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Bachelor's

Social Sciences (BA)

New York University School of Professional Studies 181 courses 120 total credits

About This Program

Notice: The curriculum on this page is effective Spring 2027. Students in the Social Sciences (BA) program starting in Fall 2026 should consult the 2024-2025 edition of the bulletin for program requirements. Central to an NYU School of Professional Studies Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies (DAUS) education is a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences. Students complete 30 credits in the liberal arts and sciences core, 20 credits in foundational social sciences courses, 4 credits in research methods, 40 credits in the social sciences core, 4 credits in a culminating experience i.e., real world course, and 22 credits in general electives. The curriculum is enriched by NYU’s access to the exceptional cultural, economic, political, creative, technical, and business resources of New York City. The Bachelor of Arts in the Social Sciences allows students to engage in, learn from, and lead dynamic intellectual explorations and shared experiences. You will learn to communicate complex ideas effectively through core courses that will help you to develop precise and persuasive writing skills. The curriculum provides broad conceptual understanding and critical insightsβ€”in science, history, culture, and the artsβ€”that strengthen creative and analytical thinking and reasoning abilities. The knowledge and the skills that you will acquire will provide the context and the methodological approaches essential to understanding and to solving the real-world challenges that you will face in almost all professional arenas.

Degree Requirements

Critical Thinking and Communications

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Data and Discovery

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DAUS Seminar

Code Course Title Credits
AENR1-UC 1000 DAUS Seminar 2

Research Methods

Select one of the following courses, by advisement:

Social Sciences Core

Select 40 credits of Social Sciences courses from the following:

Culminating Experience: Real World

Select one of the following, by advisement:

Pre-approved SPS General Elective Courses

Code Course Title Credits
HIST1-UC 5804 Renaissance to Revolutn 4
HIST1-UC 5820 The American Experience 4
HIST1-UC 5821 The Making of Europe 4
HIST1-UC 5822 Contemporary World 4
ANTH1-UC 5011 World Cultures: Africa 4
ANTH1-UC 5012 World Cultures: Middle East 4
ANTH1-UC 5013 World Cultures: Asia 4
ANTH1-UC 5014 World Cultures: Latin America & The Caribbean 4
BUSN1-UC 504 Business Organization & Management 4
INST1-UC 2000 Introduction to International Studies 4
ARTH1-UC 5431 History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern 4
HUMN1-UC 6403 Foundations of Philosophical Thought 4
MEST1-UC 6042 Theory of Media & Cultural Studies 4
MEST1-UC 6080 Media & Communications Research Methods 4
SOCY1-UC 7202 History of Social Thought 4
ORBC1-UC 2205 Current Issues in Organizational Behavior 4
ORBC1-UC 2280 Organizational Behavior Research Methods 4
PSYC1-UC 6842 Statistics & Experimntal Design in Psychology 4
POLS1-UC 6674 International Political Economy 4
ANTH1-UC 5051 Cities and Urban Culture 4
ANTH1-UC 5090 Sp Tpcs in Anthropology 4
ECON1-UC 390 Sp Tpcs in Economics: 2-4
HIST1-UC 5890 Sp Topics in History 2-4
MEST1-UC 6090 Sp Tpcs in Media Stud: 2-4
ORBC1-UC 2290 Sp Tpcs in Organizatnal Behavior & Communication 2-4
POLS1-UC 6690 Sp Tpcs in Politics 2-4
PSYC1-UC 6890 Special Topics in Psychology 2-4
SOCY1-UC 7290 Sp Tpcs in Sociology 2-4
ANTH1-UC 5047 Anthropology of Religion 4
ANTH1-UC 7902 Culture, Tourism & Development 4
SOCY1-UC 7256 Families, Marriage and Kinship 4
ANTH1-UC 5066 Law, Culture and Society 4
ANTH1-UC 5061 Sex, Gender & Language 4
ECON1-UC 364 American Economic History 4
ECON1-UC 373 Comparative Economics 4
ECON1-UC 372 International Economics 4
ECON1-UC 344 International Financial Markets & Trade 4
LRMS1-UC 583 International Trade & Investment 4
ECON1-UC 356 Transition Economics 4
ECON1-UC 375 Industrialization and Development in China 4
ECON1-UC 350 Finance & Investments 4
ECON1-UC 361 Government Intervention in The Economy 4
ECON1-UC 378 Intro to Econometrics 4
ECON1-UC 377 Development Economics 4
ECON1-UC 351 Economics & Gender 4
ECON1-UC 362 Environmental Economics 4
ECON1-UC 371 Labor Economics 4
ECON1-UC 360 Law & Economics 4
ECON1-UC 376 Money & Banking 4
ECON1-UC 374 Public Policy and Public Finance 4
ECON1-UC 348 Sports Economics 4
HIST1-UC 5846 The Atlantic World: 1400-1800 4
HIST1-UC 5871 Knights & Chivalry 4
HIST1-UC 5830 The Middle Ages in Film 4
HIST1-UC 5843 Empires and the Shaping of the Modern World 4
HIST1-UC 5812 Modern Middle East in International History 4
HIST1-UC 5849 The Revolutionary Era 4
HIST1-UC 5823 America's Forever Wars, Vietnam to Afghanistan 4
HIST1-UC 5829 The Nineteen Sixties in America 4
POLS1-UC 6653 U.S. Foreign Policy 4
POLS1-UC 6658 Politics of East and South East Asia 4
POLS1-UC 6659 Politics of The Middle East & North Africa 4
MEST1-UC 6010 Children's Culture and Media 4
MEST1-UC 6006 Cultural Identities in The Media 4
MEST1-UC 6666 Media, News & Politics 4
MEST1-UC 6047 Media & Community 4
MEST1-UC 6011 Hip Hop Culture 2
MEST1-UC 6012 Social Media: Challenges & Opportunities 4
MEST1-UC 6032 Reality TV 2
MEST1-UC 6060 Video Games and Culture 2
MEST1-UC 6013 Writing for Media and Communication 4
MEST1-UC 6050 Digital Storytelling 4
MEST1-UC 6007 Gender, Sexualities & The Media 4
MEST1-UC 6048 Food, Culture, and Communication 4
MEST1-UC 6030 Documentary Cinema 4
MEST1-UC 6020 World Cinema 4
LRMS1-UC 920 Consumer Behavior 4
LRMS1-UC 941 Fundamentals of Advertising, Media, and Public Relations 4
LRMS1-UC 948 Integrated Marketing Campaigns 4
ORBC1-UC 1301 Principles of Organizational Behavior 4
POLS1-UC 6602 Political Thought 4
ORBC1-UC 2220 Managing Diversity in the Global Workplace 4
ORBC1-UC 2242 Business Writing 4
ORBC1-UC 2246 Gender Issues in Organizations 4
ORBC1-UC 2260 Storytelling and Employee Engagement 4
LRMS1-UC 548 Human Resources Management Principles 4
LRMS1-UC 573 Business Ethics 4
ORBC1-UC 2224 Corporate Social Responsibility 4
ORBC1-UC 2221 Leadership Strategies for The Global Workplace 4
ORBC1-UC 2248 Talent Management and Performance Effectiveness 4
ORBC1-UC 2249 Corporate Culture & Organizational Learning 4
ORBC1-UC 2253 Green Design and the Future of Organizations 4
ORBC1-UC 2251 Mindfulness, Spirituality and Meaning in the Workplace 4
ORBC1-UC 2252 Career Management and Transitions 4
POLS1-UC 6648 Civil Rights: Race, Gender and the Law 4
POLS1-UC 6651 U.S. Constitution & Supreme Court 4
POLS1-UC 6691 Current Political Issues: 2
POLS1-UC 6607 Public Opinion and Political Behavior 4
POLS1-UC 6603 Theories of War 4
PSYC1-UC 6874 Cognitive Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6873 Perception 4
PSYC1-UC 6870 Psychology of Language 4
PSYC1-UC 6846 Abnormal Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6850 Clinical Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6849 Personality 4
PSYC1-UC 7257 Adult Develop & Aging 4
PSYC1-UC 6892 Cross-Cultural Psycholgy 4
PSYC1-UC 6803 Death, Dying & Bereavement 2
PSYC1-UC 6852 Forensic Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6878 Health Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6844 Organizational Psychology 4
PSYC1-UC 6851 Psychology of Emotion 4
PSYC1-UC 6843 Psychology of Women 4
SOCY1-UC 7268 Sexuality & Society 4
SOCY1-UC 7250 Inequality in Society: Race, Class, and Gender 4
SOCY1-UC 7254 Social Deviance and Crime 4
SOCY1-UC 7252 Sociology of Groups and Organizations 4
SOCY1-UC 7263 Sociology of Development in Global Perspective 4
SOCY1-UC 7251 Social Movements 4
SOCY1-UC 7269 Religion, Power & Social Change 4
BUSN1-UC 376 Sustainable Organization and Management Practices 4
BUSN1-UC 377 Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies 4
REAL1-UC 1050 NYC: The Future Metropolis 4
LITR1-UC 6251 Literature and the Environment 4
SUST1-UC 2205 Current Sustainability Issues: 2
SUST1-UC 2000 Environmental Activism in Global Perspective 2-4
ECON1-UC 363 Urban Economics 4
URBN1-UC 2205 Current Urbanism Issues: 2
URBN1-UC 2000 Introduction to GIS 4
ARTH1-UC 5422 New York City Architecture 2

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