New York University Bulletin 2018–2020 New York University Bulletin 2018–2020 College of Arts and Science Announcement for the 186th and 187th Sessions New York University Washington Square New York, New York 10003 Notice: The online version of the CAS Bulletin (at bulletin.cas.nyu.edu) contains revisions and updates in courses, programs, requirements, and staffing that occurred after the publication of the PDF and print version. The online Bulletin is subject to change and will be revised and updated as necessary. Students who require a printed copy of any portion of the updated online Bulletin but do not have Internet access should see a College of Arts and Science adviser or administrator for assistance. The policies, requirements, course offerings, schedules, activities, tuition, fees, and calendar of the school and its departments and programs set forth in this bulletin are subject to change without notice at any time at the sole discretion of the administration. 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Contents An Introduction to New York University . 5 English, Department of..............178 Philosophy, Department of . 362 The Schools, Colleges, Institutes, and Environmental Studies, Physics, Department of . .370 Programs of the University ..............6 Department of . 189 Politics, Wilf Family Department of...378 New York University and New York . 6 European and Mediterranean Studies, Psychology, Department of..........388 Center for . 198 University Administration................ 8 Public Policy .......................397 Expository Writing Program .........201 Arts and Science Administration . 11 Religious Studies, Program in ........401 Foundations of Contemporary A Brief History of the College of Arts Culture ............................204 Romance Languages, Major in . 406 and Science ........................... 13 Foundations of Scientific Inquiry .....209 Russian and Slavic Studies, College Directory . 14 Department of . 409 French Literature, Thought, and Calendar 2018-2019 . 15 Culture, Department of . 214 Science and Society, Minor in ........414 The College Core Curriculum............ 17 Gender and Sexuality Studies, Self-Designed Honors Major .........418 College of Arts and Science Seminars....22 Major/Minor in . 223 Social and Cultural Analysis, First-Year Seminars ..................23 German, Department of .............228 Department of . 419 Advanced Honors Seminars . 25 Global Public Health, Sociology, Department of ...........424 Combined Majors in . 236 Departments and Programs South Asian Studies, Minor in ........430 Hebrew and Judaic Studies, Skirball Africana Studies, Major/Minor in . 26 Department of . .243 Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, Department of . 433 American Studies, Major/Minor in . 32 Hellenic Studies, Alexander S. Onassis Cross-School Minors . 446 Ancient Studies, Program in . 37 Program in.........................251 Preprofessional, Accelerated, and Animal Studies, Minor in..............38 History, Department of..............255 Specialized Programs . .447 Anthropology, Department of . 40 International Relations, Major in ......269 Arts and Science Summer and Winter Art History, Department of ...........56 Irish Studies, Minor in . 272 Programs . 453 Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Italian Studies, Department of . 276 New York University Study Away . .455 Major/Minor in . 73 Journalism Institute, Admission............................462 Biology, Department of . 78 Arthur L. Carter . 285 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid.........476 Business Studies, Minor in ............95 Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Major/Minor in .....................291 Registration, Advisement, and Chemistry, Department of ............99 Counseling ...........................482 Latino Studies, Major/Minor in .......297 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Degree Requirements . .485 Studies, Minor in . 109 Law and Society, Program in.........302 Academic Policies . 488 Cinema Studies, Department of .......117 Linguistics, Department of . 305 Honors and Awards . 501 Classics, Department of ..............121 Literature in Translation, Minor in.....315 Student Activities, University Services, Comparative Literature, Mathematics, Department of . 316 and Community Service . .507 Department of . 131 Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science ............510 Computer Science, Department of . 135 Program in.........................331 Standing Committees in Creative Writing, Program in.........143 Metropolitan Studies, CAS and FAS .........................533 Major/Minor in . 338 Dramatic Literature, Major/Minor in...147 Majors and Minors as Registered Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, by the New York State Education East Asian Studies, Department of . 152 Department of . .342 Department ..........................534 Economics, Department of . 164 Music, Department of ...............350 Engineering, Dual-Degree Program in Native American and (with the NYU Tandon School of Indigenous Studies, Minor in .........355 Engineering) .......................176 Neural Science, Center for ...........359 AN INTRODUCTION TO New York University The founding of New York University in 1831 by a group of eminent private citizens marked a historic event in American education. In the early 19th century, the major emphasis in higher education was on the mastery of Greek and Latin, with little attention given to modern subjects. The founders of New York University intended to enlarge the scope of higher education to meet the needs of those aspiring to careers in business, industry, science, and the arts as well as in law, medicine, and the ministry. The opening of the University of London in 1828 convinced New Yorkers that New York, too, should have a new university that fed off the energy and vibrancy of the city. The first president of New York University’s American Universities. Students come to overall the University is large, the divisions governing council was Albert Gallatin, NYU from all 50 states and more than are small- to moderate-size units—each former adviser to Thomas Jefferson and 140 foreign countries. with its own traditions, programs, and secretary of the treasury in Jefferson’s New York University includes three faculty. cabinet. Gallatin and his cofounders degree-granting campuses: New York City, Enrollment in the undergraduate divisions envisioned a “national university” that United States; Abu Dhabi, United Arab at NYU ranges between 129 and 7,330, would provide a “rational and practical Emirates; and Shanghai, China. In and the University offers over 11,000 education for all.” addition, the University has 11 global courses and grants more than 25 different The result of the founders’ foresight is academic centers: Accra, Ghana; Berlin, degrees. Classes vary in size, but the today a university that is recognized both Germany; Buenos Aires, Argentina; University strives to create a sense of nationally and internationally as a leader in Florence, Italy; London, England; Madrid, community among students within and scholarship. NYU is one of only 26 private Spain; Paris, France; Prague, Czech Republic; among the different disciplines. universities in the nation to have member- Sydney, Australia; Tel Aviv, Israel; and ship in the distinguished Association of Washington, DC, United States. Although INTRODUCTION TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY • COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 5 THE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, INSTITUTES, AND PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY (IN ORDER OF THEIR FOUNDING) 1832 College of Arts and Science 1900 Leonard N. Stern School of Business 1972 Liberal Studies 1835 School of Law 1922 Institute of Fine Arts 2006 Institute for the Study of the 1841 School of Medicine 1934 School of Professional Studies Ancient World 1854 Tandon School of Engineering 1934 Courant Institute of Mathematical 2010 New York University Abu Dhabi (January 2014) Sciences 2013 New York University Shanghai 1865 College of Dentistry (including the 1938 Robert F. Wagner Graduate School 2015 College of Global Public Health College of Nursing [1947]) of Public Service 1886 Graduate School of Arts and 1960 Silver School of Social Work Science 1965 Tisch School of the Arts 1890 Steinhardt School of Culture, 1972 Gallatin School of Individualized Education, and Human Study Development NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND NEW YORK New York University Libraries and data management services in support of focuses on research-level material in mathe- The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, quantitative research at NYU. matics, computer science, and related fields. designed by Philip Johnson and Richard The Fales Library, a special collection The Stephen Chan Library of Fine Arts at Foster, is the flagship of a 10-library system within Bobst Library, is home to the the Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) houses the that provides access to the world’s scholar- unparalleled Fales Collection of English rich collections that support the research ship. The Division of Libraries holds well and American Literature; the Marion and curricular needs of the institute’s gradu- over 4 million book volumes. Its online Nestle Food Studies Collection,