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    Tier III Liberal Arts Minor

    Tier III – College Option concentrations (minors) and their communication-intensive capstones allow students to focus on a single area in the liberal arts. Capstone courses must be taken at Baruch College.

    Field of Study Options

    Minors (2 courses at the 3000 level or above*)
    Capstone Course(s)
    American Studies AMS 4900
    Anthropology Any 4000-level SOC/ANT course
    Art (4 tracks) ART 4900, FPA 4900 or FPA 5070
    Asian and Asian American Studies AAS 4900, AAS 4907, or AAS 4040

    Note: AAS 4005 (cross-listed as JPN 4005), AAS 4905 (cross-listed as CMP 4905), and AAS 4906(cross-listed as CMP 4906) may be used as electives within the Asian and Asian American Studies minor, not as the capstone course.

    Black and Latino Studies BLS 4900/LTS 4900

    Note: Neither BLS/LACS/LTS 4901 nor BLS/LACS/LTS 4902 serve as the capstone course for this minor.

    Black Studies BLS 4900/LTS 4900

    Note: Neither BLS/LACS/LTS 4901 nor BLS/LACS/LTS 4902 serves as the capstone course for this minor.

    Business Writing Any JRN course at the 4000-level or above except JRN 5050, JRN 5051, and JRN 5052
    Chemistry Any CHM course at the 4000-level or above
    Chinese Any 4000-level CHI course
    Communication Studies COM 4900, COM 4901, COM 4905, COM 4906, or COM 4907
    Comparative Literature Any 4000-level CMP course except CMP 4907

    Note: CMP 4907(cross-listed with AAS/FLM 4907 may be used as an elective within the Comparative Literature minor, not as the capstone course.

    Economics Any ECO course at the 4000 level or above except ECO 4000, ECO 4091, ECO 4092, ECO 4150, and non-CIC sections of ECO 4093 (please check schedule of classes)
    English Any 4000-level ENG course
    Film FLM 4900

    Note:  FLM 4907 (cross-listed with AAS/CMP 4907 may be used as an elective within the Film Studies minor, not as the capstone course.

    French Any 4000-level FRE course
    Global Studies GLS 4900 or ENG 4615
    Hebrew Any 4000-level HEB course
    History HIS 4900
    Humanities with Honors See honors advisor
    Information Studies LIB 4900
    Information Technology and Social Responsibility CIS 4910
    Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Sustainability ENV 4005 or ENV 4900 or IDC 4010 or IDC 4010H
    Italian Any 4000-level ITL course
    Japanese Any 4000-level JPN course, or one of the following courses: AAS 4005; AAS 4905; AAS 4906; or AAS 4907
    Jewish Studies JWS 4900
    Journalism Any JRN course at the 4000-level or above except JRN 5050, JRN 5051, and JRN 5052
    Latin American and Caribbean Studies BLS/LACS/LTS 4901 or BLS/LACS/LTS 4902
    Latino Studies BLS 4900/LTS 4900

    Note: Neither BLS/LACS/LTS 4901 nor BLS/LACS/LTS 4902 serves as the capstone course for this minor.

    Law and Policy
    (not the business law minor)
    LAW 4900 LAW 4905, or LAW 4906
    Literature in Translation See Comparative Literature
    Mathematics Any 4000-level MTH course except MTH 4009, MTH 4119, or MTH 4410
    Music (4 tracks) MSC 4900
    Music Theory MSC 4905

    Note: This minor is not open to Music/MME majors.

    Natural Sciences
    (multiple tracks; see advisor)
    Any 4000-level course in Natural Sciences
    New Media Arts NMA 4900
    New York Studies

     

    SOC 4400/ANT 4400

    Note: This minor is not open to students in the Macaulay Honors Program.

    Philosophy PHI 4900 or PHI 4905
    Physics PHY 4004, PHY 4130, PHY 4140, or PHY 4201
    Political Science POL 4900
    Psychology One of the following courses: PSY 4010; PSY 4012; PSY 4013; PSY 4039; PSY 4051; PSY 4080; PSY 4084; PSY 4181; PSY 4182; PSY 4183; PSY 4184; PSY 4185; PSY 4900; or with departmental permission, PSY 5000
    Religion and Culture REL 4900
    Sociology Any 4000-level SOC/ANT course
    Spanish Any 4000-level SPA course
    Spanish-English Translation SPA 4004
    Survey Research PAF 4402
    Theatre FPA 4900
    Women’s and Gender Studies WSM 4900 or ENG 4525

    Additional Information

    1. *Not all 3000- or 4000-level courses will fulfill liberal arts minor requirements, especially in disciplines that include
      distinct tracks. See Undergraduate Bulletin for details.
    2. The liberal arts minor cannot be within the same area of study as the major. This is also true for students who are required to complete part of the minor for the College Option.
    3. For the Pathways Curriculum, there is no GPA stipulation attached to the College Option courses, but in order to graduate with the liberal arts minor, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the three courses that make up his or her liberal arts minor.
    4. For the Baruch Common Core, in order to graduate, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the three courses that make up his or her liberal arts minor.


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