Undergraduate Minor
In the Capitalism Studies minor, students and faculty collaboratively develop interdisciplinary analytical approaches to an evolving socioeconomic phenomenon shaped by time and place. You examine capitalism’s basic logic, its various expressions, and its ability to structure political possibilities and endeavors. You acquire a basic understanding of economic concepts and reflect critically on international economic phenomena ranging from the industrialization and urbanization of China and India to the financialization of the United States and the Eurozone. You develop your ability to communicate your insights to a range of audiences.
For more details please visit the undergraduate minors page and approved electives.
If you have taken or plan to take a course on topics within the purview of capitalism studies but not listed among the “approved electives,” you may request a review of the course for its eligibility to count toward the Minor. Please contact the Minors Coordinator with a copy of the course syllabus.
Graduate Minor
This minor introduces students to foundational texts that have informed approaches to the study of capitalism. It will ground their understandings of capitalism as both an intellectual formation and as a historically and geographically contingent object of empirical inquiry and will allow students to familiarize themselves with the major debates animating the study of capitalism, both past and present. The minor provides a robust architecture for exploring the multiple disciplinary insights and methodological resources that scholars have brought to bear in understanding the multivalent, historically contingent, and geographically diverse formations of capitalism. Students in the minor also have access to a wide range of resources and activities through the Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies — from lectures and seminars by visiting scholars to research fellowship opportunities.
View the graduate minors page for the approved electives and for more information.
If you have taken or plan to take a course on topics within the purview of capitalism studies but not listed among the “approved electives,” you may request a review of the course for its eligibility to count toward the Minor. Please contact the Minors Coordinator with a copy of the course syllabus.
Courses
For a list of all the courses that qualify for the minor, please consult the master document.
If you have taken or plan to take a course on topics within the purview of capitalism studies but not listed among the “approved electives,” you may request a review of the course for its eligibility to count toward the Minor. Please contact the Minors Coordinator with a copy of the course syllabus.
Minors Coordinator
For any questions regarding the minor, please contact the Minors Coordinator:
Julia Ott
ottj@newschool.edu