MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Students must officially declare their ETS minor by filling out a Declaration of Minor form with the Undergraduate Coordinator (401 Hall of Languages).
The ETS minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework (generally, six courses). Six credit hours (two courses) must be in courses at the 100 or 200 level (lower division) and twelve credits (four courses) must be in courses numbered 300 or above (upper division). The department recommends that one of the lower division courses be ETS 242: Reading and Interpretation. Students may include among their upper division courses either one course offered by the Writing Program (WRT) numbered 300 or above, or one Literature in Translation course (LIT) numbered 300 or above.
Please note that Advanced Placement credits do NOT count toward your lower division credit requirements for an ETS minor.
Although students are free to choose particular courses according to their interests, the following models are offered for those wishing to give their minor program further definition and structure.
Historical Emphasis . Recommended courses: ETS 242 and either ETS 115: Topics in British Literary History or ETS 119: Topics in American Literary History, plus twelve credits chosen from among upper division courses in the history group (courses whose second digit is 1 or 2).
Theoretical Emphasis . Recommended courses: ETS 242, ETS 305: Critical Analysis, ETS 345: Critical Theory; three additional lower division credits, plus six credits chosen from among upper division courses in the theory group (courses whose second digit is 3 or 4).
Political Emphasis . Recommended courses: ETS 242 and either ETS 181: Class and Literary Texts, ETS182: Race and Literary Texts, ETS 184: Ethnicity and Literary Texts, or ETS 192: Gender and Literary Texts, plus twelve credits chosen from among upper division courses in the politics group (courses whose second digit is 5 or 6).
Film Emphasis . Recommended courses: ETS 242 and ETS 154 Interpretation of Film, plus twelve credits chosen from among upper division ETS courses on film topics (as indicated by “film” or “cinema” in the section title).
Creative Writing Emphasis . Recommended courses: six lower division credits, preferably including either ETS 215: Sophomore Poetry Workshop or ETS 217: Sophomore Fiction Workshop, and either ETS 107: Living Writers, ETS 151: Interpretation of Poetry, ETS 152: Interpretation of Drama, or ETS 153: Interpretation of Fiction; twelve upper division credits, preferably including three credits of ETS 401 or 402 Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry, or ETS 403 or 404 Advanced Writing Workshop: Fiction (each of these courses requires a writing sample and instructor's permission). Advanced students may occasionally obtain the instructor's permission to enroll in a graduate level workshop (ENG 615: Open Poetry Workshop or ENG 617: Open Fiction Workshop) or a “Forms” course (ENG 650). |
