Literature & Culture - Minor
The Literature & Culture Minor consists of 6 courses.
Learn how to declare a minor in Literature & Culture.
Curriculum: 6 courses, minimum 54 units
NOTE: At least one course must focus on a period before 1900. This course can be at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level.
To see examples of applicable courses, please visit the Undergraduate Course Catalog.
Required Introductory Courses (2 courses, 18 units):
- Introductory Genre Writing Course (choose from 76-212 Introduction to TV Writing, 76-260 Intro to Writing Fiction, 76-261 Intro to Writing Creative Nonfiction, 76-265 Intro to Writing Poetry, or 76-269 Intro to Screenwriting)
- 76-275 Intro to Critical Writing
200-Level Literature & Culture Courses (2 courses, 18 units):
- These courses are designed to give students the experience in interpreting and writing about literature and other media in cultural context.
300- and/or or 400-Level Literature & Culture or Seminar Courses (2 courses, 18 units):
- These courses give students a more in-depth experience in studying a period or special topic, an historical overview of theoretical methods important to the analytical work done in literary and cultural studies. Additionally, at the 400-level this work provides a true seminar experience.