Courtesy of Bob Handelman/NYU Photo Bureau New York University Bulletin 2014-2016 New York University Bulletin 2014-2016 Liberal Studies THE CORE PROGRAM Announcement for the 43rd and 44th Sessions GLOBAL LIBERAL STUDIES Announcement for the 6th and 7th Sessions New York University Washington Square New York, New York 10003 Notice: The online version of the Bulletin (at www.ls.nyu.edu) contains revisions and updates in courses, programs, requirements, and staffing that occurred after the publication of this version. Students who require a printed copy of any portion of the updated online Bulletin but do not have Internet access should see a Liberal Studies advisor 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 ........................................... 4 The Schools, Colleges, Institutes, & Programs of the University .. 5 New York University & New York City .............................................. 6 University Administration ................................................................ 8 An Introduction to Liberal Studies ................................................. 11 Directory for Liberal Studies Administration & NYU Services ..... 12 Liberal Studies Academic Programs ............................................. 14 Liberal Studies Academic Advising ............................................... 19 Liberal Studies Global Study ......................................................... 23 Liberal Studies Course Descriptions ............................................ 28 Liberal Studies Faculty .................................................................. 35 Liberal Studies Student Awards & Honors ................................... 38 Academic Policies & Procedures ................................................... 40 Student Life Resources .................................................................. 51 Admission to Liberal Studies ......................................................... 53 Tuition, Fees, & Financial Aid ........................................................ 57 Global Academic Centers .............................................................. 61 Academic Calendar ........................................................................ 66 CONTENTS • LIBERAL STUDIES • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 3 An Introduction to New York University Courtesy of Nick Johnson/NYU Photo Bureau The founding of New York University Thomas Jefferson and secretary of the academic centers: Accra, Ghana; Berlin, in 1831 by a group of eminent private treasury in Jefferson’s cabinet. Gallatin Germany; Buenos Aires, Argentina; citizens marked a historic event in and his cofounders envisioned a Florence, Italy; London, England; American education. In the early 19th “national university” that would provide Madrid, Spain; Paris, France; Prague, century, the major emphasis in higher a “rational and practical education for Czech Republic; Sydney, Australia; education was on the mastery of Greek all.” Tel Aviv, Israel; and Washington, DC, and Latin, with little attention given to United States. Although overall the The result of the founders’ foresight is modern subjects. The founders of New University is large, the divisions are today a university that is recognized York University intended to enlarge small- to moderate-size units—each both nationally and internationally as the scope of higher education to meet with its own traditions, programs, and a leader in scholarship. NYU is one of the needs of those aspiring to careers faculty. only 26 private universities in the nation in business, industry, science, and the to have membership in the distinguished Enrollment in the undergraduate arts, as well as in law, medicine, and the Association of American Universities. divisions at NYU ranges between 129 ministry. The opening of the University Students come to NYU from all 50 and 7,330, and the University offers of London in 1828 convinced New states and from 141 foreign countries. over 9,000 courses and grants more Yorkers that New York, too, should have than 25 different degrees. Classes vary a new university that fed off the energy New York University includes three in size, but the University strives to and vibrancy of the city. degree-granting campuses: New York create a sense of community among City, United States; Abu Dhabi, United The first president of New York students within and among the different Arab Emirates; and Shanghai, China. In University’s governing council was disciplines. addition, the University has 11 global Albert Gallatin, former adviser to AN INTRODUCTION TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY • LIBERAL STUDIES • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 4 The Schools, Colleges, Institutes, & Programs of the University 1832 College of Arts and Science 1938 Robert F. Wagner Graduate www.cas.nyu.edu School of Public Service www.wagner.nyu.edu 1835 School of Law www.law.nyu.edu 1960 Silver School of Social Work www.nyu.edu/socialwork 1841 School of Medicine www.school.med.nyu.edu 1965 Tisch School of the Arts www.tisch.nyu.edu 1854 Polytechnic School of Engineering (January 2014) 1972 Gallatin School of www.poly.edu Individualized Study www.nyu.edu/gallatin 1865 College of Dentistry www.nyu.edu/dental 1972 Liberal Studies (including the www.liberalstudies.nyu.edu College of Nursing [1947], www.nyu.edu/nursing) 2006 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World 1886 Graduate School of Arts and www.nyu.edu/isaw Science www.gsas.nyu.edu 2010 New York University Abu Dhabi 1890 Steinhardt School of www.nyuad.nyu.edu Culture, Education, and Human Development 2013 New York University www.steinhardt.nyu.edu Shanghai www.shanghai.nyu.edu 1900 Leonard N. Stern School of Business www.stern.nyu.edu 1922 Institute of Fine Arts www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart 1934 School of Professional Studies www.scps.nyu.edu 1934 Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences www.cims.nyu.edu THE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, INSTITUTES, AND PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY • LIBERAL STUDIES • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 5 New York University & New York City NEW YORK UNIVERSITY unparalleled Fales Collection of English the Ancient World (ISAW) is a resource LIBRARIES and American Literature; the Marion for advanced research and graduate The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, Nestle Food Studies Collection, the education in ancient civilizations from designed by Philip Johnson and Richard country’s largest trove of cookbooks, the western Mediterranean to China. Foster, is the flagship of an 11-library food writing, pamphlets, paper, and The Bern Dibner Library serves the NYU system that provides access to the archives, dating from the 1790s; and the Polytechnic School of Engineering. world’s scholarship. Bobst Library serves Downtown Collection, an extraordinary The libraries of NYU Abu Dhabi and as a center for the NYU community’s multimedia archive documenting the NYU Shanghai provide access to all the intellectual life. With 4.5 million print avant-garde New York art world since resources in BobCat and are building volumes, 235,000 serial titles, 120,000 1975. Bobst Library also houses the their own collection of books and other electronic journals, 1 million e-books, Tamiment Library, the country’s leading print materials in support of the schools’ 163,000 audio and video recordings, repository of research materials in the developing curricula. Complementing and over 41,000 linear feet of special history of left politics and labor. Two the collections of the Division of collections archival materials, the fellowship programs bring scholars Libraries are those of the libraries of collections are uniquely strong in the from around the world to Tamiment NYU’s School of Medicine, College of performing arts, radical and labor to explore the history of the Cold Dentistry, and School of Law. War and its wide-ranging impact on history, and the history of New York The NYU Division of Libraries American institutions and to research and its avant-garde culture. The library’s continually enhances its student academic freedom and promote public Web site, library.nyu.edu, received 2.5 and faculty services and expands its discussion of its history and role in our million visits in 2012–2013. research collections, responding to the society. Tamiment’s Robert F. Wagner extraordinary growth of the University’s Bobst Library offers approximately 2,500 Labor Archives contain, among other academic programs in recent years and seats for student study. The Avery Fisher resources, the archives of the Jewish to the rapid expansion of electronic Center for Music and Media, one of the Labor Committee and of more than 200 information resources. Bobst Library’s world’s largest academic media centers, New York City labor organizations. has 134 carrels for audio listening and professional staff includes more than 33 video viewing and three multimedia Beyond Bobst, the library of the subject