English - minor

What you will study 

Studying English at Alverno means building your program of study to match your professional goals and personal passions. For a minor in English, choose your courses from the following tracks – Literary Studies, Film Studies, or Creative Studies in Writing.

Literary Studies

Books matter and the people who read them develop a set of sought after critical abilities–excellent communication, creative thinking, strong close reading, sharp synthesizing and a keen understanding of the role of the language and literature in the world. Whether you’re participating in a mock trial on moral dilemmas in a class on the novel or reading and writing memoirs, literary studies prepares you for a variety of traditional careers and any number of emerging ones.

Film Studies

Explore the history and techniques of film and engage in creative personal and cultural interpretations and analysis in this exciting program. Core courses explore fiction into film, influential genre films, and world film while also introducing you to storyboarding and the basics of film production and editing. This program gives you the opportunity to respond to film at a highly informed and active personal level.

Creative Studies in Writing

Whether you want to write creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, comics or Manga, this program nurtures your creative thinking, heightens your distinctive voice and style, while developing your narrative skills and a sophisticated use of language. The program also teaches you how to navigate the challenging world of publishing if your interests are in that area.

Intermediate Requirements
Advanced Requirements
EN-250Oprah's Books4
or EN-251 Introduction to Creative Writing
or EN-252 Fiction Into Film
HUM-350Alternate World Views4
or HUM-351 Chinese Civilization & Cultures
or HUM-353 Latin American Civilizations
or HUM-355 Japan: Studies in Civilizations and Culture
or HUM-358 Middle Eastern Civilization
EN-330Imagination & Identity in Literary Stds4
EN CourseEnglish (EN) course, above 330 level3
EN CourseEnglish (EN) course, above 450 level4
Total Credits19