Category Archives: Societies & the Social Sciences

Elective Courses in Liberal Arts & Sciences

Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Spring 2021 Spring 2022

Quantitative Reasoning: Great Ideas in Mathematics (CORE-UA 110)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

CORE-UA 110-000 (8659)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sanfratello, Andrew

CORE-UA 110-000 (8660)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sinha, Sid

CORE-UA 110-000 (8661)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sinha, Sid

CORE-UA 110-000 (8662)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhu, Randy

CORE-UA 110-000 (8663)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhu, Randy

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Quantitative Reasoning Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Spring 2021 Spring 2022

Quantitative Reasoning: Prob,Stats & Decisn-Mkng (CORE-UA 107)

For course description, please consult the College Core Curriculum website: http://core.cas.nyu.edu

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

CORE-UA 107-000 (8865)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sondjaja, Mutiara

CORE-UA 107-000 (8866)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Xu, Bill

CORE-UA 107-000 (8867)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Xu, Bill

CORE-UA 107-000 (8868)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Liu, Sixian

CORE-UA 107-000 (9382)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Liu, Sixian

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Quantitative Reasoning Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate

Introduction to Media Studies (MCC-UE 9001)

Credits: 4
Duration: 14 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu

Introduces students to the study of media, culture, and communication. The course surveys models, theories, and analytical perspectives that form the basis of study in the major. Topics include dialogue, discourse, mass and interpersonal communication, political economy, language, subject-formation, critical theory, experience, and reception. Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent for Societies and the Social Sciences.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Media and Culture of Money (MCC-UE 1404)

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

Departing from the premise that money and finance are not simply a system but also a culture, this class considers how money, finance, and economics are shaped in part through media representations. We examine historical ways of thinking about money, the centrality of financial markets in 20th-21st century globalization, and the examination of financial systems in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown. Students explore the role of money media in shaping attitudes toward consumerism, financial decisions, and finance systems.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Rise of Internet Media (MCC-UE 1571)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon

This course examines the emergence of the Internet as a commercial business. It pays particular attention to the various business models and practices employed in media-related enterprises, tracing their development from the late 1990s to the most recent strategies and trends. Case studies include the Internet Service Providers (ISPs), portals, search engines, early game platforms, the Internet presence of traditional media organizations, and social network platforms.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Innovations in Marketing (MCC-UE 1760)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Fri
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Fri,Tue
Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Fri,Tue

This course is an analysis of changing trends in marketing ranging from corporate social responsibility to guerrilla and viral marketing. Discussion of theoretical concepts are applied through fieldwork and project-based learning. Guest lectures on emerging topics are featured.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

War as Media (MCC-UE 1351)

Credits: 4
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Mon

This course examines the proposition that contemporary war should be understood as media. War has become mediatized and media has been militarized. This course treats war and political violence as communicative acts and technologies and focuses on how they shape our understanding and experience of landscape, vision, body, time and memory.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Media & Identity (MCC-UE 1019)

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

This course examines the relationship between mediated forms of communications and the formation of identities, both individual and social. Attention paid to the way mediated forms of communication represent different social and cultural groupings, with a particular emphasis on gender, race, ethnicity, class and nationality.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate