2006 New York University Bulletin 2008 College of Arts & Science On the Cover Classic columns grace the front of the Silver Center for Arts and Science, which was known as Main Building until 2002, when it was renamed in recognition of the extraordinary bequest by Julius Silver, a 1922 graduate of the University College of Arts and Science, in memory of his wife and their daughter. This bequest has made possible the establishment of Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver, and Enid Silver Winslow Professorships in the Faculty of Arts and Science as well as scholarships for students. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 2006–2008 College of Arts and Science ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 174TH AND 175TH SESSIONS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON SQUARE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003 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. TABLE OF Contents An Introduction to New York University . .5 The Schools and Colleges of the University . 6 New York University and New York . 8 University Administration . 9 A Brief History of the College of Arts and Science . 14 College Directory . 17 Calendar 2006-2008 . 18 Index to Majors and Minors . 21 The Morse Academic Plan . 23 Departments and Programs . 27 Admission . 321 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid . 329 Student Activities, University Services . 336 Community Service . 339 Honors and Awards . 341 Registration, Advisement, and Counseling . 347 Degree Requirements . 350 Preprofessional, Accelerated, and Specialized Programs . 352 Arts and Science Summer Programs . 356 Programs Abroad . 357 Academic Policies . 364 Faculty of Arts and Science . 372 Standing Committees . 394 Washington Square Campus Map . 395 Travel Directions to the Washington Square Campus . 397 AN INTRODUCTION TO New York University he founding of New York University in 1831 by a 1832 group of eminent private citizens was a historic College of Arts Tevent in American education. In the early 19th and Science century, a major emphasis in higher education was on the 1835 study of Greek and Latin, with little attention to modern School of Law or contemporary subjects. The founders of New York 1841 School of Medicine University intended to enlarge the scope of higher educa- tion to meet the needs of persons aspiring to careers in 1865 College of Dentistry business, industry, science, and the arts, as well as in law, 1886 medicine, and the ministry. The opening of the University Graduate School of Arts of London in 1828 convinced New Yorkers that their city, and Science too, should have a university. 1890 The first president of New York University’s gov- The Steinhardt erning council was Albert Gallatin, former adviser to School of Education Thomas Jefferson and secretary of the treasury in Jefferson’s 1900 Leonard N. Stern cabinet. Gallatin and his cofounders said that the new uni- School of Business versity was to be a “national university” that would provide 1934 a “rational and practical education for all.” School of Continuing The result of the founders’ foresight is today a and Professional Studies university that is recognized both nationally and interna- 1938 tionally as a leader in scholarship. Of the more than Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of 3,000 colleges and universities in America, only 60 insti- Public Service tutions are members of the distinguished Association of 1948 American Universities. New York University is one of Post-Graduate the 60. Students come to the University from all 50 Medical School states and from 133 foreign countries. 1960 The University includes 14 schools and col- School of Social Work leges at six major centers in Manhattan. In addition, the 1965 Tisch School of the Arts University operates branch campus programs in Westchester County at Manhattanville College and in 1972 Gallatin School of Rockland County at St. Thomas Aquinas College. Individualized Study Certain of the University’s research facilities, notably 1963 the Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, are Mount Sinai School located in Sterling Forest, near Tuxedo, New York. of Medicine (affiliated) 5 • INTRODUCTION Although overall the University Enrollment in the undergradu- classes are small. More than 2,500 is large, the divisions are small- ate divisions ranges between 115 courses are offered, leading to more to moderate-sized units—each and 6,850. While some introduc- than 25 different degrees. with its own traditions, pro- tory classes in some programs have grams, and faculty. large numbers of students, many The Schools and The College of Arts and Science Medicine supervises care. Medical the midst of one of the nation’s offers the Bachelor of Arts degree students and residents also gain most renowned health sciences Colleges of in a wide range of programs in the important clinical experience complexes, which extends from humanities, science, social sciences, through the NYU Hospitals East 14th Street to East 34th the University and foreign languages and litera- Center, which includes the 704-bed Street. Located within the College tures and, in some departments, the Tisch Hospital and the 174-bed of Dentistry is the College of Bachelor of Science degree. Joint Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Nursing, one of the top programs in programs of study currently involve Medicine. The School also main- the country. Graduates assume NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate tains affiliations with select institu- positions in leading health care School of Public Service, Graduate tions for a variety of joint academic institutions and universities and School of Arts and Science, and clinical programs. Affiliated practice in areas including acute Steinhardt School of Education, hospitals include the Hospital for care, community health care, pedi- School of Social Work, the School Joint Diseases Orthopaedic atrics, geriatrics, mental health, and of Medicine, and College of Institute; NYU Downtown emergency care. The College offers Dentistry, as well as Stevens Hospital; the Department of B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degree pro- Institute of Technology. Veterans Affairs New York Harbor grams. A B.S./M.A. dual degree The School of Law is one of the Health Care System; Jamaica program and an M.A./M.S. joint oldest law schools in the United Hospital Medical Center; North degree program with the Wagner States. It offers a comprehensive Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Graduate School of Public Service first professional program leading System; Manhattan Eye, Ear, and are also available. to the degree of Juris Doctor and a Throat Hospital; Gouverneur The Graduate School of Arts graduate curriculum leading to the Hospital; and Lenox Hill Hospital. and Science offers the degrees of degrees of Masters of Laws and The School is renowned for the Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor of Juridical Science. The excellence of its basic and clinical Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of law school is a leader in providing science enterprises as well as its Philosophy in most areas of the scholarships to promising students, clinical care through its family humanities, social sciences, and recruiting top faculty, and improv- group practices. natural sciences. Several certificate ing tuition subsidies and loan for- The school’s Skirball Institute of programs are also offered. The giveness programs. The School of Biomolecular Medicine is one of NYU in Paris and NYU in Madrid Law regularly posts recent gradu- the world’s leading medical M.A. programs are based in centers ates to the U.S. Supreme Court for research centers, with interdiscipli- in Paris and Madrid, respectively. the highly coveted clerkships. The nary research emphasizing the bio- Dual degree programs of study cur- Root-Tilden-Kern scholarship pro- molecular roots of disease. Specific rently involve the School of Law, gram has produced more than 800 areas of focus include developmen- the School of Medicine, the Leonard of the finest public service leaders tal genetics, molecular pathogene- N. Stern School of Business, and the in the country. Each year, some of sis, molecular neurobiology, and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School the world’s top foreign lawyers visit structural biology. of Public Service. Courses are to teach at the Hauser Global Law The College of Dentistry is the offered in the late afternoon and School, founded in 1995. An third oldest and the largest private evening as well as during the day. extraordinarily wide range of course dental school in the United States. The Steinhardt School of offerings, research centers, collo- It offers a predoctoral program Education offers a broad range of quia, and special programs is made leading to the Doctor of Dental innovative undergraduate prepro- available to students. Policy makers Surgery degree, as well as advanced fessional and professional programs and practitioners regularly converge education programs in the dental and advanced graduate study in on Washington Square South to specialties and an allied health