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NOTE: Students enrolled in another NYU school are not permitted to apply for a Gallatin Independent Study.

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Questions

Are you planning to attend a course, class, workshop, etc., to supplement this study?

Yes

If yes, please explain your plan further below (The general expectation is that students will work independently with their independent study instructor, and not also attend a class.)

Are you planning to make any type of payment to an instructor or separate institution for this study?

Yes

Please explain the reason for the payment, and the name of the institution or instructor who would receive the payment

Are you planning to be outside of New York State for any part of this study?

Yes

Please explain where you will be during this study. (The general expectation is that students are on campus at Washington Square.)

Are you planning to NOT meet in person with your Instructor?

Yes

Please explain how you plan to meet with your instructor. (The general expectation is that students and instructors will meet in person.)

Are you planning to register for any other individualized projects this semester?

Yes

Please list the other individualized projects you are taking this semester

If you answered Yes to any of the Questions, provide the explanation here

According to policy, answers to these questions should be NO. If you answer YES to any of these questions, please submit a supplemental written explanation with the description of the study.

Independent Study Information

What motivates you to undertake this individualized project and how does the individualized project relate to your concentration and help you to explore it?

What coursework have you taken that you will build on for your individualized project?

List one or two classes at NYU that are similar to your individualized project.

Explain why they aren’t adequate to what you want to do, or why you aren’t enrolling in them (eg, they don’t cover your topic, aren’t taught frequently enough, are major-only, diﬃcult to get into, and so on).

I will register for this Independent Study in this semester

Number of Units

Title of Independent Study

It should be a useful, descriptive title that reflects the unifying theme and content of the study. It should not duplicate an existing NYU course. The title is limited to 26 characters including spaces and punctuation.

Description of Study

Description of Study

Like the course description in a college catalog, describe the general theme and scope of the independent study. This description should not exceed 250 words.

Readings

Readings

You must provide a reading list with authors and titles along with the proposal. The list should be comparable to a similar graduate-level classroom course, which means that a four-unit graduate independent study requires a minimum of 10-13 books. The list of readings may include substantial articles and other secondary readings. (However, a single article is not equivalent to a book; at least 3 articles are needed to equal a book.) Readings may change during the semester as the study evolves, but the preliminary list should be appropriate for the number of units. Proposals for creative projects must include readings, as well.

Below is the required minimum number of books for independent studies of various unit values:

• 4 units: 10-13 books
• 3 units: 7-10 books
• 2 units: 5-7 books

Title	Author	Type
Title	Author	Type
Title	Author	Type
Title	Author	Type

Minimum number of readings met No

Works

Works to be Evaluated by Your Instructor:

The proposal should indicate the kinds of work (response papers, research essays, creative works, etc.) to be evaluated by the instructor. The scope, length, and number of assignments should be comparable to a similar classroom course, roughly equivalent to the following:

4 units: 25-30 pages of written work
3 units: 20-25 pages of written work
2 units: 15-20 pages of written work

Independent Studies that produce creative work must also produce academic writing in the form of response papers or an essay that explains the creative work in relationship to the theories explored in the readings, roughly equivalent to the following:

4 units: 20-25 pages of academic writing
3 units: 15-20 pages of academic writing
2 units: 10-15 pages of academic writing

Describe the written academic work to be submitted

Please indicate the total number of pages of academic writing you will submit to your instructor

Syllabus

Syllabus

Instructors and students are expected to meet regularly throughout the semester. Meeting spaces for an Independent Study are identified and secured by the student and/or instructor. Please note that personal spaces (i.e. an apartment or dorm room) are not suitable. It is recommended that the instructor or student book an NYU space through Bobst Library.

You must provide a schedule of the meetings with the instructor, which includes the topics, the readings, and assignments to be covered during each session. You can revise your syllabus with your instructor once the semester begins.

Below is the required minimum number of meetings for independent studies of various unit values:

4 units: 7 meetings
3 units: 5 meetings
2 units: 4 meetings

Date / Week Number	Readings Covered	Amount of Work
Date / Week Number	Readings Covered	Amount of Work
Date / Week Number	Readings Covered	Amount of Work
Date / Week Number	Readings Covered	Amount of Work
Date / Week Number	Readings Covered	Amount of Work

Minimum number of meetings met No

I have read and accept the terms of the Graduate Gallatin Independent Study

Yes