American Spring 2021 Courses

This list is subject to change.  Check ALBERT for updates to day/time/modality. Max points allowed for non-CAS courses is 16. Students are required to complete a total of 128 credits to graduate.          

IMPORTANT: SOME OF THESE COURSES DO NOT APPEAR IN ALBERT UNDER AMERICAN STUDIES. REGISTER FOR THESE UNDER SCA-UA.  HOWEVER, NOT ALL SCA-UA COURSES COUNT, READ NOTES.      

INTRODUCTORY 1 FOR MAJOR (intros can be taken in any order and do not need to be taken before electives. Intro 2 and the ONLY intro for the MINOR: SCA-UA 230.001 Intersections: Race, Gender and Sexuality in US History is offered only in the fall)

SCA-UA 101.001 Social & Cultural Analysis 101 Singh; MW 11-12:15, Online,  Recitation required  (Req’d intro for 7 SCA majors, intro only for SCA minor, not for other minors, not  an elective)

RESEARCH (Req'd for 7 SCA majors, contact dept. for access code AFTER ADVISING)

SCA-UA 90.001 Advanced Research Seminar: History & Politics of the Far Right Duggan; W  2:00-4:45, Online, Access Code required. 

SCA-UA 90.002 Advanced Research Seminar: Housing & Homelessness Ross; Tu 2:00-4:45, Blended,  Access Code required.

SCA-UA 93.001 Senior Honors Thesis: Faculty varies as do meeting days/times, Online. Prerequisites: SCA-UA 93, 3.65 GPA overall & in major.  Access Code required.

ELECTIVES TAUGHT BY SCA FACULTY (Majors must take at least four of these, MINORS MUST TAKE ALL ELECTIVE WITH SCA FACULTY.)

SCA-UA 19.001 Justice Lab Husain; Tu 6:20-9, Online,  (2 points) Class meets first 7 weeks only. (Please note this counts as HALF an SCA Faculty Elective for the 7 majors/minors.) 

SCA-UA 115.001 Black Urban Studies: Ralph; M 12:30-3:15, Online. 

SCA-UA 157.001 Hip Hop & Politics: Ralph; MW 9:30-10:45, Online.

SCA-UA 158.001 Race & Reproduction: Livingston & Morgan; Tu-Th 11-12:15, Online, SAME AS HIST-UA 681.001. 

SCA-UA 253.001 Couture/Culture: Fashion and Globalization Tu & Hatcher; MW 9:30-10:45, Online, SAME AS SCAI-UF 401.001 Recitation Required.

SCA-UA 280.001 Topics: Democracy, Despotism & Revolutions Patros; Th  4:55-7:35, Online, SAME AS SOC-UA 970.001. 

SCA-UA 280.002 Topics: The History of Policing and Prison in the US Sugrue; Tu  4:55-7:35, Online, SAME AS HIST-UA 112.001. 

SCA-UA 280.003 Topics: Critical Race & Ethnic Studies Saldaña-Portillo; MW 3:30-4:45, Online. 

SCA-UA 313.001  History & Literatures of the South Asian Diaspora Sandhu;  MW 11-12:15, Online. SAME AS ENGL-UA 721.001. 

SCA-UA 380.001 Topics in A/P/A Studies: Unpopular Culture Sandhu; MW 9:30-10:45, Online, SAME AS ENGL-UA 800.002.

SCA-UA 380.002 Topics in A/P/A Studies: Bitter Melon: A/P/A Urbanisms Bae; Tu-Th 3:30-4:45, Online. 

SCA-UA 475.001 Queer Histories Duggan; MW 11-12:15, Online.

SCA-UA 493.001 Topics in Gender & Sexuality Studies: Gender & Violence Pellegrini; MW 2:00-3:15, Online,  Recitation Required.

SCA-UA 541.001 Topics in Latino Studies: Deconstructing Latinos & Latinidad Valle; W 4:55-7:35, Online. 

SCA-UA 548.001 Latina Feminist Studies Saldaña-Portillo; Tu  4:55-7:35, Online,  SAME AS LATC-UA 341.001.

SCA-UA 565.001 Afro-Latino Culture & History Blake; Tu-Th  9:30-10:45, Online. 

SCA-UA 631.001 Urban Environmentalism Charles-Guzman; M 4:55-7:35, Online, SAME AS ENVST-UA 431.001.

SCA-UA 680.001 Topics in Met Studies: Governing NYC Johnson; MW 2:00-3:15, Blended,  SAME AS POL-UA 994.004.

SCA-UA 680.002 Topics in Met Studies: Race, Inequality, and the City Sugrue; Tu-Th 2:00-3:15, Online. SAME AS HIST-UA 699.002.

ELECTIVES CROSS- LISTED American Studies majors may take two of these. American Studies MINORS CANNOT take these cross-listed courses since ALL electives must be with SCA faculty.

SCA-UA 712.001 Sex, Gender, and Language Vasvari; MW 4:55-6:10, Online,  SAME AS LING-UA 21.001 Recitation Required. 

SCA-UA 723.001 Gender in Law  Harrington;  Tu-Th 3:30-4:45, SAME AS POL-UA 336, Online. 

SCA-UA 755.001 American Dilemma: Race, Inequality, Unfulfilled Promises of Public Education Martinez; MW 9:30-10:45, Online,  SAME AS TCHL-UE 41.001 Recitation Required.

SCA-UA 757.001 Writing New York Augst; MW 9:30-10:45, Online, SAME AS ENGL-UA 180.001.

SCA-UA 758.001 The Irish and New York Casey; MW 2-3:15, Online,  SAME AS IRISH-UA 180.001 & HIST-UA 180.001.

SCA-UA 762.001 Shaping The Urban Environment Ritter; Tu-Th 3:30-4:45,  Online, SAME AS ARTH-UA 661.001. 

SCA-UA 769.001 City Planning: 19th & 20th Centuries Ritter; Tu-Th 11-12:15, Online, SAME AS ARTH-UA 663.001. 

SCA-UA 782.001 The Social Challenges of Climate Change Klinenberg; Tu-Th 11-12:15, Online,  SAME AS SOC-UA 454.001 Recitation Required. 

SCA-UA 784.001 20th Century African American Literature Posmentier; MW 11-12:15, Online, SAME AS ENGL-UA 251.001. 

SCA-UA 796.001 African American History Since 1865 Mitchell;  MW 11-12:15, Online,  SAME AS HIST-UA 648.001.

SCA-UA 797.001 Immigration Jasso; Tu-Th 12:30-1:45, Online,  Recitation Required. SAME AS SOC-UA 452.001. 

SCA-UA 816.001 Topics: The Quest for Freedom in the Post-emancipation Circum-Caribbean Gibson; W 2:00-4:45, Online, SAME AS HIST-UA 570.001.

SCA-UA 834.001 Modern Korea & The Korean DIaspora Oh;  MW 11-12:15, Blended,  SAME AS EAST-UA 735.001.

SCA-UA 851.001 Criminology Greenberg; M 4:45-7:35,  Online, Recitation Required. SAME AS SOC-UA 503.001. 

FOR STUDY AWAY LISTS BY GLOBAL SITE, SEE THIS LINK: 

https://as.nyu.edu/sca/current-students/sca-courses-by-semester/StudyAwayCourseList.html

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR ALL SCA SPRING 21 COURSES, SEE THIS LINK:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H4Ak6danvoWPkYUvJ36stAeV9chQpS8cvsCr0OclaUo/edit