Urban Studies Minor - NYC
Campus: NYC
This minor - housed in the Sociology/Anthropology Dept., NYC campus - is interdisciplinary. It draws upon social and ethnographic research methods to explore and describe the complex dynamics of urban living.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Requirements | ||
| Select nine credits of the following: 1 | 9 | |
| Topic: Public Cultures: Urban Cultural Life and the Downtown Culture Explosion | ||
| Art as a Vehicle of Social Commentary and Political Progress | ||
| Hip Hop in Contemporary Art and Design | ||
| Public Art in the Urban Context | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| The American Experience: The City and the Workplace | ||
| American Urban History | ||
| History of New York City | ||
| History and Geography of New York | ||
| Urban Social Photography | ||
| Children in Urban Society | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| Politics of the Global City | ||
| Topic: Sexualities and the City in North and South America | ||
Other choices include: | ||
| Nature and the City | ||
| Discipline Requirements | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Social Work | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in Cities | ||
| Community Service in New York City | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| Urbanism and Modernism | ||
| Urban Ethnography | ||
| Internship in Anthropology 2 | ||
| Internship in Sociology 2 | ||
Other choices include: | ||
Urban Social Problems (new course) | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
| 1 | Required elective credits are fulfilled by any three courses with a SOC or ANT heading (including unchosen ones from the above list of "Discipline Requirements" and/or in combination with any of the following approved Social Science and Humanity courses. |
| 2 | Only if interning in a city agency or urban-focused organization. |