NYU Abu Dhabi Bulletin 2023-2024
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Pre-Professional Courses
Pre-professional electives provide academically rigorous introductions to various careers. NYUAD’s pre-professional courses tap into local institutions, organizations and businesses. They provide students with community engagement and experiential learning opportunities.
Course List
| Courses | Division |
|---|---|
| Business and Organizational Studies | Social Science |
| Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship | Social Science |
| Education | Social Science |
| Media, Culture, and Communication | Arts and Humanities |
| Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies | Arts and Humanities |
| Premedical and Health Studies | Science |
As most health care professional schools have specific undergraduate preparatory course requirements for admissions, students interested in pursuing a health care graduate degree should include all of the specified pre-professional courses as part of their undergraduate coursework.
Students interested in other professional areas should feel welcome to pursue as many or few of these pre-professional courses as are useful to them — consistent with maintaining the academic breadth that is a hallmark of an NYUAD undergraduate degree.
Many pre-professional courses are cross-listed with NYUAD majors and minors. Some are not. However, as most professions do not require that students follow a particular undergraduate major, students are encouraged to explore pre-professional courses regardless of any cross listing.
Faculty
NYUAD pre-professional courses draw upon the expertise of NYU’s renowned professional schools. Many courses are taught by faculty from the following NYU schools, including: