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English Department
426 Grubbs Hall
Pittsburg State University
1701 South Broadway
Pittsburg KS 66762
Phone: 620-235-4689
Fax: 620-235-4686
E-Mail: engl@pittstate.edu

 

Minors in English




Traditional Minor
Course No. Course Name Credits
Total Hours for a Traditional Minor 21
ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage 3
Writing electives. Select two from the following group: 6
ENGL 301
ENGL 302
ENGL 304
Technical/Professional Writing
Advanced Composition
Introduction to Writing About Literature (English majors and minors who count ENGL 304 for General Education credit must take additional upper division literature electives to meet total hour requirements.)
Twelve hours of English electives. Six hours must be numbered 500 or above. Three hours must be American, and three hours must be British. 12

Creative Writing Minor
Course No. Course Name Credits
Total Hours for the Creative Writing Minor 21
ENGL 230 American Literature 3
ENGL 250 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
ENGL 346 or
ENGL 347
The Craft of Poetry or
The Craft of Fiction
3
Creative Writing Electives. Select three from approved list. 9
Literature Elective above 500 approved by Director of Creative Writing. 3

Technical/Professional Writing Minor
Course No. Course Name Credits
Total Hours for the Technical/Professional Writing Minor 21
ENGL 301 Technical/Professional Writing 3
ENGL 501 Document Design 3
ENGL 503 Technical/Professional Editing 3
ENGL 504 Advanced Technical/Professional Writing 3
ENGL 505 Technical/Professional Writing Internship 3
Support Courses Approved by the Director of Technical/Professional Writing 6

Teaching Minor for Secondary/Middle Level Education Certification (Students must also complete professional education requirements.)
Course No. Course Name Credits
Total Hours for Teaching Minor 35
ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage 3
ENGL 220 World Masterpieces 3
ENGL 230 American Literature 3
ENGL 241 British Literature I 3
ENGL 242 British Literature II 3
ENGL 302 Advanced Composition 3
ENGL 304 Introduction to Writing About Literature (English majors and minors counting ENGL 304 for General Education credit must take additional upper division literature electives to meet total hour requirements.) 3
ENGL 308 English Linguistics 3
ENGL 478 Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools 3
ENGL 479 Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools 3
ENGL 480 Techniques Laboratory (enroll concurrently in ENGL 478 or 479) 1
ENGL 603 History of the English Language 3
CURIN 307 Clinical Experience 1

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