The minor invites students to engage with the plays and poems of William Shakespeare, one of the foundational figures of English literary study, from a range of textual, historical, and critical perspectives. Students who complete the minor will have developed tools of critical analysis and written expression through an exploration not only of Shakespeare’s works, but also of the broader literary culture in which he wrote and in which his works have subsequently been received and adapted.
The minor is designed to be accessible to students across all undergraduate disciplines. Most prerequisites can be fulfilled through the general education curriculum. Courses used for the minor cannot count towards both the minor and a general English major.
Program Requirements:
The Shakespeare Studies minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. At least 6 credits applied to the minor must be 300-400 level courses taken on the UA campus. A 2.0 grade point average in the minor is required.
| Code and Title | Hours |
| English Literature I | |
| Honors English Literature I |
| Introduction to Shakespeare | |
| Shakespeare | |
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| Chaucer And Medieval Literatur | |
| Sixteenth Century Literature | |
| Seventeenth Century Literature | |
| Milton | |
| American Literature To 1900 | |
| English Lit During Enlightenmt | |
| Tragedy | |
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| Chaucer And Medieval Literatur | |
| Sixteenth Century Literature | |
| Seventeenth Century Literature | |
| Milton | |
| American Literature To 1900 | |
| English Lit During Enlightenmt | |
| British Fiction To 1900 | |
| Major Authors 1660-1900 | |
| Romantic Literature | |
| Victorian Literature | |
| Topics in African American Lit | |
| Top American Lit 1945-Present | |
| Topics British Lit 1900-1945 | |
| Top British Lit 1945-Present | |
| Modern Drama | |
| Modern American Fiction | |
| Twentieth Century Poetry | |
| Tragedy | |
| Women In Literature | |
| Capstone Course: Adv St Am Lit | |
| English Internship ((with permission of the program administrator)) | |
| Capstone Course: Adv Stu Brit | |
| Capstone Course: Adv Study Lit | |
| Capstone Course: Adv Lit Genre | |
| Adv Stdy African American Lit | |
| Total Hours | 18 |
