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New York University Bulletin 2001 VOL New York University Bulletin 2001 VOL. CI, NO. 10 MAY 7, 2001 2003 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID www.nyu.edu/gsas Message from the Dean he paths of human possibility for students, as they create and recreate their lives, make this Tan exciting time for the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University. As advocates for advanced inquiry and creativity, we greatly prize the curious and exceptionally competent student. We value this moment to introduce students and others to the intellectual vision of the Graduate School and the programs and faculty that embody that vision. The bulletin’s offerings demonstrate that graduate schools are the intellectual nerve center of the modern university. Graduate schools make groundbreaking discoveries, investigate ideas old and new, and prepare the next generation of scholars, researchers, thinkers, and teachers. As a matter of fact, New York University was a pioneer in graduate education. In 1866, New York University became the second university in the United States to offer an earned doctorate. In 1886, it for- mally opened a graduate division. Today, the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) houses 45 programs that offer doctoral and master’s degrees and enrolls 4,100 students annu- ally. The pioneering continues. As we chart the course of our Graduate School for a new century, we must fuse the strengths of today with a vision of tomorrow’s possibilities. To achieve this fusion, GSAS calls on the abun- dant creative energies of New York City. Even more important, the Graduate School draws on the extraordinary New York University faculty to work with students to become intellectual leaders— no matter what career they might eventually choose. Graduate education depends first and fore- most on an institution’s faculty and students, on the brains that power the school. Buoyed by its city, rooted in its faculty, the Graduate School of Arts and Science shares this bulletin with those who seek a range of graduate degrees, a balance of disciplinary and interdisciplinary work, and the core values of intellectual communities: rigorous inquiry, life- long discovery of ideas, and a commitment to the ethics of scholarship. Sincerely, Catharine R. Stimpson Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 2001-2003 Graduate School of Arts and Science ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 116TH AND 117TH SESSIONS Application for Admission and Financial Aid NEW YORK UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON SQUARE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003 WEB SITE: www.nyu.edu/gsas New York University Bulletin (USPS-383620), Vol. CI, No. 10, May 7, 2001. Published weekly from the first Monday in March for 12 consecutive issues by New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003-6688. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and at additional entry offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to New York University Bulletin, 547 La Guardia Place, New York, NY 10012-1464. Notice: 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. Such changes may be of any nature, including, but not limited to, the elimination of the school or college, programs, classes, or activities; the relocation of or modification of the content of any of the foregoing; and the cancellation of scheduled classes or other academic activities. Payment of tuition or attendance at any classes shall constitute a student’s acceptance of the administration’s rights as set forth in the above paragraph. 2 • FOOTER Contents Graduate School of Arts and Science: Journalism and Mass Communication 185 Administration, Departments, Programs 5 Latin American and Caribbean Studies, History of the Graduate School 6 Center for 192 New York University and New York 7 Law and Society, Institute for 196 Academic Calendar 10 Linguistics 208 Departments and Programs 13 Mathematics 212 Africana Studies 13 Middle Eastern Studies 220 American Studies 15 Museum Studies 226 Anthropology 18 Music 230 Atmosphere Ocean Science 32 Near Eastern Studies, Basic Medical Sciences 34 Hagop Kevorkian Center Program in 236 Biology 42 Neural Science, Center for 242 Biology/Research Track in Oral Biology 54 Performance Studies 247 Biomaterials Science 56 Philosophy 253 Biomedical Sciences 59 Physics 257 Chemistry 61 Politics 263 Cinema Studies 66 Psychology 273 Classics 79 Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis 287 Comparative Literature 84 Religious Studies 290 Computer Science 89 Russian and Slavic Studies 293 Culture and Media 96 Sociology 296 Economics 99 Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures 302 English 108 Admission, Registration, and Creative Writing 111 Degree Requirements 310 Environmental Health Sciences 117 Services and Programs 316 European Studies, Center for 123 Community Service 325 Fine Arts, Institute of 127 University Directory 326 French 134 Degree and Certificate Programs as French Studies, Institute of 141 Registered with the State of New York 328 Germanic Languages and Literatures 147 Washington Square Campus Map 330 Hebrew and Judaic Studies, Travel Directions to the Washington Skirball Department of 151 Square Campus 332 Hellenic Studies, Alexander S. Onassis Faculty Index 333 Program in 157 General Index 338 History 159 Application for Admission and Financial Aid A1 Humanities and Social Thought, Financing Graduate Education A2 John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in 176 Schools and Colleges of New York University inside back cover Italian Studies 180 3 • CONTENTS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Administration, Departments, Programs Catharine R. Stimpson, B.A.; B.A., T. James Matthews, B.A., M.A., J. David Slocum, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Administration M.A. [Cantab.], Ph.D.; hon.: D.H.L., Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Hum.D., Litt.D., LL.D. Vice Dean Academic Services Dean Roberta S. Popik, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services Graduate Anthropology, Professor Fred R. Myers, Institute of Fine Arts, Professor James Music, Professor Gage Averill, Chair Chair R. McCredie, Director Neural Science, Professor Dan H. Departments Biology, Professor Philip Furmanski, French, Professor Thomas Bishop, Chair Sanes, Director Chair Germanic Languages and Performance Studies, Professor Diana Biomaterials Science, Professor Literatures, Professor Avital Ronell, Taylor, Chair Racquel Zapanta LeGeros, Chair (Interim) Chair Philosophy, Professor Paul Boghossian, Chemistry, Professor Nicholas E. Hebrew and Judaic Studies, Professor Chair Geacintov, Chair Lawrence H. Schiffman, Chair Physics, Professor Allen Mincer, Chair Cinema Studies, Associate Professor History, Professor Mary Nolan, Chair Politics, Associate Professor Anna L. Chris Straayer, Chair Italian Studies, Professor John Freccero, Harvey, Chair Classics, Professor Michael Peachin, Chair Psychology, Associate Professor Marisa Chair Journalism and Mass Carrasco, Chair Comparative Literature, Professor Communication, Associate Professor Russian and Slavic Studies, Associate Kristin Ross, Chair Jay Rosen, Chair Professor Eliot Borenstein, Chair Computer Science, Professor Margaret Linguistics, Professor Anna Szabolcsi, Sociology, Professor Kathleen Gerson, H. Wright, Chair Chair Chair Economics, Professor Douglas Gale, Mathematics, Professor Joel H. Spencer, Spanish and Portuguese Languages Chair Chair and Literatures, Associate Professor English, Professor John D. Guillory, Middle Eastern Studies, Professor Kathleen A. Ross, Chair Chair Michael Gilsenan, Chair Africana Studies, Professor Manthia Culture and Media, Professor Faye Law and Society, Associate Professor Interdisciplinary Diawara, Director Ginsburg, Director Christine B. Harrington, Director Programs American Studies, Professor Andrew Environmental Health Sciences, Museum Studies, Bruce J. Altshuler, Ross, Director Professor Max Costa, Director Director Atmosphere Ocean Science, Associate European Studies, Professor Martin A. Near Eastern Studies, Associate Professor Richard Kleeman, Director Schain, Director Professor Timothy P. Mitchell, Director Basic Medical Sciences, Associate French Studies, Professor Edward Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Dean Joel D. Oppenheim, Director Berenson, Director Adjunct Clinical Professor Lewis Aron, Biology, Oral, Professor Andrew I. Hellenic Studies, Professor Phillip T. Director Spielman, Director Mitsis, Director Religious Studies, Professor Elliot R. Biomedical Sciences, Professor Terry Humanities and Social Thought, Wolfson, Director Ann Krulwich, Director Robin Nagle, Director Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Professor George Yúdice, Director ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS • 5 History of the Graduate School The Graduate School of Arts and both source and inspiration for aca- enrolled in 45 departments, institutes, Science was founded in 1886 by Henry demic life. He believed that the programs, and interdisciplinary Mitchell MacCracken, a professor of University’s best interests lay in its research areas. philosophy and logic and vice chancel- interactions with the city. By the early Mirroring the cultural diversity of lor at New York University. 1900s, the Graduate School had intro- New York City, the Graduate School MacCracken believed that universities duced courses concerned with major of Arts and Science is an urban, should respond to the needs of moder- global issues, and the curriculum diverse, and internationally
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