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

GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDYscholars and teachers.While Gallatin students must comply with each school’s policies aboutprerequisites and requirements, including restrictions in particular programs, the opportunityto take courses throughout the University enables them to develop a unique, interdisciplinaryprogram of study.BEYOND THE CLASSROOMIndependent Study and TutorialsGallatin students are encouraged to design their own independent studies in which theywork individually with an NYU professor on a research project. Ideas for independent studiestypically follow from questions raised in a particular course.Tutorials are small groups of students working closely with an instructor on a commontopic, project or skill. Students in the group generally follow a prearranged syllabus detailingdiscussion topics, readings, assignments and written work.InternshipsExperiential learning is a key part of the Gallatin curriculum, and Gallatin provides an extensivelist of available placements in a wide variety of areas such as business, education,journalism, film and the arts. Students may also develop their own internships, subject to theapproval of their advisers and the director of external programs.Private LessonsPrivate lessons allow students to receive academic credit for their studies at selected performingor visual arts studios in the NewYork area.Dancers,artists,singers,musicians and actors are thusable to study outside of NYU with some of the city’s great artists, performers and teachers.Course Equivalency CreditThrough course equivalency, students are given the opportunity to earn credit for previouslearning experiences, such as professional, creative, volunteer or other work experience.Toapply for these credits, students must demonstrate that they have mastered material equivalentto that covered in actual courses offered at NewYork University.Co-CurricularOpportunitiesWRITING PROGRAMGallatin’s Writing Program expands opportunities for studying writing, engages students ina variety of experiential and individualized modes of learning, and focuses writing across,as well as at the center of, Gallatin’s curriculum.TheWriting Program sponsors conferencesand readings by faculty, students and guests and aWriting Center that employs students, andpublishes an annual journal of student writing and visual art, the Gallatin Review. TheWriting Program also sponsors civic engagement projects through which students workNewYork University Bulletin 2012-2013 21