Minor in Literature
Scrutinize Literature and Develop Comprehensive Communication Skills
A minor in Literature from the College of Human Sciences and Humanities at University of Houston-Clear Lake lets students who love reading great literature and writing creatively indulge their passions even as they pursue degrees in other fields. The literature program offers a range of courses in which students intensively read, think, discuss and write about American, British, European, and World literature; the minor in literature allows students to maintain a primary focus in another field, but still take these literature classes in a structured manner that is formally recognized on their transcripts.
Preparations for Graduate Studies or Your Future Career
Throughout history, the study of great literature has been a source of intellectual
pleasure and also a way of training the mind to think and the hand to write critically
about the world. Although the technical complexity of modern society often leads students
to major in disciplines where they focus on acquiring particular professional skills,
minoring in literature allows you to deepen your abilities to read, think and write
perceptively and critically about a broad range of issues. It increases your value
by signaling to potential employers that you possess the adaptability, sensitivity,
and the reflective and creative capacities that are hallmarks of a broad, humanistic
approach to life and work.
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Degree Requirements
This degree has a specific set of courses you’ll need to complete before you can graduate
from University of Houston-Clear Lake. Learn more about the classes that will help
you complete the requirements of this degree.
Literature Minor
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Minor in Literature Faculty
Michael Clody
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3390
Email: clodymc@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.16
Chloé Diepenbrock
Department Chair of Communication and Studio Arts and Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3356
Email: Diepenbrock@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building 2109.04
Anne Marcoline
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3448
Email: Marcoline@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.03