Popular Literature and Film, Minor

Minor in Popular Literature & Film (330009M)

Program Contact
Prof. Lisa Rhoades
Professor of Instruction, Department of English
330-972-8556
rhoades@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of the Department of English and the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this minor is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Minor in Popular Literature & Film” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the minor to be noted on the student’s record. A minor in Popular Literature & Film may only be awarded at the time a student receives a baccalaureate degree. If a student desires a minor from the same department/school as their major, there is a college requirement for a minimum of nine (9) non-overlapping credits between the minor and the major, as well as between the minor and other minor programs in the department/school. The following English courses are not accepted for any English minors:

The following courses taken to fulfill specific requirements in the English Major cannot also be used to fulfill the 18 hours requirement in this minor:

  • ENGL:300 Critical Reading & Writing
  • ENGL:301 English Literature I
  • ENGL:315 Shakespeare: The Early Plays
  • ENGL:316 Shakespeare: The Mature Plays
  • ENGL:341 American Literature I
  • one course in world or multicultural literature.

Please refer to the University Requirements for Minor Areas of Study for specific graduation information regarding minors.

Summary

Electives18
Total Hours18

Electives

Select 18 credits from the list:18
Popular Literature and Film Electives
ENGL:380Film Criticism
ENGL:389Special Topics: Literature & Language 1
ENGL:399The Gothic Imagination
ENGL:440Women and Film
ENGL:460Film and Literature
ENGL:484Fantasy
ENGL:485Science Fiction
ENGL:489Seminar in English 2
Additional Electives
ENGL:283Film Appreciation
ENGL:350Black American Literature
ENGL:362World Literatures
ENGL:364Women Writers
ENGL:43520th Century British Poetry
ENGL:436British Fiction: 1900-1925
ENGL:437British Fiction Since 1925
ENGL:450Modern American Fiction
ENGL:452Modern American Poetry
ENGL:453American Women Poets
ENGL:45420th Century American Drama
ENGL:455The American Short Story
ENGL:457Writers on Writing
ENGL:468International Poetry
Total Hours18