Interdisciplinary Minor in New York Studies

The interdisciplinary minor program in New York Studies will:

• Move beyond Discover New York to a more detailed analysis of New York as a global city.
• Present theoretical frameworks and research studies about New York from a number of different perspectives.
• Offer our student population from local communities and around the world an analysis of New York.
• Carry out the “metropolitan” aspect of St. John’s University Mission statement.

Required: Discover New York

Select the remaining 15 credits from among the following courses.
No more than six credits can be from mini-session courses.
No more than six credits can be from any one discipline.

• Anthropology 4820: Archaeological Fieldwork (Mini-Course)
• Art 1020: Art in New York (Mini-Course)
• Business Law 1040: Inside the Courts of New York (Mini-Course)
• Communications and Television and Film Studies 1740: Communications in New York (Mini-Course)
• Economics 1019: Business Networking in New York City (Mini-Course)
• Environmental Studies 1050: Natural History of Metropolitan New York (Mini-Course)
• Government 2470: State and Local Government and Administration
• Government 2480: Municipal Government and Administration
• History 3760: History of New York City and Long Island
• History 3770: Economic Geography of New York City
• Rhetoric, Communication and Theatre 2090: Great Speeches in New York
• Sociology 1220: Sociology of New York City
• Sociology 1080: Neighborhoods
• Sociology 2460: Social Justice and the City
• Sociology 2630: Urban Sociology OR
• Sociology 1011: Urban Sociology (prerequisite Soc 1001 or 1002)
• Sociology 1190: Sociology of Poverty
• Sociology 1021: Sociology of Community (Mini-Course)
• Theology 3320: God and Religion in the City (prerequisite The 1000C)

Students may also enroll in an independent study in an appropriate discipline with the permission of the director of the minor and supervising faculty member.