Graduate Minors and Academic Resources

Graduate Minors

In keeping with our commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and collaboration, The New School now offers graduate minors. These structured study pathways immerse you in disciplines outside of your primary field, expose you to alternative modes of research and practice, and broaden your skills and career options. NSSR master’s and doctoral students have the option of completing a graduate minor in a closely related field, such as capitalism studies or political economy, or exploring other subjects and emerging interdisciplinary issues, such as design studies, migration studies, and impact entrepreneurship.

newschool.edu/graduate-minors

Libraries

The New School operates three libraries— the List Center Library, University Center Library, and Performing Arts Library— which are open to all university students.

The Research Library Consortium of South Manhattan

In addition to offering the resources of its own libraries, The New School is a member of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan. Other consortium members are New York University, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and the New York Library of Interior Design. This association is one of the largest interuniversity library consortia in the country—NYU’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library alone houses more than three million volumes. Most holdings of the consortium libraries are listed in BobCat, a user-friendly online catalog that can be accessed over the Internet or by direct dial-in. All of the libraries provide information resource training and orientations for students, normally at the beginning of each semester.

New School students also have reading access to materials at the nearby Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University. Through membership in the Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, students have access to more than 300 other libraries in the New York City area. For more information about university libraries and consortium privileges, visit the website at

library.newschool.edu.

Academic Computing

University Academic Computing currently operates three general-access facilities for students. Each facility offers a wide variety of software, such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, graphics, and statistical packages. Students using the centers are supported by a fulltime staff and assisted by lab aides. Training seminars and documentation are available on supported software and hardware. Each facility is fully networked and offers access to the Internet.

Online Resources

MyNewSchool, the university’s customizable Web portal, uses a single secure sign-on to provide access to an array of online tools and information: Blackboard Online Learning; Self Service, where you can find student academic and financial information; webmail; library resources; personal and campus announcements; information about events; and much more. Campus-wide wireless Internet access on a secure network allows students to check email, download files, and surf the Web anytime. Students also have access to New School library e-resources, which allow them to find a particular journal, magazine, newspaper, or report in the library’s periodical databases

quickly and easily and to search remotely for the holdings of the three New School libraries and the consortium libraries.

The New School for Social Research Dean’s Office: Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs promotes academic community within the school by supporting student activities and organizations and providing academic and career services. It administers fellowships, assistantships, prizes, and other financial awards designated specifically for graduate students of The New School for Social Research. Academic Affairs also oversees academic advising, academic policies, and graduation procedures.

Career and Alumni Services

The Center for Graduate Career and Professional Development is a resource for graduate students and graduate alumni, providing information about the demands and requirements of the academic and the nonacademic job markets to both master’s- and doctoral-level students.

The center provides assistance with all aspects of the job search process, from writing employment application materials such as curricula vitae, résumés, teaching and research statements, and cover and follow-up letters to negotiating terms of employment and salary. Center staff members also assist students with application materials needed to apply for fellowships or other advanced degree programs.

Throughout the academic year, the center conducts workshops that focus on different aspects of the job search process, hosts workshops and seminars that address specific professional development skills, and sponsors speakers and events relevant to employment outside of academia.

Inter-University Doctoral Consortium

The New School for Social Research is a member of the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC), along with the schools listed below. Students in approved doctoral programs at these institutions have the opportunity to take courses at any other participating institution after securing the approval of their academic advisor and home school IUDC coordinator, the course instructor, and the host school’s IUDC coordinator. Students must be in a doctoral track, and the course taken may not be identical to courses offered at the home institution. Inter-university cross-registration forms, guidelines, and procedures are available in the Office of Academic Affairs and Scholarships. Students register and pay tuition at their home institutions for all courses offered through the consortium, but there may be special fees payable to the host institution. Students cross-registered in the consortium can use the libraries of a host institution while enrolled in its courses. Summer consortium courses are not available to New School for Social Research students.

Participating Schools

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Columbia University, Teachers College CUNY, The Graduate Center Fordham University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences New York University, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Princeton University Rutgers University, The Graduate School–New Brunswick Stony Brook University, The Graduate School