The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) MINORS
in
African World / Black Studies
Caribbean & Latin American Studies
and
Women's Studies

The world community today demands college or university graduates who are equipped to function efficiently in an age of globalization. A Minor in African World/Black Studies, Caribbean & Latin American Studies or Women’s Studies is a minimal preparation for such global citizens being trained to appreciate human diversity; global, social and cultural development issues; and the fundamentals of interdisciplinary and integrative studies.

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Ms. Alicia Grant
Administrative Assistant
Tel: (718) 270-4988/5051
Fax: (718) 270-4828
E-mail: IDS@mec.cuny.edu
Medgar Evers College

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African World/Black Studies
Caribbean & Latin American Studies
Women's Studies

MINORS

African World/Black Studies
DESCRIPTION: The Minor in African World/Black Studies provides students of all majors with an opportunity to integrate various disciplines into a coherent academic focus on a small selection (4 courses) of vital aspects of the historical, social, cultural and developmental realities of Africa and the African Diaspora. This option includes the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, music and the arts, offering options for experiences in research, critical thinking, comparative and analytical writing, international travel and study abroad, internships and independent study under faculty mentorship. It serves as a basic grounding for prospective graduate studies in various disciplines or for employment in the international arena.

REQUIREMENTS: The African World/ Black Studies Minor, effective Fall Semester 2008, entails 12 credits of African World/Black Studies courses, including at least one course at the 200 level and at least two courses at the 300 and/or 400 level. Course offerings, at present, are drawn only from among approved courses within the School of Liberal Arts and Education. At least one course must be an IDS course. Acquire list of courses from Ms. Alicia Grant

Caribbean & Latin American Studies
DESCRIPTION: The Minor in Caribbean and Latin American Studies provides students of all majors with an opportunity to integrate various disciplines into a coherent academic focus on a small selection (4 courses) of vital aspects of the historical, social, cultural and developmental realities of the Caribbean and Latin American region. This option includes the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, music and the arts, offering options for experiences in research, critical thinking, comparative and analytical writing, international travel and study abroad, internships and independent study under faculty mentorship. It serves as a basic grounding for prospective graduate studies in various disciplines or for employment in the international arena.

REQUIREMENTS: The Caribbean and Latin American Studies Minor, effective Fall Semester 2008, entails 12 credits of Caribbean and Latin American Studies courses, including at least one course at the 200 level and at least two courses at the 300 and/or 400 level. Course offerings, at present, are drawn only from among approved courses within the School of Liberal Arts and Education. At least one course must be an IDS course. Acquire list of courses from Ms. Alicia Grant

Women Studies
DESCRIPTION: The Minor in Women’s Studies responds, in part, to a more than twenty-five year internal demand for courses that broaden the foundation of scholarly inquiry and that equip students to think critically from more than one disciplinary perspective. Through a program of integrative study of women’s experiences, the Women’s Studies Minor provides students with both a rich grounding in the Liberal Arts and an understanding of human diversity, capabilities of great interest to prospective employers and programs of graduate study. The Women’s Studies Minor also responds to an increased external demand for expertise in women’s or gender issues and for specialists in Women’s Studies.

REQUIREMENTS: The Women’s Studies Minor, effective Spring Semester 2007, entails 12 credits of Women’s Studies courses, including at least one course at the 100 and/or 200 level and at least two courses at the 300 and/or 400 level. Courses offerings are presently drawn from among approved Women’s Studies courses and from required courses in the proposed Women’s Studies B.A. Degree Program. Acquire list of courses from Ms. Alicia Grant

External & Internal Resources

Caribbean Research Center
Dr. George Irish, Director

International Cross-Cultural Black Women’s Studies Institute
Dr. Andrée-Nicola McLaughlin, Coordinator

John Henrik Clark-CLR James African World Research Institute
Dr. Clinton Crawford, Director

Office of International Programs
Dr. George Irish, Director

Medgar Evers College World Gender Studies Abroad & Internship Program
Dr. Juollie Carroll, Director

Students traveling with Faculty International Tour/Research Experts to Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Guyana, (Indigenous) Hawaii, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, New Zealand (aka Aotearoa), Nicaragua, Panama, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, the United Kingdom, U.S. Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
FULL-TIME FACULTY

Delridge L. Hunter (+@) Ph.D., Professor
J.A. George Irish (+@) Ph.D., Professor
Andrea Freud Loewenstein (*) Ph.D., Associate Professor and Deputy Chairperson

Safiya Bandele (*) MSJ, Director of the Center for Women's Development
Kathleen Barker (*) Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
Juollie Carroll (+*) Ed.D., Professor of Student Affairs/Services
Clinton Crawford (+*) Ed.D., Professor of Art
Sallie Cuffee (+*) Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Maria DeLongoria (+*) Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History
Natasha Gordon-Chipembere (+*) Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
Marcos Mason (+@) D.S.W., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Maria-Luisa Ruiz (*) Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
Nancy Rae Lewis Thompson (*) MSJ, Adjunct Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies
Waldaba Stewart (+@) Ph.D., Adjunct Professor fo Social & Behavioral Sciences