The index below indicates the full range of majors and minors offered in the College of Arts and Science. Individual courses are described under each departmental section of the Bulletin. See also the preprofessional, accelerated, and specialized programs section of this Bulletin.
The B.A. degree is offered in all the majors listed below except in engineering (offered as dual degree only), neural science, and global public health/science (concentration in biology or chemistry), all of which confer only the B.S. degree and offer no B.A. option.
The B.S. degree is an option in the stand-alone majors in chemistry and physics; as part of the dual degree B.S./B.S. program with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, it is offered in these two departments as well as in biology, computer science, and mathematics.
Note well that pursuing dual degrees in the engineering program is the only way to earn a B.S. in biology, computer science, and mathematics, except for the global public health/science major with a concentration in biology.
All majors offered by the College are registered with the New York State Education Department; the State does not require minors to be registered.
Unless otherwise noted, both majors and minors are available in the following:
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Africana Studies |
2211 |
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American Studies |
0313 |
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Ancient Studies (minor only) |
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Animal Studies (minor only) |
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Anthropology |
2202 |
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Anthropology and Classical Civilization (major only) |
2299 |
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Anthropology and Linguistics (major only) |
4903 |
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Archaeology (minor only) |
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Art History |
1003 |
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Art History and Classics (major only) |
1504 |
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Asian/Pacific/American Studies |
0399 |
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Astronomy (minor only) |
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Biochemistry (major only) |
0414 |
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Biology |
0401 |
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Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism (minor only) |
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Business Studies (minor only; through the College of Arts and Science and the Stern School of Business) |
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Chemistry (B.A. or B.S.) |
1905 |
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (minor only) |
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Chinese (minor only) |
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Cinema Studies (through the Tisch School of the Arts and the College of Arts and Science) |
1010 |
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Classical Civilization |
2203 |
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Classical Civilization and Hellenic Studies (major only) |
1504 |
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Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) |
1504 |
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Comparative Literature |
1503 |
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Computer and Data Science (major only) |
1702 |
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Computer Science |
0701 |
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Computer Science and Economics (major only) |
0799 |
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Computer Science and Mathematics |
1799 |
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Creative Writing (minor only) |
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Creative Writing in Spanish (minor only) |
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Data Science |
1702 |
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Data Science and Mathematics (major only) |
1702 |
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Dramatic Literature |
1007 |
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East Asian Civilization (minor only) |
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East Asian Studies |
0302 |
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Economics |
2204 |
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Economics and Mathematics (major only) |
1799 |
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Engineering (majors only; B.S. only) |
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
0401/1905 |
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Civil Engineering |
1701/1902 |
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Computer Engineering |
0701/1701/1902 |
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Electrical Engineering |
0701/1701/1902 |
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Mechanical Engineering |
701/1902 |
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English and American Literature |
1502 |
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Environmental Biology (minor only) |
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Environmental Studies |
0420 |
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European and Mediterranean Studies |
0310 |
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Francophone Studies (minor only) |
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French |
1102 |
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French and Linguistics (major only) |
1199 |
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French Studies in English Translation (minor only) |
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Gender and Sexuality Studies |
4903 |
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Genetics (minor only) |
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Genomics and Bioinformatics (minor only) |
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German and Linguistics (major only) |
1199 |
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German Literature and Culture |
1103 |
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Global Public Health/Anthropology (major only) |
1214 |
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Global Public Health/History (major only) |
1214 |
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Global Public Health/Science, Concentration in Biology (major only; B.S. only) |
1214 |
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Global Public Health/Science, Concentration in Chemistry (major only; B.S. only) |
1214 |
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Global Public Health/Sociology (major only) |
1214 |
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Hebrew and Judaic Studies |
0399 |
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Hellenic Studies |
0399 |
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History |
2205 |
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International Relations (major only) |
2210 |
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Irish Studies (minor only) |
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Italian Studies |
1104 |
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Italian and Linguistics (major only) |
1199 |
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Japanese (minor only) |
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Journalism (major only) |
0602 |
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Korean (minor only) |
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Language and Mind (major only) |
4903 |
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
0308 |
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Latino Studies |
0308 |
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Law and Society (minor only) |
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Linguistics |
1505 |
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Literature in Translation (minor only) |
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Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature (Portuguese; minor only) |
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Mathematics |
1701 |
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Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
4903 |
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Metropolitan Studies |
2214 |
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Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies |
0309 |
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Molecular and Cell Biology (minor only) |
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Music |
1005 |
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Native American and Indigenous Studies (minor only) |
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Neural Science (major only; B.S. only) |
0425 |
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Philosophy |
1509 |
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Physics (B.A. or B.S.) |
1902 |
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Politics |
2207 |
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Print and Online Journalism (minor only) |
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Psychology |
2001 |
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Public Policy (through the Wagner School of Public Service and the College of Arts and Science; no CAS minor) |
2299 |
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Religious Studies |
1510 |
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Romance Languages (major only) |
1101 |
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Russian and Slavic Studies |
1106 |
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Science and Society (minor only) |
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Self-Designed Major |
4901 |
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Social and Cultural Analysis |
2299 |
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Sociology |
2208 |
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South Asian Studies (minor only) |
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Spanish (minor only) |
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Spanish and Portuguese (major only) |
1199 |
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Spanish and Linguistics (major only) |
1199 |
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Urban Design and Architecture Studies |
2214 |
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Web Applications (minor only) |
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Also available to students in the College are several minors offered in other divisions of New York University. For more information, see the cross-school minors section of this Bulletin.
CLASSIFICATION OF COURSES
This Bulletin contains descriptions of the College's departments, programs, and courses. The first part of every course number identifies the department or program offering or cross-listing the course (for example, ARTH for art history). This is always followed by a two-letter suffix. The suffix "UA" indicates undergraduate courses offered in the College; "GA" indicates a graduate course offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Science. The numeric identifier comes last (for example, a complete course rubric would be ARTH-UA 677).
Graduate courses open to qualified undergraduates are designated by the departments. The departmental policy in this matter may be indicated either in this Bulletin or in the Graduate School of Arts and Science Bulletin; interested students are also advised to check directly with the relevant departments.
*HEGIS: Higher Education General Information Survey
Degree and Certificate Programs as registered by the New York State Education Department.
New York State Education Department
Office of Higher Education
State Education Building
2nd Floor, West Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234
Web: www.highered.nysed.gov