Academic Programs Overview
Undergraduate Programs
B.S. in Early Childhood Education Program
The Early Childhood Education Program Education is committed to the exploration of all of the components of being an early childhood professional. In other words, teaching is not just a profession; it is a way of life. Our mission is to guide candidates in exploring curriculum, assessment, teaching pedagogies, policies, expectations, research, relationships, practices, and resources that will support them in designing their teaching lives in ways that are sustainable and promote equity.
For more information about the program go the ECE page here or contact Prof. Gail Buffalo, Director, gbuffalo@ccny.cuny.edu
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
We provide working adults and transfer students with a framework that allows them to connect their learning in the classroom in ways that are relevant to the workplace and the world. Courses enhance interpersonal communication skills and develop intercultural understanding and global awareness, thus contributing to the advancement of global citizenship. The IAS programs is divided into concentrations:
Concentrations in: Childhood Studies; Disabilities Studies; History, Politics and Society; Literary, Media Visual Arts; Social Welfare; The Americas; Urban Studies and Public Administration; and Global Labor Studies.
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (Online)
This distance education program delivers a balanced mixture of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Students use learning management software, video conference platforms, and other online tools for portfolios, discussion boards, forums, and blogs. We provide working adults and transfer students with a framework that allows them to connect their learning in relevant ways to the workplace and the world. Courses enhance interpersonal communication skills and develop intercultural understanding and global awareness, thus contributing to the advancement of global citizenship.
Concentrations in: Childhood Studies; Disabilities Studies; History, Politics and Society; Literary, Media Visual Arts; Social Welfare; The Americas; Urban Studies and Public Administration; and Global Labor Studies.
Graduate Programs
Accelerated M.A. Programs for CUNY Undergraduates
What are the admissions requirements for the accelerated M.A. option? To be admitted to the accelerated M.S.Ed. option, you must:
• be a current B.A. in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts and Sciences major • have completed at least 72 credits • have taken the major requirements (IAS 24200, IAS 23324 or 23304, and SPAN 22504) • have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 • Submit a personal statement
How do I apply? To apply, go here for more info or contact cyawn@ccny.cuny.edu and kmcdonald@ccny.cuny.edu
M.A. in the Study of the Americas / B.A. Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Undergraduate students accepted to the Accelerated M.A. option in the Study of the Americas will be able to apply up to 12 credits of graduate courses in the Study of the Americas to both their undergraduate BA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and the M.A. in the Study of the Americas requirements. Currently, the department requires three four-credit advanced electives (12 credits) for each B.A. concentration. The department will allow all Study of the Americas courses (other than independent study, thesis, and capstone courses, or courses taken on e-permit) to count towards these elective requirements for the B.A. concentration.
How do I apply? To apply, go here for more info or contact Prof. Susanna Rosenbaum, Director, srosenbaum@ccny.cuny.edu
M.A in the Study of the Americas / BA in Area Studies with a Concentration in Black Studies
The 4+1 program will enable talented and motivated undergraduate students in the B.A. in Area Studies with a concentration in Black Studies to enroll in courses in the M.A. in the Study of the Americas, to connect their concentration area to a broader study of the Americas, and to complete this M.A. degree soon after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Area Studies with a concentration in Black Studies. By more quickly receiving an advanced degree, successful participating students will be more competitive for jobs and for admissions to further graduate programs such as Ph.D. programs.
How do I apply? To apply, go here for more info or contact srosenbaum@ccny.cuny.edu
Graduate Programs
M. A. in the Study of the Americas: Human Rights Track
The Human Rights track provides a deep, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of human rights issues. The track offers graduate course options that approach the field of human rights and practice from multiple disciplinary and thematic perspectives within the regionally diverse geography of the Americas, thus enabling comparative and international perspectives. Students in this track benefit from a range of human rights initiatives at the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies: the Frances S. Patai Program in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights; The Americas Film Festival of New York, whose focus is cinema that deals with human rights; the Rights Talk podcast, hosted by Prof. Danielle Zach; as well as the tri-divisional Human Rights Forum and Human Rights Seminar.
How do I apply? To apply, go here for more info or contact Prof. Susanna Rosenbaum, Director, srosenbaum@ccny.cuny.edu
M. A. in the Study of the Americas
The program addresses questions and concepts about the Americas as it focuses on topics such as: race, migration and immigration, popular culture, politics, gender, and human rights. It provides a collaborative space within which students may develop their intellectual engagement, applying diverse and myriad disciplinary approaches to investigate the intersections among education, policy, government, society, history, culture, and the arts.
A rigorous, well-defined curriculum grounds students in an interdisciplinary perspective, while allowing them to explore more individual interests. Our 30-credit program enables students, with approval, to take up to three 3-credit courses as an Independent Study, at another division within the City College, or at another CUNY campus; or even benefit from the study abroad programs whose content areas complement those of the MA in the Study of the Americas.
M. A in the Study of the Americas : Dominican Studies Track
A Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas provides a view of the continental region.
A specialization in Dominican Studies zooms in on where the Americas began. Unique in its own rank, the Dominican Studies Specialization is the first graduate program of study in the United States that offers a specially designed comprehensive curriculum, covering:
• The formation of the Dominican people from pre-Columbian times to the present;
• The role of La Espanola in the formation of Latin America and the Caribbean;
• The desires and actions of colonial empires and those of the Dominican people;
• Historical relationships with the neighboring Republic of Haiti;
• Dominican migration and the formation of a settled people in the United States.
Last Updated: 09/27/2023 13:16