Literature Minor

Program Overview

The Literature Minor at Western Oregon University offers tailored learning experiences that cultivate analytical and critical skills in literature, language, and writing. With a core of required courses and elective options, students gain a comprehensive understanding of literary works and develop proficiency in critical thinking, communication, and aesthetics. This minor prepares graduates for careers in teaching, writing, editing, and other fields that value language and literary analysis.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Literature Minor at Western Oregon University provides personalized learning opportunities leading to advanced studies or a variety of careers including teaching, writing, editing, linguistics and literature. The program helps students develop a broad knowledge of literature, language and writing to foster analytical and critical skills. Students encounter new ideas; appreciate aesthetic and practical language; become impassioned readers, writers and thinkers; and gain perspectives in assimilating and evaluating their new experiences.

Other:

• Professors: Kathleen Cassity, Henry Hughes, Gavin Keulks, Marjory Lange, Katherine Schmidt, Uma Shrestha, Robert Troyer
• Associate professors: Ann Bliss, Leigh Graziano, Lars Söderlund
• Core Courses:
• One 200-level Literature or English course (4 credits)
• LIT 317 Introduction to Literary Studies I (4 credits)
• 12 elective credits in upper-division Literature or English courses (must be approved by advisor)
• Total Credits: 20
• Note: Students planning a minor in literature, linguistics or writing need to be aware of prerequisites for upper-division courses.
Students with a major in one of these areas and a minor in another need to plan with an advisor additional classes in the minor to replace courses taken in the common core.