Admission into the Minor
The minor in world literature is open to students interested in world literature. Fluency in a foreign language is not necessary for this minor. Students are expected to formally declare a minor by completing the Change of Major/Minor Application online under the Student tab of myBama.
| Code and Title | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Courses | ||
| EN 207 or | World Literature I | 3 |
| EN 208 | World Literature II | |
| Literature Elective Courses | ||
| Select 15 hours 1 | 15 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Footnotes | |
|---|---|
| 1 | At least (6) six hours of the Literature elective courses must be completed at the 300-400 level. |
Literature Elective Courses
| Code and Title | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 100 | Anthropology and Humanity | 3 |
| ANT 102 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 302 | Language and Race | 3 |
| ANT 409 | Ancient Maya Civilization | 3 |
| ANT 412 | Anthropology of Europe | 3 |
| ANT 413 | Peoples of Latin Amer | 3 |
| ANT 414 | Anthropology of Africa | 3 |
| ANT 419 | Myth, Ritual, And Magic | 3 |
| ARB 363 | Women in the Arab World | 3 |
| ARB 364 | Diversity and Gender Roles | 3 |
| ARH 252 | Survey of Art I | 3 |
| ARH 253 | Survey Of Art II | 3 |
| ARH 350 | Roman Art | 3 |
| ARH 378 | Art of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| CHI 270 | Chinese Culture Spec Topics I | 3 |
| CHI 350 | Traditional Chinese Lit Trans | 3 |
| CHI 351 | Modern Chinese Lit Trans | 3 |
| CHI 356 | Chinese Films and Society | 3 |
| CL 222 | Greek Roman Mythology | 3 |
| CL 323 | Alexander the Great,Then & Now | 3 |
| CL 333 | Greek Civilization | 3 to 6 |
| CL 344 | Julius Caesar | 3 |
| CL 350 | Roman Religion | 3 |
| CL 365 | Greece & Rome in Lit. & Film | 3 |
| CL 385 | History of Ancient Greece | 3 |
| CL 386 | History of Ancient Rome | 3 |
| CL 450 | Aristotle: How Stuff Works | 3 |
| GN 250 | Germanic Mythology | 3 |
| GN 254 | Survey of German Cinema | 3 |
| GN 260 | Holocaust In Film & Lit | 3 |
| GN 264 | German Literature Translatn I | 3 |
| GN 265 | German Lit In Translatn II | 3 |
| GN 371 | German Cult & Civ until 1832 | 3 |
| GN 372 | German Cult & Civ since 1832 | 3 |
| HY 111 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HY 112 | Modern Latin Am Since 1808 | 3 |
| HY 113 | Asian Civilization to 1400 | 3 |
| HY 114 | Modern Asia since 1400 | 3 |
| HY 115 | Science/Medicine to 1800 | 3 |
| HY 117 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HY 118 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HY 305 | Topics in European History | 3 |
| HY 307 | Special World Topics | 3 |
| HY 338 | Contemporary China 1921-2000 | 3 |
| HY 340 | Early Material Culture | 3 |
| HY 349 | History of France 1760-present | 3 |
| HY 355 | German History Sc 1740 | 3 |
| HY 356 | Holocaust: History, Memory | 3 |
| HY 361 | Russia to 1894 | 3 |
| HY 362 | Russia-Soviet Union since 1894 | 3 |
| HY 364 | Christianity Discontents | 3 |
| HY 365 | European Consumer Society | 3 |
| HY 368 | Caribbean History Since 1492 | 3 |
| HY 370 | Atlantic World 1400-1800 | 3 |
| HY 379 | History of Modern Argentina | 3 |
| HY 384 | Ancient Egypt Near East | 3 |
| HY 385 | History Of Greece | 3 |
| HY 386 | History Of Rome | 3 |
| HY 401 | History of History | 3 |
| HY 404 | Modern China since 1600 | 3 |
| HY 405 | Topics in European History | 3 |
| HY 407 | Topics around the World | 3 |
| HY 442 | The Middle Ages | 3 |
| HY 446 | Age of Reason 1715-89 | 3 |
| HY 448 | Women in Europe since 1750 | 3 |
| HY 457 | The Russian Revolution | 3 |
| HY 462 | French Legal History | 3 |
| HY 473 | Indians, Nuns, & Rogues | 3 |
| HY 477 | Imperial Spain's "Golden Age" | 3 |
| HY 483 | Thirty Years' War | 3 |
| IT 150 | The Italian Western | 3 |
| IT 250 | Mod Italian Hist Through Film | 3 |
| IT 315 | Ingredients of the Italian Ren | 3 |
| IT 323 | Introduction to Italian Cinema | 3 |
| IT 330 | Violence in Rome | 3 |
| IT 335 | The Italian Mafia | 3 |
| JA 390 | Topics Japanese Studies | 3 |
| LA 301 | Survey Lit Roman Republ | 3 |
| LA 302 | Survey Lit Of Empire | 3 |
| LAS 401 | LACLS Seminar | 3 |
| PHL 211 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 212 | Early Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 381 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| POR 264 | Port Lit in Translation | 3 |
| REL 102 | Religions of World | 3 |
| REL 106 | Intro to Ancient Religions | 3 |
| REL 110 | Intro To The Old Testament | 3 |
| REL 112 | Intro To New Testament | 3 |
| REL 220 | Survey Of Asian Religion | 3 |
| REL 223 | Holocaust Historical Perspecti | 3 |
| REL 224 | Judaism | 3 |
| REL 226 | African Diaspora Religions | 3 |
| REL 231 | Religious Existentialism | 3 |
| REL 236 | Islam | 3 |
| REL 238 | Philosophies Of Judaism | 3 |
| REL 240 | Apocalypse In Popular Media | 3 |
| REL 311 | English Bible As Literature | 3 |
| REL 321 | Rel & Identity in South Asia | 3 |
| REL 322 | Tales from Asia | 3 |
| REL 341 | Theories of Myth | 3 |
| REL 347 | Jewish-Christian Relations | 3 |
| REL 420 | Gospel Of Mark | 3 |
| REL 436 | Making Islam | 3 |
| RUS 223 | Rus Lit in Trans I | 3 |
| RUS 224 | Rus Lit In Transl II | 3 |
| RUS 252 | Russian Folklore | 3 |
| RUS 325 | Dostoevsky | 3 |
| RUS 326 | Tolstoy | 3 |
| SOC 370 | Sexuality and Society | 3 |
| SOC 405 | Gender & Society | 3 |
| Other courses approved by director | ||
Grade Point Average
A 2.0 grade point average in the minor is required. Please see the Grades and Grade Points section of this catalog for an explanation of grade point average calculations.
Upper-level Residency
A minimum of six hours of 300- or 400-level courses in the minor must be earned on this campus.
Additional Minor Requirements
Students are responsible for ensuring that they have met all University, College, major and minor requirements. However, each student must meet with an adviser in the major department for academic planning and to be approved for registration each semester. College advisers are also available for additional assistance with minor, College and University requirements.