Degrees

The Department of English houses two majors and four minors. We also offer courses toward interdepartmental majors and minors. Please direct questions about these majors and minors to the contacts listed below:

Majors in the English Department

BA or MFA in Poetry

Contact: Lisa Fishman, Director; lfishman@colum.edu
Contact: Nicole Wilson, Associate Director; nwilson@colum.edu

BA in Nonfiction

Contact: Garnett Kilberg-Cohen, Director; gkilberg-cohen@colum.edu 
Contact: Nicole Wilson, Associate Director; nwilson@colum.edu

MFA in Nonfiction

Contact: Jenny Boully, Director; jboully@colum.edu
Contact: Nicole Wilson, Associate Director; nwilson@colum.edu

Minors in the English Department

Minor in Literature
Contact: Terence Brunk, Director; tbrunk@colum.edu

Minor in Poetry
Contact: Nicole Wilson, Associate Director; nwilson@colum.edu

Minor in Nonfiction
Contact: Garnett Kilberg-Cohen, Director; gkilberg-cohen@colum.edu

Minor in Professional Writing
Contact: Douglas Reichert Powell, Director; dpowell@colum.edu

Interdepartmental Programs

BA in Cultural Studies (with the Department of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences)
Contact: Christie Dal Corobbo, Administrator