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Minors

The department offers a wide range of possibilities for noncontiguous minors. The minor options allow students to study a single regional or national literature, creative writing, or a customized topic defined by the students themselves. All our minors require:

  • Seven courses (28 total units) 
  • All courses taken for a letter grade
  • All courses receive C- or higher grade
  • Advanced Placement (AP) scores that provide P/NP credit for Literature courses may apply to the minor requirements. Contact advising (via the VAC) if you have any questions.

We recommend taking at least 2 courses before you declare a minor, to ensure it is something you want to pursue. When you are ready to declare your minor, you can do so online using the Major/Minor Tool in TritonLink. Please refer to the specific minor details below for more information and sample minor declaration forms.

LT29 - French Literature

Requirements:

Seven LTFR courses (at least 28 units), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three): LTFR 2A, 2B, 2C
  • One specific eligible upper division course: LTFR 104 (pre-requisite for other upper division LTFR courses)
  • Additional eligible upper division courses: LTFR 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTFR 2A Intermediate French I UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTFR 2B Intermediate French II UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTFR 2C Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTFR 104 Advanced French Reading and Writing UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTFR 1xx UD French Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTFR 1xx UD French Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTFR 1xx UD French Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTFR 1xx" to represent upper division LTFR courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTFR 2B or 2C, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTFR courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTFR courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

If there are European Literature course offerings (LTEU 100-190) that focus on French topics and the course instructor agrees to have French Literature minors do the readings and assignments in French, then the course may apply to the minor. As long as the instructor confirms that the students did the coursework in French, this will be approved.

French Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTFR 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but these petitions will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTFR 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTFR course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT31 - German Literature

Requirements:

Seven LTGM courses (at least 28 units total), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three): LTGM 2A, 2B, 2C
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTGM 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTGM 2A Intermediate German I UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTGM 2B Intermediate German II UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTGM 2C Intermediate German III UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGM 1xx UD German Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGM 1xx UD German Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGM 1xx UD German Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGM 1xx UD German Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTGM 1xx" to represent upper division LTGM courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTGM 2B or 2C, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTGM courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTGM courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

If there are European Literature course offerings (LTEU 100-190) that focus on German topics and the course instructor agrees to have German Literature minors do the readings and assignments in German, then the course may apply to the minor. As long as the instructor confirms that the students did the coursework in German, this will be approved.

German Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTGM 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but these petitions will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTGM 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTGM course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT32 - Russian Literature

Requirements:

Seven LTRU courses (at least 28 units total), five of which (20 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to two): LTRU 2A, 2B
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTRU 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTRU 2A Second-Year Russian UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTRU 2B Second-Year Russian UCSD 5 Letter
Upper LTRU 1xx UD Russian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTRU 1xx UD Russian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTRU 1xx UD Russian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTRU 1xx UD Russian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTRU 1xx UD Russian Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTRU 1xx" to represent upper division LTRU courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTRU 2C, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTRU courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTRU courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Russian Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTRU 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTRU 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTRU course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT33 - Spanish Literature

Requirements:

Seven LTSP courses (at least 28 units total), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three):
    • LTSP 2A, 2B, 2C (non-heritage learners)
    • LTSP 1F, 2F, 3F (heritage learners, FA24 & beyond)
    • LTSP 2D, 2E (heritage learners, pre-FA24)
  • One specific eligible upper division course (pre-requisite for other upper division LTSP courses):
    • LTSP 100A (non-heritage learners)
    • LTSP 100F (heritage learners)
    • LTSP 100B (previous course for heritage learners)
  • Additional eligible upper division courses: LTSP 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Example for a heritage Spanish Language learner.

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTSP 1F Spanish for Heritage Learners I UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTSP 2F Spanish for Heritage Learners II UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTSP 3F Spanish for Heritage Learners III UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTSP 100F Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTSP 1xx UD Spanish Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTSP 1xx UD Spanish Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTSP 1xx UD Spanish Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTSP 1xx" to represent upper division LTSP courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTSP 2F or 3F, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTSP courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTSP courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Spanish Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTSP 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTSP 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTSP course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT34 - Literature/Writing

Requirements:

Seven LTWR courses (at least 28 units total), five of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to two): LTWR 8A, 8B, 8C
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTWR 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTWR 8B Writing Poetry UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTWR 8C Writing Nonfiction UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTWR 1xx UD Writing UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTWR 1xx UD Writing UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTWR 1xx UD Writing UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTWR 1xx UD Writing UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTWR 1xx UD Writing UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTWR 1xx" to represent upper division LTWR courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students choose to take less lower division courses, they will need to list additional upper division LTWR courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTWR courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing minor may apply up to two of the Theatre & Dance department's playwriting courses (TDPW 101, 102, 104) to the minor requirements.

Literature/Writing minors may also apply one 4-unit LTWR 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but these petitions will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTWR 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTWR course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT35 - Italian Literature

Requirements:

Seven LTIT courses (at least 28 units total), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three): LTIT 2A, 2B, 50
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTIT 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTIT 2A Intermediate Italian I UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTIT 2B Intermediate Italian II UCSD 5 Letter
Lower LTIT 50 Advanced Italian UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTIT 1xx UD Italian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTIT 1xx UD Italian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTIT 1xx UD Italian Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTIT 1xx UD Italian Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTIT 1xx" to represent upper division LTIT courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTIT 2B or 50, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTIT courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTIT courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

If there are European Literature course offerings (LTEU 100-190) that focus on Italian topics and the course instructor agrees to have Italian Literature minors do the readings and assignments in Italian, then the course may apply to the minor. As long as the instructor confirms that the students did the coursework in Italian, this will be approved.

Italian Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTIT 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but these petitions will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTIT 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTIT course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT36 - Literatures in English

Requirements:

Seven LTEN courses (at least 28 units total), five of which (20 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to two): LTEN 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTEN 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTEN 25 Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865 UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTEN 29 Introduction to Chicano Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEN 1xx UD English Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEN 1xx UD English Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEN 1xx UD English Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEN 1xx UD English Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEN 1xx UD English Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTEN 1xx" to represent upper division LTEN courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students choose to take less lower division courses, they will need to list additional upper division LTEN courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTEN courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Additional Course Options

Each quarter there may be one or more courses in other Literature subject codes (LTCS or LTWL, for instance) that are flagged as "LTEN-Equivalent", based on the specific topic.  These courses will have a notation at the end of their course descriptions on our Course Offerings page.  For example: "LTWL 184 will count as an LTEN-equivalent course."  These courses do not need to be petitioned to apply to the minor requirements.  If one of these courses isn't applying to the minor as expected, students should send us a message via the VAC.  We will correct their audit.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English minors may also apply one 4-unit LTEN 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTWR 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTWR course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

LT38 - Literatures of the World

Requirements:

The Literatures of the World minor is unique in that it allows students to define their own focus of the minor (for topics not already covered by one of our other minors). It requires seven courses (at least 28 units total), five of which (20 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to two courses from any one of the following sequences): 
    • CAT 1, 2, 3
    • DOC 1, 2, 3
    • HUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • MMW 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    • LTEN 21, 22, 23
    • LTEN 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
    • LTFR 2A, 2B, 2C
    • LTGM 2A, 2B, 2C
    • LTGK 1, 2, 3
    • LTIT 2A, 2B, 50
    • LTKO 2A, 2B, 2C
    • LTLA 1, 2, 3
    • LTRU 2A, 2B,104A
    • LTSP 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E
    • LTWL 4A, 4C, 4D, 4F, 4M
    • LTWL 19A, 19B, 19C
  • Eligible upper division courses (within the parameters below): LT** 100-190
    • At least five upper division courses, which must fit into a single unifying theme/focus.  Some tips for choosing a theme:
      •  It should be narrow enough that it is clearly a subset of the courses we offer and not something that most of our courses could fit within.
      • It should be broad enough that you have built in flexibility for course selection and there will be sufficient course offerings for you to complete the minor in a timely manner.
      • For example, 
        • "Comparative World Literature" - too broad
        • "Modern Chinese Lit & Film" - too narrow
        • "East Asian Lit & Film" - just right

Minor declaration process:

  1. Send us a message in the VAC with your chosen theme for the minor.  For example:
    Hi Literature,
    I am ready to declare a Literatures of the World minor, and my chosen theme is "East Asian Lit & Film".  I will submit the minor declaration next.  Thank you!
  2. Submit your proposed course list via the Major/Minor Tool in TritonLink.  Feel free to list more than the minimum number of upper division courses, to give yourself multiple options. It is recommended that you refer to the list of courses being offered in the upcoming quarters (Course Offerings), rather than all relevant courses from the Catalog.  You can add more courses later, if needed. All courses must clearly fit into your defined theme.

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower DOC 2 Justice UCSD 6 Letter
Lower DOC 3 Imagination UCSD 6 Letter
Upper LTEA 120A Chinese Films UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 120B Taiwan Films UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 120C Hong Kong Films UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 138 Japanese Films UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 110B Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 110C Contemporary Chinese Fiction in Translation UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 132 Later Japanese Literature in Translation UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 140 Modern Korean Literature in Translation from Colonial Period UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 143 Gender and Sexuality in Korean Literature and Culture UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTEA 152B Topics in Filipino Literature and Culture (World War II-Present) UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Once the minor has been approved, our advisors will add your approved course list to the minor options on the degree audit.  If students want to add more courses to their approved options, the will send us a message in the VAC with the details.  As long as the courses clearly fit within your theme, we will add them as options on your degree audit. For example:
    Hi Literature,
    My chosen theme for the Literatures of the World minor is "East Asian Lit & Film".  I would like to add the following courses to my approved options: LTEA 141, LTEA 142, LTEA 144, and LTCH 101.  Thank you!
  • If students choose to take less lower division courses, they will need to complete additional upper division courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  All upper division courses for the minor need to fit within the chosen theme. Many of our upper division courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

MO26 - Literature-Greek

Requirements:

Seven LTGK courses (at least 28 units total), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three): LTGK 1, 2, 3
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTGK 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTGK 1 Beginning Greek UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTGK 2 Intermediate Greek (I) UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTGK 3 Intermediate Greek (II) UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGK 1xx UD Greek Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGK 1xx UD Greek Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGK 1xx UD Greek Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTGK 1xx UD Greek Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTGK 1xx" to represent upper division LTGK courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTGK 2 or 3, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTGK courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTGK courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Greek Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTGK 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTGK 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTGK course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

MO29 - Literature-Latin

Requirements:

Seven LTLA courses (at least 28 units total), four of which (16 units) must be upper division:

  • Eligible lower division courses (up to three): LTLA 1, 2, 3
  • Eligible upper division courses: LTLA 100-190

Sample Minor Declaration:

Course Level Subject Course No. Title Institution Units Grade
Lower LTLA 1 Beginning Latin UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTLA 2 Intermediate Latin (I) UCSD 4 Letter
Lower LTLA 3 Intermediate Latin (II) UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTLA 1xx UD Latin Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTLA 1xx UD Latin Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTLA 1xx UD Latin Literature UCSD 4 Letter
Upper LTLA 1xx UD Latin Literature UCSD 4 Letter

Notes:

  • Students may list "LTLA 1xx" to represent upper division LTLA courses they plan to take, and they may list specific course numbers and titles for any courses they have already completed.
  • If students take less lower division courses - due to placing directly into LTLA 2 or 3, for example - they will need to list additional upper division LTLA courses to meet the minimum course/unit total.  Many of our upper division LTLA courses may be taken more than once for credit - see Catalog for details.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Latin Literature minors may also apply one 4-unit LTLA 199 (independent study) to the upper division minor requirements, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. 

Petitions for additional LTLA 199 courses to apply to minor requirements are not pre-approved.  They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTLA course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

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