New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science
The New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) is a school within New York University (NYU) founded in 1886 by Henry Mitchell MacCracken, establishing NYU as the second academic institution in the United States to grant Ph.D. degrees on academic performance and examination. The School is housed in the Silver Center, several departments have their own buildings and houses around Washington Square. The graduate program at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, although run independently, is formally associated with the graduate school.
The School maintains several international houses to foster the study of international culture and languages, including:
- Deutsches Haus
- La Maison Francaise
- Glucksman Irish House
- Casa Italiana
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center
- Hagop Kevorkian Center
Academics
There are approximately 1,600 Ph.D. students and 3,000 master's students enrolled in the Graduate School. Students hail from more than 200 undergraduate institutions, all fifty states, and from more than 100 other countries. GSAS has one of the largest and most diverse international student populations in the United States. International students represent between 40% and 45% of the student body. GSAS offers 48 programs and many interdisciplinary and advanced degrees, including doctorates, master's, and certificates.
The following Departments and Programs are offered:
- Africana Studies
- Asian/Pacific/American Studies
- Anthropology
- Basic Medical Sciences
- Biology
- Biomaterial
- Biomedical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Cinema Studies
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Ergonomics and Biomechanics
- European and Mediterranean Studies
- Fine Arts
- French
- German
- Hebrew and Judaic Studies
- History
- Historical & Sustainable Architecture
- Irish and Irish American Studies
- Italian Studies
- John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought
- Journalism
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Law and Society
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Near Eastern Studies
- Neural Science
- Performance Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Poetics and Theory
- Politics
- Psychology
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Notable alumni
For a list of notable Alumni and Professors of the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, see List of NYU GSAS People. See also List of New York University People.