The Department of English offers minors that students may use to supplement their majors and make themselves more marketable.
Available 18-credit minors are:
English Minor
This minor allows students not majoring in English to select any combination of literature and/or writing courses to meet their needs. (ENGL 15, 30, and 202 may not be used towards the minor.) Courses that help students improve their critical reading and writing skills are valuable regardless of students' future directions.
Latina/o Studies Minor
This minor offers students across the University an opportunity to learn about the diverse histories, cultures, politics, migration patterns, and other aspects of Latina/o populations in the United States.
Rhetoric Minor
This minor provides students an opportunity to acquire special competence in the history, theory, and criticism of civic discourse and cultural practices. It combines courses from both the Department of English and the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, from which students may learn about the nature and function of rhetoric in politics, the professions, the classroom, and the media.
Technical Writing Minor
This minor responds to the growing need in business, industry, and government for people who can communicate the results of technical work at a level of competence substantially above that usually found in beginning professionals.
You may view the specific requirements for each of these minors at:
http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/$lamenu.htm
Minor applications are available at:
http://www.registrar.psu.edu/student_forms/entrancetominor.pdf
Completed minor applications, signed by the student's current adviser, may be submitted to the English Undergraduate Office in 103 Burrowes Building.
