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Lang offers more than 600 courses each year. Below are a few examples. Students also have access to many of the 1,700 courses offered throughout the university. To see degree and minor requirements, visit the Academics program pages.

Featured Fall 2026 Courses

LINA2010

Arts in New York City

In this course students attend a variety of music, dance, and theater performances, gallery exhibits, and public art installations in New York City as well as presentations by guest artists. Students choose 7 events/exhibits from the course menu and share their reviews in an online forum. Lang Colle...
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LECO3038

The Global South Today: Development and Social Change

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the Global South, examining its historical context, contemporary challenges, and future trajectories. Students will engage with key concepts such as developing countries, the Third World, and emerging economies, critically analyzing how these terms are u...
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LSOC3046

Social Life of Stuff

This course looks at the social world of objects, products, and people. We will engage critical thinking as it relates to ethics, aesthetics and the public good as we think through questions connecting various transactions intersecting these phenomena. Some key questions: What discoveries do we make...
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LPSY3152

Political Psychology: Morality, Hierarchies and Groups

?In modern life we often find ourselves inundated in ideological rhetoric. Partisan demagoguery and politicized rhetoric are widely thought to fuel polarization and increasing vitriol. In the present class, we explore the psychological processes underlying political ideology. The course will emphasi...
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LCST4044

Generative Media and Artificial Intelligence: Digital Theories of Autonomy and Alienation

[Tracks C, M] Do you ever feel like you?re being watched? Do you feel like your phone or your laptop is listening to you? Very likely, it is, and belongs to a new class of software that is trained to observe your behavior and predict your desires, or at least to correctly guess what you?ll type next...
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LMUS3118

Sound Sculpture as Instrument

This course focuses on the design and creation of sculptural musical instruments using objects and materials supplemented by electronics. Hands-on creative work interleaves with seminar discussions of readings on the history and craft of experimental musical instruments, from Luigi Russolo?s ?intona...
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Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

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Social justice education is integral to Lang’s identity, mission, and values. We recognize that this learning is lifelong. In light of the global actions in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and conversations around elections, anti-Blackness, racism, and oppression, we assembled this list of current course offerings centered on equity, inclusion, and social justice.
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New York City Is Your Classroom

Lang provides a rare opportunity to learn from distinguished non-faculty professionals in fields that interest you. Each semester, we offer a series of Civic Liberal Arts courses that bring community partners into Lang classrooms. 
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