Department of English

THE ENGLISH MINOR

AT

SALEM STATE COLLEGE

 WHY MINOR IN ENGLISH?

· The English minor complements many  majors in the sciences and humanities.

· English minors learn how to organize ideas and express themselves effectively.

· English minors learn how to develop more sophisticated writing skills.

· English minors read, and learn to appreciate, good literature.

· English minors develop imaginative and analytical skills applicable to a variety of careers.

· English minors acquire the experience in the humanities that employers seek in job applicants, especially those whose jobs deal with personal relations.

To declare an English minor, see the Chairperson of the English Department in MH216

 MINORS IN ENGLISH:

· Comprehensive

· Writing

· Dramatic Literature

· Professional Writing

 

COMPREHENSIVE

(18 Credits)

Required: Literature sequence plus four (4) ENG electives.

  If you decide to declare English as a minor without indicating any further specialization, you should take six (6) ENG courses numbered 200 or higher, for a total of 18 credits.  Of the six courses, two (2) should make up a literature sequence and the remaining four may be chosen from any English electives. You may not count Composition, Basic Writing, or ESL courses toward this minor.

  One of the attractions of the Comprehensive English Minor is that you may use your  core requirement literature sequence credits toward the minor.  (If you elect to use the same literature sequence to fulfill both requirements, you will need to take other course work to meet the college minimum of 126 credits to graduate.)

  A Comprehensive English minor allows you to elect a wide variety of courses according to your own interests.  An aspiring poet might want to take creative writing courses such as ENG300, Creative Writing, and ENG413, Creative Writing Workshop:  Poetry, along with surveys of poetry, such as ENG291, Introduction to Poetry, or ENG390,  Poetry I, and ENG391, Poetry II.

  Another student might want to sample a wide range of department offerings; a course in Arthurian literature, another in modern British fiction, maybe a course in Kerouac, and another in science fiction. You could use courses such as African American Literature I and II for the literature sequence.

 

** The Comprehensive English Minor allows you to be flexible.

  It allows you to choose from a wide variety of courses.

WRITING
(15 credits)

  The Writing minor gives you the opportunity to improve the quality of your writing in general and to explore the various types of writing most appropriate for specific interests and needs.

  Electives:  Choose at least five (5) courses from the following.  We recommend that

    ENG400 be included among your choices.

· ENG300  Creative Writing

· ENG301  Introduction to Professional Writing

· ENG303  Editing for Pub,ication

· ENG313  Literary Journalism

· ENG314  Survey of Journalistic Styles

· ENG325  Grammar and Style

· ENG400  Advanced Writing

· ENG401  Writing for the Natural and Social Sciences

· ENG402  Business Writing

· ENG403A  The Craft of Poetry

· ENG404  Creative Writing Workshop:  Scriptwriting

· ENG405  Technical Writing

· ENG408  Travel Writing

· ENG409  Creative Writing Workshop:  Non-Fiction

· ENG410  Creative Writing Workshop:  Fiction

· ENG413  Creative Writing Workshop:  Poetry

· ENG422  Internet Writing

· ENG501  Student Assistantship in Composition

· ENG502  Writing Center Practicum

 

"True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,

As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance."

- Alexander Pope

 

DRAMATIC LITERATURE

(18 credits)

  This minor is appropriate for Theatre majors who wish to pursue further the study of dramatic literature.  It is also appropriate for anyone who likes to read or attend plays.  This literature, reflecting a wise range of artistic periods and styles, is also a demanding way to develop your imagination and intellect.

Required: (the genre sequence):

· ENG394  Drama I

· ENG395  Drama II

Electives: Choose four (4) from among the following courses:

· ENG331  Shakespeare I

· ENG332  Shakespeare II

· ENG379  Women in Drama

· ENG380  Shakespeare for Today

· ENG432  Studies in Shakespeare

· ENG438  Modern British Drama

· ENG459  Modern American Drama

· ENG490  Modern Drama I

· ENG491  Modern Drama II

 

 

 

 

                                   
PROFESSIONAL WRITING MINOR

(18 credits)

Required: Six (6) courses:  one literature sequence (6 credits)

· ENG301  Introduction to Professional Writing

· ENG 430: Special Topics in English: Professional Writing

· ENG509  Portfolio Seminar

Electives: Choose three (3) from among the following:

· ENG300  Creative Writing

· ENG 303 Editing for Publication

· ENG313  Workshop in Literary Journalism

· ENG314  Survey of Journalistic Styles

· ENG325  Grammar and Style

· ENG400  Advanced Writing

· ENG405  Technical Writing

· ENG408  Travel Writing

· ENG409  Creative Writing Workshop:  Non-Fiction

· ENG422  Internet Writing

· ENG502  Writing Center Practicum

· ENG508 Internship in English

                                    "In the corporate world, the ability

                                    to write well and to write quickly is

                                    absolutely essential."

                                                                        Jackie Malone

                                                                        Content Developer for lotus.com

                                                                        Salem State English Dept.Graduate