English Minor
Goal 1: Acquire knowledge of significant texts in the British, Irish, American, and Anglophone literary traditions.
Outcome 1.1: Students will demonstrate a familiarity with British, Irish, American, and Anglophone key texts and an understanding of the historical continuities among literary conventions and imaginative traditions.
Goal 2: Develop rhetorical skills.
Outcome 2.1: Students will recognize and use various rhetorical modes, including (but not limited to) narrative, exposition, analysis, and argument.
Goal 3: Develop creative abilities.
Outcome 3.1: Students will exercise their imaginations in crafting their own creative works and performances, particularly through creative writing workshops and theatre courses.
Goal 4: Develop revision strategies and editing skills
Outcome 4.1: Students will demonstrate an understanding of revision.
Outcome 4.2: Students will practice editing skills through examining their own writing and the writing of their peers.