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Academic Minor Fair

Hello Everyone,

Did you know that FIT has 25 different minors to choose from? Most classes a student has to take will revolve around major related courses; minoring is the perfect opportunity to specialize in another interest or something that is related to major-level work. It is even possible to declare a double minor! In order to declare a minor, you must take five related courses that count as a credit under the minor of choice. With maintaining a 2.0 GPA or higher, anyone is able to add a minor.

As an Illustration major, art history was the perfect minor choice for me. My major required credits in art history, so many of the classes I took counted toward my minor. Not only was I able to declare a minor, but I was able to explore courses that branched outside of my major and peaked my interest. Art history has always been a subject I have loved learning about, so I was so grateful to have the opportunity to declare it as a minor and make it part of my education.

Wednesday, March 14th in the Feldman Center Lobby from 12pm-2pm, there will be an Academic Minor Fair. Here coordinators can speak with you to discuss options that work with your interests and major. Be sure to check it out to see if declaring a minor could be the right choice for you!

Best,
Annmarie x

Minors at FIT

Declaring a minor is one of those concepts where most people probably think to themselves, “What’s the point?” I encourage everyone to find a minor that enhances your major because you will get SO much out of it! The School of Liberal Arts offers FIT students the opportunity to take a minor in areas of two forms: traditional subject-based minors and interdisciplinary minors. With minors ranging from language to fashion studies, there are so many opportunities to enhance your academic career at FIT.

To declare a minor, visit the Academic Advisement Center in room C402 to create the best plan of action. To complete a minor, you must take 5 courses that add up to 15 course credits; this can be completed as an undergraduate continuing into your bachelors as well. Upon successful completion of the selected course credits with a 2.0 or higher GPA, your minor will be recorded on your transcript. Transfer students can also transfer up to six 6 credits for any academic minor.

I am graduating with a minor in Communication Studies and will be double-minoring in Economics in the fall. I chose Communication Studies because it coincided, and even overlapped, with the classes I had to take for my associates in Advertising and Marketing Communications. I also chose this minor because it aims to help students realize how communication constructs the social world in which they live and connects them to it. Communication is a tool to build, maintain, and navigate relationships with individuals in the work place and everyday life. Similarly, I chose to double-minor in Economics because I will be learning about the international economics of the beauty industry in my Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing bachelor program. This minor enables students to acquire a useful understanding of economic concepts and analyzes and improves students’ analytical skills – in addition to their commitment to a challenging academic program.

By declaring a minor, you are making yourself more marketable with a fresh wealth of knowledge. Visit this link to view the list of minors offered at FIT.

If you have any questions about minoring at FIT, leave me a comment down below!

Melinda

Maybe a Minor?

Camus to Caravaggio. Da Vinci to Darwin. Aristophanes to Zappa. Know who they are? You should. Because a well-rounded knowledge base is the sign of an inquisitive mind — and a solid liberal arts education is the best way to work that muscle – FIT’s School of Liberal Arts

Despite the fact FIT is an extremely specialized arts college, everyone here still has to take math, science, English and even phys ed. Yes, every FIT graduate has to complete two gym credits. This is because FIT is a SUNY school (State University of New York) and since we receive funding from the government, we are required to follow some of their rules. At first, this may seem very annoying and you are not going to want to do it. Hey, I feel you. Did I want to take another math or science class after high school? No. Did I drag my feet everyday to those classes when I took them here? Yes, but it wasn’t that bad, I promise.

In fact, I think that the liberals we have to take make for a nice break from the never ending deluge of fashion we are under (or photography, or graphic design, or interior design…you get the picture). Sure, you may not enjoy all the liberal arts classes you take, but I bet you will really enjoy a few. Because we are required to take so many liberal arts, it actually makes it easier to complete a minor, which can really bolster your degree.

You can declare a minor after completing five courses (or 15 credits) from the specified classes for the minor you choose. If you have transfer credits coming in from high school or another college, plus the class or two you are required to take in that subject here, you may already be more than halfway done!

I personally have finished an Art History minor and am one class away from finishing my Fashion Studies minor, and the classes I have taken for those have easily been my favorites. Yes, it is more hours of class, but knowledge and better understanding of the world outside your major’s industry can greatly impact the success of your work and make you a more rounded person. If nothing else, speak to your adviser and see how many classes you would need to complete a minor, you never know, you could be only one class away!

Fashion Studies minor example

FIT offers minors in English, Speak & Communication, Modern Languages & Cultures, Film, Media & the Performing Arts, Science, Math & Economics, History & History of Art, and Sociology, Psychology & International Politics. For a complete list of classes click here. There are really interesting and engaging classes so I encourage you to check them out. (side note: if you want descriptions of the classes you can copy the course number – i.e. HA 347 – and paste it into the search bar at fitnyc.edu)

–Emily–