New York University Bulletin - Gallatin School of Individualized ...

GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDYious areas of academic study and to experience the pursuit of knowledge as a complex dialogueamong scholars, artists and professionals in all fields.ADVISINGThe key to Gallatin’s approach to individualized education is a multi-tiered method of advising.Each Gallatin student is assigned to work with a faculty adviser, and graduate studentshave access to the administrative director and the faculty co-directors of the program, whoserve as general program advisers.The faculty adviser ensures that every student’s program has depth, breadth and coherenceand is consistent with the student’s career and educational goals.This adviser also supervisesand evaluates independent study and internship projects and advises graduatestudents on their thesis.With access to a large, urban university such as NYU—in which studentsmay feel overwhelmed—the faculty adviser becomes the student’s guide and, veryimportantly, intellectual mentor.Opportunitiesfor StudyGallatin graduate students have many opportunities for individualizing their program ofstudy—course work in Gallatin and throughout NYU, independent study, small group tutorials,internships, private lessons and study abroad. Developing an intelligent, coherentprogram requires considerable effort, however, and each student works closely with his orher faculty adviser to develop a thoughtful curriculum.COURSE WORKGallatin CoursesThe Gallatin School offers courses designed for graduate students engaged in interdisciplinaryprograms.These courses are relatively small (15-20 students) and emphasize class discussionand thoughtful writing assignments. The graduate core curriculum includesproseminars that introduce students to interdisciplinary methods of inquiry and importantthemes in the history of ideas, plus several courses devoted to assisting students in researchingand writing their thesis.NYU CoursesGallatin graduate students may take courses in most of the schools, departments and programsof NYU: the Graduate School of Arts and Science; the Steinhardt School of Culture,Education, and Human Development; the Stern School of Business; the Tisch School ofthe Arts; the School of Continuing and Professional Studies; the Silver School of SocialWork; and the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Each semester there are severalhundred courses to choose from, many taught by some of the country’s leading researchNewYork University Bulletin 2012-2013 19