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How To Apply/Declare
Current Undergraduate Students: Declare or change your minor by completing an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form.
Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply:
Curriculum
Introductory Course (3 Credits)
Complete one course from the list below.
- ENGL 135 - Love and Death in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 182G - Race and Ethnicity in 20th Century US Literature 4 Credit(s)
- ENGL 202 - Six American Authors 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 221L - Introduction to Asian-American Writing 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 223 - Latino/Latina/Latinx Literature 3 Credit(s)
Core Courses (12 Credits)
Complete four courses from the list below.
- ENGL 344 - Boston Dreams, Boston Nightmares: Genre, Race, Ethnicity 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 349 - Topics in Latina/o/x Literature 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 350L - Asian-American Literary Voices 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 351 - Early African-American Literature 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 352L - Harlem Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 354 - Race in American Literature 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 357 - African-American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 411 - Postcolonial Literary Studies 3 Credit(s)
Additional English Course or Capstone (3 Credits)
Complete one additional course or a capstone.
- ENGL 489 - Terrorism and the Novel 3 Credit(s)
Completion Requirements
Complete 18 credits from six courses, including one introductory course, four core courses, and one additional course or capstone. Please note: Your program of study must be approved by the Director of Race, Ethnicity & Literature.
Grade: A minimum grade of C- is required for all minor courses.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: No more than one transfer course may be applied toward the concentration with the approval of the department.
Contact
English Department
Wheatley Hall, 6th Floor, Room 13
617.287.6700
English.Department [@] umb.edu
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