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128 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Requirements, 64 Credits. Program Requirements, 64 Credits.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

44 Credits

Foreign Language (8 Credits)
Expository Writing (8 Credits)
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture (16 Credits)
CORE-UA 04xx/ST-CORE-UE
Texts and Ideas
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
CORE-UA 06xx/ST-CORE-UE
Societies and Social Sciences
4 Credits
CORE-UA xx/ST- CORE UE
Expressive Cultures
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry (12 Credits)
Life Science/Physical Science taken for a total of 8 credits.
UGPH-GU 20
Biostatistics for Global Health
4 Credits
CORE-UA 2xx/CORE-UA 3xx/ST-CORE-UE
Life Science/Physical Science
4 Credits

Liberal Arts Electives

20 Credits

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
SAHS-UE WPE
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits

Public Health Core

20 Credits

UGPH-GU 10
Health and Society in a Global Context
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 30
Epidemiology for Global Health
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 40
Health Policy in a Global World
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 50
Environmental Health in a Global World
4 Credits
UGPH-GU 60
Global Public Health Internship
4 Credits

Media, Culture, and Communication Core

16 Credits

Core courses have a minimum grade requirement in order to count towards the MCC major.

MCC-UE 14
MCC-UE 1200

MCC Areas of Study: Framing Courses

8 Credits

While Core courses survey the field of media studies as a whole, Framing courses give students an overview of a particular sub-field or area of inquiry within media studies: visual culture, psychoanalysis, film, television, video games, and digital platforms, among others. They expose students to the scholarly questions, theories, and debates that shape these subfields. Learn about Framing courses.

Choose any two Framing courses from any area of study.
Global Communication and Media
Visual Culture and Sound Studies
Interaction and Experience
Media Industries and Politics
Technology and Society

MCC Areas of Study: Focus Courses

12 Credits

Focus courses offer students the opportunity to explore in depth a specific theme or topic they may have encountered elsewhere in the curriculum. They are an opportunity for students to hone in on a particular medium, cultural form, research question, or social practice. Learn about Focus courses.

Choose any three Focus courses from any area of study.
Global Communication and Media
Visual Culture and Sound Studies
Interaction and Experience
Media Industries and Politics
Technology and Society

Combined Major Electives

8 Credits

Choose any three courses from GPH or MCC

You must earn a B- or better to use the core course toward the MCC major or minor. You are allowed one unique opportunity to retake a core course during your time in the program. Students receiving below a B- in two or more MCC core courses will have to explore other options for majoring at NYU.

If you have taken the NODEP-UA 9982 Experiential Learning Seminar at the NYU-LA campus, you have an exception to the 6 credit internship maximum in order to complete this required course at the NYU-LA campus. The 2 credit differential from taking the NODEP-UA course can count toward your liberal arts elective requirements, unrestricted electives, or professional electives.

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