2020-21 Course Updates
This page will be updated as more information about courses is released from academic departments. For the most current course scheduling information and to search by modality, please consult the Directory of Classes.
Immersive Courses
Last update: 8/10/20
The following courses are scheduled to be offered during the Fall A term (September 8 - October 23).
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH GU4175 | WRITING ARCHAEOLOGY | |
| Architecture | ||
| ARCH UN1010 | Design Futures: New York City | |
| ARCH UN2101 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS | |
| ARCH UN2103 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: ENVIRONMENTS AND MEDIATIONS | |
| ARCH UN2103 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: ENVIRONMENTS AND MEDIATIONS | |
| Classics | ||
| CLCV GU4440 | Society ＆ Environment in the Ancient Mediterranean World | |
| Dance | ||
| DNCE BC1135 | Ballet, I: Beginning | |
| DNCE BC1330 | Modern, I: Beginning Modern Dance | |
| DNCE BC3601 | Rehearsal and Performance in Dance | |
| History | ||
| HIST GU4693 | WRITERS ON HISTORY: THOMAS MANN | |
| Latin American and Iberian Cultures | ||
| SPAN UN3349 | Hispanic Cultures I: Islamic Spain through the Colonial Period | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL UN1001 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL UN3912 | Seminar (Death and Meaning of Life) | |
| Religion | ||
| RELI UN2305 | Islam | |
| RELI UN3321 | Religion and Climate Crisis: India | |
| RELI GU4120 | GENDER IN ANC CHRISTIANITY | |
| RELI GU4322 | Exploring the Sharia: Topics in Islamic Law | |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCI UN1203 | The Social Animal in the Digital Age | |
| Statistics | ||
| STAT GU4206 | Statistical Computing and Introduction to Data Science | |
| Theatre | ||
| THTR UN2022 | PRACTICUM PERFORMANCE SHOW 1 | |
| THTR UN2423 | PRACTICUM LIGHTS ＆ SOUND | |
| THTR UN2424 | PRACTICUM WARDROBE | |
| THTR UN2425 | PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT | |
| THTR UN2427 | PRACTICUM DESIGN ASSISTANT | |
| THTR UN3005 | ACTING II | |
| THTR UN3142 | Bertolt Brecht: The Making of Theatre | |
| THTR UN3167 | Dramaturgy | |
| THTR UN3200 | Directing I | |
| THTR UN3405 | PROBLEMS IN DESIGN | |
| THTR UN3997 | SENIOR THESIS IN PERFORMANCE | |
| Urban Studies | ||
| URBS UN3440 | Shrinking Cities | |
| URBS UN3545 | JUNIOR SEMINAR IN URBAN STUDIES | |
The following courses are scheduled to be offered during the Fall B term (October 26 - December 23).
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| American Studies | ||
| AMST UN3930 | Tocqueville: The Democratic Mind | |
| AMST UN3931 | Topics in American Studies | |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH UN3663 | The Ancient Table: Archaeology of Cooking and Cuisine | |
| Architecture | ||
| ARCH UN1020 | Introduction To Architectural Design and Visual Culture | |
| ARCH UN3201 | ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I | |
| ARCH UN3211 | ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN | |
| ARCH UN3502 | URBANIZING CHINA | |
| Classics | ||
| CLCV UN3333 Archaeology of Crisis | ||
| Dance | ||
| DNCE BC1135 | Ballet, I: Beginning | |
| DNCE UN1330 Modern I | ||
| DNCE BC2250 | Hip Hop Dance and Culture | |
| DNCE BC3335 | Modern, VI: High Advanced Modern Dance | |
| French | ||
| FREN GU4800 Questions in African Literature | ||
| History | ||
| HIST UN3241 | Global Urban History of Housing Justice | |
| HIST BC3475 | Covid-19 and Care Work: An Oral History Approach | |
| HIST GU4012 | HISTORY OF THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL UN1401 | Introduction to Logic | |
| PHIL UN3912 | Seminar (Rawls' Theory of Justice) | |
| PHIL GU4055 | Aesthetics: Modern Survey II | |
| Religion | ||
| RELI GU4209 | Religion, Politics and Culture in Contemporary Black America | |
| RELI GU4304 | Krishna | |
| RELI GU4307 | BUDDHISM ＆ DAOISM IN CHINA | |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCI UN2235 | Sexuality in Social Context | |
| SOCI UN3966 | The News: The Profession of Journalism Goes Digital | |
| Statistics | ||
| STAT GU4206 | Statistical Computing and Introduction to Data Science | |
| Theatre | ||
| THTR UN2422 | PRACTICUM PROPS ＆ PAINT | |
| THTR UN2424 | PRACTICUM WARDROBE | |
| THTR UN2425 | PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT | |
| THTR UN2427 | PRACTICUM DESIGN ASSISTANT | |
| THTR UN3202 | Advanced Directing | |
| THTR UN3300 | Playwriting Workshop | |
| THTR UN3401 | Sound Design | |
| THTR UN3997 | SENIOR THESIS IN PERFORMANCE | |
| Urban Studies | ||
| URBS UN3545 | JUNIOR SEMINAR IN URBAN STUDIES | |
The following courses are scheduled to be offered during the Spring 2021 A term (January 11 - February 26).
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH UN3831 | Cultures and Ecomomies: Explorations in Economic Anthropology | |
| ANTH BC3932 | Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene | |
| ANTH UN3939: Anime Effect: Japanese Media | ||
| Architecture | ||
| ARCH UN1010 | Design Futures: New York City | |
| ARCH UN2101 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS | |
| ARCH UN2103 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: ENVIRONMENTS AND MEDIATIONS | |
| ARCH UN3312 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE | |
| History | ||
| HIST UN1760 Intro to African History: 1700-Pesent | ||
| Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| WMST UN3200 | Queer Theory | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL UN1001 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL UN3912 | Seminar | |
| Religion | ||
| RELI GU4619 Islam in Popular Culture | ||
| Theatre | ||
| THTR UN2422 | PRACTICUM PROPS ＆ PAINT | |
| THTR UN2423 | PRACTICUM LIGHTS ＆ SOUND | |
| THTR UN2424 | PRACTICUM WARDROBE | |
| THTR UN2425 | PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT | |
| THTR UN2427 | PRACTICUM DESIGN ASSISTANT | |
| THTR UN3203 | COLLABORATION:DIRCTNG/DESIGN | |
| CPLT BC3630 | Theatre and Democracy | |
| THTR UN3997 | SENIOR THESIS IN PERFORMANCE | |
The following courses are scheduled to be offered during the Spring B term (March 8 - April 26).
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH UN3725 | Politics of Recognition | |
| Architecture | ||
| ARCH UN1020 | Introduction To Architectural Design and Visual Culture | |
| ARCH UN3312 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE | |
| Theatre | ||
| THTR UN2024 | PRACTICUM PERFORMANCE THESIS 1 | |
| THTR UN2025 | PRACTICUM PERFORMANCE THESIS 2 | |
| THTR UN2026 | PRACTICUM PERFORMANCE THESIS 3 | |
| THTR UN2422 | PRACTICUM PROPS ＆ PAINT | |
| THTR UN2423 | PRACTICUM LIGHTS ＆ SOUND | |
| THTR UN2424 | PRACTICUM WARDROBE | |
| THTR UN2425 | PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT | |
| THTR UN2427 | PRACTICUM DESIGN ASSISTANT | |
| THTR UN3201 | DIRECTING II | |
| Urban Studies | ||
| URBS UN3310 | Race, Space, and Urban Schools | |
| URBS UN3450 | Neighborhood and Community Development | |
| URBS UN3545 | JUNIOR SEMINAR IN URBAN STUDIES | |
Newly Created Topical Courses
The following courses are newly offered courses that may study topics such as public health, anti-racism and social justice, and electoral politics.
| Code | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|
| American Studies | ||
| AMST UN3930 | Tocqueville: The Democratic Mind | |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH UN3725 | Politics of Recognition (Spring 2021 B) | |
| Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race | ||
| CSER UN3303 | Whiteness, Sentiment and Political Belonging (Fall 2020) | |
| CSER UN3444 | The Decolonial Appeal: Desiring Decolonization in Sites of Representation (Fall 2020) | |
| CSER GU4361 | Documenting Disaster (Fall 2020) | |
| Classics | ||
| CLCV UN3333 Archaeology of Crisis (Fall 2020 A) | ||
| CLCV GU4444 Society and Environment in the Ancient Mediterranean (Fall 2020 B) | ||
| Institute for Comparative Literature and Society | ||
| CPLS GU4325 Abolition Medicine | ||
| French | ||
| CLFR GU4500 Pandemics in Francophone Literature and History (Fall 2020) | ||
| History | ||
| HIST UN3241 | Global Urban History of Housing Justice (Fall 2020 B) | |
| Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| WMST GU4235 | Indigenous Feminisms (Fall 2020) | |
| Latin American and Iberian Cultures | ||
| SPAN UN3887 | The End of Monuments (Fall 2020) | |
| Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies | ||
| MDES GU4239 | Medicine and Disease in the Pre-Modern Islamic World | |
| Psychology | ||
| PSYC GU4612 | Frontiers of Justice (Fall 2020) | |
| Public Health | ||
| PUBH UN3400 | Data Science and Health Equity in New York City (Fall 2020) | |
| Religion | ||
| RELI UN2506 | From Exodus to the Coronavirus: Scriptures and Narratives of Religious Responses to Epidemics (Fall 2020) | |
| RELI UN3321 | Religion and Climate Crisis: India (Fall 2020 A) | |
| RELI GU4209 | Religion, Politics and Culture in Contemporary Black America (Fall 2020 B) | |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCI UN3677 | The Organization of Diversity (Fall 2020 ) | |
| SOCI UN3966 | The News: The Profession of Journalism Goes Digital (Fall 2020 B) | |
| SOCI GU4801 | Israell and the Palestinians (Summer 2021) | |
| Statistics | ||
| STAT UN1101 | Introduction to Statistics (There will be a specially themed section in Fall 2020 that will be related to the 2020 US Elections).) | |
Department-Specific 2020-21 Academic Year Course Plans
Last update: 8/13/20
Please refer to departmental websites below for the most up-to-date information on course offerings and modality.
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Biological Sciences (Fall 2020 information)
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Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (Fall 2020 information)
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Sociology (Fall 2020)