Stern Classes
We’re taking Organizational Communication and Management & Organizations here in Shanghai, and we can’t speak for the other business classes, but at least these two are relatively chill. Brian Hanssen, who we have for OrgComm is honestly the best. He’s only here in Shanghai for one semester, but if you can catch him back in New York, TAKE HIM. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Management & Organizations is a pretty easy class there are just some readings every week. The professor, Raymond Ro has a lot of real life experience and interesting stories. But, the curve may hit hard because everyone does pretty well.
Chinese Class
Everyone has to take a Chinese language class, and even if you place out there are Chinese electives such as the Chinese business course offered. We can’t speak for everyone as we are heritage speakers, so the classes are pretty simple for us, but the general consensus is that Chinese may require a lot of your time, especially to memorize all the words for the daily quizzes.
Electives
TAKE ELECTIVES. It’s a great way to meet a variety of people, including the NYU Shanghai portal students.
I am taking Global Connections: Shanghai, and it’s actually such a great way to explore the city. The professor Lena Scheen is very knowledgeable, and there are often field trips to go out and actually see the sites we read about. There is a fair amount of work involved with readings and projects, but I really think it’s worth it.
I’m taking Studio Art - Chinese Traditional Methods in Contemporary Art. It’s a fun class, especially for me since I’ve always had an interest in art. We spent most of the semester exploring different types of calligraphy and paintings, and we’re at a point where we are combining Western charcoal and Chinese ink painting methods together. There are projects assigned each week (usually anywhere from 1-3 pieces of artwork), but I find it as a huge stress reliever.
I’m also taking two credits of private voice lessons from Dianna Heldman, the voice teacher for this semester (and she’s staying for the spring). Lessons are 45 minutes each on a weekly basis, but scheduling can be flexible. We have weekly journals for practices and lesson transcriptions. Professor Heldman is absolutely amazing, and extra brownie points if you choose to study musical theatre or operatic works with her, but you can choose your own repertoire.
Cultural Classes (Non-credit)
Cultural classes are special to NYU Shanghai. Students from the portal campus as well as study aways have a chance to take weekly 1.5 hour lessons in either Chinese musical instruments (erhu, bamboo flute, or guzheng) or art (calligraphy or painting). You send a basic application in, and since space is very limited, usually people with some music background have the best chance to get accepted to these classes. Yiwen is taking weekly erhu classes this semester, and I (Bethany) am taking bamboo flute classes. They’re taught in Chinese, but there are non-Chinese speaking students who take the class and don’t have much of a communication problem since the portal students all speak English. All in all, it’s a fun class and there’s an end-of-the-semester performance coming up!
We’re taking Organizational Communication and Management & Organizations here in Shanghai, and we can’t speak for the other business classes, but at least these two are relatively chill. Brian Hanssen, who we have for OrgComm is honestly the best. He’s only here in Shanghai for one semester, but if you can catch him back in New York, TAKE HIM. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Management & Organizations is a pretty easy class there are just some readings every week. The professor, Raymond Ro has a lot of real life experience and interesting stories. But, the curve may hit hard because everyone does pretty well.
Chinese Class
Everyone has to take a Chinese language class, and even if you place out there are Chinese electives such as the Chinese business course offered. We can’t speak for everyone as we are heritage speakers, so the classes are pretty simple for us, but the general consensus is that Chinese may require a lot of your time, especially to memorize all the words for the daily quizzes.
Electives
TAKE ELECTIVES. It’s a great way to meet a variety of people, including the NYU Shanghai portal students.
I am taking Global Connections: Shanghai, and it’s actually such a great way to explore the city. The professor Lena Scheen is very knowledgeable, and there are often field trips to go out and actually see the sites we read about. There is a fair amount of work involved with readings and projects, but I really think it’s worth it.
I’m taking Studio Art - Chinese Traditional Methods in Contemporary Art. It’s a fun class, especially for me since I’ve always had an interest in art. We spent most of the semester exploring different types of calligraphy and paintings, and we’re at a point where we are combining Western charcoal and Chinese ink painting methods together. There are projects assigned each week (usually anywhere from 1-3 pieces of artwork), but I find it as a huge stress reliever.
I’m also taking two credits of private voice lessons from Dianna Heldman, the voice teacher for this semester (and she’s staying for the spring). Lessons are 45 minutes each on a weekly basis, but scheduling can be flexible. We have weekly journals for practices and lesson transcriptions. Professor Heldman is absolutely amazing, and extra brownie points if you choose to study musical theatre or operatic works with her, but you can choose your own repertoire.
Cultural Classes (Non-credit)
Cultural classes are special to NYU Shanghai. Students from the portal campus as well as study aways have a chance to take weekly 1.5 hour lessons in either Chinese musical instruments (erhu, bamboo flute, or guzheng) or art (calligraphy or painting). You send a basic application in, and since space is very limited, usually people with some music background have the best chance to get accepted to these classes. Yiwen is taking weekly erhu classes this semester, and I (Bethany) am taking bamboo flute classes. They’re taught in Chinese, but there are non-Chinese speaking students who take the class and don’t have much of a communication problem since the portal students all speak English. All in all, it’s a fun class and there’s an end-of-the-semester performance coming up!
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