Prospective Summer Students

The Gallatin School summer curriculum offers students the opportunity to explore any of several clusters, theme-driven collections of classes and internships. You can choose courses that approach a broad topic from a number of perspectives through a variety of formats, from analytical inquiry to artistic expression to practical experience. Someone interested in the relationship between politics and culture, for example, could take a course such as Theorizing Politics (reading Marx, Machiavelli, and Foucault) while also doing an internship in a city councilmember's office.

Summer Curriculum

New York City

Explore the meaning of life in this exciting city through urban design, writing, and the visual arts.

Politics & Culture

Examine culture and political theory as well as the ways in which power and culture intersect.

Visual & Performing Arts

Investigate the meaning and impact of human expressive activity.

Creative Writing

Engage in the process of writing, from traditional short-story writing to newer genres that challenge the borders of fact and fiction.

Within these clusters, there are several types of courses that offer different approaches to learning:

  • Interdisciplinary seminars are small classes focused on reading important texts and discussing complex ideas and theories.
  • Arts workshops aim at developing the artist-scholar by combining personal creative work in a variety of media with rigorous academic inquiry.
  • Writing courses, usually taught by professional writers, engage students in producing texts in a number of genres and settings.
  • Community learning projects get students involved in direct action in the city and in careful reflection on that experience.
  • Internships put students into firsthand experiences in a huge array of work sites, from government to the corporate sector, from arts organizations to grassroots groups

Summer Housing

For as little as $150 a week (which includes a meal plan), students may stay in NYU housing. Housing is guaranteed to students who are enrolled for course work or a Gallatin internship during the summer.

Tuition Packages

Students who register for both a Gallatin course (4 points) and an internship (for a minimum of 2 points) may be eligible for a reduction in their tuition expenses. For more information, please contact Faith Stangler at 212-998-7376 or e-mail faith.stangler@nyu.edu.