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Introducing Pratt's Sustainability Studies Minor

Environmental Studies 9:00 AM
The Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies is delighted to offer our new minor in Sustainability Studies. The minor in Sustainability Studies at Pratt deepens the understanding of the interdisciplinary approach to sustainable environmental, economic, and social practices, providing students with a broad understanding of the complex interrelationships between humans and ecosystems and the best practices for protecting environmental quality and fostering...

From Food to Violence to Theory and more: Some of Our Fall 2013 Course Offerings

Announcement 2:13 PM
SELECTED FALL 2013 COURSESDepartment of Social Science and Cultural StudiesB.A. Major in Critical & Visual Studies    SS 330: Cultural Studies - 3 creditsProfessor B. Ricardo BrownThis course will explore the relations of cultural practices to their various social contexts in the contemporary world. Culture is understood as the material expressions and images that people create and the social environment that shapes the...

The Outline of Our Revised B.A. in Critical & Visual Studies

Announcement 4:13 PM
Here is a look at what you can expect from the coming changes to our B.A. major.  The new structure will help to even better meet the goals that we have established in educating our students.  As a student in Critical & Visual Studies at Pratt Institute, you will:  *Develop your intellectual literacy.*Learn how to think logically, clearly, skeptically, critically and, above all,...