Minor in Literature and Film
This program is designed for students who are interested in the study of English literature and film but who have elected to major in another area. The recommended series of courses allows students to become acquainted with some of the methods of literary and film study and with a number of the most important works in these areas. The literature and film minor makes a valuable complement to a range of undergraduate majors.
General Requirements
Students minoring in literature must complete a total of 15 credit hours (excluding ENGL 1010, 1020 and 2030). None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail. Only courses completed with a grade of C- (1.7) or better may be counted toward the minor. A minimum of nine upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours must be taken with Downtown Denver English faculty. Courses in a minor cannot be counted toward the English major or English Writing, Rhetoric and Technology major. Course requirements may not be met by independent study.
Note: Students are advised to fulfill the liberal arts and sciences core curriculum writing requirements (ENGL 1020 & 2030) and to take ENGL 2450: Introduction to Literature and Film before enrolling in upper-division literature and film courses.
Required Courses (6 credits)
- ENGL 2450: Introduction to Literature and Film
- Choose one of the following: ENGL 1601: Storytelling, ENGL 2600: Greatest Hits, ENGL 3001: Critical Writing, ENGL 3020: Poetry Workshop, or ENGL 3050: Fiction Workshop
Elective Courses (9 credits).
Choose three courses in Literature/Film at the 3000 or 4000 level, including any of the courses below. Courses noted with an asterisk are repeatable if taken as a different genre/author/topic.
- ENGL 3001: Critical Writing (cannot count as an elective if taken as one of the required courses)
- ENGL 3070: Studies in Film History (*)
- ENGL 3075: Film Genres (*)
- ENGL 3080: Global Cinema (*)
- ENGL 3085: Film Directors (*)
- ENGL 3200: From Literature to Film
- ENGL 3300: Topics in Film (*)
- ENGL 3330: Topics in Literature (*)
- ENGL 3331: Topics in Literature: Lit and Film History (*)
- ENGL 3332: Topics in Literature: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
- ENGL 3333: Topics in Literature: Genre and Global Culture (*)
- ENGL 3334: Topics in Literature: American Identities (*)
- ENGL 3450: Contemporary Women Writers
- ENGL 3520: Religious Narratives
- ENGL 3661: Shakespeare
- ENGL 3700: American Literature to the Civil War
- ENGL 3750: American Literature after the Civil War
- ENGL 3795: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
- ENGL 3798: International Perspectives in Literature and Film
- ENGL 3939: Internship
- ENGL 4000: Studies of Major Authors and Directors (*)
- ENGL 4001: Major Authors and Directors: Lit and Film History (*)
- ENGL 4002: Major Authors and Directors: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
- ENGL 4003: Major Authors and Directors: Genre and Global Culture (*)
- ENGL 4004: Major Authors and Directors: American Identities (*)
- ENGL 4160: Poetics
- ENGL 4166: History of American Poetry
- ENGL 4200: Survey of the English Novel to 1900
- ENGL 4220: African-American Literature
- ENGL 4230: The American Novel
- ENGL 4235: Faulkner
- ENGL 4236: The American Short Story
- ENGL 4250: Twentieth Century Fiction
- ENGL 4420: Film Theory and Criticism
- ENGL 4460: Contemporary World Literature
- ENGL 4500: Medieval Literature
- ENGL 4510: Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
- ENGL 4520: English Renaissance
- ENGL 4530: Milton
- ENGL 4540: Restoration and the 18th Century
- ENGL 4560: English Romanticism
- ENGL 4580: The Victorian Age
- ENGL 4600: Modernism
- ENGL 4730: Chaucer
- ENGL 4745: Humanistic Writing About Medicine and Biology
- ENGL 4770: Topics in English: Film and Literature (*)
- ENGL 4771: Topics in English Film and Lit: Lit and Film History (*)
- ENGL 4772: Topics in English Film and Lit: Gender in Lit and Film (*)
- ENGL 4773: Topics in English Film and Lit: Genre and Global Culture (*)
- ENGL 4774: Topics in English Film and Lit: American Identities (*)