Summer 2021 Courses

This is a tentative list of courses and is subject to change. This page will be updated as new courses are scheduled in Albert. Only courses with assigned classrooms will appear in Albert, therefore not all courses will appear at the moment.

UNDERGRADUATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environmental Studies courses are restricted to ENVST MAJORS AND MINORS during the first week of registration. Some Animal Studies graduate courses may count as an elective for both ES and AS Undergraduate programs.

UNDERGRADUATE: ANIMAL STUDIES 

Animal Studies courses are restricted to ANST MINORS during the first week of registration. Some Animal Studies graduate courses may count as an elective for both ES and AS Undergraduate programs.

GRADUATE: ANIMAL STUDIES 

Animal Studies courses are restricted to AS MA Students during the first week of registration. Only courses with assigned classrooms will appear in Albert, therefore not all courses will appear at the moment.

Non-Animal Studies students that would like to enroll in one of the below graduate-level courses must email the Director of the Master's Program, Dr. Jeff Sebo (jrs477@nyu.edu), for permission to enroll. Please note that the non-CAS/Liberal Arts limit for College of Arts and Science students is now 32 credits.

Elective Courses

Trash Animals: The Art of Living in a Human World

ANST-GA 2500.001 / TBD / 6-Week Session I / MW 10:00am-12:55pm / Nissim

  • This course counts as an elective for both ES and AS Undergraduate programs.

Cities reshape the evolutionary path of urban wildlife. Synanthropic animals evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats and are best adapted to climate change, they are drawn to human-made trash. In this class, we will discuss human-made environments as ecosystems and examine the many animals who live in these ecosystems, the complex relationships between animals and trash, and the different ways in which waste is tightly connected to human consumption and other behaviors. We will also react to this information in artistic form.

This class is at the intersection of art, science, and technology and will be a combination of hands-on practice, case studies, and readings on systems thinking, research, and theory. We will meet artists and activists who work in the public realm and create site-specific work. We will learn about the challenges public art holds and possible ways to deal with them, such as grabbing attention, being durable, and most importantly corresponding with the site and creating a commentary. And we will work on projects that raise awareness, transform perceptions, or inspire change around a social justice issue, story, or community.