Academic Resources: Graduate Programs
City College of New York - CUNY
Degrees offered:
- We offer an M.A. in Applied and Urban Anthropology. We expect theses to deal with problems of urban life and/or applied aspects, among other topics. We are quite flexible in regard to research topics; although most students do fieldwork in Greater New York, we accept theses written on research done in rainforest Mexico and South America, for example.
Medical Anthropology Faculty:
- Carol Laderman, Ph.D. Columbia U., interests - sex, reproduction, nutrition, shamanism, transcultural psychiatry, Southeast Asia.
- Fremont Besmer, Ed.D. Columbia U. Teachers College, interests - spirit possession, trance, cultural context of mental illness, deviant behavior, altered states of consciousness, ethnomusicology and health.
- Jun Jing, Ph.D. Harvard U., interests - gerontology, children's nutrition, health impact associated with population migration connected with construction of the world's largest dam on the Yangtze River, China. M.A.
- Samad-Matias, M.A. and postgraduate certificates New York U., interests - alternative healing systems, women's health issues, female circumcision, Africa, Arab world.
- Diane Sank, Ph.D. Columbia U., interests - medical genetics, psychology, U.S.A., Caribbean.
- Diana Wall, Ph.D. New York U., interests - Public health, sanitation, 19th century N.Y.C.
Affiliated Faculty:
- George Brandon (Sophie Davis School of Medicine) - Santeria, mental health.
- Iris Lopez (Dept. of Sociology) - Hispanic health issues.
Program information:
- Our program's focus is wide ranging, reflecting our faculty's gamut of interests. We have a high faculty-student ratio - our graduate student body varies from 15-20 including those who are currently writing their theses, so there is room for close, caring relations between students and faculty. Student must complete 30 credits of required and elective work; up to 12 credits may be taken in approved courses in other departments. Students receive credit for independent, directed, research.
- Students should contact Carol Laderman at 212-650-7362 (Email zita@interport.net) or Fremont Besmer at 212-650-7359. To receive application forms, contact Graduate Admisions at address below. We consider applications year-round for both fall and spring semesters.
Address:
- Department of Anthropology
City College of New York - CUNY
New York, NY 10031
zita@interport.net
