British Studies

A cross-disciplinary minor in British Studies provides students with an opportunity to specialize in the literature and history of Britain. This dedicated minor brings together courses covering a wide array of literature and history from the Act of Union in 1707 to the present. The minor covers topics such as nationalism, imperialism, law, popular culture, and the black British experience, as well as the genres of poetry, fiction, film, and drama. Students will be introduced to the range of sources relevant to the study of both British history and literature.

This minor has been proposed in the spirit of the Academic Plan to encourage interdisciplinary study at the university. It draws on particular strengths on both departments in British studies. Unlike the existing minors in both departments, the proposed minor will expose students to studies in different methods in two disciplinary traditions. There are already a number of students in both departments taking courses in the area of British studies, and this will formally recognise those studies on their transcripts.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a well-established, foundational degree and requires the requirements listed below alongside general graduation requirements.

Minor in British Studies

A minor in British Studies consists of at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in English literature and in History, with a minimum of nine (9) credits hours in History and fifteen (15) credit hours in English. Students should consult each department’s regulations regarding prerequisites.

Courses listed below can be taken for credit towards the Minor in British Studies.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Select nine (9) credit hours in History		9
HIST 2336	Revolution, Reform and Respectability: Britain 1688 - 1870
HIST 2397	The Lingering Death of Imperial Britain, 1870-Present
HIST 3300	Popular Music & Culture in Britain since 1850
HIST 3303	Law and Society in Britain 1500-1800
HIST 3470	The British Black Atlantic
HIST 4200	Women’s Rights in Britain 1500-1925
HIST 4494
HIST 4567	British Colonization
Select fifteen (15) credit hours in English		15
ENGL 2320	Writing by Women I
ENGL 3410	Early 18th-Century Literature
ENGL 3411	Late 18th-Century Literature
ENGL 3412	Restoration and 18th Century Literature
ENGL 3415	The Eighteenth Century Novel
ENGL 3416	The Romantic Movement
ENGL 3451	British Drama since 1956
ENGL 3460	British Literature, 1900-1945
ENGL 3461	British Literature 1945-2000
ENGL 3462	Post 1945 Black Brit Writing
ENGL 3463	Contemporary British Writing
ENGL 3481	The Nineteenth Century British Novel I
ENGL 3482	The Nineteenth Century British Novel II
ENGL 3483	Victorian Poetry and Prose I
ENGL 3484	Victorian Poetry and Prose II
ENGL 3791	Literatures of the Black Atlantic
ENGL 4425	Advanced Studies in 18th - Century and Romantic Literature
ENGL 4485	Victorian Literature – Advanced Study
ENGL 4488	The Post 1945 British Novel
Total Credit Hours		24