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What is English?
English refers to a broad field of study related to literature, professional writing, creative writing, and rhetoric. Majors develop critical thinking skills and produce influential academic, creative, professional, and digital texts. They learn to analyze genres, texts, and contexts that involve, for instance, race, class, gender, sexuality, and nationality. They also learn how various texts communicate value, meaning, and social and cultural critique.
You Might Like This Program If...
- You are a professional in business, science, social service, government or education and want to communicate your ideas and plans more effectively.
- You want to gain insights into human behavior and aspirations through the study of literature and writing.
- You want to learn to think logically about a body of evidence in order to formulate a point of view and to find the most precise and appealing ways in which to present it.
- You want to develop more nuanced understandings of cultural values and perspectives through the analysis of texts.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 18 |
For the minor in English, a minimum of 18 credits are required.
Requirements for the Minor
Students may not count courses used to satisfy General Education Writing/Speaking Skills.
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas | ||
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select 6 credits from ENGL 200 - ENGL 299 | 6 | |
| Select 6 credits from ENGL 400 - ENGL 499 | 6 | |
| Select 6 additional credits in English | 6 | |
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY
University Park
Liberal Arts Academic Advising
814-865-2545
Use the Liberal Arts Meet the Academic Advisers web page to see the contact information for the specific adviser(s) of this program
Abington
Karen Weekes
Program Chair
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
215-881-7656
kew16@psu.edu
Altoona
Erin C. Murphy
Professor of English
Hawthorn Building 212
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601
814-949-5625
ecm14@psu.edu
Brandywine
Paul deGategno
Professor of English
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610-892-1465
pjd15@psu.edu
Greater Allegheny
Advising Office
Academic Affairs
101 Frable Building
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132
412-675-9140
GA-Academics@lists.psu.edu
Harrisburg
Maggie Gerrity, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Olmsted Building, W355
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6629
mlg34@psu.edu
Mont Alto
Kevin Boon
Associate Professor of English
211 General Studies Building
Mont Alto, PA 17237
717-749-6096
kab25@psu.edu
New Kensington
Andrea Adolph
Director of Academic Affairs
3550 Seventh Street Rd.
New Kensington, PA 15068
724-334-6031
aea13@psu.edu
Scranton
Paul Perrone
Teaching Professor
13 Library Building
Dunmore, PA 18512
570-963-2660
prp3@psu.edu
York
Noel Sloboda
Associate Professor of English
224 Grumbacher Building (GISTC)
York, PA 17403
717-771-4082
njs16@psu.edu
Contact
University Park
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
434 Burrowes Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-0258
kkj1@psu.edu
https://english.la.psu.edu/undergraduate/minors/
Abington
DIVISION OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
215-881-7656
kew16@psu.edu
https://www.abington.psu.edu/academics/majors-at-abington/english
Altoona
DIVISION OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Hawthorn Building 212
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601
814-949-5625
ecm14@psu.edu
https://altoona.psu.edu/academics/bachelors-degrees/english
Brandywine
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610-892-1465
pjd15@psu.edu
https://www.brandywine.psu.edu/academics/minors/english
Greater Allegheny
101 Frable Building
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132
412-675-9140
GA-Academics@lists.psu.edu
Harrisburg
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Olmsted Building, W356
Middletown, PA 17057
717-948-6189
mpf5451@psu.edu
https://harrisburg.psu.edu/humanities/english-minor
Mont Alto
211 General Studies Building
Mont Alto, PA 17237
717-749-6096
kab25@psu.edu
https://montalto.psu.edu/directory/english
New Kensington
3550 Seventh Street Rd.
New Kensington, PA 15068
724-334-6031
aea13@psu.edu
Scranton
13 Library Building
Dunmore, PA 18512
570-963-2660
prp3@psu.edu
York
224 Grumbacher Building (GISTC)
York, PA 17403
717-771-4082
njs16@psu.edu