The study of English and American Literature provides the kind of training that is central to a liberal arts education and useful in all professions. By learning to read critically and write with analytical precision, students who minor in English prepare themselves to participate actively in their culture while forging a lifelong, enriching relationship with literature.
The department offers its majors and minors a credit-bearing internship seminar for placements at magazines, publishers, literary agencies, and other organizations.
Minor Declaration
To request declaration of a CAS minor, CAS students should visit the host department. To request declaration of a minor in another NYU school, CAS students should complete the online Minor Application available in their Albert Student Center. Students may also use the Minor Application in Albert to request cancellation of a minor in CAS or in another NYU unit.
Program Requirements
The minor requires the completion of 20 credits comprised of the following:
Literatures in English IV: Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literatures
Complete 12 additional credits in any combination of 2- and 4-credit ENGL-UA courses.
12
Total Credits
20
Policies
Program Policies
Policies Applying to the Major and Minor
All courses for the English major and minor must be completed with a C or better (Pass/Fail does not count).
Courses used to satisfy the requirements of the English major or minor may not also be used to satisfy the requirements of any other major or minor. (There is no double counting.)
Independent study courses and internships do not count toward any of the department's major or minor programs.
Transfer students must complete at least half of the required courses for the major and minor programs at the College (in UA courses).