English Minor

Minor in English

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: Standard Track: 18; Teaching English Track: 40-48

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: English minors must earn at least 18 credits within the English Department (excluding WRIT courses).

Summary

English Minor - Standard Track		18
Foundational Courses
Focus Courses
English Minor - Teaching English Track		40-48
Teaching English Track Core Courses
Teaching English Track Upper-Division Literature Courses
Teaching English Track English Teaching Courses
Teaching English Track Modern & Classical Language Requirement

English Minor - Standard Track

Note: 18 total credits required.

Foundational Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete any two 200-level courses with LIT or CRWR prefixes.		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Focus Courses

Note: Some of these upper-division courses carry prerequisites, so students should select lower- and upper-division courses carefully to ensure those prerequisites are met. Students wishing to enroll in 300- or 400-level CRWR workshops (CRWR 310/CRWR 311/CRWR 312A/CRWR 410/CRWR 411/CRWR 412) must complete the 200-level CRWR pre-requisite.CRWR 410/CRWR 411/CRWR 412also require a writing submission for consent of instructor. Students wishing to enroll in upper-division LIT courses need to take 6 credits of LIT at the 200-level, LIT 300, and/or receive consent of instructor.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete any four upper-division English elective courses with the prefixes LIT, IRSH, FILM, or CRWR.		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

English Minor - Teaching English Track

The English Teaching program provides content knowledge, pedagogy, and professional experiences required for teaching literacy in a democratic society. Based on current research and best practices, the English Teaching program integrates the study of language, literature, and media, creating learning communities and supporting teachers as critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and reflective practitioners. Students who successfully complete this option and the requirements from the College of Education receive a secondary teaching license (grades 5-12) in English. The English Teaching Program is also the home of the Montana Writing Project, which is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of writing at all grade levels and offers a special focus on meeting the state-mandated Indian Education for All.

Notes:

This teaching track contains different/additional course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the teaching track of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the teaching track of a major or minor in that content area.
- Secondary Education Licensure Program
- Licensure Degree Requirements
To complete this teaching track, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. You do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publications. They are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Individuals completing the teaching track of this minor must also complete the teaching track of a major in another content area.
To complete the English Teaching Track, a student must earn 36 credits within the English Department.

Teaching English Track Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
LIT 110L	Intro to Lit	3
or CRWR 211A	Intro Poetry Workshop
LIT 300	Literary Criticism	3
LIT 327	Shakespeare	3
Complete two of the following courses:		6
LIT 202L	The Environmental Imagination
LIT 236L	Literary Histories
LIT 246L	Genres, Themes, Approaches
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C

Teaching English Track Upper-Division Literature Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two of the following courses:		6
LIT 301	Studies in Literary Forms
LIT 304	U.S. Writers of Color
LIT 305	Lit by & About Native Amer
LIT 314	The American Novel
LIT 315	Voices of the Am Renaissance
LIT 331	Major Author/s
LIT 342	Montana Writers
LIT 343	African American Lit
LIT 344	Asian American Literature
LIT 349L	Medieval Lit
LIT 350L	Chaucer
LIT 353L	Milton
LIT 355	British Romanticism
LIT 363	Modern Poetry
LIT 369	Short Fiction
LIT 370	Science Fiction
LIT 373	Lit & Environment
LIT 376	Lit & Other Disciplines
LIT 378L	Gay and Lesbian Studies
LIT 380	Literary Approaches to Drama
LIT 391	Special Topics
LIT 402	Literature in Place
LIT 420	Critical Theory
LIT 421	History of Criticism & Theory
LIT 422	Ecocritical Theory & Practice
LIT 430	Studies in Comparative Lit
LIT 491	Special Topics
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Teaching English Track Courses

Note: Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program prior to enrolling in ENT 440ENT 440, ENT 441ENT 441, and ENT 442ENT 442. Other EDU pre-/co-requisites also apply to ENT 440ENT 440, ENT 441ENT 441, and ENT 442ENT 442.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ENT 439	Studies in Young Adult Lit	3
ENT 440	Teaching Writing	3
ENT 441	Tchg Rdng & Literature	3
ENT 442	Tchg Oral Lang & Media Lit	3
Complete one of the following courses:		3
LING 270S	Intro to Linguistics
LING 465	Structure & History of English
LING 470	Linguistic Analysis
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Teaching English Track Modern & Classical Language Requirement

Note: Students need to take one year (two semesters) of a modern or classical language or exemplify proficiency through examination (available through the Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department).

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the first year-level proficiency in either a modern or classical language other than English.		4-8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach English, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.