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Minor

English Minor

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 189 courses

About This Program

The English minor is designed for students who wish to enhance their major program with the benefits of intensive study of English language and literatures, including a better understanding and appreciation of literatures in English and improvement in critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

Degree Requirements

The Minor: Required Lower-Division Course (5 units)

Complete the following course with a grade of C or better:

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 10C Literatures in English, 1850 to Present 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses

Complete four courses as follows:

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Pre-1900

Select two courses from:

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Pre-1900: English Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL M101A Premodern Queer Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL M105A Early Chicana/Chicano Literature, 1400 to 1920 5
ENGL 112A Oral Tradition 5
ENGL 112B Celtic Mythology 5
ENGL 112C Survey of Medieval Celtic Literature 5
ENGL 113A History of English Language 5
ENGL 120 History of Aesthetics and Critical Theory 5
ENGL 170A American Literature, 1865 to 1900 5
ENGL 171A Later 19th-Century Poetry 5
ENGL 172A Drama, 1850 to 1945 5
ENGL 182A Topics in Medieval Literature 5
ENGL 182B Topics in Renaissance and Early Modern Literature 5
ENGL 182C Topics in 18th-Century Literature 5
ENGL 182D Topics in Romantic Literature 5
ENGL 182E Topics in 19th-Century Literature 5
ENGL 183A Topics in Colonial American Literature 5
ENGL 183B Topics in 19th-Century American Literature 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Pre-1900: Indicated Sections

Indicated sections of the following courses may be applied.

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL M103 Studies in Disability Literatures 5
ENGL M104A Early African American Literature 5
ENGL M104E Topics in African American Literature and Culture 5
ENGL M107A Studies in Women's Writing 5
ENGL M107B Studies in Gender and Sexuality 5
ENGL 108 Interracial Encounters 5
ENGL 109 Topics in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 5
ENGL 114 Lyric Histories 5
ENGL 115A American Popular Literature 5
ENGL 115B British Popular Literature 5
ENGL 115C Literature for Children and Adolescents 5
ENGL 115D Detective Fiction 5
ENGL 115E Science Fiction 5
ENGL 117 Literature of California and American West 5
ENGL 118A Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature 5
ENGL 118B Literature and Other Arts 5
ENGL 118C Studies in Visual Culture 5
ENGL 118E Literature and Environment 5
ENGL M118F Food Cultures and Food Politics 5
ENGL 119 Literary Cities 5
ENGL 119XP Literary Cities—Service Learning 5
ENGL 122 Keywords in Theory 5
ENGL 123 Theories of History and Historicism 5
ENGL 124 Theories of Religion 5
ENGL 125 Violence in Cultural Theory and Literature 5
ENGL 129 Topics in Genre Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Critical Theory 5
ENGL 131 Studies in Postcolonial Literatures 5
ENGL 132 Culture and Imperialism 5
ENGL 133 Transatlantic Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL 134 Nationalism and Transnationalism 5
ENGL 135 Literature of Americas 5
ENGL 139 Individual Authors 5
ENGL 149 Medievalisms 5
ENGL 159 Topics in Literature, circa 1500 to 1700 5
ENGL 169 Topics in Literature, circa 1700 to 1850 5
ENGL 169R Topics in Literature, circa 1700 to 1850: Research Component 5
ENGL 172C American Drama 5
ENGL 175 American Nonfictional Prose 5
ENGL 176 Hemispheric American Literature 5
ENGL 177 Interdisciplinary Studies of American Culture 5
ENGL 179 Topics in Literature, circa 1850 to Present 5
ENGL 179R Topics in Literature, circa 1850 to Present: Research Component 5
ENGL 180 Topics in Literature and Language 5
ENGL 180R Junior Research Seminar 5
ENGL 181A Topics in Genre Studies 5
ENGL 181B Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies 5
ENGL 181C Topics in Critical Theory 5
ENGL 181D Topics in Imperial, Transnational, and Postcolonial Studies 5
ENGL M191A Topics in African American Literature 5
ENGL M191B Topics in Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino Literature 5
ENGL M191C Topics in Asian American Literature 5
ENGL M191D Topics in Queer Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL M191E Topics in Gender and Sexuality 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Post-1900

Select two courses from:

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Post-1900: English Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL M101B Queer Literatures and Cultures, 1850 to 1970 5
ENGL M101C Queer Literatures and Cultures after 1970 5
ENGL M102A Historical Survey of Asian American Literature 5
ENGL M102B Contemporary Asian American Literary Issues and Criticism 5
ENGL M104A Early African American Literature 5
ENGL M104B African American Literature from Harlem Renaissance to 1960s 5
ENGL M104C African American Literature of 1960s and 1970s 5
ENGL M104D Contemporary African American Literature 5
ENGL M105B Chicana/Chicano Literature from Mexican Revolution to el Movimiento, 1920 to 1970s 5
ENGL M105C Chicana/Chicano Literature since el Movimiento, 1970s to Present 5
ENGL M105D Introduction to Latina/Latino Literature 5
ENGL M105E Studies in Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino Literature 5
ENGL M105XP Seminar: Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino Literature—Community-Engaged Learning 5
ENGL 106 Studies in Native American and Indigenous Literatures 5
ENGL 113B Introduction to Structure of Present-Day English 5
ENGL M115XP Community-Based Studies of Popular Literature 5
ENGL 116A Experimental Fiction 5
ENGL 116B Introduction to Electronic Literature 5
ENGL 121 Modern and Contemporary Aesthetics and Critical Theory 5
ENGL M126 Feminist and Queer Theory 5
ENGL 130 Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures 5
ENGL 170B American Literature, 1900 to 1945 5
ENGL 170C American Literature since 1945 5
ENGL 171B 20th-Century British Poetry 5
ENGL 171C 20th-Century British Fiction 5
ENGL 172A Drama, 1850 to 1945 5
ENGL 172B Drama, 1945 to Present 5
ENGL 173A American Poetry, 1900 to 1945 5
ENGL 173B American Poetry since 1945 5
ENGL 173C Contemporary American Poetry 5
ENGL 174A American Fiction, 1900 to 1945 5
ENGL 174B American Fiction since 1945 5
ENGL 174C Contemporary American Fiction 5
ENGL 181D Topics in Imperial, Transnational, and Postcolonial Studies 5
ENGL 182F Topics in 20th- and 21st-Century Literature 5
ENGL 183C Topics in 20th- and 21st-Century American Literature 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Historical Period Courses: Literatures in English Post-1900: Indicated Sections

Indicated sections of the following courses may be applied.

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL M103 Studies in Disability Literatures 5
ENGL M104E Topics in African American Literature and Culture 5
ENGL M105E Studies in Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino Literature 5
ENGL 117 Literature of California and American West 5
ENGL 118A Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature 5
ENGL 118B Literature and Other Arts 5
ENGL 118C Studies in Visual Culture 5
ENGL 118E Literature and Environment 5
ENGL M118F Food Cultures and Food Politics 5
ENGL 119 Literary Cities 5
ENGL 119XP Literary Cities—Service Learning 5
ENGL 122 Keywords in Theory 5
ENGL 123 Theories of History and Historicism 5
ENGL 124 Theories of Religion 5
ENGL 125 Violence in Cultural Theory and Literature 5
ENGL 127 Performance, Media, and Cultural Theory 5
ENGL 128 Postcolonial and Transnational Theory 5
ENGL 129 Topics in Genre Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Critical Theory 5
ENGL 131 Studies in Postcolonial Literatures 5
ENGL 132 Culture and Imperialism 5
ENGL 133 Transatlantic Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL 134 Nationalism and Transnationalism 5
ENGL 135 Literature of Americas 5
ENGL 139 Individual Authors 5
ENGL 149 Medievalisms 5
ENGL 159 Topics in Literature, circa 1500 to 1700 5
ENGL 159R Topics in Literature, circa 1500 to 1700: Research Component 5
ENGL 169 Topics in Literature, circa 1700 to 1850 5
ENGL 169R Topics in Literature, circa 1700 to 1850: Research Component 5
ENGL 172C American Drama 5
ENGL 175 American Nonfictional Prose 5
ENGL 176 Hemispheric American Literature 5
ENGL 177 Interdisciplinary Studies of American Culture 5
ENGL 179 Topics in Literature, circa 1850 to Present 5
ENGL 179R Topics in Literature, circa 1850 to Present: Research Component 5
ENGL 180 Topics in Literature and Language 5
ENGL 180R Junior Research Seminar 5
ENGL 181A Topics in Genre Studies 5
ENGL 181B Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies 5
ENGL 181C Topics in Critical Theory 5
ENGL M191A Topics in African American Literature 5
ENGL M191B Topics in Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino Literature 5
ENGL M191C Topics in Asian American Literature 5
ENGL M191D Topics in Queer Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL M191E Topics in Gender and Sexuality 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses

Complete two 4- or 5-unit upper-division elective courses from English 100 through 199 (English 190H, 191H, 195CE, 198A, and 198B may not be applied), or complete one course from the English list and one course from the following courses outside of the department:

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: American Indian Studies

Code Course Title Credits
AM IND M186 Indigenous Film 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Comparative Literature

Code Course Title Credits
COM LIT 100 Introduction to Literary and Critical Theory 5
COM LIT 102 Classical Tradition: Epic 4
COM LIT 112 Poetics of Hip-Hop 4
COM LIT M142 Travel Narratives, Testimony, Autobiography 4
COM LIT C152 Symbolism and Decadence 5
COM LIT C153 Post-Symbolist Poetry and Poetics 5
COM LIT 154 Adventures of Avant-Garde 5
COM LIT C156 Fantastic Fictions 4
COM LIT C160 Literature and Visual Arts 4
COM LIT C161 Fiction and History 4
COM LIT M162 Israel Seen through Its Literature 4
COM LIT C163 Crisis of Consciousness in Modern Literature 5
COM LIT C164 Modern European Novel 5
COM LIT M165 Holocaust in Literature 4
COM LIT M166 Modern Jewish Literature in English: Diaspora Literature 4
COM LIT M167 Modern Arabic Literature in English 4
COM LIT 169 Continental African Authors 4
COM LIT 180 Variable Topics: Health Humanities in Comparative Contexts 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Digital Humanities

Code Course Title Credits
DGT HUM 101 Introduction to Digital Humanities 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Environment and Sustainability

Code Course Title Credits
ENVIRON 150 Environmental Journalism, Science Communications, and New Media 4
ENVIRON M167 Environmental Justice through Multiple Lenses 4
ENVIRON 168 Environmental Justice: Theory and Action 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: European Languages and Transcultural Studies

Code Course Title Credits
ELTS 103 Topics in Medical Humanities 4
ELTS 112 Medieval Foundations of European Civilization 4
ELTS 140 European Crime Novel 4
ELTS 150 European Folk and Fairy Tales 4
ELTS 167 European Identities in Classic Hollywood and Los Angeles, 1924-1950 4
FRNCH 167 French and Francophone Intellectual History in Translation 4
GERMAN 110 Special Topics in Modern Literature and Culture 4
GERMAN 112 Feminist Issues in German Literature and Culture 4
GERMAN 114 Fairy Tales and Fantastic 5
ITALIAN 110 Dante in English 4
ITALIAN 124 Food and Literature in Italy 4
ITALIAN 150 Modern Fiction in Translation 4
SCAND 143C Scandinavian Crime Literature 4
YIDDSH 121A 20th-Century Yiddish Poetry in English Translation 4
YIDDSH 130 Introduction to Yiddish Culture and Language through Film 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Gender Studies

Code Course Title Credits
GENDER M106 Imaginary Women 5
GENDER M128 Roots of Patriarchy: Ancient Goddesses and Heroines 4
GENDER 130 Women of Color in the U.S. 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Linguistics

Code Course Title Credits
LING 175 Linguistic Change in English 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

Code Course Title Credits
AN N EA M170 Bible and Its Interpreters 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: Philosophy

Code Course Title Credits
PHILOS 100B Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy 4
PHILOS 100C History of Modern Philosophy, 1650 to 1800 4
PHILOS 116 19th-Century Philosophy 4
PHILOS 117 Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Philosophy 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (29 - 30 units): Elective Courses: Non-English Elective Courses: World Arts and Cultures/Dance

Code Course Title Credits
WL ARTS 100A Art as Social Action 5
WL ARTS 100B Art as Moral Action 5
WL ARTS 132 Narrative and Oral Performance 4
WL ARTS C138 American Indian Arts in Performance 4
WL ARTS C142 Myth and Ritual 4

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