English Minor
Deepen your experience of reading, writing, and thinking through a wide range of courses. Increase your appreciation and understanding of writing and literature, gain insights into shaping your words to communicate with others, and discover new ways to express yourself creatively.
The following requirements below are intended for students declared after fall 2023. If you have already declared your minor, please speak to your academic advisor for assistance.
Minor Coordinator:
Amy Lemmon Bowen
amy_lemmonbowen@fitnyc.edu
Take any five courses for an English minor. For an English minor with a Literature emphasis, four of the five should have an “L” designation.
For an English minor with a Writing emphasis, four of the five should have a “W” designation.
| EN 030 English Literature (transfer credit) (L) | ||
| EN 200 | Digital Writing (W) | 3 |
| EN 202 | Women Write New York City (L/W) | 3 |
| EN 203 | Your Digital Life: Online Literacies for a Networked World | 3 |
| EN 204 | Contemporary US Immigrant Literature and History (L) | 3 |
| EN 230/FI 204 | Martial Arts Cinema and its Global Impact | 3 |
| EN 231 | Short Fiction (L) | 3 |
| EN 232 | Perspectives on American Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 233 | Poetry (L) | 3 |
| EN 234 | Gay and Lesbian Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 235 | African American Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 236 | Major Writers of the Western World (L) | 3 |
| EN 238 | (L) | 3 |
| EN 251 | Theater Arts | 3 |
| EN 253 | Dramatic Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 257/FI 244 | Major Movements in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Film | 3 |
| EN 258 | Introduction to Performance Studies | 3 |
| EN 266/FI 256 | Screenwriting I (W) | 3 |
| EN 271 | Literature and History: The Development of American Culture to 1865 (L) | 3 |
| EN 272 | Identity in America: History and Literature, 1865 to Present (L) | 3 |
| EN 273 | Literature of India (L) | 3 |
| EN 275 | Literature of the Sixties (L) | 3 |
| EN 278 | Science Fiction (L) | 3 |
| EN 279 | Women's Writing: 1900 - Present (L) | 3 |
| EN 280A | Special Topics in English – Creativity: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EN 281/FI 245 | Chinese Cinema | 3 |
| EN 301 | Imaginative Worlds (W) | 3 |
| EN 302 | Gender and Nationalism in World Fiction (Honors) (L) | 3 |
| EN 303 | Writing Mystery and Crime Fiction (W) | 3 |
| EN 304 | Writing as Activism (Honors) (W) | 3 |
| EN 305 | Arab Women and the War Story (Honors) (L) | 3 |
| EN 321 | Strategies of Business Communication (W) | 3 |
| EN 322 | Writing for Art and Design Professions (W) | 3 |
| EN 323 Specialized Writing and Thesis Preparation | ||
| EN 324 | Writing on The Arts (W) | 3 |
| EN 325 | Playwriting (W) | 3 |
| EN 331 | Introduction to Shakespeare (L) | 3 |
| EN 333 | Modern Literature: The Spirit of the 20th Century (L) | 3 |
| EN 334 | The Novel (L) | 3 |
| EN 335 | Working Women in the United States: 1865 to Present (L) | 3 |
| EN 336 | From Gothic to Horror: Literature of Fear (L) | 3 |
| EN 337 | Poetry in a Global Society (L) | 3 |
| EN 338 | Introduction to Asian American History and Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 353 | Theater of the Americas (L) | 3 |
| EN 361 | Creative Writing (W) | 3 |
| EN 362 | Creative Nonfiction (W) | 3 |
| EN 363 | Fiction Writing (W) | 3 |
| EN 364 | Poetry Writing (W) | 3 |
| EN 365 | Research Writing (W) | 3 |
| EN 366/FI 356 | Screenwriting II (W) | 3 |
| EN 368 | Intentional Objects: Writing About Things (W) | 3 |
| EN 371 | Chinese Odyssey: Introduction to Chinese Literature (L) | 3 |
| EN 373 | The Graphic Novel (L) | 3 |
| EN 381 | Asian Fiction: Regional Selections (Honors) (L) | 3 |
| EN 382/FI 343 | Contemporary Chinese Cinema (Honors) | 3 |
| EN 390 | The Uncanny (Honors) (L/W) | 3 |
| EN 391 | The Creative Imagination: Theory and Process (Honors) | 3 |
| EN 392 | Greek Myths and Their Transformations (Honors) (L) | 3 |
| EN 393 | Shakespeare (Honors) (L) | 3 |
| EN 394 | American Lives (Honors) (L/W) | 3 |
| EN 399 | The Craft of Writing Poetry (Honors) (W) | 3 |
| EN 480A | Special Topics in English: Advanced Creative Writing – Poetry and Hybrid Forms (W) | 3 |