course from the electives below, and this would be counted as one of the core courses.
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Students may choose any three courses from the list below. Close advising is recommended to ensure that the student’s minor is coherent when it comes to literature, language, or professional creative writing.
Literature
| Number | Course | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG211 | Literature I | 3 |
| ENG212 | Literature II | 3 |
| ENG323 | Renaissance Drama | 3 |
| ENG324 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENG325 | Renaissance Poetry | 3 |
| ENG326 | Restoration and Neoclassical Literature | 3 |
| ENG328 | Early Novel | 3 |
| ENG336 | Romantic & Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENG339 | Nineteenth-century British Novel | 3 |
| ENG342 | Modernism and Beyond | 3 |
| ENG345 | Twentieth-century British Novel | 3 |
| ENG346 | Contemporary Culture | 3 |
| ENG348 | Post-colonial Anglophone Literature | 3 |
| ENG351 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG352 | Twentieth-Century American Novel | 3 |
| ENG354 | Theories of Literature & Culture | 3 |
| ENG361 | Adaptation | 3 |
| ENG372 | Comparative and World Literature | 3 |
| ENG376 | Gender in Literature | 3 |
| ENG479 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENG487 | Topics in Drama and Theatre | 3 |
Language
| Number | Course | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG281 | Language and Change | 3 |
| ENG282 | Language and the Media | 3 |
| ENG283 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| ENG303 | Literary Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG308 | Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 |
| ENG380 | Language and the Law | 3 |
| ENG381 | Corpus Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG480 | Discourse and Power | 3 |
Writing
| Number | Course | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| ENG301 | Food Writing and Traveling | 3 |
| ENG304 | Arts and Fashion Writing | 3 |
| ENG305 | Music and Performing Arts Criticism | 3 |
| ENG331 | Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENG333 | Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENG335 | Playwriting | 3 |
| ENG362 | Trans-media Writing | 3 |
| ENG366 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG410 | Writing for International Organizations | 3 |
| ENG411 | Speech Writing | 3 |
| ENG412 | Grant Writing | 3 |
Duration
This program requires 18 credits.
Location
This minor is offered in Beirut and Byblos.
