New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development 33 courses 128 total credits
In this BA program in Education Studies, students explore and examine the broader context of education. They learn how education continuously shapes society and how, in turn, society continuously transforms education. Using powerful tools from public policy, advocacy, and social entrepreneurship, students learn how all members of society can influence education at its many levels, whether in school or non school settings, locally, nationally, and internationally. Through liberal arts and education core courses, students to gain a broad understanding of education from cultural, historical, sociological, political, and economic perspectives. Students dive deeply into a variety of education issues using approaches that are grounded in the social sciences and humanities, while honing relevant interdisciplinary skills such as writing, communication, and qualitative and quantitative methods of research and analysis. Learning experientially is a key component of the program. Through study abroad, internships, and senior capstone projects, students gain hands-on experience involving educational change and advocacy.
| Writing Proficiency Examination | 0 credits |
Liberal Arts Requirements
Expository Writing
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXPOS-UA 1 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 |
| ACE-UE 110 | Advanced Writing and Research | 4 |
Liberal Arts Requirements
Foundations of Contemporary Culture
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHED-UE 10 | Learning and The Meaning of Life | 4 |
Liberal Arts Requirements
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| APSTA-UE 10 | Statistical Mysteries and How to Solve Them | 4 |
| APSTA-UE 21 | Cracking the Code | 4 |
| APSTA-UE 1085 | Basic Statistics I | 4 |
| APSTA-UE 25 | Carpe Datum: Data Science for Lifeβs Big Questions | 4 |
| PSYCH-UA 10 | Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences | 4 |
| Total Liberal Arts Requirements | 4 credits | |
Major Requirements
Core Courses
Major Requirements
Additional Requirements
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SAHS-UE 1 | New Student Seminar | 0 |
Students are required to take both of the following courses:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDST-UE 1415 | Education and Law | 4 |
| INTE-UE 1545 | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the New Immigration | 4 |
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Students are required to take both of the following courses:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INTE-UE 1010 | International Human Rights Activism/Education | 4 |
| INTE-UE 1028 | Comparative Politics, Education and Conflict | 4 |
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Students are required to take both of the following courses:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDST-UE 1601 | Presenting and Visualizing Education Data | 4 |
| EDST-UE 1503 | Education and Social Entrepreneurship | 4 |
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