This 16-credit interdisciplinary minor in Global and Urban Education Studies introduces students from across New York University to critical social, cultural, economic, political, legal and policy issues in education. Courses examine the role of education not only in American society but also in international contexts, both urban and non-urban.
Through elective courses, students choose to focus on one of two options:
Urban Education
This option includes courses that engage with questions of funding, equity, urban youth identities, organization and governance of urban schools, development and implementation of policies and practices, and multicultural and multilingual education.
Global Education
This option examines social, cultural, and economic aspects of globalization and their implications for the field of education. Courses examine various topics as they relate to education, including notions of international human rights standards and principles, the emergence of global markets, new information technologies, migration, and comparative studies of socialization, race, class, gender and sexuality in educational contexts.
This minor is appropriate for students considering careers and/or further study in education, including:
- law
- policymaking
- business
- education and education leadership
- non-profit work
- domestic and international NGO work
- teaching, including Teach for America or teacher certification programs
- government positions in education both in the US and abroad
- the Peace Corps and other international development or education work
A: Required Core Course (4 credits):
HSED-UE.1005/HIST-UA.0060 Introduction to Education
Offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
In this course, students engage with central themes, issues, and controversies in education, such as:
- What is the purpose of school?
- How have societies organized schools, and how have they evolved across time?
- What education happens outside of formal school settings, and how do we study non-formal education versus such notions as work and play?
- What are the interrelationships between education and other cultural institutions?
- How does education both mirror and shape the society that creates it?
- How do societies engage with issues of equity, social justice, educational “rights,” and civic responsibilities?
B: Choose one of the following four restricted electives (4 credits):
Urban Education
SOCED-UE.238: Urban Schools in Crisis: Policy Issues and Perspectives
Offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
TCHL-UE.41: American Dilemmas: Race, Inequality, and the Unfulfilled Promises of Public Education
Offered by the Department of Teaching and Learning
OR
Global Education
INTE-UE.10 Introduction to Global Education
INTE-UE.11 Globalization and Education
Offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
C: Choose at least 8 credits from the following options—as well as others by advisement:
Urban Education
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
SOED-UE.1025 The Sociology of Urban Life and Education (3 credits)
HSED-UE.610 Education and the American Dream: Historical Perspectives (4 credits)
Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
MCC-UE.1017 Youth Media: Community, Communication and Social Change (4 credits)
Department of Applied Psychology
APSY-UE.5 Community Psychology (4 credits)
APSY-UE.1040 Students in the Community: Service, Leadership and Training (2 credits)
APSY-UE.1270 Social Intervention in Schools and Communities (4 credits)
APSY-UE.1278 Families, Schools and Child Development (4 credits)
Department of Teaching and Learning
ENGED-UE.1205 Hip Hop and the Teaching of English (3 credits)
Wagner School of Public Service
UPADM-GP.219 Race, Class, & Gender in American Cities (4 credits)
Silver School of Social Work
UNDSW-US.68 Service Learning through Community Engagement (4 credits)
UNDSW-US.72 Service Learning with Refugee Youth (4 credits)
College of Arts and Science
SCA-UA.115 Introduction to Black Urban Studies (4 credits)
SCA-UA.541 Latino Youth: Migration & Policing in the Americas (4 credits)
SCA-UA.613 Community Empowerment (4 credits)
SCA-UA.751 Urban Economics (4 credits)
SCA-UA.610 Law and Urban Problems (4 credits)
HIST-UA.639 New York City: A Social History (4 credits)
SOC-UA.137 Wealth, Power, Status: Inequality in Society (4 credits)
SOC-UA.415 Education and Society (4 credits)
SOC-UA.460 Cities, Communities, and Urban Life (4 credits)
SOC-UA.465 Childhood (4 credits)
Global Education
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
HSED-UE.1028 Schooling in Diverse Societies* (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1532 Terrorism, Extremism and Education (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1010 International Human Rights Activism and Education (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1545/ LIBAR-UE.531 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the New Immigration (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1xxx International Perspectives On Gender and Education (4 credits)**
INTE-UE.1xxx Contemporary International Relations: Peace, Security, and Education (4 credits)**
PHED-UE.10/LIBAR-UE.501: Learning and the Meaning of Life
SOED-UE.1214 Education and Development in Latin America (4 credits)
Silver School of Social Work
UNDSW-US.68 Service Learning through Community Engagement (4 credits)
UNDSW-US.72 Service Learning with Refugee Youth (4 credits)
College of Arts and Science
ECON-UA.323 Economic Development (4 credits)
* course is offered in Ghana during summer session
** course is in development
Fall 2012 Courses:
Global Education
INTE-UE.10 Introduction to Global Education (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1010 International Human Rights Activism and Education (4 credits)
INTE-UE.1532 Terrorism, Extremism and Education (4 credits)