Core and Major Curriculum
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Tisch Center students take 60 credits of Liberal Arts Core courses at NYU’s central Washington Square campus, with myriad opportunities to study abroad. The sequence of study is designed to sharpen reading comprehension and writing skills, elevate creative and critical thinking capacities, and enhance social and cultural understanding.
Notes:
- Tisch Center students have the option of pursuing an NYU Minor with the department approval. Eight units of the Minor can fulfill the Social Science, Humanities, or General Electives.
- Students can Study Abroad in their second semester of their sophomore year. The ability to Study Abroad for a semester is dependent on approval from the NYU Global Programs office. Study Abroad requires and application process.
- Students must declare a concentration upon completion of 48 units.
- Internship I is 300 hours and Internship II 600 hours.
8 credits. Students are required to take the folllowing courses (4 credits each):
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WRI-UF1001 | Writing I | 4 |
| EXWR1-UC7502 | Writing Workshop 1* | 4 |
| WRII-UF2002 or EXPOS-UA1 | Writing II or Writing the Essay | 4 |
| EXWR1-UC7503 | Writing Workshop II* | 4 |
*Advisor approval needed.
4 credits. Students choose one course from the following (4 credits each):
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH-UA9 | Algebra and Calculus | 4 |
| MATH-UA121 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH1-UC1105 | Mathematical Reasoning* | 4 |
| MATH1-UC1171 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| MATH-UA17 | Calculus for Social Sciences | 4 |
*Advisor approval needed.
20 credits. Students must take 5 of the following courses (4 credits each):
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON-UA1 or ECI-UF1001 or ECON1-UC301 | Economic Principles I or Intro to Macroeconomics* | 4 |
| ECON-UA2 or ECON1-UC302 | Economic Principles II or Intro to Microeconomics* | 4 |
| MAP-UA105, MATH-UC1172 or MATH-UA12 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| PSYCH-UA1 or SOC-UA1 | Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Social Science Elective | 4 |
*Advisor approval needed.
4 credits. Students must take one of the following courses (4 credits each):
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL-UA63 | Ecology | 4 |
| MAP-UA200s | Natural Science I (select one) | 4 |
| ENVST-UA100 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| MAP-UA300s | Natural Science II (select one) | 4 |
| BIOL-UA8 | Living Environment | 4 |
24 credits. Students must take the following courses (4 credits each):
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAP-UA400s | Texts and Ideas (select one) | 4 |
| MAP-UA500s | Cultures and Contexts (select one) | 4 |
| Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| MAP- UA700s | Foreign Language II or Expressive Cultures | 4 |
| Humanities Elective I | 4 | |
| Humanities Elective II | 4 |
Professional Studies Requirements
Beginning freshman year, undergraduates pursue 68 professional credits—more than half of the degree requirements—studying the business of hospitality and tourism or the business of sports. Students actively develop real-world expertise during a total of 600 hours of industry internships at two to four organizations where they learn, shadow, work, and develop professionally.
Students are required to take all the courses listed below.