English Minor
The Department of English and Comparative Literature is a vibrant and diverse department with a global reach. Our course offerings present a diversity of approaches to the study, production, and appreciation of literary and nonliterary texts.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The English minor consists of five courses:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Requirements | ||
ENGL 120 | 3 | |
One course from Survey II in the core curriculum for the English and Comparative Literature major (see list below) | 3 | |
Three (3) additional ENGL courses, with at least two (2) at or above the 200 level. 1 | 9 | |
Total Hours | 15 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
English (ENGL) course descriptions.
Survey II Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ENGL 151 | Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 3 |
ENGL 152 | Twentieth-Century American Literature | 3 |
ENGL 117 | 3 | |
ENGL 121 | 3 | |
ENGL 122 | 3 | |
ENGL 124 | 3 | |
ENGL 129 | 3 | |
CMPL 130 | 3 | |
CMPL 131 | 3 | |
CMPL 132 | 3 | |
CMPL 133 | Great Books II: Imaging the Americas from the Late 18th Century to the Present | 3 |
CMPL 134 | 3 | |
CMPL 142 | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
F | FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute. |
See the program page here for special opportunities.
Department Programs
Majors
Minors
- Comparative Literature Minor
- Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Literacy Minor
- Creative Writing Minor
- English Minor
- Global Cinema Minor
- Latina/o Studies Minor
- Medicine, Literature, and Culture Minor
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor
Graduate Programs
Department of English and Comparative Literature
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Chair
Marsha Collins