Category Archives: Undergraduate

Courses for All IMA Students

Music Tech Explorations in Berlin and Beyond: Innovation for a Technology-Driven Music Ecosystem (REMU-UT 9813)

After its reunification, Berlin gained a well-deserved reputation as an ‘anything-goes’ cultural playground. But just as radical cultural experimentation was leading to the city’s techno Renaissance, the same urban frontier was quietly transforming into a hotbed for new business ideas around tech. Companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, and SoundCloud started in the city and grew from headquarters there into leaders in the field of music technology. They join other world leaders in music tech around Europe, like Spotify, Deezer, Mixcloud, Focusrite/Novation, and Propellerhead. Berlin is quickly becoming known as a world-class hub for innovative tech start-ups and progressive developments in emergent media. This class, open to all students, shines a light on key Berlin-based entrepreneurial figures and innovators in music technology, with a focus on those successful individuals who have launched recognized or profitable music-focused startups. The idea is for students, many of whom are aspiring entrepreneurs, to hear directly from, and ask questions directly to, established Berlin based tech entrepreneurs, in moderated conversation. In anticipation for a guest class visit, students may be required to investigate websites, read biographical or contextual material, or attend events outside of class time. Students will be expected to ask informed questions of the guests and to develop responses throughout the course of the class. All events and speakers are subject to change.

Recorded Music (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)


REMU-UT 9813-000 (10697)

Probability and Statistics for Engineers (MA-UY 2224)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
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Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed

An introductory course to probability and statistics. It affords the student some acquaintance with both probability and statistics in a single term. Topics in Probability include mathematical treatment of chance; combinatorics; binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions; the Central Limit Theorem and the normal approximation. Topics in Statistics include sampling distributions of sample mean and sample variance; normal, t-, and Chi-square distributions; confidence intervals; testing of hypotheses; least squares regression model. Applications to scientific, industrial, and financial data are integrated into the course.NOTE: Not open to math majors or students who have taken or will take MA-UY 2054 or MA-UY 3014 or MA-UY 3514 or ECE-UY 2233. | Prerequisite: MA-UY 1124, MA-UY1424, or MA-UY 1132 or MATH-UH 1020 or MATH-UH 1021 or MATH-SHU 151

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Principles of Data Science I (DS-UA 9111)

Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed

Data Science for Everyone is a foundational course that prepares students to participate in the data-driven world that we are all experiencing. It develops programming skills in Python so that students can write programs to summarize and compare real-world datasets. Building on these data analysis skills, students will learn how to draw conclusions and make predictions about the data. Students will also explore related ethical, legal, and privacy issues.

Data Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Introduction to Marketing (MKTG-SHU 1)

Evaluates, from the management point of view, marketing as a system for the satisfaction of human wants and a catalyst of business activity. Deals with the subject at all levels, from producer to consumer, and emphasizes the planning required for the efficient use of marketing tools in the development and expansion of markets. Concentrates on the principles, functions, and tools of marketing, including quantitative methods. Utilizes cases to develop a problem-solving ability in dealing with specific areas. Prerequisite: Not open to first-semester students. Fulfillment: This course satisfies BUSM Marketing Core, BUSF: Business elective, IMB Business Flexible Core or elective; Data Science concentration in Marketing; Count for CAS Business Minor, Count for Stern Business Studies Minor.

Marketing (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MKTG-SHU 1-000 (20502)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Huang, Jin


MKTG-SHU 1-000 (20503)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Huang, Jin


MKTG-SHU 1-000 (22139)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Fri12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Huang, Jin

Digital Logic (CENG-SHU 201)

This module provides a rigorous introduction to topics in digital logic design. Introductory topics include: classification of digital systems, number systems and binary arithmetic, error detection and correction, and switching algebra. Combinational design analysis and synthesis topics include: logic function optimization, arithmetic units such as adders and subtractors, and control units such as decoders and multiplexers. In-depth discussions on memory elements such as various types of latches and flip-flops, finite state machine analysis and design, random access memories, FPGAs, and high-level hardware description language programming such as VHDL or Verilog. Timing hazards, both static and dynamic, programmable logic devices, PLA, PAL and FPGA will also be covered. Prerequisite: Intro to Programming or Intro to Computer Science or placement test or interaction lab. Fulfillment: Core Curriculum: Science Experimental Discovery in the Natural World Courses ; Major: CS Electives, CE Required, EE Required.

Computer Engineering (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Berlin’s Modern History & Culture: A European Perspective (GERM-UA 9225)

Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon

Power and culture are intimately interwoven in the social history and the material substance of modern Berlin. This interdisciplinary course explores the changing historical contours of the keywords of Kultur (culture), Geist (spirit), Technik (technology), Bildung (education), Arbeit (work) and Macht (power) and contestations over their meanings. Through applying an interdisciplinary approach that integrates literature, film, art, architecture, and philosophy, we interrogate how meaning is made individually and collectively. We will look at how relationships between individual identities, state power, and social norms were shaped in the context of recurrent political and economic crisis and rupture and ask how changing local, national, supranational, and global contexts influence how meanings are made. Paying attention to possibilities and constraints for negotiating the terms of everyday life and for conforming or resisting, we will trace how Berliners made and make sense of their lives and the world they participate in shaping.

German (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Basic Practice of Statistics for Social Science (MA-UY 1414)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu

We are inundated by data, but data alone do not translate into useful information. Statistics provides the means for organizing, summarizing, and therefore better analyzing data so that we can understand what the data tell us about critical questions. If one collects data then understanding how to use statistical methods is critical, but it is also necessary to understand and interpret all the information we consume on a daily basis. This course provides these basic statistical approaches and techniques. This course may not be acceptable as a substitute for any other Probability and Statistics course. For Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE) students, please see your advisor. Note: Not open to math majors or students who have taken or will take MA-UY 2054 or MA-UY 2224 or MA-UY 3014 or MA-UY 3514 or ECE-UY 2233 or equivalent.

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Palestine, Zionism, & Israel (MEIS-UA 697)

This course is a survey of the history of Palestine in the modern period, focusing on the conflict for control of this land from its origins in the late nineteenth century until the present. The purpose of this course is to examine the evolution of this ongoing struggle in its historical context and to try to understand why the various parties to this conflict have thought and acted as they did.

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MEIS-UA 697-000 (17941)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lockman, Zachary


MEIS-UA 697-000 (17942)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Deniz, Fatma


MEIS-UA 697-000 (8287)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mark, Maytal


MEIS-UA 697-000 (17943)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Deniz, Fatma


MEIS-UA 697-000 (8294)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mark, Maytal

Creative Writing: Intro Prose & Poetry (CRWRI-UA 815)

This popular introductory workshop offers an exciting introduction to the basic elements of poetry and fiction, with in-class writing, take-home reading and writing assignments, and substantive discussions of craft. The course is structured as a workshop, which means that students receive feedback from their instructor and their fellow writers in a roundtable setting, and they should be prepared to offer their classmates responses to their work.

Creative Writing (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14844)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Newton, Chris


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14845)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Huffman, Claire


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14846)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by McCreary, Sophia


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14847)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gerard, Lisa


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14848)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Dietrich, Theresa


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14849)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Patterson, Zoe


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14850)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Improta, Gianna


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14851)at Washington SquareInstructed by


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14852)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Oliff, Mackenzie


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14853)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Almeida, Alishya


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14854)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chen, Cynthia


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14855)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shapiro, Jenna


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14856)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Byrne, Theresa


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14857)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Leggett, Tabatha


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14858)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ezeh, Monique


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14859)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Keok, Laetitia


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14860)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yue, Clement


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14861)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Greenblatt, Susannah


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14862)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Brady, Liza


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14863)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ledbetter, Tuck


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14864)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Habgood, Catherine


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14865)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ekonomou, Catherine


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14866)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by MEYER, HANNAH


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14867)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jeffers, Juliette


CRWRI-UA 815-000 (14868)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Akyurek, Yagmur

What is Islam? (HIST-UA 9085)

Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Mon,Wed

This course explores the origins of Islam and the development of its rituals and doctrines to the 21st century. It assumes no previous background in Islamic studies. Students will learn about topics such as the Koran and the Prophet, Islamic law, the encounter of East and West during the Crusades, and Islam in Britain. They will find out how Muslims in different regions have interpreted and lived their religion in past and present. Readings will include not only scholarly works but also material from primary sources, for example the Koran, biographies and chronicles. The course consists of a combination of lectures, seminar discussions, field trips and includes other media, such as film.

History (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Philosophy of Math (PHIL-UA 98)

Critical discussion of alternative philosophical views as to what mathematics is, such as Platonism, empiricism, constructivism, intuitionism, formalism, logicism, and various combinations thereof.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


PHIL-UA 98-000 (7559)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Walsh, James


PHIL-UA 98-000 (7561)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Qu, Jiarui


PHIL-UA 98-000 (7563)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Qu, Jiarui

Theatre and Medicine: From the Greeks to the Modern Stage (HEL-UA 134)

This course examines the long-standing and constitutive relationships between theatre and medicine. From the classical Greek plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, through Shakespearean drama to Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, the stage has offered a platform for the expression of illness, disability and trauma, both individual and collective. Throughout its history the stage has also offered the medical discourses metaphorical ways of conceptualizing ideas of deformity, normality, deviance and disability. At the same time, it teaches us empathy and affect and contributes to our physical and mental wellbeing. This course will examine this intertwined relationship between theatre and medicine from the Greeks to the contemporary stage, by looking at plays by, among others, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,mWilliam Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Larry Kramer and Tony Kushner.

Hellenic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


HEL-UA 134-000 (5784)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Taxidou, Olga

Modern Europe (HIST-UA 12)

This course introduces students to European history since 1750. It proceeds chronologically and thematically, integrating politics, ideas, society, and culture. Topics include the Enlightenment, French Revolution, industrialization, nationalism, imperialism, feminism, mass politics, communism, fascism, world wars, the Cold War, decolonization, and globalization. Readings feature such writers as Mary Wollstonecraft, Sigmund Freud, Frantz Fanon, and Simone de Beauvoir, and lectures make ample use of visual materials including visual arts, animations, newsreels, and film clips. The course assumes no prior knowledge, and welcomes students from all majors, schools, and years.

History (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Blockchain and its Business Applications (BUSF-SHU 272)

Blockchain is a disruptive technological innovation behind the rapid emergencies of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger systems. More and more companies have begun to integrate blockchain-based technology into their existing business models. The course is designed to provide business students with an understanding of key concepts and developments around the blockchain technology from multiple perspectives, including technology, law, and economics. Meanwhile, students will develop a strategic awareness of an array of business applications enabled by blockchain to disrupt every industry, e.g., commercial contracts, supply chains, and financial instruments. Besides readings and lectures, the course will heavily feature interactive activities through hands-on exercises, case studies and group work among students from different backgrounds. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: BUSF Non-Finance elective; BUSM Non-Marketing elective; IMB Business elective.

Business and Finance (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

The Universe: Its Nature and History (PHYS-UA 7)

Qualitative introduction to our understanding of the nature and evolution of the universe. Topics include the creation of the cosmos; its explosive evolution, present structure, and ultimate fate; the nature of stars and galaxies; the structure and evolution of our Milky Way; the birth, life, and eventual death of the solar system; our place and role in the universe; and the relationship of modern astronomical ideas to other cultural disciplines.

Physics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Approaching Comparative Literature (COLIT-UA 116)

For a course description, please see the Comp Lit web site at http://complit.as.nyu.edu/object/complit.undergrad.courses

Comparative Literature (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


COLIT-UA 116-000 (6051)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Moten, Fred


COLIT-UA 116-000 (6052)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Song, Claire


COLIT-UA 116-000 (6053)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lin, Juntao

Kant (PHIL-SHU 300)

The goal of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason is to give an account of human knowledge and its limits. This requires a careful analysis of the structure of human experience, the foundations of scientific knowledge, and the ways in which we try (and often fail) to extend our knowledge beyond what experience can teach us. This course will involve a close reading of the entirety of the Critique of Pure Reason. Along the way, we will discuss topics including the nature of matter and mind, free will, and the existence of God. Prerequisite: One prior philosophy course Fulfillment: Humanities Advanced Course.

Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


PHIL-SHU 300-000 (21388)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Melamedoff, Damian

Circuits (EENG-SHU 251)

This course covers Passive DC circuit elements, Kirchoff’s laws, electric power calculations, analysis of DC circuits, Nodal and Loop analysis techniques, voltage and current division, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, and source-free and forced responses of RL, RC and RLC circuits. Prerequisite: MATH-SHU 131 or MATH-SHU 201. Fulfillment: CE required; EE required; Core Curriculum Science Experimental Discovery in the Natural World.

Electrical Engineering (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


EENG-SHU 251-000 (21038)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Radhakrishnan, Chandrashekar


EENG-SHU 251-000 (21039)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Radhakrishnan, Chandrashekar

What is Art History? (HIST-SHU 102)

This course introduces a range of theories that have influenced art history, which here refers to both the purported narratives of the history of art and the practice of re/writing such narratives. We will analyze biography as a mode of art history; connoisseurship, iconography, formalism, and post-structuralist theory; Marxist and feminist approaches; and queer and trans* methods. Recognizing the Eurocentrism in the texts considered foundational to the discipline of Art History, we will examine the ways that art history was conceptualized in East Asia. The aim is to acquire knowledge of key art historical approaches; to apply that knowledge to assess works of art and art historical texts; and to analyze the impact of the historically specific relationship between the visual text and the viewer/historian on our knowledge of art. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: Humanities Foundations or Introductory Course.

History (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


HIST-SHU 102-000 (21294)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Kong, Hyoungee

What is Literature? (LIT-SHU 101)

This course provides an introduction to literary theories and methodologies. We will analyze such different approaches to literary expressions as classical, modern, structuralist, post-structuralist approaches; Marxist, colonial and post-colonial approaches, including feminist and post-human methodologies for different literatures. The course will emphasize the shifts and turns in these approaches. The aim is to acquire knowledge of a variety of literary approaches at work when reading literature and of the relationships between text, author, writing and audience. Pre-requisites: None Fulfillment: Humanities Foundations/Introductory course(18-19: Critical Concepts/Survey).

Literature (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


LIT-SHU 101-000 (21381)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Camoglu, Arif