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Class Schedule

The core curriculum of Cooper Union is a required four-semester sequence from HSS1: Literary Forms and Expressions through HSS4:  The Modern Context.  The core curriculum requirement is satisfied by completing these four semesters in order.  HSS1 and HSS3 are offered in fall semesters; HSS2 and HSS4 are offered in spring semesters.

HSS1.  The Freshman Seminar (3 credits)  A  literature course concentrating on poetry and drama.  Selected texts from antiquity and the Renaissance are common to all sections.  Classes are limited to 18 students. 

Section ASayresM 10-11:50, W 11-11:50106, 106
Section BRamdassM 10-11:50, W 11-11:50201, 201
Section CStangeT 10-10:50, F 9-10:50106, 106
Section DWeirM 10-11:50, W 11-11:50504, 506
Section EWeir M 9-9:50, W 9-10:50504, 503
Section FHymanW 11-11:50, F 1-2:50LL210, 503
Section GGermanoM 10-11:50, W 11-11:50801, 801
Section HSayres T 9-10:50, Th 11-11:50101, 104
Section I  StieberW 11-11:50,    F 1-2:50305, 104
 Section JStangeT 9-9:50, F 12-1:50506, 101
Section KSwannT 10-10:50, Th 10-11:50105, 105
Section L McGlade T 9-10:50, Th 11-11:50LL210, LL210
Section MStieber W 12-12:50, F 10-11:50503, 504
Section NSiemannW 12-12:50, F 10-11:50 106, LL101

 

HSS3.  The Making of Modern Society (3 credits)  A study of the key political, social and intellectual developments of modern Europe in global context.  This course is organized chronologically, beginning with the Industrial and French Revolutions. All students enrolled in HSS3 must attend the Monday 11-11:50 lecture in Rose Auditorium  lecture in addition to one of the below sections.

Section 3L1GrossmannM 11-11:50Rose
Section A GriffinW 9-10:50801
Section BWeberW 9-10:50305
Section CGrossmannT  9-10:50104
Section D BermanM 6-7:50 502
Section ETBAW 9-10:50106
Section FManasekW 9-10:50201
Section GBermanT  6-7:50201
Section HWeberTh 9-10:50 104
Section IGriffinT  2-3:50Rose
Section JStandleyW 6-7:50101
Section KStandleyTh 9-10:50 LL101

 

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ELECTIVES

The following courses fulfill Humanities, Free Elective, and Non-technical elective requirements for Students in Engineering; they fulfill General Studies requirements for students of Architecture; and they fulfill General Studies and Free Elective requirements for students of Art.  In addition, courses with the prefix “HTA” fulfill the distributional requirements for Art students in Art History.

Prerequisites. The pre-requisites for courses with the prefixes “HUM” and “SS” are HSS1-4.  Except with special permission, HTA101-102 is the prerequisite for Art History courses.  Certain courses may have additional pre-requisites, which will be stipulated in the course description.

HUM105M 10-12:50Fundamentals of MusicOakesLL210
HUM306W 9-11:50Native AmericaSwann502
HUM311Th 6-8:50 New MediaSava503
HUM323T 11-11:50, Th 9-10:50 Presence of PoetrySwann 305, 502
HUM333T 6-8:50 The Age of AugustusStieber106
HUM343M 3-5:50Decadence & ModernityWeirLL210
HUM356T 6-8:50Issues in Cont. Fiction  Sayres801
HUM373W 6-8:50, Th 6-7:50East Asian CinemaPark-PrimianoRose, LL210
HUM394Th 9-11:50World ReligionsTBA506

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 credits)

SS308T 9-11:50Public Policy in Cont. AmericaGriffin801
SS334W 6-8:50MicroeconomicsSarich427
SS345W 6-8:50Future of the American Economy
(Ray Brown Seminar)		 Madrick505
SS361W 1-3:50Urban ArchaeologyBergoffen427
SS368F 10-12:50History of Modern AsiaTBA104
SS371M 2-4:50Women & Men: Power & PoliticsGrossmann201
SS384Th 6-8:50Anthropology and the OtherTaylor201
SS385M 9-11:50Science & Technology in Modern World Lowengard LL101
SS391F 2-4:50 Introduction to Mind & Brain  KeenanLL210

 

ART HISTORY (2 credits)

HTA101AT 3-4:50Modern to ContemporaryTBA305
HTA101BF 10-11:50Modern to ContemporaryColeLL210
HTA101CTh 3-4:50Modern to ContemporaryColeLL210
HTA101DW 3-4:50Modern to ContemporarySava503
HTA209M 1-2:50Medieval Art & ArchitectureTBALL210
HTA220W 6-7:50Japanese ArtTBALL210
HTA231Th 10-11:50History of Industrial DesignWeinstein215F
HTA264Th 6-7:50Black Artists of the AmericasWylieLL101
HTA313T 7-8:50History of Self-portraiture (Seminar)Binstock502
HTA329Th 10-11:5019thC PrintmakingSimpson305
HTA335M 6-7:50Art & Arch. Ancient Near EastTBA305
HTA336Th 6-7:50Site-Specific ArtReiss105

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.