Academics

Featured Courses

Cinema in Latin America (Taught in Spanish and English)

A survey of anticolonialist cinema with special emphasis on Latin America.  This course takes a brief look at African cinema and then look closely at Latin American cinema, with films from Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Cuba.

Intensive Spanish for Advanced Beginners

Complete a years worth of Spanish in this one semester intensive course.

Global Media Seminar: Latin America

This course proposes a historical and cultural approach to the development of the popular press, cinema, radio, television and the contemporary processes of the new media.

At NYU Buenos Aires, students have the incomparable opportunity to experience the culture of Argentina firsthand with access to some of the country's most influential politicians, top journalists, distinguished musicians, and accomplished scholars. The curriculum offers Spanish language courses and content courses that explore the history, culture, and economy of Latin America. Most language courses are taught intensively and are the equivalent of one year of elementary or intermediate Spanish. Language courses are offered at all levels of proficiency from beginner to advanced, and are conducted every morning at the NYU academic center. Content courses are taught in both English and Spanish.

NYU's administrative staff and faculty in Buenos Aires will help you find your way around the city, as well as serve as your academic advisers. In a city as politically and artistically stimulating as Buenos Aires, you are bound to have a lively and enriching academic experience. It is easy to fall in love with the city's warm and inviting way of life- there's no doubt that you will have an unforgettable cultural adventure.

Areas of Study

English Taught

• Art History (Fall Only)
• Cinema Studies
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• Gallatin
• Journalism
• Latin American Studies
• Media, Culture, & Communication
• Metropolitan Studies
• Music
• Politics
• Sociology

Spanish Taught

• Art History
• Cinema Studies
• History
• Latin American & Spanish Studies
• Literature
• Music
• Spanish Language