English Minors at Regis
English Minor Requirements
Lower Division Requirements (3 semester hours)
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EN 300 Literary Analysis (3 sh)
Upper Division Requirements (12 semester hours)
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Twelve upper division semester hours of English courses selected with the approval of the major advisor
Cognitive Literary Studies Minor Requirements
Lower Division Requirements (3 semester hours)
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EN 300 Literary Analysis (3 sh)
Upper Division Requirements (12 semester hours)
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EN 468 Cognitive Literary Studies
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Nine upper division semester hours of English courses with a cognitive emphasis.
NOTE: Three of the upper division semester hours may be fulfilled by an approved upper division course in another discipline. To count toward the Cognitive Literary Studies minor, an upper division course in English or any other discipline must meet three of the four following criteria:-
Course is about literature.
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Course introduces a technical vocabulary related to cognitive studies.
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Course requires, or additionally assigns a textbook that includes cognitive perspectives on the course topic.
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Course requires, or additionally assigns a substantial assignment (e.g. a research paper, a public presentation, etc.) with a cognitive focus.
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English Film Studies Minor Requirements
Lower Division Requirements (3 semester hours)
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Introduction to Film Studies (3 sh)
Upper Division Requirements (12 semester hours)
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Twelve upper division semester hours of Film Studies courses selected with the approval of the English Department.
Linguistics Minor Requirements
Upper Division Requirements (12 semester hours)
Twelve upper division semester hours selected from the following:
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EDLD 475 Linguistics for Teachers of Culturally Linguistically Diverse Students
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EN 443 Old English
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EN 454 Linguistic Approaches to Literature
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EN 465 History of the English Language
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SP 423 Translation/Interpretation/Composition
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SP 445 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
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SP/FR 460 Romance Linguistics
Writing Minor Requirements
Upper Division Requirements (12 semester hours)
Twelve upper division semester hours selected from the following:
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EN 412 Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing
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EN 478 Playwriting
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EN 479 Screenwriting
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EN 483 Fiction
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EN 486 Poetry
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EN 487 Advanced Fiction
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EN 488 Advanced Poetry
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EN 489 Nonfiction
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EN 498E-W Internship in Writing
NOTE: The English Department offers a writing minor for students in any major. The upper division courses that fulfill the requirements of the writing minor are open to any qualified Regis student. The minor is intended to serve the needs of all majors, especially majors in business administration, communication, natural science, and social science, for whom the ability to write well in graduate school or in a career will be ofparticular importance.