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New Classes Coming to NYU Shanghai Spring 2025

NYU Shanghai is offering 14 new courses in the Spring 2025 semester

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Keigan Carpenter

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In light of course registration beginning the Week of Nov.18, Academic Affairs has announced 14 new courses coming to NYU Shanghai in the Spring 2025 semester. The new course offerings include 11 in arts & sciences, 2 in business, and one in computer science, data science, and engineering.


Below is a list of each course and a brief description sent to students by Academic Affairs via email.


Arts & Science

1. GCHN-SHU 277 Medicine in China offered by Professor Liangliang Zhang

  • Prerequisite: CCSF-SHU 101L Global Perspectives on Society (GPS)

  • Fulfillment: Global China Studies (GCS) Major/Minor Elective: “Chinese History, Society, and Culture”


2. GCHN-SHU 318 Sex and Power in China, 1500-1950 offered by Professor Mengdie Zhao

  • Prerequisite: CHIN-SHU 201 Intermediate Chinese I

  • Fulfillment: GCS Major Elective: “Chinese History, Society, and Culture”; GCS Advanced Track: Advanced Undergraduate Research; Chinese Language and Literature Minor; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on China (IPC)


3. HIST-SHU 150 Asian American History offered by Professor Heather Lee

  • Prerequisite: None

  • Fulfillment: Humanities Introduction course


4. HUMN-SHU 308 Legends & their Medieval Past: King Arthur, Robin Hood, Frodo Baggins & Daenerys Targaryen offered by Professor Melanie Hackney

  • Prerequisite: one previous Humanities course (including HIST-SHU, HUMN-SHU, LIT-SHU, and PHIL-SHU)

  • Fulfillment: Humanities Advanced Interdisciplinary course


5. IMBX-SHU 263 Fashion Industry in East Asia offered by Professor Emilie Takayama

  • Prerequisite: Not appropriate for first-semester students

  • Fulfillment: IMB Major Elective


6.MATH-SHU 264 Chaos and Dynamical Systems offered by Professor Zhuo-Cheng Xiao

  • Prerequisite: MATH-SHU 140 Linear Algebra, MATH-SHU 151 Multivariable Calculus

  • Fulfillment: One Math additional elective or Honors Math elective


7. PHIL-SHU 300 Kant offered by Professor Damian Melamedoff-Vosters

  • Prerequisite: one PHIL-SHU course

  • Fulfillment: Humanities Advanced Elective


8. SOCS-SHU 291 Language and Politics offered by Professor Jieun Kim

  • Prerequisite: SOCS-SHU 150 Introduction to Comparative Politics or SOCS-SHU 160 Introduction to International Politics

  • Fulfillment: Social Science Core course; Social Sciences Political Science track (200 level)


9. SOCS-SHU 352 Society on Trail: Significant Legal Trials in History offered by Professor Stephen Harder

  • Prerequisite: Sophomore standing

  • Fulfillment: Social Science Core course; Social Science Political Science track (300 level)


10. SOCS-SHU 383 Children and the Legal System offered by Professor Yuerui Wu

  • Prerequisite: PSYC-SHU 101 Introduction to Psychology

  • Fulfillment: Social Science Psychology track (300 level)


11. NEUR-SHU 133 Speech, from Hearing to Voice offered by Professor Yuchunzi Wu

  • Prerequisite: None

  • Fulfillment: Neural Science Elective


Business

12. BUSF-SHU 275 Exploring the Future of Innovations: Emerging Technologies, Business Strategies, and Development offered by Professor Heini Shi

  • Prerequisite: None

  • Fulfillment: Non-Finance Elective, Non-Marketing Elective; Business Elective


13. BUSF-SHU 228 Sustainable Finance: Climate-Conscious and Long-Term Investing offered by Professor Geoffrey Zheng

  • Prerequisite: BUSF-SHU 202 Foundations of Finance

  • Fulfillment: Finance Elective; Non-Marketing Elective; IMB Business Elective; Social Science Environmental Studies Track (200 level)


Computer Science, Data Science, and Engineering

14. CSCI-SHU 200 Topics in Human-Computer Interaction: Beyond the Look and Feel offered by Professor Jiangtao Wen

  • Prerequisite: CSCI-SHU 101 Introduction to Computer Science

  • Fulfillment: Computer Science Elective


For a more in-depth look at each course, students are encouraged to check out Albert. A quick reminder that juniors and seniors in good academic standing will not have an “Advisor Approval Hold” on their class registration. However, it is mandatory that other students either schedule an appointment or email their course plan to their academic advisor by Nov.15 at 5 p.m. (Shanghai time). Students can find their academic advisor’s contact information on Albert and schedule an appointment through NYU Connect.


Wishing everyone a smooth registration process!