Program Requirements
Pursuing the Critical Theory Minor:
The Critical Theory Minor requires 18 credits of coursework including:
- CRIT 498: Critical Theory Seminar (3 credits)
- GENDER 200: Introduction to Gender Studies (3 credits)
- ENGL 393: Literary Criticism and Critical Theory (3 credits)
- PHIL 316: Philosophy and Critical Theory (3 credits)
- HCS 387: Survey of Critical and Cultural Theory (3 credits)
- 3 courses from a list across the College of Arts & Sciences (9 credits)
Critical Theory Minor
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| PHIL 316 Philosophy and Critical Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 393 Literary Criticism | 3 |
| GENDER 200 Introduction to Gender Studies | 3 |
| Choose four (4) courses from at least three (3) fields: COMM 321 Rhetorical Theories COMM 331 Message Analysis and Criticism COMM 371 Communication, Gender, and Diference COMM 389 Theory and Philosophy of Communication ED-CIFS 201 Education, Schooling, and Society. ENGL 390 Ethnic Literature ENGL 395 Women Writers ENGL 396 Postcolonial Literature ENGL 307 Literary Translation ENGL 425 Rhetoric and Society FORLNG 340 Topics in French and Francophone Literature GENDER 301/SOC 471 Feminist Theory MDS 420 Globalization PHIL 315 Phenomenology and Existentialism PHIL 337 Aesthetics PHIL 441/POLS441 Classical Political Thought PHIL 442/POLS 442 Modern Political Thought PHIL 443/POLS443 Contemporary Political Thought SOC 320 Radical Sociology | 12 |
| CRIT 498 Critical Theory Seminar | 3 |
| A course may have a prerequisite that is not required for the minor, but is required prior to take the elective course | |
| Total | 24 |