Program in Social and Cultural Analysis
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MAJOR
The major in social and cultural analysis consists of introductory, elective, and research components, which together make up a total of 11 courses, as described below. Students choose two of the six program areas within SCA and concentrate their introductory and elective courses in these areas: Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latino Studies, or Metropolitan Studies.
Three introductory courses (can be taken in any order):
Concepts in Social and Cultural Analysis (V18.0001), an introduction to key terms and analytical categories for interdisciplinary work in social and cultural analysis and related fields, is required. This course fulfills the Societies and the Social Sciences Morse Academic Plan (MAP) requirement.
In addition, two courses are required from among the following (one in each program area of focus):
• Approaches to Africana Studies (V18.0101), Introduction to Pan-Africanism (V18.0104), or Introduction to Black Urban Studies (V18.0105)
• Introduction to American Studies (V18.0201)
• Approaches to Asian/Pacific/ American Experience (V18.0301) or the MAP course World Cultures: Asian/Pacific/American Cultures (V55.0539)
• Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (V18.0401)
• Approaches to Latino Studies (V18.0501) or the MAP course World Cultures: Contemporary Latino Cultures (V55.0529)
• Introduction to Metropolitan Studies (V18.0601) or Cities in a Global Context (V18.0602)
Six elective courses:
Three courses in each of the two areas of concentration (Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latino Studies, Metropolitan Studies.
Two research courses:
• Internship Fieldwork (V18.0040) and Internship Seminar (V18.0042), pertinent to social and cultural analysis
• Senior Research Seminar (V18.0090), pertinent to social and cultural analysis
HONORS
Majors who have completed 48 points of graded work in CAS, and have a 3.65 GPA or higher (overall and in the major), are encouraged to register for Honors (V18.0092) in the first semester of their Senior year. Upon successful completion of the course requirements, students will be eligible to register for Honors (V18.0093). Information about Honors can be found at http://sca.as.nyu.edu/object/sca.honors
