January Term Courses: New York City & Online

January 2 - 17, 2025

Tisch January Term courses are open to NYU and visiting students, including international students. Courses are offered for undergraduate and graduate credit, and there are in-person and online course options. Internships and non-credit course options are also available. NYU students may register via Albert. Visiting students must complete the Visting Student Application Form. Please visit the NYU January Term website for eligibility and registration details

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Important Dates 

Monday, September 23, 2024 January 2025 Course Search Opens

Sunday, October 1, 2024 January 2025 Visiting Student Application Opens

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 January 2025 Registration Begins

Monday, October 21, 2024 Application Deadline for International Students for In-Person Classes

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Application Deadline for International Students for Online Classes

Thursday, December 12, 2024 Application Deadline for Domestic Students for In-Person or Online Classes

January 2025 Programs of Study

Drama

THEA-UT 618: Major Playwrights: Kennedy (4 units)

THEA-UT 632: Theatrical Genres: Comedy & Performance (4 units)

THEA-UT 650: Topics in Performance Studies: Burlesque (4 units)

THEA-UT 676: Directing Practicum (4 units)

THEA-UT 732.001: Theatrical Genres: History of New York City Theatre (4 units)

THEA-UT 732.002: Theatrical Genres: Greek Tragedy in Action (4 units)

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Kanbar Institute of Film & Television

FMTV-UT 4: The Language of Film (4 units)

FMTV-UT 101: Production Safety and Set Protocol (1 unit)

FMTV-UT 246: Experimental Storytelling (4 units)

FMTV-UT 1017: Intro to Television Writing (4 units)

FMTV-UT 1020: Writing the Short Screenplay (3 units)

FMTV-UT 1037: Media Internship I (1- 4 units)

FMTV-UT 1084: Script Analysis (4 units)

FMTV-UT 1086: TV Nation: Inside and Out of the Box (3 units)

FMTV-UT 1093: Marketing & Distribution for Film (3 units)

FMTV-UT 1095: Producing for Film (3 units)

FMTV-UT 1097: Advanced Independent Study (1-4 units)

FMTV-UT 1203: Storytelling: From Aristotle to Beyoncé and Beyond (3 units)

FMTV-UT 1231: Traditions in Narrative: Comedy in America (4 units)
 

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Non-credit

NCRD-UT 560: Fundamentals of Filmmaking I : The Art of Visual Storytelling

NCRD-UT 562: Media Moguls in the 20th Century*

NCRD-UT 568: Understanding Story

NCRD-UT 572: Audio Storytelling: Creative Nonfiction

NCRD-UT 804: Modern Dance: Mind-Body Knowledge and Expression

NCRD-UT 806: Ballet

NCRD-UT 823: Intro to Digital Tools

NCRD-UT 1006: Producing Essentials*

NCRD-UT 1057: Green World

NCRD-UT 1908: Acting For the Camera

NCRD-UT 8520: Digital Audio Workstations: ProTools

NCRD-UT 8540: Engineering the Record I

NCRD-UT 8569: The Virtual Producer: Beats & Beatmaking

NCRD-UT 9035: Intro to Screenwriting

*Courses count toward the non-credit Producing Certificate.
 

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Open Arts

Undergraduate

OART-UT 35: Introduction to Screenwriting (4 units)

OART-UT 560: Fundamentals of Filmmaking I: The Art of Visual Storytelling (4 units)

OART-UT 562: Media Moguls in the 20th Century (4 units)

OART-UT 568: Understanding Story (4 units)

OART-UT 572: Audio Storytelling: Creative Nonfiction (4 units)

OART-UT 804: Modern Dance: Mind-Body Knowledge and Expression (2 units) 

OART-UT 806: Ballet (2 units)

OART-UT 823: Intro to Digital Tools (4 units)

OART-UT 1006: Producing Essentials (4 units)

OART-UT 1057: Green World (4 units)

OART-UT 1908: Acting For the Camera (3 units)

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Graduate

OART-GT 2560: Fundamentals of Filmmaking I: The Art of Visual Storytelling (4 units)

OART-GT 2806: Ballet (2 units)

OART-GT 2908: Acting For the Camera (3 units)

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