Minors
You love your major. But there’s so much more to learn. Minors help you discover a wider world of inspiration.
Minors are a major deal at FIT. By completing five courses in a particular discipline, you can take a minor that enhances your major studies or enables you to explore a field that interests you. Do it because companies prefer employees with a wide range of knowledge. Or because you want to be a more interesting person and a well-informed citizen of the world. Here are the many minors you can choose from.
Build Your Foundation
![](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-foundation.jpg)
Expand your knowledge, understand the past, and think critically and flexibly.
Gain Valuable Perspective
![](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-perspective.jpg)
Dive deep into a culture, gain a global perspective, and expand your own world.
Learn Tech Skills and New Ways of Thinking
![college students working on 3D model](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-tech-skills.jpg)
Broaden your knowledge of new technologies, design, and influential ideas.
Communicate
![college student writing](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-communicate.jpg)
Expression takes many forms. Speak, listen, and share your creativity in new ways through arts and languages.
Build Business and Marketing Skills
![business student visiting Kate Spade store](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-business-marketing.jpg)
Whatever your major, business thinking can sharpen your perspective.
CHECK OUT THE full A-Z LIST OF MINORS
Next Steps
To declare a minor, visit the Academic Advisement Center, or make an appointment to speak with your academic advisor.
Our Work
A minor can inspire groundbreaking discoveries, or give you the chance to work with FIT faculty whose work defies categorization.
![Biodesign Challenge](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-biodesign-challenge.jpg)
Tessa Callaghan, Gian Cui, and Aleksandra Gosiewski won the first Biodesign Challenge by knitted “yarn” made from algae and fungi into fabric.
![Invasice Species book by Marwa Helal](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-invasive-species.jpg)
Adjunct faculty member Marwa Helal published "Invasive species*" which combined poetry and prose to describe the hostility she encountered on her path to becoming a United States citizen.
![Associate Professor Dahlia Schweitzer discuss The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-associate-professor-film-media-dahlia-schweitzer.jpg)
Dahlia Schweitzer, associate professor of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, merged film and fashion when she spoke with Donna Zakowska, award-winning costume designer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
![Biodesign Challenge](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-biodesign-challenge.jpg)
![Invasice Species book by Marwa Helal](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-invasive-species.jpg)
![Associate Professor Dahlia Schweitzer discuss The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel](/_resources/assets/img/academics-undergraduate-minors-associate-professor-film-media-dahlia-schweitzer.jpg)
Contact Us
Academic Advisement Center
To email an academic advisor, click on the corresponding advisor name on the about page.
Hours
Mondays–Thursdays: 9 am–5 pm
FIT is closed on Fridays during the summer, except for June 24 and July 8.