Social Sciences

NYU’s founding undergraduate college, the College of Arts and Science, attracts talented and curious intellectual explorers.

High school juniors can experience college-level academics in seminar-style classes taught by world-class faculty.

Anthropology at NYU prepares students to answer the key questions of humanity’s past and development through diverse courses and fieldwork.

Examine the mysteries of the human mind through this interdisciplinary program.

Some students think itʼs a bad idea to apply undecided to NYU. With five different “undecided” options at NYU, is it really as bad as everyone thinks?

Angel Olvera is majoring in Social Science with a focus on political science at NYU Shanghai, and wants to pursue public interest law after graduation.

NYU students engage with today’s most important topics with creativity and a multidisciplinary approach in the Big Ideas course series.

A student reflects on her experience over the last few semesters majoring in Global Public Health during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

At NYU, Global Public Health majors take the lessons of 2020 to heart, immersing themselves in the study of health across academic disciplines and national boundaries.

If you’re interested in global public health, you’re not alone in being a bit confused by it. I hope this article will help answer some of your questions.

Tyson Lee Upshaw, an NYU Shanghai student from Ohio, came to college ready to explore.