English at Aquinas College

English Teaching Minor

 ‹ Back to all English degrees

Minor Requirements: Twenty-one (21) semester hours.

  • At least twelve (12) semester hours must be taken at Aquinas.
  • Only courses with a grade of C or better will count toward the minor.
AQUINAS REQUIREMENTS
EH221 Introduction to Literary Studies 3.0
EH230 Grammar of Modern English 3.0
EH265 Writing Center Theory & Practice (WI) 3.0
EH388 Teaching Young Adult Literature 3.0
EH400 Teaching Writing (WI) 3.0
Three (3) semester hours in American Literature at the 200 level or above:
  3.0
Three (3) semester hours in British Literature at the 200 level or above:
  3.0

 

Courses

  • EH221 Introduction to Literary Studies (3) AT

    Principles of literary prose and verse; structures, techniques, and devices of various literary types. This course is required for English majors and minors.

  • EH230 Grammar of Modern English (3)

    Analysis of the language through traditional, structural, and transformational grammar. This course is not accepted for General Education credit.

  • EH265 Writing Center Theory and Practice (3) WI, AP

    This course will utilize writing theory and technique to train students to be student consultants for the Aquinas College Writing Center. Specifically, the course will equip students to assist Writing Center visitors with key elements of the writing process, including but not limited to: idea generation, thesis development/topic focus, organization, revision, editing, grammar correction (usage and punctuation), discipline-specific documentation and formatting. Instructor permission required.

English