English and American Literature (Minor)

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Program Description

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 major 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 minor, CAS students should visit the host department. To request declaration of a cross-school minor, 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 CAS or cross-school minor.

Program Requirements

The minor requires the completion of 20 credits, comprised of the following:

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Minor Requirements
ENGL-UA 101	Introduction to the Study of Literature	4
Select one of the following:		4
ENGL-UA 111	Literatures in English I: Medieval and Early Modern Literatures
ENGL-UA 112	Literatures in English II: Literatures of the British Isles and British Empire 1660-1900
ENGL-UA 113	Literatures in English III: American Literatures to 1900
ENGL-UA 114	Literatures in English IV: Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literatures
Select any three ENGL-UA courses		12
Total Credits		20

Policies

Policies Applying to the Major and Minor

Courses used to satisfy requirements for the English major or minor may not be used to satisfy the requirements of any other major or minor. The only exception is for students in the creative writing major track who also have a minor in creative writing (they may double-count two courses between the major and minor). 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. All courses for the major must be completed with a C or better (Pass/Fail does not count).

ENGL-UA 101 Introduction to the Study of Literature is a prerequisite for ENGL-UA 111, 112, 113, and 114, but may be taken as a corequisite with permission of the department and/or instructor.

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

College of Arts and Science Policies

A full list of relevant academic policies can be found on the CAS Academic Policies page.