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High-Performance Teams (MGMT-UB 7)

This course combines skill building though experiential exercises and an understanding of the underlying theory to help you learn how to be an effective manager and team member in today’s technology-enabled team context. Topics include issues such as managing collaboration in and across teams, motivating effort, performance, social judgment, and cross-cultural issues. Students learn how organizations can improve their effectiveness through better management of people and how individual managers can be more effective in working with and leading others.

Management (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

MGMT-UB 7-000 (3671)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kern, Molly

Fall 2025 General Elective Undergraduate

Arab-Islamic Influence on the West (HIST-SHU 130)

This course utilizes multidisciplinary sources of evidence to address Arab-Islamic knowledge and culture, the influences that they had on medieval and early modern Europe, and that they continue to have today, while questioning why many Western scholars have minimized Arab-Islamic contributions in favor of “Western Exceptionalism” narratives. By exploring cross-cultural transmissions of knowledge, students are encouraged to think critically about how ideas and technologies evolve as they are adopted by individuals and groups in order to suit their personal and cultural needs. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: Humanities Major Other Introductory Courses (18-19 Survey Courses).

History (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

HIST-SHU 130-000 (19994)09/01/2025 – 12/12/2025 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Wen, Shuang

Cultures and Contexts Fall 2025 Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate

Development Economics (ECON-SHU 335)

This course will explore the macroeconomics and microeconomic foundations of economic development. We will discuss poverty, growth, development trap, distribution of income, demography and economic development, land and agricultural labor, health and nutrition, credit, insurance, intra-household allocation and gender, education. In these topics, we will ask: What determines the decisions of poor households in less-developed countries? What constraints do they face? What policies have been tried? What are the policy effect we have seen? Prerequisite: ECON-SHU 1 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON-SHU 3 Microeconomics or ECON-SHU 202 Intermediate Macroeconomics or ECON-SHU 301 Econometrics. Fulfillment: Economics elective; Social Science Focus Political Economy 300 level.

Economics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)

ECON-SHU 335-000 (21333)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Zhou, Yu

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

China Encounters the World (GCHN-SHU 210)

The course focuses on the cross-currents of China’s encounters with the world, from the late 16th to the early 21st century. It proceeds from two assumptions: first, that China has long been engaged with the rest of the world rather than ever having been “closed”, as some would have it; and second, that impact and influence flow in multiple directions: into, through, and out of China, whether intentionally or involuntarily. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and student research projects we will explore China’s encounters with the world chronologically and thematically, covering such broad topics as religion and philosophy; diplomacy; law; trade; war; revolution; political systems, and “soft power”. Pre-requisites: None. Fulfillment: CORE HPC or IPC; GCS China and the World; Humanities Introductory course (18-19: survey).

Global China Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2025)

GCHN-SHU 210-000 (19992)09/01/2025 – 12/12/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Wen, Shuang

Cultures and Contexts Fall 2025 Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate

Elem French I (in French) (FREN-UA 9001)

Open to students with no previous training in French. Not equivalent to FREN-UA 9010. Only by following FREN-UA9001 with FREN-UA9002 can a student complete the equivalent of FREN-UA9010 and then continue on to the intermediate level.

French (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2023)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Petit, Cecile

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2348)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Uhrig, David

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2025)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Uhrig, David

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2349)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Hannane, Leslie

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2028)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Scattolin, Lea

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2350)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Tue,Thu1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Reychman, Pauline

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2031)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Reychman, Pauline

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2351)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Reychman, Pauline

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2034)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Montel, Elodie

FREN-UA 9001-000 (2352)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Tue,Thu1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Scattolin, Lea

FREN-UA 9001-000 (23548)01/20/2025 – 04/29/2025 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at NYU Paris (Global)Instructed by Scattolin, Lea

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Spring 2025 Undergraduate

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

General Elective Spring 2025 Undergraduate
Spring 2020 Spring 2025

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

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Texts and Ideas Undergraduate
Spring 2025

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

Texts and Ideas Undergraduate
Spring 2025

Geographies of China (GCHN-SHU 250)

Our goal is to map China. But rather than making maps through calculations or grids, we will be mapping China conceptually and theoretically. This is to say that in studying China’s regions, physical geography, political territories, cities, counties, and people, our goal is to develop skills for thinking about China spatially. With thousands of years of recorded history and a political system oriented to progress and national development, China is often imagined in terms of linear time. However, from ancient walled cities to the Mao-era work-unit system to the more recent migrations of rural labor, understanding how political, commercial, and social spaces are organized is essential for understanding China’s past and present. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Fulfillment: CORE SSPC or IPC; GCS elective The Politics, Economy, and Environment of China; Social Science Focus Environmental Studies 200 level; Humanities Interdisciplinary or other Advanced course ( 18-19: Critical Concepts or Topic).

Global China Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)

GCHN-SHU 250-000 (21419)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Klingberg, Travis

Cultures and Contexts Undergraduate
Spring 2025

Medicine in China (GCHN-SHU 277)

How did people in ancient and modern China understand health and treat illness? Historically and now, has “Chinese medicine” been an insular or open system? What can health perceptions and healing practices tell us about historical changes in China and its changing relationship with the world? Drawing on insights from the history of medicine and medical anthropology, this course explores health and healing in China through five chronologically organized units and one diachronically comparative unit. We will consider the cosmological, philosophical, and sociological factors that shape different visions of health. We will examine how local and global political processes affect healing practices and their perceived legitimacy and investigate what illness and remedy-seeking experiences reveal about the wider contexts in which medical activities take place. Prerequisite: CCSF-SHU 101L GPS

Global China Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)

GCHN-SHU 277-000 (21416)02/03/2025 – 05/16/2025 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at ShanghaiInstructed by Zhang, Liangliang

Cultures and Contexts Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2024

Introduction to the Computational Social Science Methods (SOCS-SHU 190)

This course invites students from diverse backgrounds and provides an accessible introduction to the burgeoning field of Computational Social Science (CSS). We aim to explore research design and data skills at the intersection of social sciences and digital innovations. This course emphasizes using big and rich social digital data to understand and explain societies and human behaviors. We introduce fundamental topics in CSS, including digital trace data collection, social network analysis, and text-as-data, using the R programming language. Besides discussing the new opportunities of CSS, this course also highlights critical topics, such as data ethics and data-driven bias. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: Core AT; Social Science Foundational Course; Social Science Methods Course.

Social Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)

SOCS-SHU 190-000 (20125)09/02/2024 – 12/13/2024 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Chen, Zixi

Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2025

Mod Japanese Lit in Translation II (EAST-UA 721)

Exposes students to some of the most provocative and entertaining novels written in Japanese since the end of the Second World War. Students see how the collapse of totalizing ideologies brought by Japan?s defeat led to an extremely fertile and yet somewhat atomized literary landscape. In this new postwar terrain, it became increasingly difficult to think of literature in terms of ?schools? or ?influences,? as questions of cultural and individual identity became harder and harder to answer in a world of material prosperity and cultural hybridization.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)

EAST-UA 721-000 (4841)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Shimabuku, Annmaria

Texts and Ideas Undergraduate
Fall 2024

Special Topics in Data Science (DS-UA 300)

Topics and prerequisites vary by semester

Data Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)

DS-UA 300-000 (22034)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Sah, Sidharth

DS-UA 300-000 (22053)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at OnlineInstructed by Atalik, Arda

DS-UA 300-000 (22081)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Patil, Gautam

Quantitative Reasoning Undergraduate
Fall 2024 Spring 2025

Topics in IMA: (INTM-SHU 200)

Topics in Interactive Media Arts courses are courses within the broader field of emerging media, covering a wide range of topics depending on the expertise of the current course instructor. This course will cover a specific emerging media topic from a practical and/or theoretical perspective. Students will learn about the topic from readings, discussions, and writings, as well as through hands-on assignments and projects. Students can enroll in multiple “Topics in IMA” courses simultaneously in one semester and receive full credits for each course. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: IMA elective; IMB IMA/IMB elective.

Interactive Media Arts (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)

INTM-SHU 200-000 (5213)09/02/2024 – 12/13/2024 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Brumley, John Thomas

INTM-SHU 200-000 (5214)09/02/2024 – 12/13/2024 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at ShanghaiInstructed by Suss, Solveig Sarah

INTM-SHU 200-000 (5215)09/02/2024 – 12/13/2024 Tue,Thu6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Evening)at ShanghaiInstructed by Tripaldi, Laura

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Art & Design) Undergraduate

Advanced Coding Workshop (MCC-UE 1154)

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

Project-based course designed to guide students through three advanced projects: data visualization with APIs, games that communicate specific experiences, and cooperative networked interactions where two users work together to achieve a common goal. Each project is split into 3-4 weeks, so students have ample time to thoughtfully design a program, think through the technical architecture, develop it, and iterate based on in-class feedback.

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

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

Technology and Society (MCC-UE 1034)

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

An inquiry into the ways that technology — mechanical, electronic, analog, and digital — shapes and is shaped by cultural, political, and social values. Students become acquainted with key concepts and approaches to understanding the interplay of technology and society (e.g. technological determinism, social construction of technology, actor networks, affordances) and how these have been applied to such cases as the clock, the automobile, the assembly line, household technology, the telephone, and more recent communication technology.

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

Societies & the Social Sciences Spring 2026 Undergraduate

Sustainability and Health (FOOD-UE 1184)

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

The concept of sustainability is important in our current moment, yet we use the term in a variety of ways and via different frameworks of understanding. This course explores how we talk about and understand the concept of sustainability, including as environment and climate change, food production and consumption, and individual and community health. Students will examine the concept of sustainability through these different lenses, exploring the connections among them.

Food Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Spring 2026 Undergraduate
Fall 2024

Useless Machines (IMNY-UT 272)

“Useless Machines is about redefining “usefulness.” Through making, we will explore what it means, on an ideological, political and historical level, to create something ‘useful’ or ‘useless.’ We will play with these definitions and explore how these objects serve to be humorous, critical, disruptive and at times… useful. We will study ‘useless’ machines throughout history, which will provoke conversations and disagreements around the implications of existing and emerging technologies. The students will design ‘useless’ machines for their final project. Examples of ‘useless’ machines are drawn from Kenji Kawakami’s The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions, Dunne & Raby’s Speculative Everything, Stephanie Dinkins’ Conversations with Bina 48, https://esoteric.codes/, CW&T, Mimi Ọnụọha’s Missing Data, Jacques Carelman’s Catalogue of Impossible Objects, viral videos/objects and much more.”

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IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Seminar/Studies) Spring 2025 Undergraduate

Digital Media: Context and Practice (MCC-UE 1031)

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

This course introduces students to basic digital composition in the context of research and practice-based project development. Students explore practices in digital multimedia production, web design and development, digital imaging, sound and video editing applications, scripting in HTML and CSS, and the operation of production equipment. Students conduct fieldwork and site-specific ethnographic research on a significant issue in the local context and present their findings through the design of a web-based portfolio.

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

Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Climate Change and Environmental Justice (SCA-UA 632)

Readings from climatologists, economists, anthropologists, geographers, cultural analysts, and activists. Examines the natural and social impact of global warming in the context of the climate justice movement, which is modeled on American-derived principles of environmental justice in the 1990s and poses a legal and humanitarian challenge to those who place their faith in market-driven solutions. Examines how populations are unevenly affected by climate change, and how this imbalance is being addressed by advocates of decarbonization.

Social and Cultural Analysis (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

SCA-UA 632-000 (10318)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ross, Andrew

Physical Science OR Life Science Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate