The Academic Program
The NYU in Tel Aviv program provides students with an incomparable vantage point from which to survey and explore the social, cultural and political forces that shape all regions of the world today. You will be able to take courses that address the most fundamental questions asked in societies throughout the world, and to study ways to approach local and world events from different perspectives. How does a society provide both rights and responsibilities for its citizens, and how does it convey those to the public? How do news media shape the course of political, cultural and historical events, and how can consumers assess the media's role in these events? NYU in Tel Aviv will offer an objective view of a country that can serve as an illuminating case study of how modern statehood and identity is defined. The lessons learned here will have applications in many fields of endeavor and many areas of the world.
To guide these explorations, NYU in Tel Aviv has recruited a dedicated faculty that includes scholars, statesmen, artists, and public intellectuals whose work cross-cuts traditional disciplinary boundaries in important, incisive ways. Committed to the high academic standards that characterize NYU and all of its Centers abroad, NYU in Tel Aviv is dedicated to exploring regional issues in a global, multidisciplinary way. Students will be challenged to analyze, communicate and engage. By studying in the Middle East, you will acquire the skills to analyze complex social, cultural and political phenomena. You will use these skills in everyday interactions in Israel and the surrounding region. Social science, journalism, the arts, communication, and history -- students in all of these fields will find superb courses.
Equally important is the learning that goes on outside the classroom, including a set of supervised internships at a range of organizations, volunteer placements, guest lectures, special seminars and other academic events featuring renowned professionals and public figures. Every opportunity will be explored to help NYU students immerse themselves in host country society and advance their understanding and appreciation of the various forces that make up this region.
Course development for the first semesters of this program is currently focusing on the following subject areas:
- Media, Communications, and Film Studies
- History
- Politics
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
In the future, as the program matures, the curriculum is likely to include course work in Art, Literature, Psychology and potentially the Natural Sciences.
*Academic quality and student interest are the most important factors shaping the NYU in Tel Aviv program. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. If you are interested in studying at NYU in Tel Aviv, please let us know what subject areas are of greatest interest to you. Please e-mail studyabroad.israel@nyu.edu