Minors

Undergraduate Options at NYU Wagner

NYU Wagner offers a number of joint undergraduate minors with several undergraduate schools at NYU. Each of these minors is comprised of several courses from Wagner in addition to several courses from the other school. All undergraduates at NYU are welcome to register for any minor and take undergraduate level courses at Wagner.

Students may declare all cross-school minors through ALBERT. For more information, visit the Registrar's page on cross-school minor applications.

• Social Entrepreneurship
• Public Policy & Management
• Social & Public Policy
• Public Health & Policy
• Multifaith & Spiritual Leadership Minor

Social Entrepreneurship Minor

Social entrepreneurship is an emerging field that crosses public and private boundaries. Some examples include:

• Nonprofit and government entities harnessing the power of markets for public gain
• The development and rise of mission-driven, stakeholder-focused businesses
• Microfinance practices blurring the edges of philanthropy and investment through the use of market forces while delivering financial returns and societal benefits
• 'Intrepreneurs' building the infrastructure necessary to improve the operations and management systems of public, private, and nonprofit entities to achieve socially advantageous results

Students will take carefully-selected courses at Wagner and Stern that explore the concept of students as "changemakers," entrepreneurship, and the management practices, public policy implications, and social and economic consequences of the rise in social entrepreneurship domestically and internationally.

All students must complete a minimum of four courses to satisfy the inter-school minor requirements: an introductory course, a practicum course, and at least two additional courses. Stern undergraduate students cannot double-count required business core or major courses toward this minor. A minimum of 14 total credits is required. Students must take at least 6 credits at each school.

Required
Choose one of the following introductory courses:

UPADM-GP 264, Understanding Social Entrepreneurship: How to Change the World One Venture at a Time (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 265/MULT-UB 0065, Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship: Problem Solving and Integration (4 credits)
MULT-UB 41 Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

Participate in a minimum of one practicum course. Choose from:

UPADM-GP 266 Advanced Social Entrepreneurship (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 270, Global Social Entrepreneurship: Field Experience (4 credits)
MULT-UB 70, Social Innovation Practicum (3 credits)
MULT-UB 301 Launch!: Business Start-up Seminar (3 credits)

Stern
Choose a minimum of one class from the following Stern courses:

MGMT-UB 1, Management & Organizational Analysis (4 credits) (Stern students may not count this course towards the minor)
MGMT-UB 7, Managing People and Teams  (3 credits)
MGMT-UB 25, Managing Change (3 credits)
ECON-UB 223 Social Enterprise and Economic Development: The India Context (3 credits)
MULT-UB 40, Entrepreneurship for the New Economy (3 credits)
MULT-UB 66, Advanced Social Entrepreneurship (4 credits) (if not taken as a practical requirement)
MULT-UB 86, Entrepreneurship & Law in Practice (2 credits)

Wagner
Choose a minimum of one class from the following Wagner courses:

UPADM-GP 101, The Politics of Public Policy: City, Nation, Globe (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 102, Introduction to Public Service (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 217 Globalizing Social Activism: Sustainable Development (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 224, Philanthropy, Advocacy and Social Change (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 225, The International Financial System: Can it be Regulated (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 241, Foundations of Nonprofit Management (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 242, The Business of Nonprofit Management (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 266, Advanced Social Entrepreneurship (4 credits) (if not taken as a practical requirement)
UPADM-GP 270, Global Social Entrepreneurship: Field Experience (4 credits) (if not taken as a practical requirement)

For more information about Wagner courses or minors, please contact us at wagner.undergraduate@nyu.edu.

For information regarding Stern course registration, please contact Brandon Bullock at bbullock@stern.nyu.edu.

Public Policy & Management Minor

In an age of increasing public-private cooperation, with the traditional lines between government, business and the nonprofit sectors blurred, NYU's Stern School of Management and the Wagner School of Public Service announce a collaborative undergraduate minor in public policy and management.

Recognizing that the typical Stern undergraduate will move fluidly between public and private realms in their professional work, this joint minor is designed to offer broad exposure to and preparation in both. Students electing this minor may choose from a carefully selected range of Stern and Wagner policy, management and business courses. Among the first collaborative efforts of its kind among U.S. universities, this genuinely interdisciplinary program showcases both the business/management acumen and public-service heart of these leading NYU professional schools.

A minimum of 14 total credits is required. Students must take at least 6 credits at each school.

Students must complete a minimum of four courses for the minor within these guidelines:

Choose one of the following Gateway courses:

MGMT-UB 1, Management & Organizational Analysis (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 101, The Politics of Public Policy: City, Nation, Globe (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 103, Introduction to Managing Public Service Organizations (4 credits)

Choose a minimum of 1 class from the following Stern courses:

ACCT-UB 1, Principles of Financial Accounting (4 credits)
ECON-UB 221, Monetary Policy &the Financial System (3 credits)
ECON-UB 225, Business and the Environment (3 credits)
MGMT-UB 1, Management and Organizational Analysis (4 credits) (if not taken as Foundation course)
MGMT-UB 7, Managing People & Teams (3 credits)
MGMT-UB 23, Women in Leadership (3 credits)
MGMT-UB 25, Managing Change (3 credits)
MGMT-UB 30, Negotiation & Consensus Building (3 credits)
MKTG-UB 1, Introduction to Marketing (4 credits)

Choose a minimum of 1 class from the following Wagner courses:

UPADM-GP 102, Introduction to Public Service (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 215, The Politics of New York (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 218, U.S. Immigration Policy in a Global Perspective (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 221, The Meaning of Leadership (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 224, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Social Change (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 225, The International Financial System: Can It Be Regulated? (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 226, Vital Voices: Women Changing the World (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 230, Medical Care and Health: Comparative Perspectives (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 236, Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and Power (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 242, The Business of Nonprofit Management (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 243, Brandraising: Nonprofit Communications for Social Change (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 263, From Degas to Disney: Public Policy and the Arts (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 269, Social Justice and Public Policy (4 credits)

Note to Stern students: No more than one course can be taken at Stern. Also, Stern students cannot double count required core or major courses toward this minor.

Note to other NYU students: No more than two Stern courses can be taken to fulfill this minor.

For more information about Wagner courses or minors, please contact us at wagner.undergraduate@nyu.edu.

For information regarding Stern course registration, please contact Brandon Bullock at bbullock@stern.nyu.edu.

Social and Public Policy

Addressing and understanding social policy in areas ranging from education, health, and immigration to social entrepreneurship and the arts is at the heart of the Wagner School enterprise. Drawing on this traditional strength, undergraduates electing the joint Wagner-College of Arts and Science Social and Public Policy minor will receive a broad introduction to social policy-making. They can then choose from among courses covering specific areas of social policy. Whether students plan to pursue careers in the policy arena or merely remain engaged citizens, the Social and Public Policy minor provides a sturdy foundation.

Students must complete a total of 16 credits for the minor within these guidelines:

Choose one of the following Gateway courses:

UPADM-GP 101, The Politics of Public Policy: City, Nation, Globe (4 credits) 
UPADM-GP 102, Introduction to Public Service (4 credits)

Choose 12 credits from the following courses:

UPADM-GP 212, The Politics of Citizenship (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 215, The Politics of New York (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 216, Minorities in America: Status, Rights, Culture and Community (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 217, Globalizing Social Activism: Sustainable Development (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 218, U.S. Immigration Policy in a Global Perspective (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 219, Race, Class & Gender in American Cities (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 223, The Politics of Minority Rights (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 228, LGBT Issues in Public Policy (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 230, Medical Care and Health: Comparative Perspectives (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 236, Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and Power (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 263, From Degas to Disney: Public Policy and the Arts (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 265, Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship:  Problem Solving and Integration (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 268, Social Policy, Poverty and Inequality in the United States (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 269, Social Justice and Public Policy (4 credits)
ECON-UA 208, Policy Ideas in the History of Economic Thought (4 credits)
ECON-UA 227, Urban Economics (4 credits)
POL-UA 306, Public Policy (4 credits)
POL-UA 382, Politics of Poverty and Welfare (4 credits)
POL-UA 570, Political and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective: China & Russia (4 credits)
SOC-UA 510, Contemporary Social Problems (4 credits)  

For more information about Wagner courses or minors, please contact us at wagner.undergraduate@nyu.edu.

For information regarding CAS course registration, please contact Scott Statland at scott.statland@nyu.edu.

Public Health and Policy

The minor in Public Health and Policy provides students with an introduction to vital principles of public health through a policy lens. This minor is appropriate for students considering careers and/or further study in the health professions, particularly in medicine, public health policy, community or global public health, health management, social work, nursing, and medical journalism.

The Public Health and Policy Minor is offered and administered by the Community Public Health Program at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development in collaboration with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the College of Arts and Science. This minor encompasses four carefully-chosen courses from both schools.

Required courses (8 credits):

PUHE-UE 70, Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health (4 credits)
PUHE-UE 1306, Introduction to Epidemiology (4 credits)

Students must also complete 8 credits in either General Public Health or Public Health Policy:

A. General Public Health

PUHE-UE 1310, Introduction to Global Public Health (4 credits)
PUHE-UE 1315, Introduction to Public Health Nutrition (4 credits)

B. Public Health Policy

Choose one course from:

UPADM-GP 101, The Politics of Public Policy: City, Nation, Globe (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 102, Introduction to Public Service (4 credits)

Choose one course from:

ANTH-UA 35, Medical Anthropology (4 credits)
PHIL-UA 50, Medical Ethics (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 230, Medical Care and Health: Comparative Perspectives (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 232, Global Health: Policies, Politics, and Institutions (4 credits)
UPADM-GP 236, Topics in Health: Policy, Politics and Power (4 credits)

For more information about Wagner courses or minors, please contact us at wagner.undergraduate@nyu.edu.

For information regarding Steinhardt course registration, please contact Dr. Diana Silver.

Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership Minor

The minor in Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership is a first-of-its-kind joint program housed in the Silver School of Social Work and the Wagner School of Public Service. The minor consists of academically-rigorous, civically-engaged classes that provide students of all faith backgrounds (including those who are unaffiliated with a particular faith tradition) the opportunity to engage purposefully in holistic multifaith dialogue, service, and academic work. It also equips students to better understand their own faith traditions and spiritual beliefs while simultaneously engaging in multifaith learning, in and beyond the classroom. The minor is not only for the religious but it is also for students who are interested in faith and multifaith dialogue as important social phenomena, regardless of their own faith stance.

Students must complete a total of 16 credits for the minor within these guidelines:

Requirements Overview:

The 16-credit Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership Minor consists of two required core four-credit courses; one required course selected from two options, and four additional elective credits for a total of sixteen credits. All courses will be selected in consultation with the program director. This minor is open to all undergraduate students within the University. Specific course sequencing is not compulsory, but existing pre-requisite restrictions for electives will apply. Further, students will be required to develop a plan for progressing through the available courses for degree completion in advisement with the Of Many Multifaith Leadership director/SSSW faculty member.

Students must take the following two required core courses:

UPADM-GP 253, Multifaith Leadership in the 21^st Century (4 credits)

UNDSW-US 81, Whose Social Justice is it Anyway? Spirituality, Religion & Civic Engagement (4 credits)

Students must choose one of following two courses:

UNDSW-US 55, Diversity, Racism, Oppression & Privilege (4 credits) or

RELST-UA 1, Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion (4 credits)           

Students must choose an additional 4 elective credits in conjunction with program director. Please click here for a list of approved electives counting towards the minor.

Students wishing to minor in Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership should make an appointment with Dr. Marcella Runell Hall, Director, Of Many Multifaith Institute for Leadership and Clinical Instructor, Silver School of Social Work, to develop an academic plan. She can be reached at 212.998.2267 or by email at marcella@nyu.edu. To the extent permitted by their home school, students may double-count courses taken for this minor to satisfy core curriculum, majors and additional minors.