English Minor, Elementary Education
Elementary Education students may select a minor in English to fulfill their standard teaching concentration requirement. Students will learn about the major writers and periods of British and American literature and the cultural traditions found in minority literature. They will also master the basics of language, rhetoric and composition theory and learn how to analyze and critique writing.
Minor Details:
- Requires 30 QH in addition to English courses taken as part of the General Education requirement
- Requires 15 QH of upper level coursework
- 15 QH of the upper level courses must be taken at NLU
- Requires a minimum grade of “C” for each course in the minor
Required Courses
Core Course
| LAE 314 | History of the English Language | 5 |
Literary Period Course
| LAE 305 | Advanced Studies in British Literature: Beginning to 1750 | 5 |
| or | |
| LAE 306 | Advanced Studies in British Literature: 1750-1900 | 5 |
| or | |
| LAE 405 | Advanced Studies of American Literature: Beginning-1900 | 3 OR 5 |
| or | |
| LAE 406 | Advanced Studies of American Literature: 1900-1950 | 3 OR 5 |
Literature and/or Writing electives
Choose 20 QH of undergraduate
literature or writing courses
Notes: The following course does not count toward the literature or writing elective: LAE 100A. LAE 490 and LAE 495 must be approved.