First-Year Courses

Welcome, Class of 2021!

This brochure was made for you by the chairs of the academic departments. We wish you a very warm welcome and hope that you will enjoy your time with us as much as we and our colleagues enjoy teaching you.

Below you find a list of first-year friendly courses. Take your time to acquaint yourself with the wide range of offerings you can choose from. The list itself is in alphabetical order, arranged according to the course codes of the different disciplines. To help you find your way, here a few more suggestions.

Explore Paris

Many of our classes encourage students to visit interesting places in and outside Paris, and you can join study trips even if you are not taking the class in question.

If you are interested in a more thorough introduction to Paris, you should try out the following:

AH/UR 2000 Paris through its Architecture (taught in English)
AH 1003 Intro to Art through Paris Museums

For Creatives

AUP fosters creative production and appreciation of the arts, both in individual courses and in formal degrees, which we offer in Art History (major or minor), Fine Arts (major or minor), Comparative Literature (major or minor), Creative Writing (minor), Film (FM, major or minor), Journalism (major or minor), Literary Studies and the Creative Arts (a major in which you can explore different creative art forms together), and Theater and Performance (minor).

This semester, you can take courses in Fine arts (AR 1010, 1015, 1020, 1040, 1061, 2032, 2091), Creative Writing (CL 2100), Public Speaking (CM 2001), Web Authoring (CS/CM 1005), Journalism practicum (CM 1080-1082), Digital Toolkit (CM 1500), Video Production (CM/FM 1019).

Courses for a degree

First-year students are encouraged to use their first year to explore different disciplines, but some of you may have already chosen a major or minor. Below we’ve provided a list of possible courses for each degree. Information about General Education requirements fulfilled by a course is given in the description.

By the way, departments can serve you best if they know you are studying for a degree they offer. For this, you must declare your major or minor. This is easily done online, and you can always change your mind and undeclare a degree if it turns out that this is not quite what you want.

Majors available at AUP:

Major in Art History: Core: AH 1020, AH 2011, AH 2013; electives: AH/UR 2000, AH/PL 3074, AH 3091

Major in Art History with Visual Culture Track: Core: AH 1020, CM 1023, FM 1010; Electives: AH 2011, AH 2013; Electives: AH/UR 2000, AH/PL 3074, AH 3091, AR 1010, AR 1015, AR 1061, AR 2031, AR 2091, FM/CL 2028, FM 2076, FM 2090, FM 2098, FM 3048, FM 3078, FM 3091

Major in Comparative Literature: Core: CL 1025, CL/GS 2006, CL 2085, Electives: CL/GS 2006, CL/FM 3048, CL 2059, CL/PL 3030, CL/ES 3034, CL/DR 3038, CL/GS 3091. CL 3082, PL 1100, PY/FR 3090

Major in Computer Sciences: Core: MA 1020, MA 1030, CS 1040; Elective: CS 2021

Major in Creative Writing: Core: CL/EN 2100, CL 1025, CL 1050, CL/EN 4000, CL 4075

Major in Economics: Core: MA 1020, MA 1030, EC 2010, EC 2020

Major in Entrepreneurship: MA 1020, EC 2010, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040, BA 2050

Major in Environmental Studies: Core: SC 1020, SC 2010, PO 3033, PL 2041, EC 2020, SC 4075

Major in Film Studies: Core: FM 1010, CM 1023, FM 1019, FM/CL 2028, FM 2076; Electives: FM/CL 2028, FM 2076, FM 2090, FM 2098, FM 3048, FM 3078, FM 3091

Major in Fine Arts: Core: AR 1010, AR 1015, AR 2031, AH 1020; Electives: AR 1061, AR 2091, FM/CM 1019, in addition one of the following disciplines or majors can count as a free elective: Art History, Literary Studies and the Creative Arts, Film Studies, Visual Culture, Music, Philosophy of Aesthetics, Urban Studies, or Theater.

Major in Gender, Sexuality, and Society: Core: CL/GS 2006, GS/PY 2010; Electives: CL/GS 3091, GS/VC, 3014, PO 2050, PO/PL 2003

Major in Global Communications: Core: CM 1023, CM 1500, CM 2004, CM 2006, CM 3052; Electives: AN 1002, AN/ES 3061, CM/AN 1019, CM 2001, CM 2011

Major in History: Core: HI 1002, HI 1005, HI 1008; Electives: HI/LW 2030, HI 2091, HI/PO 3052, HI 3091, ME 2010

Major in History, Law, and Society: Core: HI/LW 2030; Electives: EC 2010, EC 2020, HI 1002, HI 1005, HI 1008; HI/LW 2091, HI/PO 3052, HI 3091, ME 2010, PL 2003, PL 3030, PL 3074, PL 3076, PO 2032, PY 2013, PY 2046

Major in International Business Administration: MA 1020, EC 2010, EC 2020, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040

Major in International Comparative Politics: Core: PO 1011, PO 2003, PO 2015, PO 2031, PO 2050, PO 3054; Electives: PO 2012, PO 2032

Major in International Finance: MA 1020, MA 1030, EC 2010, EC 2020, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040

Major in Journalism: Core: CM 1023, CM 1500, CM 2011, CM 1080-1082; Electives CM/EC 2003, CM 2004, CM/FM 1019, PO 2031,

Major in Literary Studies and the Creative Arts: Core: CL 1025; Electives: AR 1010, AR 1015, AR 1061, AR 2031, AR 2091, CL/GS 2006, CL 2085, CL/EN 3000, CL/FM 3048, CL 2059, CL/PL 3030, CL/ES 3034, CL/DR 3038, CL/GS 3091, CL 3082, CL 4000, PY/FR 3090

Major in Management (also for tracks “NGO Management” and” Global Business Strategy and Leadership”): MA 1020, EC 2010, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040, Electives: PO 1011, BA 2050

Major in Management Information Systems: CS 1040, MA 1020, EC 2010, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040

Major in Marketing: MA 1020, EC 2010, BA 2001, BA 2020, BA 2040

Major in Middle East Pluralities: Core: ME 2010, AB 1010, Elective: ES/HI 2010

Major in Philosophy: Core: PL 1100, PL/PO 2003, PL 3074; Electives: PL 3030, PL 3076

Major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Core: PL/PO 2003, PL 1100, PL 3074, PO 1011, PO 2015, PO 2031, EC 2010, EC 2020; Electives: PL 3030, PL 3076

Major in Psychology: Core: PY 1000, PY 2013; PY 2021, PY 2043, PY 2046; Electives: PY 2007, PY 2009, PY 2010, PY/FR 3090, MA 1020