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 10 QH of upper level coursework to be completed 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 405 | Advanced Studies of American Literature: Beginning-1900 | 3 OR 5 |
Note:
LAE 405 must be taken for 5 quarter hours.
Literature and/or Writing electives
Choose 20 QH of undergraduate
literature or writing courses