The UAB Minor in Literature offers students an exciting and practical way to make the most of their college learning experience and broaden the scope of their career preparation.  The minor in English is designed for students who are majoring in any field of study but who also wish to continue their studies of literature and language at the college level.  Courses in the minor help students hone their writing, critical thinking, primary and secondary research, and text analysis skills as they take advanced courses in literature, linguistics, professional writing, and/or creative writing.

Students taking degrees in pre-law, business, education, biology/pre-med, and engineering may find the minor in English particularly valuable as they enter professions where excellent communications and writing skills are important.  Students planning to enter graduate school will also find the minor in English valuable, for it offers a chance to learn skills important to primary research in the community and secondary research in libraries and databases.  The minor in English offers returning students the opportunity to read classic texts in world literatures and reconnect with the language of literature and creative writing.

Requirements

'Old' catalog (2009-2010):

To earn a minor in English under the 2009-2010 catalog, a student must complete a total of at least 18 semester hours in addition to EH 101 and 102. These 18 hours should include:

• Two courses (6 hours) from EH 217, EH 218, EH 221, EH 222, EH 223, EH 224;
• One course (3 hours) at the 300 or 400 level in British literature;
• One course (3 hours) at the 300 or 400 level in American or Africana literature;
• Two courses (6 hours), excluding EH 311, at the 300 or 400 level.

Two of these courses (6 credit hours of the 18 required for the minor) must be at the 400 level.

Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in all English courses applied toward the English minor, and all English courses at the 300 and 400 levels applied toward the minor must be taken at UAB.

'New' catalog (2010-2011)

To earn a minor in literature under the 2010-2011 catalog, a student must complete a total of at least 18 semester hours in addition to EH 101 and 102. These 18 hours should include:

• EH 301
• One course (3 hours) at the 300 or 400 level in literature produced before 1700
• One course (3 hours) at the 300 or 400 level in literature produced 1700-1900
• One course (3 hours) at the 300 or 400 level in literature produced post-1900
• 2 courses (6 credit hours), excluding EH 311, at the 300 or 400 level.  The requirement may also be satisfied by EH 210.  Only three hours may be satisfied by a Creative Writing course (EH 305-306, EH 307-308, EH 309-310, EH 405-406, EH 407-408, EH 409-410).

Four of these courses (12 hours) must be at the 400 level.

For a complete listing of which EH courses count toward each of the above categories, see the 2010-2011 catalog. Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in all English courses applied toward the literature minor, and all English courses at the 300 and 400 levels applied toward the minor must be taken at UAB.

Questions

For questions about the English minor in literature, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Undergraduate Studies, (205) 934-8570, Humanities Building room 207G.