Spring 2023

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. 

Elementary French I - Sample Syllabus

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. 

Elementary French II - Sample Syllabus

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

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.

Intermediate French II - Sample Syllabus

 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. 

Written Contemporary French - Sample Syllabus

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.

Advanced Contemporary French - Sample Syllabus

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 

Prerequisite: completion of FREN-UA 30 French Grammar and Composition or qualifying placement test score

In this course, students gather once a week for “French news, with coffee.” Before each workshop, students read articles in online French news sources (Le Monde, Le Monde diplomatique, Le Figaro, etc.), research new vocabulary, and consign the most important ideas and their personal reactions in a “news journal.” During the discussion-based workshop, students (in French) will discuss the news, review vocabulary, and generally utilize and improve their fluency and cultural competency. Particular emphasis will be placed on news items relating to diversity and ecology within France and the French-speaking world.

French News, with Coffee - Sample Syllabus

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 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

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.

What is liberation? How have the  concepts of freedom, slavery and  oppression been articulated by  thinkers from Plato to the Combahee  River Collective? This course examines these enduring questions  through a wide historical and cultural  lens, ranging from a founding text of  Greek philosophy and the Bible to  Shakespeare, Marx, and Gandhi. In this  course, we aim to understand and  map out competing ideas around the  conditions for freedom—and  unfreedom. We will read seminal works theorizing  the relationship between the individual and the collective, ideas on  sovereignty, slavery, the ideal state  and the revolutionary nation,  women’s liberation, arguments for  violence and non-violence. While the  course provides a grounding in  European thought on the topic, we  will also pay attention to the struggles  and theorizations of the non-West  (the Haitian Revolution, the Algerian  and Indian independence struggles)  that have shaped our inquiry into the  nature and promise of liberation. How can understanding the struggles of the  past help us make better futures out of  our own moment? 

Texts and Ideas: Topics- On Liberation Sample Syllabus 

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 

Pre-requisite:

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.

Introduction to Machine Learning - Sample Syllabus

Prerequisite: CSCI-UA 201: Computer Systems Org and CSCI-UA 310: Basic Algorithms

There are many cognitive tasks that people can do easily and almost unconsciously but that have proven extremely difficult to program on a computer. Artificial intelligence is the problem of developing computer systems that can carry out these tasks. We will focus on three central areas in AI: representation and reasoning, machine learning, and natural language processing.

Artificial Intelligence - Sample Syllabus 

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

Prerequisite: CSCI-UA 0201 Computer Systems Organization and experience with computer systems-level programming languages (e.g. C and C++ programming)  

Recommended Prerequisite courses include CSCI-UA 0202 Operating Systems and CSCI-UA 0480 Computer Networks. Experience with web development also helpful

Technology increasingly permeates every aspect of our lives (including communication, finance, health, utilities, etc.) and the security of the computer systems that enable these services has become a critical issue. This course will cover basic principles of computer security and security engineering. It will provide an introduction to fundamental cybersecurity concepts, principles, and techniques. The course will focus on security from an attacker's perspective (threat modeling) and the defender's perspective (building and deploying secure systems). Specific topics will included operating system security, network security, web security, security economics and security psychology. Course projects will focus both on writing secure code and exploiting insecure code.

Introduction to Computer Security - Sample Syllabus

Prerequisite: high school algebra or department permission.

Prepares students to participate in today's data-driven world. Students engage with core principles of data analysis and programming and gain practical experience with real-world datasets from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Introduces ethical, legal, and privacy issues. Aims to transform students from passive consumers of conclusions about data that other people have made to informed, empowered, and critical readers and producers of data-driven insights. Open to students from any discipline with any level of experience in computer science and/or statistics (including no experience at all).

Prerequisite: completion of DS-UA 112 Introduction to Data Science

Priority Registration will be given to CAS Data Science majors and minors. Please pay close attention to course notes displayed in Albert Course Search.

Causal Inference provides students with the tools for understanding causation, i.e., the relationship between cause and effect. We will start with the situation in which you are able to design and implement the data gathering process, called the experiment. We will then define causation, identify preconditions required for A to cause B, show how to design perfect experiments, and discuss how to understand threats to the validity of less-than-perfect experiments. In this course, we will cover experimental design and then turn to those careful approaches, where we will consider such approaches as quasi-experiments, regression discontinuities, differences in differences, and contemporary advanced approaches.

Causal Inference - Sample Syllabus

Nineteenth century Europe was the birthplace of economic liberalism. The gold standard, the night watchman state, and the writings of the classical economists laid the foundation for a golden age of laissez-faire capitalism centered on the nation-state. More than a century later Europe is known as the pioneer of the welfare state, the host for an experiment in fascist and communist economics, and the center for a supra-national process of economic cooperation: the European Union.

This course traces the evolution of European capitalism during the twentieth century, from laissez-faire to welfare state economies. Throughout the semester we will study the key themes and turning points that shaped Europe’s economic development: the Great Depression, the world wars; alternative ways of organizing economic life under fascism and communism; the stagnation and crises of the 1970s; and finally Europe’s ongoing project of economic integration.

20th Century European Capitalism Sample Syllabus Coming Soon

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

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.

Approaches to French Literature - Sample Syllabus

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.

Topics in French Culture: Food in France - Sample Syllabus

The rediscovery and reinterpretation of scientific texts from antiquity in the sixteenth century, the invention of the scientific method in the 17th century, and the deep connections between science and Enlightenment philosophies in the 18th century are key moments in the way in which scientists, philosophers, and writers have sought to map the relationship between knowledge, the physical world, and society. This progress, for many, is the very mark of modernity. In this course, such connections will be explored,  as well as the way notions of rationality,  progress, ethics, and of the role of nonhumans have shaped social relations and humans’ relationship to the so-called “natural” (i.e. physical) world.  Through readings in the history of science, literature, philosophy, ecocriticism, and anthropology, from the 17th century to today and our entrance into the “Anthropocene,” this  course aims to tease out  some of the major strands that constitute the scientific world view, as well as some of the ways in which literary texts and cultural productions nuance or question that world view, especially in our times of ecological crisis.  Includes site visits in and around Paris.

Topics in French Culture:  Science & Reason from Descartes to the Present - Sample Syllabus

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.

Experiential Learning - Sample Syllabus

Nineteenth century Europe was the birthplace of economic liberalism. The gold standard, the night watchman state, and the writings of the classical economists laid the foundation for a golden age of laissez-faire capitalism centered on the nation-state. More than a century later Europe is known as the pioneer of the welfare state, the host for an experiment in fascist and communist economics, and the center for a supra-national process of economic cooperation: the European Union.

This course traces the evolution of European capitalism during the twentieth century, from laissez-faire to welfare state economies. Throughout the semester we will study the key themes and turning points that shaped Europe’s economic development: the Great Depression, the world wars; alternative ways of organizing economic life under fascism and communism; the stagnation and crises of the 1970s; and finally Europe’s ongoing project of economic integration.

20th Century European Capitalism Sample Syllabus Coming Soon

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

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.

Probability and Statistics Sample Syllabus

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 

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.

Parital Differential Equations - Sample Syllabus

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.

Crime, Violence and Media - Sample Syllabus

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)

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)

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)

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)

For centuries, Paris and France have had the reputation of being a progressive place of free gender expression and sexual liberation. After all, this was where the bikini was invented, and where provocative novels about sexuality, including Lolita and Tropic of Cancer, were first published. But France was also one of the last countries in Europe to extend voting rights to women (1944), and in 2020 French women still earned only 84 cents to every man’s euro, which is worse than it was in 2010 and well below the EU average (source: Eurostat). This course will examine the current state of gender in Paris today by diving into the city to explore and document how Paris’s reputation fits with the reality on the ground, and to learn what gender relations in Paris can tell us about gender more generally.

The course is grounded in a literature drawn predominantly from research in psychology. It is not a gender studies course and avoids the dense gender theory you may be familiar with if you have taken gender studies courses. Students will have to opportunity to explore first-hand how gender plays out in Paris by visits to museums, theaters, department stores, etc., and will report on their experiences in assignments and class discussion. Students will relate these experiences back to theories they learn to understand and evaluate the relevance of the current state of academic knowledge in the social sciences on gender to the real world. 

Gender & Representation: Field Study Workshop - Sample Syllabus coming soon. 

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

Introduction to Media Studies - Sample Syllabus

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.

Writing the Essay - Sample Syllabus 

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)