Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Category Archives: Liberal Arts & Sciences – Electives
All Liberal Arts Elective Courses: Quantitative Reasoning, Physical Science OR Life Science, Societies & the Social Sciences, Expressive Culture, General Liberal Arts Electives
Global Ethics (PHIL-UA 6)
This course aims to accomplish two things. The first is to introduce three broad traditions of normative thinking about social issues from around the globe: a Confucian tradition, one based in Islamic legal traditions, and one derived from European liberalism. The second is to address three current areas of normative debate: about global economic inequality, about gender justice and human rights. We shall explore these first-order questions against the background of the three broad traditions. Our aim will be to understand some of differences of approach that shape the global conversation about these issues that concern people around the world.
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
PHIL-UA 6-000 (20339)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Appiah, Kwame Anthony
PHIL-UA 6-000 (20340)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wu, Patrick
PHIL-UA 6-000 (20341)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wu, Patrick
PHIL-UA 6-000 (20342)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zacek, Justin
PHIL-UA 6-000 (20343)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zacek, Justin
Epistemology (PHIL-UA 76)
Considers questions such as the following: Can I have knowledge of anything outside my own mind?for example, physical objects or other minds? Or is the skeptic’s attack on my commonplace claims to know unanswerable? What is knowledge, and how does it differ from belief?
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
PHIL-UA 76-000 (20336)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhang, Xueyin
PHIL-UA 76-000 (20337)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ballarini, Cristina
PHIL-UA 76-000 (20338)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ballarini, Cristina
Medical Ethics (PHIL-UA 50)
Examines moral issuExamines moral issues in medical practice and research. Topics include euthanasia and quality of life; deception, hope, and paternalism; malpractice and unpredictability; patient rights, virtues, and vices; animal, fetal, and clinical research; criteria for rationing medical care; ethical principles, professional codes, and case analysis (for example, Quinlan, Willowbrook, Baby Jane Doe).
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
PHIL-UA 50-000 (9403)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beardman, Stephanie
PHIL-UA 50-000 (23793)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Wills, David Clinton
Modal Logic (PHIL-UA 74)
Modal logic is the logic of necessity and possibility and other such notions. In recent times, the framework of possible worlds has provided a valuable tool for investigating the formal properties of these notions. This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts, methods, and results of modal logic, with an emphasis on its application to such other fields as philosophy, linguistics, and computer science.
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Philosophy of Mind (PHIL-UA 80)
Examination of the relationship between the mind and the brain, of the nature of the mental, and of personal identity. Can consciousness be reconciled with a scientific view of the world?
Philosophy (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology (NEURL-UA 210)
Lecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure aLecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure and organization of the vertebrate central nervous system, mechanisms underlying neural signaling and plasticity, and control of cell form and its developmental determinants. Laboratory instruction in anatomical, physiological, and biochemical methods for investigating the biology of nerve cells.
Neural Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
NEURL-UA 210-000 (9291)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Aoki, Chiye · Shapley, Robert
NEURL-UA 210-000 (9292)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
NEURL-UA 210-000 (9293)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
NEURL-UA 210-000 (9343)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
NEURL-UA 210-000 (10246)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by
Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Lab (NEURL-UA 211)
Lecture and laboratory course that provides students with broad exposure to current questions and experimental approaches in cellular neuroscience. Lectures and laboratories are organized into three areas: cell structure and organization of the vertebrate central nervous system, mechanisms underlying neural signaling and plasticity, and control of cell form and its developmental determinants. Laboratory instruction in anatomical, physiological, and biochemical methods for investigating the biology of nerve cells.
Neural Science (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
NEURL-UA 211-000 (8176)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Aoki, Chiye · Shapley, Robert
Behavioral & Integrative Neuroscience Lab (NEURL-UA 221)
Neural Science (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
NEURL-UA 221-000 (8440)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by O’Neil, Keelin · Constantinople, Christine · Peron, Simon
Music Theory III (MUSIC-UA 203)
Analysis of music of the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and the creation of imitative compositional models based on works studied as well as on principles acquired earlier in the sequence. Additional topics will include whole-tone and octatonic scale systems, atonality, serialism, and an introduction to post-modern and spectral techniques. Weekly lab sections are devoted to skills in musicianship and are required throughout the sequence.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2020)
MUSIC-UA 203-000 (10371)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rust, Joel
MUSIC-UA 203-000 (10372)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Mon11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Krimitza, Vasiliki
Ensemble III (MUSIC-UA 507)
Continuation of MUSIC-UA.0505-0506
Music (Undergraduate)
2-4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2019)
MUSIC-UA 507-000 (10715)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Terry, Yunior
Music of New York (MUSIC-UA 100)
This course is designed to take advantage of New York’s dynamic music community. There are in-class presentations by local musicians and scholars, and students regularly attend performances throughout the city. The focus is on the everyday practices of musical life in New York City by both performers and listeners in a number of the City’s musical constituencies: immigrant communities; amateur and professional music-makers; and popular, classical, and avant-garde scenes. Examination of these processes of music-making will be enhanced by a look at the histories of these different kinds of music-making. There will also be a historical discussion of the vibrant musical life of New York in the 19th and early 20th centuries, which will contribute to an understanding of why New York is seen, and sees itself, as a musical city.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks
Sections (Summer 2022)
MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2384)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yuditskaya, Sonya
MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2475)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fairley, Brian
MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2458)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yuditskaya, Sonya
MUSIC-UA 100-000 (2476)07/07/2022 – 08/17/2022 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Fairley, Brian
Music Theory II (MUSIC-UA 202)
Music Major Distribution Requirement. Chromatic harmony as developed and practiced by composers of the 19th century and beyond. Introduction to score reading and principles of musical analysis applied to larger musical structures. Continuation of species counterpoint and an introduction to invertible counterpoint and fugue.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9126)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Beeferman, Gordon
MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9127)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zamcheck, Akiva
MUSIC-UA 202-000 (9128)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zamcheck, Akiva
Elements of Music (MUSIC-UA 20)
Explores the underlying principles and inner workings of the tonal system, a system that has guided all of Western music from the years 1600 to 1900. It includes a discussion of historical background and evolution. Focuses on concepts and notation of key, scale, tonality, and rhythm. Related skills in sight-singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony are stressed in the recitation sections.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8415)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ha, Moon Young
MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8416)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rose, Michael
MUSIC-UA 20-000 (8417)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Rose, Michael
Music Theory I (MUSIC-UA 201)
Students study principles of tonal music composition including 18th and 19th century harmonic, formal, and contrapuntal practices. Exercises in four-part voice-leading and species counterpoint are supplemented by analyses of music from around the world and from a variety of genres, including concert and popular music. Weekly lab sections are devoted to skills in musicianship and are required throughout the sequence.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
MUSIC-UA 201-000 (9130)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hoffman, Elizabeth
MUSIC-UA 201-000 (9132)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vlasis, Konstantine
MUSIC-UA 201-000 (9133)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vlasis, Konstantine
The Art of Listening: (MUSIC-UA 3)
Students acquire a basic vocabulary of musical terms, concepts, and listening skills in order to describe their responses to musical experiences. Considers the structure and style of influential works in the Western art music repertoire, popular music, or other musical cultures, with attention to the wider social, political, and artistic context. Course does not count towards the Music major. Can be counted toward the minor as an elective.
Music (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Politics of The Middle East (MEIS-UA 750)
Historical-political background of the Middle East and its contemporary social and political problems, including the impact of the West; religious and liberal reactions; conflict of nationalisms (Arab, Iranian, Turkish, and Zionist); and revolutionary socialism. Specific social, political, and economic problems?using a few selected countries for comparison and analysis?including the role of the military, the intelligentsia, the religious classes, the legitimization of power, urban-rural cleavages, bureaucracy, and political parties.
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
MEIS-UA 750-000 (9142)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Keshavarzian, Arang
MEIS-UA 750-000 (9143)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bell, Robert
MEIS-UA 750-000 (9144)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by ODell, Kelley
MEIS-UA 750-000 (9145)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bell, Robert
MEIS-UA 750-000 (9146)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by ODell, Kelley
Tpcs in Islamic Studies (MEIS-UA 782)
Topics vary by semester.
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2021)
MEIS-UA 782-000 (22564)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Thu9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Antoon, Sinan
Mediterranean Worlds (MEIS-UA 660)
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
MEIS-UA 660-000 (21873)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Balbale, Abigail
MEIS-UA 660-000 (21874)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cuyler, Zack
MEIS-UA 660-000 (21875)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cuyler, Zack
Advanced Hindi I (MEIS-UA 409)
Offers an overview of Indian culture via original texts and is designed to improve students’ advanced-level reading, as well as their written and oral discourse in Hindi. Emphasis is placed on the development of linguistic skills required for a close reading and in-depth analysis of complex texts. Introduction is learner-centered, and students have a choice in the selection of the texts and topics for their presentations. Taught seminar-style, the course combines classroom discussions, oral reports, and occasional background lectures. Students should have completed the two-year sequence of Hindi or have an equOffers an overview of Indian culture via original texts and is designed to improve students’ advanced-level reading, as well as their written and oral discourse in Hindi. Emphasis is placed on the development of linguistic skills required for a close reading and in-depth analysis of complex texts. Introduction is learner-centered, and students have a choice in the selection of the texts and topics for their presentations. Taught seminar-style, the course combines classroom discussions, oral reports, and occasional background lectures. Students should have completed the two-year sequence of Hindi or have an equivalent background.
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
MEIS-UA 409-000 (10149)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ilieva, Gabriela Nik