Program Objectives

The Minor in English affords students basic training in the 3 options of the B.A. Program in English: literature, language, or professional creative writing. Especially the writing option makes our program unique to the region.

All three options enhance communication, critical thinking, and creativity. All of these skills are greatly needed in most careers nowadays. An English minor complements majors in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication Arts, Education, Arabic, Translation — and why not, Business.

Program Outcomes

Graduates with a Minor in English will:

1. Enhance their writing proficiency through literary and linguistic assign­ments;
2. Acquire both literary and linguistic content in various areas, and become aware of the cultural, political, and social perspectives of different socie­ties;
3. Analyze and critique different topics, and further develop their research methods; and
4. Reflect upon the different aspects of today’s global issues in a literary and linguistic framework.

Admission Requirements

To enter the major, students must meet the general university requirements

Graduation Requirements

Core Requirements (9 credits):

• ENG213/ Introduction to Language
• ENG216/ Introduction to Literature
• Any English writing course 

English Electives (9 credits): 

You can then freely select any other 3 courses (9 credits) from our large curriculum:

Literature

*ENG487 can be taken more than once for extra credits if the topics differ. 

Language

Writing