Spring 2022
Course listings are subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates and email global.academics@nyu.edu if you have any questions.
- For Abu Dhabi students, please see the Abu Dhabi course equivalencies on this page. Please note this is only applicable to NYU Abu Dhabi degree students.
- For Shanghai students, please see the Shanghai course equivalencies on this page. Please note this is only applicable to NYU Shanghai degree students.
Courses by Department
Important Note Regarding Language of Instruction
Please note that the language of instruction is noted at the end of each course title. (ie IN FRENCH or IN ENGLISH). For courses taught IN FRENCH prerequisites are listed above the course description. All French Language courses are taught primarily in French.
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Language Course Requirement and Placement for NYU Paris
Enrollment in a FREN-UA 4-6 pts course taught in French is required for all students. This course must be taken for a letter grade.
Language Course Requirements and Placement- NYU Paris
Other students should refer to the NYU French Department's webpage here: http://french.as.nyu.edu/object/language.placement (under the heading language placement) for information about placement based on Exams. Please note that students that have some experience in the language but do not have a AP/IB/SAT test score or prior university course work in the language must take the NYU's Online Placement Examination to determine placement.
Elementary French I - FREN-UA 9001 - 4 points
Open to students with no previous training in French. Not equivalent to FREN-UA 9010. Only by following FREN-UA9001 with FREN-UA9002 can a student complete the equivalent of FREN-UA9010 and then continue on to the intermediate level.
Intensive Elementary French - FREN-UA 9010 - 6 points
Presentation and systematic practice of basic structures and vocabulary of oral French through dialogues, pattern drills, and exercises. Correct pronunciation, sound placement, and intonation are stressed. For students with little or no command of French. Completes the equivalent of one year's elementary course. Textbook: Alors?
Elementary French II - FREN-UA 9002 - 4 points
Continuation of FREN-UA 1. To continue on to the intermediate level, a student must complete both FREN-UA9001 and FREN-UA 9002. This two-semester sequence is equivalent to FREN-UA 9010.
Intermediate French I - FREN-UA 9011 - 4 points
Open to students who have completed the equivalent of a year's elementary level and to others on assignment by placement test. Not equivalent to FREN-UA9020. Only by following FREN-UA9011 with FREN-UA9012 can a student complete the equivalent of FREN-UA9020 and then continue on to the post-intermediate level.
Intermediate French I - Sample Syllabus Coming Soon
Intermediate French II - FREN-UA 9012 - 4 points
Continuation of FREN-UA9011. To fulfill the MAP requirement and continue on to the post-intermediate level, a student must complete both FREN-UA9011 and FREN-UA9012. This two-semester sequence is equivalent to FREN-UA9020.
Intensive Intermediate French - FREN-UA 9020 - 6 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 10 or FREN-UA 1-2. Open to students who have completed the equivalent of a year's elementary level and to others on assignment by placement test. Completes the equivalent of a year's intermediate level in one semester.
A continuation of FREN-UA 10, this course is designed to provide students that have already studied one year of French (or the equivalent thereof) with the remainder of the fundamentals of the French language and to give those students that have mastered the basics of French vocabulary, culture, pronunciation, and grammar the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the French language and the cultures for which it is a vehicle. Conducted in French.
French Grammar and Composition - FREN-UA 9030 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 11-12 or FREN-UA 20. Open to students who have completed the equivalent of a year's intermediate level and to others who have passed the proficiency examination but who wish to review their French in order to take advanced courses in language, literature, and civilization.
This course is designed to give those of you who have already begun to deepen your understanding of the French language and French and francophone cultures the opportunity to complete your fifth semester of French by mastering a fuller range of vocabulary, structures, pronunciation, and cultural information. This class will thus prepare you to tackle the classes at the advanced level and eventually to delve into more specialized literature and civilization courses.
Spoken Contemporary French - FREN-UA 9101 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 30, or assignment by placement test, or approval of the director.
Assumes a mastery of the fundamental structures of French. May be taken concurrently with FREN-UA9105. Helps the student to develop vocabulary, to improve pronunciation, and to learn new idiomatic expressions. Introduction to corrective phonetics and emphasis on understanding contemporary French through a study of authentic documents; radio and television interviews, advertisements, spontaneous oral productions, etc.
Spoken Contemporary French - Sample Syllabus
French Phonetics - FREN-UA 9103 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 30 or assignment by placement test
This course provides advanced French language students the opportunity to improve their pronunciation through a detailed analysis of the sound systems of both French and English.
French Phonetics - Sample Syllabus coming soon
Written Contemporary French - FREN-UA 9105 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 30, assignment by placement test, or approval of the director.
This course is designed to help students to develop their vocabulary, further their mastery of grammar, and improve their ability to write informally and, more importantly, formally in French. There will be an emphasis on the understanding and production of sophisticated written French through a study of authentic documents such as newspaper articles and excerpts of longer works. There will also be considerable work on learning how best to proofread, edit, and rewrite written work.
Acting French - FREN-UA 9109 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 30 or assignment by placement test.
Use of drama and theatre techniques to help students overcome inhibitions in their oral use of language. Exercises and activities are designed to improve pronunciation, intonation, expression, and body language. Students work in collaboration with the professor, trained in the experimental methods of the French director Jacques Lecocq. This semester's focus will be to analyze and reenact excerpts from Molière’s plays.
Business French - FREN-UA 9110 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 30, FREN-UA 105, or permission of the instructor.
Designed for students who wish to become familiar with the specialized language used in French business. Emphasis is on oral and written communication and the acquisition of a business and commercial vocabulary dealing with the varied activities of a commercial firm: advertising, transportation, banking, etc. Group work in simulated business situations and exposure to "authentic" spoken materials are stressed. Qualified students have the option of taking the Exam of the Chamber of French Commerce at the end of the course.
Advanced Contemporary French - FREN-UA 9112 - 4 points
Prerequisite: FREN-UA 105 or FREN-UA 101 or assignment by placement test.
Helps students to strengthen and refine their abilities to express themselves with accuracy and fluency in both spoken and written French. Emphasis on debate, presentation, and argumentation in different settings (academic and non-academic).
This course combined and replaced FREN-UA 9102 and FREN-UA 9106 as of Fall 2019.
The Structure of French - LING-UA 9032 OR FREN-UA 9272 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Pre-requisite: Either LING-UA 1, LING-UA 3, LING-UA 11, or LING-UA 13; students must also have taken FREN-UA 30 or an equivalent
This course provides a linguistic introduction to the French language. Students will learn how to analyze the underlying structures of the language by using formal tools developed in linguistic theory. We will focus on the following core areas of grammar: phonetics and phonology (sound system), morphology (word formation), syntax (phrase and sentence structure) and semantics (meaning). This course should be of interest to those who wish to strengthen their knowledge of French and to develop their formal linguistic tools on the analysis of the grammatical structure of the language. Conducted in French.
The Structure of French - Sample Syllabus Coming Soon
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Art Practice - ART-UE 9022 - 2 points (IN ENGLISH)
Students may work in a variety of realms such as drawing, painting, photography and/or folding. Students have the opportunity to create alongside the professor in her art studio, to develop a cohesive body of work over the course of the semester. The course includes visits to museums to explore the wide range of subjects and materials available to contemporary artists, and concludes with an exhibit of student work at the end of the semester.
Conducted in English.
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Art Practice - Sample syllabus
Topics in Visual Art & Culture: Art in Contemporary Culture - ARTCR-UE 9161 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course aims to understand and appreciate the creativity and dynamism of the Parisian art scene today through an exploration of contemporary art in the capital. The course will focus on the diversity of resources provided by the city, with special attention to new artistic practices and loci of production, as well as the multiple actors involved, from artists themselves to private galleries to art critics and museum curators. Reference to major avant-garde art movements of the past such as dada, geometrical abstraction, surrealism and expressionism will also be made in order to better situate today’s artistic concerns.
Conducted in English.
Topics in Visual Art & Culture: Art in Contemporary Culture - Sample Syllabus
The French Contemporary Art World - ARTH-UA 9850 or FREN-UA 9909- 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
Note: Students are advised to leave space open in their schedule immediately (before/after) this course in order to allow travel time to and from museum visits which constitute an integral part of the class program.
Explores the contemporary arts in France in their historic and social context. Beginning with current trends, attempts to situate what’s new within a longer tradition of artistic production. Themes include the nature of the object, the monochrome, the body, the idea of nature, personal mythologies, the importance of light. The course includes visits to contemporary galleries and museums.
Non-Western Art in Paris - ARTH-UA 9550 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Some of the world's greatest non-Western art can be seen in Paris, in such museums as the Quai Branly, the Musée Guimet, or in the Sessions Pavilion of the Louvre. Students learn about these art works in relation to their religious, political, and social meanings and functions. In addition, the courrse addresses questions of collecting and display, asking how these objects arrived in Paris and their significance for the Paris art and museum world. In English.
The Glory of Medieval France: Museums and Monuments in Paris and the Region - ARTH-UA 9250 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Note: Students are advised to leave space open in their schedule immediately (before/after) this course in order to allow travel time to and from museum visits which constitute an integral part of the class program.
This course examines medieval art and architecture of France through an exploration of the monuments and moments that define our understanding of the period. The course moves from the Early Christian Church to late Gothic to help students gain an understanding of medieval France through an analysis of monuments in their historic and cultural contexts. From the portals of Notre-Dame of Paris to the collections of the Musée de Cluny, we will seek to decode the symbolic language of medieval sculpture and architecture. Pairing texts and monuments, we will consider the writings of authors such as the Abbot Suger as we inspect his church of Saint-Denis, or as we study liturgical objects in the collections of the Louvre. Throughout the course we will consider how visual art during the Middles Ages helped shape cultural identity and express the political and religious agendas of the age. The course ends with a study of E.E. Viollet-le-Duc’s work during the 19th century, together with his legacy and role in constructing our notions of medieval art and architecture. Taught in English.
The Glory of Medieval France: Museums and Monuments in Paris and the Region - Sample Syllabus
Impressionism to Post-Impressionism - ARTH-UA 9412 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
For students seeking to gain Art History Major Credit this course bears a prerequisite of History of Western Art II (ARTH-UA 2), or Modern Art (ARTH-UA 6), or a score of 5 on the AP Art History exam. Students taking this course for elective credit are permitted to enroll without this prerequisite.
Beginning by considering how impressionism refined and redirected the artistic aims of 19th-century realism, follows the development of progressive art to the brink of cubism and pure abstraction in the first years of the 20th century. Following impressionism and post-impressionism, close attention is paid to symbolism, aestheticism, art nouveau, the Arts and Crafts movement, fauvism, and expressionism. The aesthetic aims of these movements are analyzed in tandem with the social and cultural conditions that generated them.
Smartphone Cinema: Capturing your Paris Story - CINE-UT 9566 - 2 points (IN ENGLISH)
Students conceive, produce, direct, and edit a short film exploring the Paris experience with smartphone technology. A survey of cellphone cinema history leads to the study of visual storytelling principles and techniques, which students apply through practical exercises. Choosing among available short film genres (experimental, documentary, portrait, essay, fiction), students are trained through every stage of the movie making process: pitching the idea, scripting and storyboarding, shooting, and editing. Each student finishes the coursewith a facility in smartphone video technology as well as a coherent film record of his or her particular vision of Paris.
Smartphone Cinema: Capturing your Paris Story - Sample Syllabus
Registration Priority for CORE and CORE Equivalencies
Registration priority for CORE courses will be given to NYU CAS students. Other students will be able to register as space remains available. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert.
Students outside of CAS can find a list of pre-approved CORE equivalents below. Please note this list only includes Cultures & Contexts, Expressive Culture, and Text & Ideas, and may not be exhaustive. Consult your advisor for additional information on staying on track with your CORE requirements while studying away.
Cultures & Contexts Equivalents (approved by Steinhardt and SPS)
- ARTCR-UE 9161 Topics in Visual & Culture: Art in Contemporary Culture
- FREN-UA 9907 Topics France & Islam (in English)/ France and Islam
Expressive Culture Equivalents (approved by Steinhardt and SPS)
- ARTH-UA 9850 Spec Tpcs: The French Contemporary Art World (in French)
- ARTH-UA9413 Cubism to Surrealism (In French)
- FREN-UA9121 Reading in French Lit: The Modern Era (In French)
- ARTH-UA 9412 Impressionism to Post-Impressionism
- FREN-UA9833/COLIT-UA 9125 Studies in Prose Genres: Post-Colonial Readings of Classic Texts
Expressive Culture: Architecture in Paris Field Study - CORE-UA 9722 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Registration priority for CORE courses will be given to NYU College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students. Other students will be able to register as space remains available. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert.
NYU Art History Majors and Minors: This course counts for Art History elective credit.
For all of the staid elegance and grandeur of Paris today, for much of its history the city developed in an ad-hoc manner, in fits and starts, beset by adversity, invasions, repression and want. We retrace this history through field study in the city’s different quarters, examining how the city’s urban form developed, and studying celebrated works of architecture, as well as the workaday structures that have defined daily life here. We explore how innovations in building, landscape design, and urbanism have sought to give the city a more livable, sustainable form, to inspire and create a sense of shared purpose and identity, but also how these arts have been used to suppress and control an often restive population. Throughout, we also consider contemporary questions facing Paris today: how can the city maintain the rich architectural and urbanistic heritage that has made it famous, while also remaining vital, sustainable, and providing quality of life and opportunities for all its residents?
Expressive Culture: Architecture in Paris Field Study - Sample Syllabus
Expressive Cultures: Film - CORE-UA 9750 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Registration priority for CORE courses will be given to NYU College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students. Other students will be able to register as space remains available. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert.
French films and French culture, examined by situating the films in their social, historical, and philosophical context. Topics include the relationship between the Avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century (futurism, cubism, expressionism, surrealism) and the cinematographic Avant-garde (Buñuel, L’Herbier, Cocteau), the echoes of classical French theatre (Marivaux, Beaumarchais, Musset) in the cinema of Renoir, the troubled period of the German Occupation and the work of filmmakers who deliberately chose to stay in France to continue their calling (Clouzot, Carné), and the influence of the existentialist circles of Saint Germain des Prés (Sartre, Camus) on the Nouvelle Vague.
Applied Internet Tech - CSCI-UA 9467 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisite: C or better in CSCI-UA 201: Computer Systems Organization OR CENG-SHU 202 Computer Architecture OR CS-UH 2010 Computer Systems Organization (or equivalent courses) or CS-UY 2214: Computer Architecture and Organization
Students that successfully complete CSCI-UA 467 Applied Internet Technology are not eligible to take CSCI-UA 61 Web Development and Programming. Applied Internet Technology is a practical introduction to creating modern web applications. It covers full-stack (that is, every aspect of building a database driven web application: server programming, database implementation, frontend markup, styling and interactivity) web development. It includes topics such as database and data model design, web application architecture, separation of logic and presentation, handling user input and processing form data, managing asynchronous processes, strategies for creating real-time web applications, and handling client-side interactivity. Students will use current server and client-side web frameworks and libraries to build dynamic, data-driven sites. Various applications to support development will also be introduced, such as version control, static analysis tools, and build systems.
Applied Internet Tech - Sample Syllabus Coming Soon
Introduction to Machine Learning - CSCI-UA 9473 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Pre-requisite:
MATH-UA 121: Calculus I (or equivalent) AND MATH-UA 140: Linear Algebra (or equivalent) AND MATH-UA 235: Probability and Statistics (or equivalent) And grade of C or better in CSCI-UA 102: Data Structures (or equivalent)
Machine learning is an exciting and fast-moving field of computer science with many recent consumer applications (e.g., Microsoft Kinect, Google Translate, Iphone's Siri, digital camera face detection, Netflix recommendations, Google news) and applications within the sciences and medicine (e.g., predicting protein-protein interactions, species modeling, detecting tumors, personalized medicine). This course introduces undergraduate computer science students to the field of machine learning. Students learn about the theoretical foundations of machine learning and how to apply machine learning to solve new problems. Assuming no prior knowledge in machine learning, the course focuses on two major paradigms in machine learning which are supervised and unsupervised learning. In supervised learning, we learn various methods for classification and regression. Dimensionality reduction and clustering are discussed in the case of unsupervised learning
The course will consist of lectures and lab sessions.
Data Management and Analysis - CSCI-UA 9479 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisite: CSCI-UA 102 Data Structures or CSCI-SHU 210 Data Structures or CS-UH 1050 Data Structures (or equivalent courses) or CS-UY 1134: Data Structures and Algorithms
Not open to students who have taken Database Design and Implementation (CSCI-UA 60). This course counts towards Computer Science major requirements.
Students that successfully complete CSCI-UA 479 Data Management and Analysis are not eligible to take CSCI-UA 60 Database Design and Implementation. Extracting, transforming and analyzing data in myriad formats. Using traditional relational databases as well as non-relational databases to store, manipulate, and query data. Students will learn how to work with data by writing custom programs, creating queries, and using current data analysis tools and libraries all on a wide array of data sets. Additional related topics will be covered, such as data modeling, cloud databases, and API programming.
Data Management and Analysis - Sample Syllabus Coming Soon
Computer Networking - CS-UY 4793G - 3 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisites:
Tandon Students: (CS-UY 2134 or CS-UY 1134 Data Structures and Algorithms) and (CS-UY 2124 or CS-UY 1124 Object Oriented Programming) (C- or better).
NYU Abu Dhabi Students: ENGR-UH 3510 Data Structures and Algorithms or CS-UH 1050 Data Structures (C- or better)
NYU Shanghai Students: CSCI-SHU 210 Data Structures (C- or better)
OR completion of CSCI-UA 102: Data Structures (or equivalent courses)
This course takes a top-down approach to computer networking. After an overview of computer networks and the Internet, the course covers the application layer, transport layer, network layer and link layers. Topics at the application layer include client-server architectures, P2P architectures, DNS and HTTP and Web applications. Topics at the transport layer include multiplexing, connectionless transport and UDP, principles or reliable data transfer, connection-oriented transport and TCP and TCP congestion control. Topics at the network layer include forwarding, router architecture, the IP protocol and routing protocols including OSPF and BGP. Topics at the link layer include multiple-access protocols, ALOHA, CSMA/CD, Ethernet, CSMA/CA, wireless 802.11 networks and link-layer switches. The course includes simple quantitative delay and throughput modeling, socket programming and network application development and Ethereal labs.
Computer Networking - Sample Syllabus coming soon
Studies in Prose Genres: Post-Colonial Readings of Classic Texts - FREN-UA 9833 or COLIT-UA 9125 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
In this course we focus on four contemporary novels in which the world of the character, the narrator, or the author, is read through the lens of a literary classic. In each case, the reading and rewriting of the primary text involves temporal and spatial displacements (from the 18th to the 20th century, from Europe to the Caribbean and to the South Pacific) that generate shifting perspectives and a constant reshuffling of center and periphery. Between a reverential affiliation to the past and a creative misreading and rewriting of it, these intertextual encounters with « great » Western literary works insistently raise the questions of identity, originality, and “writing back”. Exploring these questions will therefore also involve drawing on comparative, translation, and postcolonial studies.
Studies in Prose Genres: Post-Colonial Readings of Classic Texts - Sample Syllabus
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - EURO-UA 9122 or POL-UA 9523 or FREN-UA 9122 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
Focuses on the historical and institutional bases of European integration in order to provide students an understanding of the European Union and how it works, its impact on everyday policies of the member states as well as the life of European citizens, and the kind of world actor the EU is or might become. Focuses as well on current-day concerns and in particular the on-going sense of crisis that has rocked the Union for the past several years.
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - Sample Syllabus
France and the European Union - EURO-UA 9123 or POL-UA 9523- 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course investigates the history, the structure and the inner logic and working of European integration from the end of the Second World War to present day. It will provide students with an overview of the political institutions, the member states and the current developments of the European Union while focusing on the paramount role played by France throughout the years.
Experiential Learning Seminar - NODEP-UA 9982 or INDIV-UG 9350 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Enrollment by permission only. Application required.
This 4 credit course includes a weekly seminar and two full days and one half day (Monday-Friday) for their internship. Internship placements are made by EUSA, an organization partnering with NYU.
The seminar portion of the course explores many different aspects of your internship site. The goal is to finish the semester with an in-depth understanding of the company or organization, including its approach, its policies, and the context in which it operates. We will also discuss more generally the state of the contemporary workplace and ourselves as workers. Finally, you will use the seminar to reflect critically and analytically on the internship experience and as a way to refine your own personal and professional goals.
Experimental Theatre Workshop - FREN-UA 9807 - 2 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course allows students to discover “Theater of the absurd”, a theoretical and practical approach to theater born of the complex historical, literary, and philosophical context of the Second World War. We will analyze the characteristics of this type of theater which continues to influence avant-garde themes and esthetics. Students will perform excerpts from selected works with a focus on the absurdity of situations, de-structuring language, and corporal expression. The approach of the course is intellectual, physical and creative. Theater outings and projections will be included. The principal works studied include: Ubu Roi d’Alfred Jarry, La Cantatrice Chauved’Eugène Ionesco et Huis Clos de Jean-Paul Sartre.
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - EURO-UA 9122 or POL-UA 9523 or FREN-UA 9122 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
Focuses on the historical and institutional bases of European integration in order to provide students an understanding of the European Union and how it works, its impact on everyday policies of the member states as well as the life of European citizens, and the kind of world actor the EU is or might become. Focuses as well on current-day concerns and in particular the on-going sense of crisis that has rocked the Union for the past several years.
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - Sample Syllabus
France & Islam - FREN-UA 9806- 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
An exploration of the historical and on-going contact between France and the Muslim world, including, most notably, the important Muslim population living in France today. The course examines the historical links between France and its colonial possessions in North and West Africa and the Middle East, the place of Islamic religious practice in a traditionally Catholic, and officially secular, France, and the frictions generated by newly politicized forms of Islam. Also considered is the ‘crisis’ of the banlieue, or French suburbs, and the cultural, generational, and religious tensions in evidence there.
Gender & Sexuality in France - FREN-UA 9936 or SCA-UA 9869 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
An introduction to the problems of gender as they have been expressed in France. Beginning with an historical overview, we consider the category of ‘woman’ as it was defined from the Revolution to the founding of French feminism at the end of the 19th century. The second part of the course is devoted to an exploration of gender as a political issue during the past 20 years, through consideration of such topics as parité, prostitution, colonialism, post-colonialism, and queer studies.
Studies in Prose Genres: Post-Colonial Readings of Classic Texts - FREN-UA 9833 or COLIT-UA 9125 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
In this course we focus on four contemporary novels in which the world of the character, the narrator, or the author, is read through the lens of a literary classic. In each case, the reading and rewriting of the primary text involves temporal and spatial displacements (from the 18th to the 20th century, from Europe to the Caribbean and to the South Pacific) that generate shifting perspectives and a constant reshuffling of center and periphery. Between a reverential affiliation to the past and a creative misreading and rewriting of it, these intertextual encounters with « great » Western literary works insistently raise the questions of identity, originality, and “writing back”. Exploring these questions will therefore also involve drawing on comparative, translation, and postcolonial studies.
Studies in Prose Genres: Post-Colonial Readings of Classic Texts - Sample Syllabus
Versailles, Life as Art in the Age of Grandeur - FREN-UA 9150 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
Fabulous Versailles, the synthesis of baroque and classical aesthetics and the cult of kingship, serves as an introduction to the study of major aspects of 17th- and 18th-century culture and French influence on European civilization. Approaches the intellectual, artistic, and social complexities of the period through the works of contemporary philosophers, dramatists, artists, memoirists, and field trips, and multimedia presentations of music and art.
Versailles, Life as Art in the Age of Grandeur - Sample Syllabus
Approaches to French Literature - FREN-UA 9140 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
This course offers an introduction to central works in French literature, while presenting students with a toolkit for literary analysis. Eschewing a strictly chronological approach, we will explore some of the key lines of thought animating French literary production from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. Students will have the opportunity to refine their skills in reading and writing through in-class workshops devoted to techniques for close reading, developing a thesis from textual evidence, and identifying arguments in critical texts. Our objectives will be both to understand the diverse functions of literature as a cultural practice and to prepare students to take Discovery courses and other advanced seminars in literature.
Topics in French Culture: Food in France FREN-UA 9865 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
In 2010 the "French gastronomic meal" was added to the UNESCO list of "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", thus granting official recognition of the important place food holds in the lore, tradition, and lifeways of France. Food in France is both broader and more complex, however, than the official appellation of the gastronomic meal might suggest. In this course we consider food and the myriad rituals of food preparation and eating as a means to gain insight into French history and expressive cultures, and as a way also of addressing contemporary concerns related to rapid social, economic, and political change. Topics include regional and ethnic diversity, taste and distinction, invented traditions and national identity, urban ecology, globalization, and terroir. Students will be encouraged to make ample use of resoruces in and around Paris.
The German Occupation in French Literature and Cinema - FREN-UA 9902 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
The course explores how literature and cinema from 1945 to the present have covered the topic of the "Années noires" ("the Dark years"), or the period of German occupation in France. Figured against the backdrop of the events of World War II and the Occupation, the course examines the complexity of questions of identity, memory, and narrative in relation to this complex moment in French history. Includes texts by Sartre, Vercors, Modiano, Perec, Duras. Films include Les Jeux Interdits (René Clément), Lacombe Lucien (Louis Malle), Night & Fog (Alain Resnais). In addition students are invited to participate in an overnight trip to visit important WWII memorial sites in France.
The German Occupation in French Literature and Cinema - Sample Syllabus
Experiential Learning Seminar - NODEP-UA 9982 or INDIV-UG 9350 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Enrollment by permission only. Application required.
This 4 credit course includes a weekly seminar and two full days and one half day (Monday-Friday) for their internship. Internship placements are made by EUSA, an organization partnering with NYU.
The seminar portion of the course explores many different aspects of your internship site. The goal is to finish the semester with an in-depth understanding of the company or organization, including its approach, its policies, and the context in which it operates. We will also discuss more generally the state of the contemporary workplace and ourselves as workers. Finally, you will use the seminar to reflect critically and analytically on the internship experience and as a way to refine your own personal and professional goals.
What Is Technology? - IDSEM-UG 9353 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
It would be a misnomer to assume that technology is something we “use.” Rather, there is something quite non-technical about technology, which has an intrinsically social nature: technology socializes, it canalizes creative powers, and subjects us to mechanical and material manipulation. What is the relationship between techniques and technologies and their respective effects (ethical, cultural, aesthetic) on the category of the human? This course attempts to grapple with these questions through the development of a critical heuristic to help us map the topoi of the socio-eco-techno system. Drawing on mediology, ethics, and the French school of the anthropology of techniques, we explore such topoi in terms as both “deep” historical sediment and also futurology with a view to illuminating how our values are negotiated and transformed in relation to the technological. Conducted in English.
Experiential Learning - EXL-UF 9302 - 2 points (IN ENGLISH)
Open to Global Liberal Studies students only.
Course offered on pass/fail grading basis.
“Experiential Learning” is a 2-credit, Pass/Fail course that supports students in the Spring semester as they enter the workplace culture of the city through Community Placements which may include, but are not limited to, volunteer work, internships, or in some cases, independent research. Through class meetings, reflective writing, and individual conferences, faculty guide students to define an independent research project that grows out of the workplace experience, and which reflects a nuanced understanding of how the workplace culture relates to the social and cultural milieu of the city.
The French Revolution & Napoleon - HIST-UA 9143 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Lift your eyes as you walk down any street in Paris and you'll soon see a building adorned with the tricolore and the words Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. Turn a corner and in the distance you'll see the Arc de Triomphe built to the glory of Napoleon's army or the Eiffel tower erected for the centennial of the fall of the Bastille. Even the metro stops, Concorde, Nation, République, Austerlitz, Iéna, echo with the memory of the years of the French Revolution and the First Empire.
But what historic reality does all this evoke? What led some French people to overthrow their age old Monarchy, turn their backs on the Church and launch into a new era of Republican government? What caused others to resist such changes with all their might? And why did the experiment end within 10 years, giving way to military dictatorship and an Empire which spread French rule across Europe. This semester we shall explore these issues and others pertaining to the Age of the French Revolution & Napoleon through lectures, readings, discussions and site visits in and around the city of Paris.
Topics in French History: Modern France from the Revolution to the Present - HIST-UA 9141 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course proposes an introduction to French history, politics ,and society from the French Revolution to the present. Attention is paid to the successive crises that have challenged France's stature, its national identity, and its republican model. Topics include the gradual consolidation of democratic political and social systems following the Revolution, and the continuities and contestations of that legacy as reflected in the rise of France as an imperial power, the Dreyfus Affair, two World Wars, and the loss of empire.
Topics in French History: Modern France from the Revolution to the Present - Sample Syllabus
The Structure of French - LING-UA 9032 or FREN-UA 9272 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Pre-requisite: Either LING-UA 1, LING-UA 3, LING-UA 11, or LING-UA 13; students must also have taken FREN-UA 30 or an equivalent
This course provides a linguistic introduction to the French language. Students will learn how to analyze the underlying structures of the language by using formal tools developed in linguistic theory. We will focus on the following core areas of grammar: phonetics and phonology (sound system), morphology (word formation), syntax (phrase and sentence structure) and semantics (meaning). This course should be of interest to those who wish to strengthen their knowledge of French and to develop their formal linguistic tools on the analysis of the grammatical structure of the language. Conducted in French.
The Structure of French - Sample Syllabus Coming Soon
Linear Algebra - MATH-UA 9140 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisites: completion of MATH-UA 9 Algebra and Calculus OR MATH-UA 121 Calculus I with grade of C or higher OR MATH-UA 211 Math for Economics I with grade of C or higher OR MATH-UH 1012 Calculus with Applications to Science and Engineering OR MATH-UH 1013 Calculus with Applications to Economics OR MATH-SHU 121 Calculus OR MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus OR Qualifying Test Score (see scores on MATH Department website)
Linear algebra is an area of mathematics devoted to the study of structure-preserving operators on special sets (linear operators on vector spaces). Linear algebra is a cornerstone of any mathematics curriculum for two very important (and related) reasons: 1) The theory of linear algebra is well understood and so a first step in many areas of applied mathematics is to reduce the problem into one in linear algebra. 2) The spaces and operations studied in the subject are commonplace in many different areas of mathematics, science, and engineering.
Numerical Analysis - MATH-UA 9252 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisite: MATH-UA 123 Calculus III or MATH-UA 213 Math for Economics III (for Economics majors) and MATH-UA 140 Linear Algebra with a grade of C or better
In numerical analysis one explores how mathematical problems can be analyzed and solved with a computer. As such, numerical analysis has very broad applications in mathematics, physics, engineering, finance, and the life sciences. This course introduces the subject for mathematics majors. Theory and practical examples using Matlab are combined in the studying of topics ranging from simple root-finding procedures to differential equations and the finite element method.
Numerical Analysis - Sample Syllabus coming soon
Partial Differential Equations - MATH-UA 9263 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisite: MATH-UA 262 Ordinary Differential Equations with a grade of C or better or the equivalent.
Many laws of physics are formulated as partial differential equations. This course discusses the simplest examples, such as waves, diffusion, gravity, and static electricity. Non-linear conservation laws and the theory of shock waves are discussed. Further applications to physics, chemistry, biology, and population dynamics.
Linear and Nonlinear Optimization - MATH-UA 9253 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisites: MATH-UA 123 Calculus III OR MATH-UA 129 Honors Calculus III OR MATH-UA 213 Math for Economics III (for Economics majors) with a grade of C or better and/or the equivalent, AND MATH-UA 140 Linear Algebra OR MATH-UA 148 Honors Linear Algebra with a grade of C or better and/or the equivalent.
Optimization is a major part of the toolbox of the applied mathematician, and more broadly of researchers in quantitative sciences including economics, data science, machine learning, and quantitative social sciences. This course provides an application-oriented introduction to linear programming and convex optimization, with a balanced combination of theory, algorithms, and numerical implementation. While no prior experience in programming is expected, the required coursework will include numerical implementations, including some programming; students will be introduced to appropriate computational tools, with which they will gain experience as they do the numerical assignments. Theoretical topics will include linear programming, convexity, duality, minimax theorems, and dynamic programming. Algorithmic topics will include the simplex method for linear programming, selected techniques for smooth multidimensional optimization (eg Newton's method and the conjugate gradient method), techniques for solving for L1-type optimizations, and stochastic gradient descent. Applications will be drawn from many areas, but will emphasize economics (eg two-person zero-sum games, matching and assignment problems, optimal resource allocation), data science (eg regression, convex-relaxation-based approaches to sparse inverse problems, tuning of neural networks, prediction with expert advice) and operations research (eg shortest paths in networks and optimization of network flows).
Linear and Nonlinear Optimization - Sample Syllabus coming soon
Probability and Statistics - MATH-UA 9235 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in Calculus II (MATH-UA 122) or Math for Economics II (MATH-UA 212) (for economics majors) or equivalent (including (MA-UY 1024 and MA-UY 1124), MATH-SHU 131, MATH-SHU 151, MATH-SHU 201, MATH-UH 1011Q, and MATH-UH 1020)
Notes:
Not open to students who have taken Theory of Probability (MATH-UA 233) or Mathematical Statistics (MATH-UA 234).
Not open to Tadon math majors, or to students who has already taken MA-UY 2054, MA-UY 2414, MA-UY 2224, or MA-UY 3014.
Combination of MATH-UA 233 and 234 at a more elementary level to acquaint students with both probability and statistics in a single term. In probability: mathematical treatment of chance; combinatorics; binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions; law of large numbers and the normal distribution; application to coin-tossing; radioactive decay. In statistics: sampling; normal and other useful distributions; testing of hypotheses; confidence intervals; correlation and regression; applications to scientific, industrial, and financial data.
Analysis I - MATH-UA 9325 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prerequisites: Math-UA 123 Calculus III OR MATH-UA 213 Math for Economics III (for Economics majors) OR MATH-UH 1020 OR MA-UY 2114 OR MATH-SHU 151 (or equivalent courses) AND MATH-UA 140 Linear Algebra with a grade of C or better OR MATH-SHU 141, OR MA-UY 3044, OR MATH-UH 1022 (or equivalent courses).
This course is an introduction to rigorous analysis on the real line. Topics include: the real number system, sequences and series of numbers, functions of a real variable (continuity and differentiability), the Riemann integral, basic toplogical notions in a metric space, sequences and series of functions including Taylor and Fourier series.
Crime, Violence and Media - MCC-UE 9012 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Debates about the role of crime in the media have been among the most sustained and divisive in the field of communications, and they are dependent on a foundation of equally divisive debates about “media influence.” This course will broaden this discussion to consider the culture of crime in relation to conventions of news and entertainment in the mass media, and its larger social and political context. Topics will include crime reporting, the role of place in crime stories, the aesthetics of crime, moral panics and fears, crime and consumer culture, and the social construction of different kinds of crimes and criminals.
Fashion and Power - MCC-UE 9345 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Registration priority for Media, Culture, and Communication (MCC) courses offered at NYU Paris will be given to NYU MCC majors. Other students will be able to register as space remains available. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert.
This course examines fashion both from its diffusion in a globalized society, and as a form of communication and culture. We will examine how fashion has been valued through social sciences – history and sociology on the one hand, and economy on the other hand, from its production to its consumption. The course will address fashion in terms of issues of consumerism and sustainability in a post industrialized society. Conducted in English.
Global Media Seminar: Media & Cultural Globalization in France - MCC-UE 9454 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Registration priority for Media, Culture, and Communication (MCC) courses offered at NYU Paris will be given to NYU MCC majors. Other students will be able to register as space remains available. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert.
This course introduces students to the basic structures and practices of media in Europe and their relationship to everyday social life. It pays special attention to the common models and idioms of media in Europe, with an emphasis on national and regional variations. Specific case studies highlight current trends in the production, distribution, consumption, and regulation of media. Topics may include: national or regional idioms in a range of media genres, from entertainment, to advertising and publicity, to news and information; legal norms regarding content and freedom of expression; pirate and independent media; and innovations and emerging practices in digital media. Conducted in English.
Global Media Seminar: Media & Cultural Globalization in France - Sample Syllabus
Note: All Music and Performing Arts courses, Private Lessons, and Ensembles are conducted in English.
Required course for all Steinhardt Music Majors
Collegium & Program Seminar - MPATC-UE 9092 - 0 points
The aim of the Collegium is to provide music students with a variety of experiences which reflect Paris's unique musical history and culture. The course has two strands: a series of weekly lectures and/or concerts to acquaint students with French music and culture, and guided projects to ensure each student's contact with Parisian peers, institutions, or mentors in their chosen area.
Courses open to All Students that meet listed pre-requisites
Music Theory II - MPATC-UE 9036 - 2 points
Prerequisite: MPATC-UE 35 Music Theory I.
Corequisite: MPATC-UE9007 Aural Comp in Music II
Further projects in diatonic tonality and an introduction to simple forms.
Aural Comprehension in Music II - MPATC-UE 9007 - 1 point
Prerequisite: MPATC-UE 6 Aural Comprehension in Music I
Corequisite: MPATC-UE 9036 Music Theory II.
Continued training in elementary musicianship skills.
Keyboard Skills II - MPAPE-UE 9073 - 1 point
Prerequisite: Keyboard Skills I, or success in placement exam
Development of functional keyboard skills for music majors. Emphasized skills: technique, score reading, melodic harmonization, transposition, popular chord reading, & harmonization.
Private Lessons
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Instruction on Piano -MPAPE-UE 9045 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Instruction on String Instruments - MPASS-UE 9045 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Music Composition Instruction - MPATC-UE 9021 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Vocal Training (Private Lesson) - MPAVP-UE 9111 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Instruction on Woodwind Instruments - MPAWW-UE 9111 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Instruction on Brass Instruments - MPABR-UE 9111 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Private Instruction on Percussion - MPAPS-UE 9111 - 3 points
By Permission only. Private lessons are available only to Steinhardt performance majors for whom lessons are required every semester. Students may register for only one private lesson per semester.
PRIVATE LESSONS: 2 credits (30 minute lesson/week); 3 credits (60 minute lesson/week)
Ensembles
Jazz Ensembles - MPAJZ-UE 9089 - 0 - 1 point
Chamber Ensembles - MPATC-UE 9080 - 1 point
Philosophy of Language - PHIL-UA 9085 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Prior introduction to logic or linguistics is welcome, but not mandatory.
Examines various philosophical and psychological approaches to language and meaning, as well as their consequences for traditional philosophical problems in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Discusses primarily 20th-century authors, including Russell, Wittgenstein, and Quine.
History of French Philosophy - PHIL-UA 9026 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Provides an overview of important developments in French philosophy from the 16th century to the 1940s and 1950s. Beginning with the epistemological and metaphysical debates that followed the rediscovery of Ancient philosophy and the Copernican revolution in the sciences, we will consider Montaigne’s skepticism, Descartes’ attempts at securing our knowledge of the soul, God, and the external world, and Condillac’s empiricist critique of Descartes’ theory of knowledge. We will then focus on major developments in French political philosophy in the 18th and 19th centuries, closely intertwined with political events in France at the time, including such figures as Rousseau, Proudhon, and Tocqueville. Finally, we will look at two of the major movements in French philosophy in the first half of the 20th century: Henri Bergson’s attempts to understand the temporal duration conscious beings inhabit, and Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir’s distinctive development of existentialism, a philosophy that grapples with the radical consequences of human freedom. Conducted in English.
France and the European Union - EURO-UA 9123 or POL-UA 9523- 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course investigates the history, the structure and the inner logic and working of European integration from the end of the Second World War to present day. It will provide students with an overview of the political institutions, the member states and the current developments of the European Union while focusing on the paramount role played by France throughout the years.
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - EURO-UA 9122 or POL-UA 9523 or FREN-UA 9122 - 4 points (IN FRENCH)
Prerequisite of FREN-UA 30 or FREN-UA 9030
Focuses on the historical and institutional bases of European integration in order to provide students an understanding of the European Union and how it works, its impact on everyday policies of the member states as well as the life of European citizens, and the kind of world actor the EU is or might become. Focuses as well on current-day concerns and in particular the on-going sense of crisis that has rocked the Union for the past several years.
France and the European Union: Europe in Crisis - Sample Syllabus
MCC in Paris - First Year Program Courses
(spring semester)
MCC in Paris Spring Admission students have the exciting opportunity to start their NYU academic career at NYU Paris during the spring semester. At NYU Paris, the city is your classroom. Students will acquire or improve their French language skills while benefiting from a tailored and personalized entry into the Media, Culture, and Communication program
Students will enroll in MCC-UE 9001 Intro to Media Studies and EXPOS-UA 9001 Writing the Essay, as well as a French language course (4-6 credits depending on level). It is also recommended that students enroll in PHED-UE 9017 Literature, Art, and the Path of Life or another Liberal Arts Core Requirement or general elective which can be used toward their degree requirements. Please visit the Department of Media Culture and Communication website for more information.
Registration priority for MCC-UE 9001, EXPOS-UA 9001, and PHED-UE 9017 will be given to MCC First Year students.
Introduction to Media Studies - MCC-UE 9001 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Introduces students to the study of contemporary forms of mediated forms of communication. The course surveys the main topics in the field and introduces students to a variety of analytical perspectives. Issues include: the economics of media production; the impact of media on individual attitudes, values and behaviors; the role of media professionals; the impact of new media technologies. With special emphasis on the study of news, advertising, political economy of the media, identity and representation.
Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Society & Social Sciences for Steinhardt students
Writing the Essay - EXPOS-UA 9001 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
This course is reserved for MCC First Year students accepted into the MCC program.
This foundational writing course is required for CAS, Stern, Nursing, Social Work, Steinhardt and Tandon incoming undergraduates. Writing the Essay provides instruction and practice in critical reading, creative and logical thinking, and clear, persuasive writing. Students learn to analyze and interpret written texts, to use texts as evidence, to develop ideas, and to write exploratory and argumentative essays. Exploration, inquiry, reflection, analysis, revision, and collaborative learning are emphasized.
Literature, Art, and the Path of Life - PHED-UE 9017 - 4 points (IN ENGLISH)
Building on the tradition of the bildungsroman, or the notion of coming of age, this course will examine how various forms of cultural expression, including visual art, poetry, literature, film, and music, reflect and trace paths of emotional and intellectual development. Students will study and discuss a selection of artistic works across a variety of genres and historical eras with a view to understanding how art is tied to experience, and the importance of the search for meaning as fundamental to all education. Literary examples may include works by Austen, Chaudhuri, Joyce, Goethe, Dangarembga, etc., but should include some texts from the French tradition and/or about the French experience (eg. Voltaire, Rousseau, Stendhal, Flaubert, Balzac).
(Liberal Arts Core/CORE-MAP Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Expressive Cultures).
Literature, Art, and the Path of Life - Sample Syllabus (from NY Campus offering)
Online/Remote-Taught Courses available to Study Away Students
Students may compliment their local course load by enrolling in an online or remote-taught course. Some of NYU's online courses can be found using the Instruction Mode filter in the Albert Course Search. Please keep in mind that you must be enrolled in at least 12 credits of courses at your study away site (remote-taught/online courses do not count towards the 12 credit minimum requirement). Note, online/remote taught courses are not scheduled on the same session as the courses offered by the study away site, add/drop dates and other academic deadlines will vary. Please refer to Albert course notes for more details. Online/remote taught course commitments should not interfere with student attendance in local classes and required program activities (including orientation).