

In conjunction with department advisors, you will select a sequence of courses that satisfy program and degree requirements while simultaneously exploring your own intellectual and professional objectives. A total of 128 course credits are required to graduate.
Students enrolled in the Media, Culture, and Communication/Global Public Health (MCC/GPH) combined major have different degree requirements.
Liberal Arts Requirements |
Credits |
Foreign Language |
8 |
Expository WritingEXPOS-UA 0001 Writing the Essay or EXPOS-UA 0003/0004 International Writing Workshop I ACE-UE 0110 Advanced College Essay or EXPOS-UA 4/EXPOS-UA 9 International Writing Workshop II |
8
|
Foundations of Contemporary CultureCORE-UA 04xx Text and Ideas CORE-UA 05xx Cultures and Contexts CORE-UA 06xx Societies and the Social Sciences CORE-UA 07xx Expressive Culture
|
16
|
Foundations of Scientific InquiryCORE-UA 01xx Quantitative Reasoning CORE-UA 02xx/03xx Physical or Life Science CORE-UA 03xx/02xx Physical or Life Science
|
12
|
Liberal Arts ElectivesAny courses from CAS
|
16
|
Unrestricted ElectivesAny undergraduate course at NYU
|
16
|
MCC Major Requirements |
Credits |
MCC CoreYou 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. MCC-UE 0001 Introduction to Media Studies MCC-UE 0003 History of Media and Communication MCC-UE 0014 Methods in Media Studies
|
12
|
Areas of StudySelect 2 Areas of Study Framing Courses Select 4 Areas of Study Focus Courses
|
248 16
|
Professional Electives |
12 |
Additional Major RequirementsSAHS-UE 0001 New Student Seminar MCC-UE 1200 Inquiry Seminar (formerly Senior Media Seminar)
|
40 4
|
Total Credits Required To Graduate |
128 Credits |
As future public health practitioners, combined Media, Culture, and Communication/Global Public Health majors develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the sociological, political, and cultural intersections of global media and health policy.
This interdisciplinary undergraduate minor introduces students to the historical, social, and legal circumstances that shape the experience of disability.
This 16-credit, cross-school undergraduate minor provides exposure to the business, theory, and practice of media and entertainment.