Music in Prague
The Music department of NYU’s Steinhardt School now offers a program every fall which draws on the rich musical heritage of this Eastern European capital city. Specifically designed for music performance and music technology majors, the program offers a unique opportunity to study music history, take individual lessons and join ensembles with the guidance of expert local faculty. Internships are a very special feature of this program, and music business and music technology students benefit from hands-on experience with symphony groups, production studios, performers, management companies and other areas of the music industry in credit bearing placements arranged by the NYU in Prague staff. Practice rooms, musical instruments and technology equipment are provided at the NYU academic center and in student residences.
Prague is a center for symphonic and ensemble music performance, opera, theatre, jazz, composition, film scoring, music business, and music technology. Historically, it has given rise to centuries of great music composition (Mozart wrote Don Giovanni in Prague). Today, Prague is a major training ground for some of the finest jazz and classical performers in Europe and has become a music industry and film music hub. Adding a global perspective to your studies is a key ingredient in your education and preparation for the professional world.
Journalism in Prague
From one of the finest Journalism Departments in the U.S. comes a chance to report from a crossroads of the New Europe. NYU in Prague offers a wide range of courses for Journalism students who want international reporting experience while staying on-track toward their degree. Classes meet at the NYU Center in Prague, located in a 15th-century building only steps away from the historic Old Town Square, while creative assignments, internships, and community service opportunities will take you well beyond the classroom walls.
Prague today is an ancient city reborn in a bloodless Revolution that unleashed a social and cultural renaissance in 1989. Among the most spectacular changes are the transformations in journalism, the media and culture. For anyone interested in understanding the postmodern world, Prague is a laboratory and an incomparable opportunity to explore.
At NYU in Prague you will be guided in that exploration by a stellar faculty, including some of the architects of the new society—former dissidents and leaders of the anti-communist revolution, current and former leaders of government, the media, and the arts in addition to some of the finest journalists in the Czech Republic today.
Economics in Prague
There is nothing more crucial for economics students than understanding the dynamics of national and regional economies within the context of the global economic system. NYU Study Abroad features several programs that allow students to choose from a variety of relevant economics courses, all in vibrant world locations, from Eastern Europe to West Africa. Not only will students gain knowledge during stimulating lectures and debates within the classroom, but every lesson will be brought to life outside the classroom.
The Department of Economics at New York University offers students majoring in Economics the opportunity to execute a specialization while studying at an NYU academic center abroad. Economics majors from other colleges and universities are invited to participate in this unique program, as are students minoring in economics and other qualified non-majors with faculty permission. Specializations draw on the economic climate of the country and continent of study.
As one of the stable and most prosperous post-communist states, the Czech Republic offers students of Economics an exciting location to learn about one of the most rapidly transitioning economies participating in the Schengen Agreement. Through lived experience, students observe an economic revival that has been moving with swift force since the political shake up of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The capital city of Prague is at the helm of this economic movement, and NYU courses equip economics students with the tools to analyze and comprehend the climate of the city that surrounds them on a daily basis. Economics students also have access to the NYU-sponsored Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy, and Culture, where conferences, seminars, and guest lectures are hosted regularly, often on curriculum-pertinent topics, such as the country’s transition to a free-market economy.