Program Overview

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Program Description

The Liberal Studies Core is an interdisciplinary global curriculum that satisfies the core requirements at NYU during a student’s first two years of study. It offers a comprehensive liberal arts education that provides an excellent foundation for majors across the university. Students continue as juniors in GLS or in any major in the College of Arts and Science (CAS); the Gallatin School of Individualized Study (with concentration approval); the College of Global Public Health (including in a combined major with GLS); the Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism; the Rory Meyers College of Nursing; the Schack Institute of Real Estate; the Silver School of Social Work; the Tisch Institute for Global Sport; non-portfolio majors at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development; three programs at the Tandon School of Engineering; a special-tracked Film & TV program as well as a competitive transfer program with the Tisch School of the Arts; and the Stern School of Business.

Admissions

New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU. For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see the relevant university guidelines.

Program Requirements

• Required Courses:
  • WREX-UF 101: Writing as Exploration (4 credits)
  • WRCI-UF 102: Writing as Critical Inquiry (4 credits)
  • ACA-UF 101: Arts and Cultures across Antiquity (4 credits)
  • ACC-UF 102: Arts and Cultures towards the Crossroads (4 credits)
  • GWA-UF 101: Global Works and Society: Antiquity (4 credits)
  • GWC-UF 102: Global Works and Society in a Changing World (4 credits)
  • ACM-UF 201: Arts and Cultures of Modernity 1 (4 credits)
  • GWM-UF 201: Global Works and Society: Modernity 1 (4 credits)
  • Science & Quantitative Reasoning Courses (4-8 credits)
• Sample Natural Sciences Offered in Liberal Studies:
  • ENSTU-UF 101: Environmental Studies
  • LISCI-UF 101: Life Science
  • HOU-UF 101: History of The Universe
  • SCTEC-UF 101: Science of Technology
• Elective Courses: 24-28 credits
  • Select from a variety of courses, including but not limited to:
    • AFGC-UF 101: African Cultures
    • CAGC-UF 101: Caribbean Cultures
    • EAGC-UF 101: East Asian Cultures
    • APRGS-UF 101: Approaches to Global Studies
    • LAGC-UF 101: Latin American Cultures
    • MEGC-UF 101: Middle Eastern Cultures
    • SAGC-UF 101: South Asian Cultures
    • ELEC-UF 101: Liberal Studies Elective
    • CWS-UF 101: Creative Writing Studio
    • ECI-UF 101: Principles of Macroeconomics
    • ECII-UF 102: Principles of Microeconomics
    • CWE-UF 101: Creative Writing Experiments
    • CWS-UF 101: Creative Writing Studio
    • FWS-UF 201: Fieldwork Seminar
• Total Credits: 64-68

Elective Courses

Includes Mathematics courses, courses taken in other NYU schools, or elective courses offered by Liberal Studies. Electives specifically offered by Liberal Studies are: African Cultures, Caribbean Cultures, East Asian Cultures, Approaches to Global Studies, Latin American Cultures, Middle Eastern Cultures, South Asian Cultures, Indigenous Cultures, Topics in the Humanities, Advanced Writing Studio, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Creative Writing Studio, Creative Writing Experiments, Fieldwork Seminar.

Study Away

LS students studying in Florence, London, Madrid, and Washington, DC for the first year through the First Year Away (FYA) program take equivalent LS and NYU courses and credit hours, though may also need to include foreign language depending on their FYA site.

Sample Plan of Study

• 1st Semester/Term:
  • WREX-UF 101: Writing as Exploration (4 credits)
  • ACA-UF 101: Arts and Cultures across Antiquity (4 credits)
  • GWA-UF 101: Global Works and Society: Antiquity (4 credits)
  • ENSTU-UF 101: Environmental Studies (4 credits)
  • Total Credits: 16
• 2nd Semester/Term:
  • WRCI-UF 102: Writing as Critical Inquiry (4 credits)
  • ACC-UF 102: Arts and Cultures towards the Crossroads (4 credits)
  • GWC-UF 102: Global Works and Society in a Changing World (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Total Credits: 16
• 3rd Semester/Term:
  • ACM-UF 201: Arts and Cultures of Modernity (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Foreign Language (4 credits)
  • Total Credits: 16
• 4th Semester/Term:
  • GWM-UF 201: Global Works and Society: Modernity (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Foreign Language (4 credits)
  • Total Credits: 16
• Total Credits: 64

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have the skills and competencies to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of transregional perspectives.
2. Describe the substance and significance of important works, ideas, events, and cultural practices from different global regions.
3. Communicate effectively and with increasing complexity in a number of genres and modes such as academic writing, creative forms, digital media, collaborative work, and oral presentations.
4. Synthesize and justify intellectual arguments through independent inquiry.
5. Demonstrate interpretive literacy across a variety of disciplines and genres, such as the ability to evaluate scientific and quantitative information and conduct qualitative analysis.

Policies

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

Liberal Studies Policies

Additional academic policies can be found on the Liberal Studies academic policies page.