English, Minor

The undergraduate minor in English requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in English courses, including 12 s.h. in courses taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. Students may count a maximum of 3 s.h. of approved transfer credit toward the minor. 

The minor in English requires the following coursework.

Course # Title Hours
At least 6 s.h. from these:
English courses (prefix ENGL) numbered 2100-2699
ENGL:3010Children's Literature3
ENGL:3140Literature and the Book3
ENGL:3142Topics in Book History3
ENGL:3150Literature and Philosophic Thought3
ENGL:3155Literature and Art3
ENGL:3160Literary Genres and Modes3
ENGL:3181Digital Media and Poetics3
ENGL:3182Digital Cultures and Literacies3
ENGL:3186Science Fiction3
ENGL:4150Introduction to Book Studies3

The remaining 9 s.h. may be selected from additional English courses (prefix ENGL) and writing courses (prefixes CNW and CW), with a maximum of 6 s.h. earned in courses with the prefix CW. Only courses numbered above 2000 count toward the English minor.