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Fall 2021

Multisensory Storytelling in Virtual Reality and Original Flavor Reality (ITPG-GT 2347)

In this course, we will explore how to create narratives that leverage our lesser used senses like touch, taste and smell as well as lesser-known ones like space, time, balance and scale. We will dig into the history of experiential storytelling, starting from immersive theater and Smell-O-vision to cutting-edge haptics and mind-bending illusions of proprioception. To help center this back in practical applications, we will also explore how this evolving art is commonly used in exhibition design, experiential marketing and brick and mortar retail. The class will be a healthy mixture of game theory as well as experienced based learning (meaning there will be a couple field trips and multisensory VR projects to explore). A basic knowledge of game engines is ideal but not mandatory because we will be using predesigned templates in Unreal engine to be experienced and manipulated in real-time through virtual reality hardware.

Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

ITPG-GT 2347-000 (23981)09/02/2021 – 10/26/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Media & Entertainment)
Fall 2021

A Radical Thing (ITPG-GT 2357)

This course will serve as an incubator to imagine a speculative product advertisement in the year 2030. In films like Blade Runner, or Her adverts fill the world and become an important aspect of exposition for the film. And in the real world, works such as Alisha Wormlsey, Alexandra Bell, and Hank Willis Thomas begin to re-imagine advertisements as an art practice in society today. Our work will begin to speculate on near-future objects in which topics such as communication, energy storage, transportation can begin to be re-imagined in the next industrial revolution. Using 3D tools, students will gain experience in speculative design thinking, industrial design modeling, product lighting, and custom post-production methods. The final project will be a product advert that will be designed to promote a speculative design entirely made from 100% Biodegradable plastics. The course will look at the ready-made objects all around us as a launching pad. We will be starting with modeling an object in detail. Using Moi 3D, Maya, Render Engine TBD, After Effects, and premiere over the course of the semester. I will go through some of the latest tools within the VFX industry and support this course with a series of artists who have re-imaged the role of cultural production. The final will be an advertisement poster and animation.

Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 7 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

ITPG-GT 2357-000 (23990)10/27/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Media & Entertainment)
Fall 2021

Art Toy Design (ITPG-GT 2196)

Is it a plaything? Sculpture? Nostalgia? A Product? Art toys exist at the center of a unique Venn diagram. Each student in this class will develop an original limited edition art toy. We will cover toy fabrication, character design, material selection, packaging design, and art toy culture. The class will be fabrication heavy, there will be weekly assignments, and a final project.

Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
2 credits – 8 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

ITPG-GT 2196-000 (22643)09/02/2021 – 10/26/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces)
Summer 2021

Topics in Physical Computing and Experimental Interfaces (IMNY-UT 248)

Physical Computing is an approach to computer-human interaction design that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically and how computers can sense that expression. This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in researching, designing, and building physical interfaces for computers and other digital devices. Physical computing takes a hands-on approach. Students will learn to understand electronic sensors, connect them to computers, write programs, and build enclosures to hold sensors and controls. They will also learn to integrate all of these skills in the design of devices which respond to human physical expression.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2021)

IMNY-UT 248-000 (6304)07/06/2021 – 08/15/2021 Tue9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Song, Yeseul

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces) Undergraduate

Intro to Physical Comp (ITPG-GT 2301)

This course expands the students’ palette for physical interaction design with computational media. We look away from the limitations of the mouse, keyboard and monitor interface of today’s computers, and start instead with the expressive capabilities of the human body. We consider uses of the computer for more than just information retrieval and processing, and at locations other than the home or the office. The platform for the class is a microcontroller, a single-chip computer that can fit in your hand. The core technical concepts include digital, analog and serial input and output. Core interaction design concepts include user observation, affordances, and converting physical action into digital information. Students have weekly lab exercises to build skills with the microcontroller and related tools, and longer assignments in which they apply the principles from weekly labs in creative applications. Both individual work and group work is required.

Interactive Telecommunications (Graduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11338)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11339)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11340)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11341)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11342)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11343)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

ITPG-GT 2301-000 (11344)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

Fall 2025 Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces)
Spring 2021

Digital Arts and New Media (INTM-SHU 125T)

This course investigates digital art and new media from creative, theoretical, and historical perspectives. We will examine the paradigm shift resulting from the rise of digital art and its expansion as well as explore current ideas, creative strategies, and issues surrounding digital media. The topics of study will include digital image, digital sound, net art, systems, robotics, telematics, data art, and virtual/augmented reality. The course aims to provide students with the means to understand what digital media is, and establish their own vision of what it can become, from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. The course will consist of lectures, field trips, and small studio-based practices. Prereq: None Fulfillment: IMA/IMB elective.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)

INTM-SHU 125T-000 (20378)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Lee, Inmi

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Undergraduate
Spring 2021

Expressive Culture: La Belle Epoque (CORE-UA 9761)

La Belle Époque, that period in the life of France’s pre-World War I Third Republic (1871-1914) associated with extraordinary artistic achievement, saw Paris emerge as the undisputed Western capital of painting and sculpture; it also was the most important production site for new works of musical theatre and, arguably, literature. It was during these decades that Impressionism launched its assault on the academic establishment, only itself to be superseded by an ever-changing avant-garde associated first with the nabis, then with fauvism and cubism; that the operas of Bizet, Saint-Saëns, and Massenet and the plays of Sardou and Rostand filled the world’s theatres; and that the novels of Zola and stories of Maupassant were translated into dozens of languages. Finally, this was the society that gave birth to one of the greatest literary works of all time, Marcel Proust’s Remembrances of Things Past, the first volume of which appeared just as the First World War was about to bring the Belle Époque to a violent end. Sources include reproductions of paintings, recordings of chamber music, opera and mélodies, and several of the most significant novels of the period.

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 16 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)

CORE-UA 9761-000 (24742)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by Hackney, Melanie

CORE-UA 9761-000 (24743)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by

CORE-UA 9761-000 (24744)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Thu10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by

CORE-UA 9761-000 (24745)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Tue4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by

CORE-UA 9761-000 (24746)01/25/2021 – 05/14/2021 Thu4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Shanghai (Global)Instructed by

Expressive Culture Undergraduate
Fall 2022 Spring 2021

Cultures & Contexts: Japan (CORE-UA 507)

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

College Core Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

CORE-UA 507-000 (19713)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shimabuku, Annmaria

CORE-UA 507-000 (19714)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CORE-UA 507-000 (19715)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CORE-UA 507-000 (19716)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CORE-UA 507-000 (19717)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CORE-UA 507-000 (19718)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CORE-UA 507-000 (19719)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Core Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Spring 2021

Life Science: Human Origins (CORE-UA 305)

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 2021)

CORE-UA 305-000 (8176)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Burrell, Andrew

CORE-UA 305-000 (8177)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue12:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Avilez, Monica

CORE-UA 305-000 (8178)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Avilez, Monica

CORE-UA 305-000 (8179)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Petersdorf, Megan

CORE-UA 305-000 (8180)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Petersdorf, Megan

CORE-UA 305-000 (8181)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Decasien, Alexandra

CORE-UA 305-000 (8182)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Decasien, Alexandra

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate

Digital Electronics Lab (MPATE-UE 1828)

Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Thu,Tue

Hands-on lab accompanying Digital Electronics. Lab sessions will contain hands-on experience with logic circuits & microcontrollers. The course culminates with a student developed final project.

Music Technology (Undergraduate)
1 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Analog Electronics (MPATE-UE 1817)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue

An introduction to Analog Electronic theory including solid-state devices. Ohm’s Law & related measurement techniques will be explored. Students must enroll in a Lab section to apply hands-on experience in basic circuit design & measurement.

Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Analog Electronics Lab (MPATE-UE 1827)

Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Mon
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Mon
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Mon,Fri
Credits: 1
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Mon,Fri

Hands-on lab accompanying Analog Electronics. Lab sessions will contain hands-on experience with analog audio circuitry. The course culminates with a student developed final project.

Music Technology (Undergraduate)
1 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Digital Electronics (MPATE-UE 1818)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue

An introduction to Digital Electronics, including binary systems & logic. Students must enroll in a Lab section to apply hands-on experience in simple computer programming techniques, digital processing applied to music with specific relevance to computer music synthesis & MIDI.

Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Physical Computing & Experimental Interfaces) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Digital Recording Technology (MPATE-UE 1003)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue

Digital recording technology & production techniques are explained & demonstrated. Lecture topics engage analog to digital conversion, digital to analog conversion, digital signal theory & filter design, digital audio effects & mixing. Studio lab assignments are performed outside of class reinforcing weekly lecture topics.

Music Technology (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Media & Entertainment) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Applied Cryptography (CS-GY 6903)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Tue
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Wed,Tue

This course examines Modern Cryptography from a both theoretical and applied perspective, with emphasis on “provable security” and “application case studies”. The course looks particularly at cryptographic primitives that are building blocks of various cryptographic applications. The course studies notions of security for a given cryptographic primitive, its various constructions and respective security analysis based on the security notion. The cryptographic primitives covered include pseudorandom functions, symmetric encryption (block ciphers), hash functions and random oracles, message authentication codes, asymmetric encryption, digital signatures and authenticated key exchange. The course covers how to build provably secure cryptographic protocols (e.g., secure message transmission, identification schemes, secure function evaluation, etc.), and various number-theoretic assumptions upon which cryptography is based. Also covered: implementation issues (e.g., key lengths, key management, standards, etc.) and, as application case studies, a number of real-life scenarios currently using solutions from modern cryptography. | Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Computer Science (Graduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Programming & Data) Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Application Security (CS-GY 9163)

Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu
Credits: 3
Duration: 15 Weeks
Dates: Tue,Thu,Tue

This course addresses the design and implementation of secure applications. Concentration is on writing software programs that make it difficult for intruders to exploit security holes. The course emphasizes writing secure distributed programs in Java. The security ramifications of class, field and method visibility are emphasized. | Knowledge of Information, Security and Privacy equivalent to CS-GY 6813. Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Computer Science (Graduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Fall 2025 Graduate IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Programming & Data) Spring 2026 Undergraduate
Spring 2021

Big Ideas: Artificial Intelligence (CSCI-UA 74)

This course provides a high-level overview of the key ideas and technologies that lead to revolutionary changes in Artificial Intelligence and to the explosive growth in practical applications of AI. Taught by a team of NYU’s top experts in artificial intelligence lead by the Turing award winner Yann LeCun, the course will introduce students to a range of topics in fundamentals of AI and its key sub-areas including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision as well as its applications in different domains.

Computer Science (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 7 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)

CSCI-UA 74-000 (22982)03/21/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Lecun, Yann · Zorin, Denis

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Undergraduate
Spring 2021

Occupy Outer Space (OART-UT 19)

Technology is a weasel. Squeezing its way into art, culture and the everyday. It infiltrates our psyche, inspiring playful interactions, fantastical ideas, vengeance and drama. It brings us together while tearing us apart. In this project-based studio, we will focus on a collective approach to creating art, tools, performances, and experiences. Outer Space in the context of this course will be used as a metaphor for the future, the unknown, and the seemingly impossible. We will investigate disparate cultural moments and unravel narratives that are both historical and technological. Technology will serve as a structure with open-ended assignments in music, video, sculpture, electronics, kineticism, surveillance, interactive graphics, and performance. Combined collaborative exercises and individual projects will augment classroom discussions and inform the art that we make. A willingness to use your imagination and personal experience to derail preconceived notions of linear timelines will serve you well in this hands-on multidisciplinary course.

Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)

OART-UT 19-000 (23627)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Benjamin, Ithai

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Art & Design) Undergraduate
Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Spring 2021

Choreography (OART-GT 2805)

The purpose of this course is to enable the student to gain a heightened awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of dance through movement and performance. We focus on the foundations of dance such as control, aesthetics, alignment, development of strength and flexibility, dynamics, athleticism, musicality, use of space, development of learning strategies within a group context, and personal, artistic expression. The student’s mastery of their body, expression with their body and creativity through their body is the center of the work. Through individual and collective kinesthetic participation in unfamiliar patterns, related, but not limited to China, West Africa, United States, and Japan, the student is physically and conceptually challenged and informed. Using these learned dances as inspiration, students go on to re interpret, improvise and choreograph their own variations on dance forms in their class assignments. Dance experience is not necessary.

Open Arts Curriculum (Graduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

OART-GT 2805-000 (7359)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hoffbauer, Patricia

General Elective Graduate