Finding Courses

The department has constructed a flexible curriculum that encourages interdisciplinary inquiry. There are a wide variety of courses available, both in and outside the department, designed specifically for doctoral students and other upper-level graduate students. 

Some graduate-level courses will be at least partially populated with master’s students. Depending on your background and interest, these courses may or may not be appropriate. You should discuss your proposed coursework with your advisors before registration each semester. 

To find a current list of classes in any department, we recommend the following: 

• Talk with professors 

• Check Albert or the Registrar’s Office  

Course descriptions are available on NYU’s website and on department pages, but you may want to contact the instructor the course in which you are interested, as the focus and content of a course often vary from listed titles and descriptions. 

Descriptions for courses are provided on the Steinhardt Courses Website in a list alphabetized by course title.

Instructions for how to search for courses on Albert and how to register are posted in the Albert Registration Help document. 

Each department handles registration for non-majors differently. If you attempt to register for a course on Albert and receive an error message related to your major code, you should e-mail the professor and explain your reasons for taking the class. If your request is approved, the department may add you or staff may email you an access code. 

Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC) 

The Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC) offers eligible students the opportunity to take graduate courses at distinguished universities throughout the greater New York area. 

Generally, students must complete one year of Doctoral study to be eligible to participate in Consortium courses. Please remember applications do not ensure enrollment, so you should have alternative courses in mind.

Participating schools are: Columbia University, GSAS 

• Princeton University - The Graduate School 

• CUNY Graduate Center 

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick 

• Fordham University, GSAS 

• Stony Brook University 

• Graduate Faculty, New School University 

• Teachers College, Columbia University 

• New York University, GSAS, Steinhardt 

Visit the NYU IUDC Website for registration instructions. As of this writing, there are two forms that need to be completed and signed by you and your advisor, and Nancy Hall must sign the Steinhardt form - NYU/GSAS Form and NYU/Steinhardt Form - both are then delivered to NYU/GSAS (see instructions)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly NYU Poly) courses are also available to NYU students. See the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Website for the course schedule. Contact the individual departments for class permissions.