Overview
In the Capitalism Studies minor, students and faculty collaboratively develop interdisciplinary analytical approaches to an evolving socioeconomic phenomenon shaped by time and place. You examine capitalism’s basic logic, its various expressions, and its ability to structure political possibilities and endeavors. You acquire a basic understanding of economic concepts and reflect critically on international economic phenomena ranging from the industrialization and urbanization of China and India to the financialization of the United States and the Eurozone. You develop your ability to communicate your insights to a range of audiences.
Eligibility
Minors are available to undergraduate students across The New School.
Requirements for the Minor in Capitalism Studies
The minor in Capitalism Studies requires completion of the following five courses:
| Number of Courses
|
Required Courses
|
Credits
|
| 1 |
LANT 3017 Introduction to Capitalism Studies |
4 |
| 1 |
ULEC 2230 Introduction to Political Economy
|
4
|
| 3 |
Electives, chosen in consultation with the director of the program |
9-12 |
| Total courses: 5
|
|
Total credits: 17-20
|
Students must receive a grade of C or better in every course used to fulfill area of study requirements.
The curriculum for this minor draws on undergraduate courses offered in the social sciences and humanities. Below are the classes that count toward the elective requirement for the minor. Course offerings may change and the semesters in which they are offered may vary. Check back here or visit the Lang Course Finder in early April for fall 2018 courses that count towards the elective requirement.
FALL 2018 Courses:
- LANT 2100 States of Africa (Janet Roitman)
- LANT 2115 Capitalism and Its Futures (Koray Caliskan)
- LCST 3068 Technologies of Reproduction (Rachel Greenspan)
- LECO 3018 International Economies (TBD)
- LECO 3101 History of Economic Thought (TBD)
- LHIS 2044 Introduction to Global Slaveries (Amanda B. Bellows)
- LHIS 2079 "The People Want the Overthrow of the Regime": History and the Arab Uprisings (Aaron Jakes)
- LHIS 2225 Youth Cultures in Modern Africa (Emma Park)
- LPHI 3038 Disability, Human Rights, and Social Justice (Emmalon Davis)
- LPHI 3041 Radical Political Thought (Dmitri Nikulin, Chiara Bottici)
- LPOL 2002 Law and Sexuality (Mayra Cotta)
- LSOC 2152 Politics of Consumption (Virag Molnar)
- LSOC 3039 Blind Spots of NYC: Capitalism and Exclusion (Benoit Challand)
- LTHR 3206 African-American Drama: Black Power to Beyond "Post-Racial" (Christopher Silsby)
- LVIS 2021 Art, Activism, and Revolution (Yates McKee)
- NEPS 5002 Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility (Judith Albert)
- NEPS 5022 Environmental Justice: Race, Class, and the Environment (Ana Baptista)
- NFDS 3201 Making Sausage: Policy for Food Systems, Environment, and Design (Thomas Forster)
- NINT 5318 Financial Markets and Development (Max Fraad-Wolff)
- NINT 5346 Mobility and Forced Migration (Daniel Naujoks)
- NINT 5888 Boundaries and Belonging (T. Alexander Aleinikoff)
- UGLB 2110 (Dis)Order and (In)Justice: Introduction to Global Studies (Jaskiran K. Dhillon, Gabriel Vignoli)
- ULEC 2230 Introduction to Political Economy (Paulo dos Santos)
- ULEC 2400 America Is Hard to Find (Jeremy Varon)
- ULEC 2592 Race, Space, and Dispossession: Topics in Critical Environmental Geographies (Mia White)
- UURB 2020 Policing the City: Carcerality, Poverty, and Violence (Mine Yildrim)
- UURB 3405 Public Things: Race, Class, Urban Struggle (Ujvil Aggarwal)
- UURB 3610 Gentrification: Grasping the Phenomenon Through Media (Andrea Marpillero-Colomina)