Department of English
306 Clemens HallNorth Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260-4610
Chad Lavin, Associate Professor
Interim Chair
David Alff, Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associated Programs
Associated Subjects
Completing the English Minor Program
Academic Requirements
- Minimum GPA of 2.000
- Completion of the university writing skills requirement.
Transfer Credit Policy
The English Department awards credit for courses take elsewhere that approximately correspond — in content, approach and/or pedagogy — to courses offered in our program.
Prerequisite Courses
Completion of the university writing requirement.
Required Courses
Two 200-level ENG courses (202-299)
One course in Criticism/Theory:
- ENG 301 Criticism
- ENG 367 Psychoanalysis and Culture
- ENG 369 Literary Theory
- ENG 370 Critical Race Theory
- ENG 371 Queer Theory
- ENG 372 Feminist Theory
- ENG 440 Film Theory
- ENG 454 Literature and Philosophy
- ENG 455 Cultural Theory
One course in Earlier Literature, chosen from among specified upper-level courses that focus on literature written before 1800:
- ENG 302 Old English
- ENG 303 Chaucer
- ENG 304 Studies in Medieval Literature
- ENG 305 Medieval Epic
- ENG 306 Love in the Western World
- ENG 308 Early Modern Drama
- ENG 309 Shakespeare, Early Plays
- ENG 310 Shakespeare, Late Plays
- ENG 312 Studies in Early Modern Literature
- ENG 315 Milton
- ENG 317 Early British Drama
- ENG 318 Eighteenth-Century Fiction
- ENG 319 Eighteenth Century Literature
- ENG 320 Romantic Movement
- ENG 374 Bible as Literature
- ENG 375 Haven, Hell, and Judgement
- ENG 377 Mythology
- ENG 382 Shakespeare in Film 1
- ENG 384 Shakespeare in Film 2
- ENG 401 Honors (Early Literature)
- ENG 404 Medieval Studies
- ENG 405 Studies in Early Women Writers
- ENG 409 Studies in Shakespeare
- ENG 410 Studies in Early Modern Literature
Two additional (elective) ENG courses in the 300-400 level
Total Credit Hours Required
| Total Credits Required for Minor/Certificate | 18 |
Minors and certificates must be completed in conjunction with a major and all university degree requirements must be met.
Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or minor requirements.
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.