Minors
The department offers a wide range of possibilities for noncontiguous minors. The options include courses in a single regional or national literature, courses in more than one literature, and a combination of language and literature courses. The minors require seven courses. All courses taken to complete a literature minor must be taken for a letter grade. No grade below C- is acceptable. Advanced Placement (AP) credit will not satisfy minor requirements.
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Take a few classes towards the minor to ensure it is something you want to pursue. We recommend taking at least 2 courses before you declare. When you are ready to declare your minor, you can do so online using the Major/Minor Tool in Tritonlink. Please see the department for further information and specifics regarding minors in literature.A minor in literature will consist of seven courses as described below.
French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish literature: seven courses, at least four of which must be upper-division in the same literature.
Literatures in English, Literatures of the World, and Literature/Writing: seven courses, at least five of which must be upper-division.
Lower-division courses applicable toward minors:
Literatures of the World: seven literature courses, at least five of which must be upper-division--usually 1) a two- or three-course lower-division sequence and 2) five upper-division courses with a single unifying theme. Students may use either the Revelle College Humanities sequence (HUM 1-5) or Eleanor Roosevelt College's Making of the Modern World (MMW 1-6) to satisfy the lower-division sequence for the LTWL minor.Literatures in English: LTEN 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 60
French Literature: LTFR 2A, 2B, 2C, 50
German Literature: LTGM 2A, 2B, 2C
Greek Literature: LTGK 1, 2, 3
Hebrew Literature: JUDA 1, 2, 3 (see Judaic Studies)
Italian Literature: LTIT 2A, 2B, 50
Latin Literature: LTLA 1, 2, 3
Russian Literature: LTRU 2A, 2B, 2C
Spanish Literature: LTSP 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 50A, 50B, 50C
Literature/Writing: LTWR 8A, 8B, 8C
Writing minor: seven courses, at least five of which must be upper-division. The minimum of five upper-division courses must cover at least two major writing genres, with course work chosen from writing courses (LTWR) numbered 100 through 148.
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