Please note that no 6-week Chinese language courses will be offered in Summer 2026. Students interested in taking Chinese language courses should apply through the 9-week Chinese Language Immersion Program instead.
Foundations of Finance, BUSF-SHU 202 (4 credits)
Instructor: Offer Moshe Shapir
Fulfills BUSF/BUSM Major core; IMB Business Flexible Core or elective; Data Science concentration in Finance/Marketing; counts for the Stern Minor
Prerequisites: ECON-SHU 3 Microeconomics and (BUSF-SHU 101 Statistics for Business & Econ or MATH-SHU 235 Probability and Statistics)
This course is a rigorous, quantitative introduction to financial market structures and financial asset valuation. It has three goals: 1. To develop the concepts of arbitrage, the term structure of interest rates, diversification, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), valuation of an individual firm, efficient and inefficient markets, performance evaluation of investment management, and valuation of derivative securities, particularly options. 2. To provide sufficient background knowledge about financial institutions and market conventions for students seeking an overview of capital markets as an introduction to advanced finance courses. 3. To introduce the principles of asset valuation from an applied perspective. The majority of the class is concerned with the valuation of financial securities. These valuation issues are heavily used in portfolio management and risk management applications. Throughout the course every effort will be made to relate the course material to current financial news. To take this course, students must be comfortable with statistics, linear algebra, calculus, and microeconomics.
Format: In-Person
Course Schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Mon, Wed (Lecture), 04:05 -- 05:05 PM Mon, Wed (Recitation)
Principles of Financial Accounting, BUSF-SHU 250 (4 credits)
Instructor: Sunqian Ren
Fulfills BUSF/BUSM Major core /Business Accounting track; IMB Business required Foundation /elective; Data Science concentration in Finance/Marketing. It can count for the CAS Business Studies Minor.
Prerequisites: Not open to first-semester students.
Develops students’ abilities to understand business transactions and financial statements and to determine the most appropriate financial measures for these events. Investigates the underlying rationale for accounting practices and assesses their effectiveness in providing useful information for decision making. Emphasis is placed on accounting practices that purport to portray corporate financial position, operating results, cash flows, manager performance, and financial strength.
Format: In-Person
Course Schedule: 08:30 -- 11:30 AM Mon, Wed (Lecture), 11:35 AM -- 12:35 PM Mon, Wed (Recitation)
Chinese Financial Markets, BUSF-SHU 286 (4 credits)
Instructor: Han Shen Lin
Fulfills BUSF China Business Studies or Finance elective; BUSM China Business Studies or Non-Marketing elective; IMB Business elective
Prerequisites: Foundations of Finance or Principles of Finance
This course introduces the institutions, instruments, and empirical regularities of Chinese financial markets and the role these markets play in the broader Chinese economy. The goal of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Chinese financial markets. The course begins with redux in Money, Banking and Finance and an overview of the evolution of China’s financial system. The main part of the course focuses on current issues and debates about Chinese financial markets. Some of the topics include the Chinese banking system, RMB exchange rates, Chinese stock markets and bond markets, mutual fund and hedge fund industry, Chinese derivative markets and other important topics. The similarities and differences between Chinese financial markets and more developed financial markets will be highlighted.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Mon, Wed (Lecture), 04:05 -- 05:05 PM Mon, Wed (Recitation)
Management and Organizations, MGMT-SHU 301 (4 credits)
Instructor: Raymond Ro
Fulfills BUSM/BUSF business core elective, Business Management Track; IMB Business Flexible Core; this course can count for the CAS Business Studies Minor for Study Away Students
Prerequisites: Not open to first-semester students
This course addresses contemporary management challenges stemming from changing organizational structures, complex environmental conditions, new technological developments, and increasingly diverse workforces. It highlights critical management issues involved in planning, organizing, controlling, and leading an organization. Ultimately, it aims to strengthen students’ managerial potential by providing general frameworks for analyzing, diagnosing, and responding to both fundamental and complex organizational situations. It also provides opportunities for students to enhance their communication and interpersonal skills, which are essential to effective management. The structure of the course encourages learning at multiple levels: through in-class lectures, exercises, and discussions; in small teams carrying out projects; and in individual reading, study, and analysis.
Format: In-Person
Course Schedule: 09:30 AM -- 12:30 PM Tue, Thu
Introduction to Marketing, MKTG-SHU 1 (4 credits)
Instructor: Raymond Ro
Fulfills This course satisfies BUSM Marketing Core, BUSF: Business elective, IMB Business Flexible Core or elective; Data Science concentration in Marketing; Count for CAS Business Minor, Count for Stern Business Studies Minor
Prerequisites: Academic level should be greater than freshmen and not open to first-semester students
Evaluates, from the management point of view, marketing as a system for the satisfaction of human wants and a catalyst of business activity. Deals with the subject at all levels, from producer to consumer, and emphasizes the planning required for the efficient use of marketing tools in the development and expansion of markets. Concentrates on the principles, functions, and tools of marketing, including quantitative methods. Utilizes cases to develop a problem-solving ability in dealing with specific areas.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:30 PM -- 04:30 PM Tue, Thu
Introduction to Computer and Data Science, CSCI-SHU 101 (4 credits)
Instructor: Xiang Liu
Equivalent to CSCI-UA 101 Introduction to Computer Science
Fulfills Core Curriculum Requirement Algorithmic Thinking; Computer Science Major Required Courses; Computer Systems Engineering Major Required Courses; Data Science Major Foundational Courses; Electrical and Systems Engineering Major Required Major Courses
Prerequisite: CSCI-SHU 11 Introduction to Computer Programming (ICP) or CS placement exam
This course has three goals. First, the mastering of a modern object-oriented programming language, enough to allow students to tackle real-world problems of important significance. Second, gaining an appreciation of computational thinking, a process that provides the foundations for solving real-world problems. Finally, providing an overview of the very diverse and exciting field of computer science - a field which, arguably more than any other, impacts how we work, live, and play today.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Tue, Thu (Lecture), 04:05 -- 05:05 PM Tue, Thu (Laboratory)
Data Structures, CSCI-SHU 210 (4 credits)
Instructor: Olivier Marin
Equivalent to CS-UH 1050 Data Structures; CSCI-UA 102 Data Structures
Fulfills Required CS/CE/DS Course
Prerequisite: ICS OR A- in ICP. This course is taught in Python and assumes full knowledge of Python
Data structures are fundamental programming constructs which organize information in computer memory to solve challenging real-world problems. Data structures such as stacks, queues, linked lists, and binary trees, therefore constitute building blocks that can be reused, extended, and combined in order to make powerful programs. This course teaches how to implement them in a high-level language, how to analyze their effect on algorithm efficiency, and how to modify them to write computer programs that solve complex problems in a most efficient way. Programming assignments.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 08:30 -- 11:30 AM Tue, Thu (Lecture), 11:35 AM -- 12:35 PM Tue, Thu (Laboratory)
Discrete Mathematics, CSCI-SHU 2314 (4 credits)
Equivalent to MATH-UA 120
Fulfills MATH Additional Mathematics Electives, CS Required
Corequisite or Prerequisite: MATH-SHU 131 or MATH-SHU 201
This course is an introduction to discrete mathematics, emphasizing proof and abstraction, as well as applications to the computational sciences. Topics include sets, relations, and functions, graphs and trees, algorithms, proof techniques, and order of magnitude analysis, Boolean algebra and combinatorial circuits, formal logic and languages, automata, and combinatorics, probability, and statistics.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Mon, Wed (Lecture), 04:05 -- 05:05 PM Mon, Wed (Recitation)
Microeconomics, ECON-SHU 3 (4 credits)
Instructor: Offer Moshe Shapir
Equivalent to ECON-UA 2 Intro to Microeconomics
Fulfills Economics Major Requirements; IMB Major Business Elective; Social Science Major Foundational Courses; BUSF/BUSM Business Core Courses; Data Science Major Concentration in Finance/Marketing/Economics
Prerequisites: Calculus (MATH-SHU 121 or 201) or above
Economics studies how agents make decisions under conditions of scarcity and uncertainty. This course provides a rigorous introduction to economics, with special emphasis on microeconomics. It will introduce you to economics as a discipline and as a way of thinking. It will also provide you with a set of tools, which will be very useful in other economics courses. We will first study the behavior of individual consumers and firms. Then we will give you some insight into how markets work and whether market outcomes are desirable. We will also look at situations in which the firm is a monopolist, or competes with a limited number of rivals. Some key concepts we will introduce include economic incentives, marginal analysis, opportunity cost (which costs matter), market efficiency (what does it mean for a market to work) and strategic behavior (how to predict and respond to your rivals’ decisions). The tools that you will be acquainted with in this class are fundamental for most upper division courses of the Economics major as well as classes in Finance, Accounting and Marketing.
Format: In-Person
Course Schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Tue, Thu (Lecture), 04:05 -- 05:05 PM Tue, Thu (Recitation)
China’s Economic Transition ECON-SHU 239 (4 credits)
Instructor: Nan Xu
Fulfills CORE IPC; Economics Elective; Social Science Focus Political Economy 200 level.
Prerequisites: None
Over the past forty years, China has transitioned from a poor, inefficient, and closed economy to an upper-middle income country and the world’s largest trading nation. This course introduces the key institutional and economic reforms of China since 1978 and their contributions to China’s economic development. We will examine the reforms in the pivotal sectors, including agriculture, industry, banking, and international trade, all of which are important steps to improve the overall efficiency and productivity of the Chinese economy. We will also discuss the current challenges facing China to maintain sustainable growth, such as problems regarding demographic structure, state-owned enterprises, government debts, etc. Prerequisite: This course assumes no prior background in economics. However, if you are already familiar with basic algebra and basic calculus, supply and demand curves, basic economics concepts, it will help you to understand this course better.
Format: In-Person
Course Schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Mon, Wed
History of Chinese Art, GCHN-SHU 156 (4 credits)
Instructor: Yutong Li
Fulfills CORE HPC/IPC; GCS Elective Chinese Media, Arts and Literature; Humanities Major Other Introductory Courses (18-19 Survey Courses)
Prerequisite: None
This course surveys art, visual culture, and material culture in China from the Neolithic to the end of the 19th century. Approximately one-third of the lectures will be organized based on the different mediums used in art, such as ceramics, jades, bronzes, and sculptures. Some lectures are designed to contextualize art into separate functions, such as for funerary and Buddhist rituals. The rest classes stress the difference in patronage, such as imperial art and literati art. Particular attention will be paid to understanding objects within their original social and cultural contexts. We will also relate individual artworks to a broad cultural background, highlighting the influence of various religions, philosophies, and politics. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the diverse body of artwork produced in premodern China, as well as to consider the role art has played in representing or negotiating identities, religions, history, and politics. Students will be trained in various art historical methodologies and will deepen their knowledge about one aspect of Chinese art history through a group curatorial project.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 PM -- 4:00 PM Mon, Wed
Woman in Modern China Through Literature and Media, GCHN-SHU 206 (4 credits)
Instructor: Tianyun Hua
Fulfills CORE IPC/HPC; GCS Elective Chinese Media, Arts, and Literature; Chinese Language and Literature Minor
Prerequisites: GPS
This seminar provides a chronological survey of women’s narratives in modern Chinese literature and culture from the late Qing to the twenty-first century. In this course, we will cover a wide range of genres that narrate women and their gendered experiences, including literature, visual culture, cinema, and digital media, and explore how womanhood is imagined, articulated, and contested in modern Chinese literature and culture. Moreover, we will attend to literary and cultural texts by female artists, and explore how female artists express their creative agency and mediate disparate gendered experiences. These critical and creative engagements with the woman question serves as a pivotal momentum in the development of literary and cultural modernity in China, and they also reflect the broader socio-political landscape and cultural ecology of modern China.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Mon, Wed
China Encounters the World, GCHN-SHU 210 (4 credits)
Instructor: Asif Mehmood
Fulfills CORE HPC or IPC; GCS China and the World; Humanities Introductory course (18-19: survey)
Prerequisites: None
The course focuses on the cross-currents of China’s encounters with the world, from the late 16th to the early 21st century. It proceeds from two assumptions: first, that China has long been engaged with the rest of the world rather than ever having been “closed”, as some would have it; and second, that impact and influence flow in multiple directions: into, through, and out of China, whether intentionally or involuntarily. Through a combination of lecture, discussion, and student research projects we will explore China’s encounters with the world chronologically and thematically, covering such broad topics as religion and philosophy; diplomacy; law; trade; war; revolution; political systems, and “soft power”.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Tue, Thu
China and the Environment, GCHN-SHU 243 (4 credits)
Instructor: Travis Klingberg
Fulfills CORE SSPC or IPC; CORE STS; GCS The Politics, Economy, and Environment of China; Social Science Focus Environmental Studies 200 level course.
Prerequisites: Passing grade of CCSF-SHU 101L Global Perspectives on Society
China is an environmental disaster. China will save the world. There are many ways to think about China and the environment, but few conclusive answers. Our challenge is to think in the midst of multiple crises unfolding quickly through a tangled web of relationships that constitute environmental problems or solutions. To better understand how the environment in China is imagined, valued, and transformed, we will explore traditional ideas, environmental history and governance, ethnicity, and the aesthetic politics of the urban and rural. We will explore local material changes in energy, food, and forests and their links with global systems. And we will conclude by considering again China's role in the global environmental crisis.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Tue, Thu
Introduction to Psychology, PSYC-SHU 101 (4 credits)
Instructor: Kehui Zhang
Fulfills CORE ED; Social Science Foundational course; Data Science concentration in Social Science/Psychology.
Prerequisites: None
This course highlights the fundamental principles and interesting experiments within the field of psychology, aiming to help students understand mind and behavior of themselves and others. It provides a comprehensive overview of scientific study of thought and behavior, covering a wide range of topics such as the biological and evolutionary bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory, intelligence and thinking, lifespan development, emotion and motivation, human personality, social behavior, behavioral disorders, and psychological treatment of disorders. Opportunities to apply knowledge gained in class are available through various in-class and out-of-class activities. By the end of this course you will have gained a much better understanding and appreciation of who you are and how you work.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 -- 04:00 PM Tue, Thu (Lecture), 04:05 -- 04:25 PM Tue, Thu (Recitation)
Writing as Inquiry, WRIT-SHU 102 (4 credits)
Fulfills CORE Writing requirement
Prerequisites: Shanghai freshman
Critical inquiry is the heart of a liberal arts education, and writing is this inquiry manifested on the page. In NYU Shanghai’s first-year writing course, students will read texts and respond by writing their own. In doing so, they will add their critical perspectives to ongoing academic and public conversations. Students will work to write sophisticated and cogent prose, and learn to effectively incorporate written texts in the development of their own arguments. Class discussions will include strategies for every step of the writing process--from invention and organization to research and revision. In a workshop setting, students will analyze the work of their peers and respond to feedback on their own writing. By the end of the course, students should be able to dissect difficult textual material, recognize rhetorical strategies and genre conventions, and build clear and convincing arguments that matter both within and beyond academic contexts.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Mon, Wed
Introduction to Computer Programming, CSCI-SHU 11 (4 credits)
Instructor: Promethee Spathis
Equivalent to CSCI-UA 1 Introduction to Computer Programming. Note: Students who have already taken Introduction to Computer Science may not take this course. Students who have taken ICS in NY, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai cannot take ICP.
Fulfills Core Curriculum Requirement Algorithmic Thinking, EE Required Major Courses
Prerequisite: Either at least a C in Pre-Calculus (shanghai portal students only) or placed into Calculus
An introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming. Students design, write, and debug computer programs. No prior knowledge of programming is assumed. Students will learn programming using Python, a general purpose, cross-platform programming language with a clear, readable syntax. Most class periods will be part lecture, part lab as you explore ideas and put them into practice. This course is suitable for students not intending in majoring in computer science as well as for students intending to major in computer science but having no programming experience. Students with previous programming experience should instead take Introduction to Computer Science.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 08:30 AM -- 11:30 AM Mon, Wed (Lecture), 11:35 AM -- 12:35 PM Mon, Wed (Laboratory)
History of Chinese Cinemas, GCHN-SHU 220 (4 credits)
Instructor: Sirithorn Siriwan
Fulfills CORE HPC or IPC; GCS Chinese Media, Arts, and Literature.
Prerequisite: None
This course, the first segment in a two-semester survey of Chinese-language film history, traces the origins of Chinese cinema and its transformation and diversification into a multi-faceted, polycentric trans-regional phenomenon in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan up to the 1960s. We study a number of film cultures in Shanghai/China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including the complex web of their historical kinship ties, and place them within the regional and global contexts of modernity, revolution, nation-building, and attendant socio-cultural transformations. To investigate these unique yet interrelated films cultures together raises the question of national cinema as a unitary object of study, while suggesting new avenues for analyzing the complex genealogy of a cluster of urban, regional, commercial or state-sponsored film industries within a larger comparative and transnational framework. Topics related to screenings and discussions include urban modernity, exhibition and spectatorship, transition to sound, stardom and propaganda, gender and ethnic identities, and genre formation and hybridization.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 09:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Mon, Wed
US-China Relations, SOCS-SHU 275 (4 credits)
Instructor: Fernando Romero Menjivar
Fulfills Core SSPC or IPC; GCS China and the World/The Politics, Economy, and Environment of China; SS Focus International Relations/Political Science 200 level; HUMN 18-19 Topic.
Prerequisites: None
This course examines the complexities of the bilateral relationship between the People’s Republic of China (China) and the United States (US), focusing on their historical rapport, major debates, and current relations. Topics include Sino-US economic relations, media reporting, variation in political systems, global politics, climate/energy issues, military affairs, and contested territories.
Format: In-Person
Course schedule: 01:00 PM -- 04:00 PM Tue, Thu