printer friendly pageSINY 101: The New York City Seminar
This seminar includes all program participants and investigates how New York, as a complex, dynamic city, shapes and is shaped by issues relevant to each quarter's thematic lens. Employing theories of place, concepts of cities and change, and a structured experiential education process, the course integrates the learning from all elements of the program and attends to each student's personal, professional, and intellectual development.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Miller, R. (PI)
SINY 103: The New York City Project
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
SINY 104: Art in the City
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
SINY 116: Off the iPhone and Into the City: Creating a Photography Project
Learn components of photography projects and image making including content selection, intention, context, and audience. Talks by professional photographers; field trips to in the city. Two response papers about an exhibition, publication, or long-form web project during their time in New York.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
Instructors:
Jackson, D. (PI)
SINY 120: Divided America
Explore political and economic division in the U.S. from post¿World War II United States to today¿s deeply divided America. Discover consequences of these divisions, investigate the health and well-being of American democracy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
McAdam, D. (PI)
SINY 128: BIG FINANCE AND NEW YORK CITY
Examine financial decisions of individuals and corporations in context of the broader economy. Topics include analytical skills and principals of corporate finance, functions of financial institutions and modern capital markets, and practical exposure to real-world financial market jobs.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Thorpe, A. (PI)
SINY 130: Disrupting the News: How Technology is Transforming the Media
Examine how technology has transformed the way news is produced, delivered and consumed from disruption in business models to changes in access. Students read works by leading media scholars, study user data from news organizations and meet key executives in New York City's digital-media market.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Grueskin, B. (PI)
;
Haile, T. (PI)
SINY 132: INGENIOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Examine factors impacting entrepreneurship, including idea generation, writing a business plan, raising capital, developing products or services, the art of marketing and incorporating an entrepreneurial mindset into internships, coursework and future employment. An emphasis will be on media and marketing and leveraging the resources of a major city such as New York.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Oldman, M. (PI)
SINY 202: Preparation for Senior Research
Designed for juniors and seniors who are either interested in or required to carry out an original senior research or Honors Thesis. Students write a research prospectus and grant proposal, which may be submitted for funding. Research projects with a specific New York focus encouraged.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
McAdam, D. (PI)
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