2025 Summer Journalism at NYU Courses
Please note: There are no prerequisites for any of these courses except for The Beat and Journalistic Inquiry courses. If you are a visiting student and are interested in taking one of these courses, please email journalism.summer@nyu.edu about assessing your previous journalism experience and whether the prerequisite can be waived.
Course information subject to change. Please check back frequently for updates. To view a course description and syllabus, click on each course’s title. All courses are 4 credits unless otherwise noted.
Course Listings
Pre-college
Introduction to Narrative Podcasting (Session 2)
Claire Tighe
Mon/Thur 9:00 am-noon
SS2: JOUR-UA 202.060
Photojournalism (Session 2)
David Handschuh
Thursday, 3:00-9:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 203.060
Style NY: Covering the Fashion Industry (Session 2)
Jessica Minkoff
Mon/Wed 4:00pm-7:00pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.060
Food Writing and Reporting (Session 2)
David Tamarkin
Tue/Thu 6:00-9:00pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.061
NYC Backstage: The Art of the Interview (Session 2)
Michelle Smawley
Tue/Thu 4:30-7:30 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.064
Reporting New York Stories (2 credit) (Session 2)
Lambeth Hochwald
Monday, 10:00am-2:00pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 25.060
DIY YouTube for Journalists (2 credit) (Session 2)
Seth Kugel
Mon/Wed 5:00-7:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 25.063
Writing the Personal Essay (2 credit) (Session 2)
Mathew Rodriguez
Mon/Wed 1:00-3:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 25.064
Undergraduate Journalism
4-Week Toolkit: The Beat: The Story We See (Broadcast/Multimedia track) (4 credits) (6/3 – 7/1)
Adrian Mihai
Tue/Wed/Thu 3:40-7:35pm
SS0: JOUR-UA 201.006
4-Week Toolkit: Search and Social Media Skills for Journalists (ONLINE) (2-credit) (6/2 – 6/25)
Kenneth Paulsen
Mon/Wed 6:20-9:20 pm
SS0: JOUR-UA 25.001
4-Week Toolkit: Journalism Skills That Can Change Your Life (ONLINE) (2-credit) (6/2 – 6/25)
Betty Ming Liu
Mon/Wed 6:20-9:20 pm
SS0: JOUR-UA 25.003
4-Week Toolkit: Journalism Goes to the Movies (2-credit) (7/8 – 7/31)
Craigh Barboza
Tuesdays: 4:00-6:00 pm; Thursdays: 4:00-8:00 pm
SS0: JOUR-UA 25.007
4-Week Toolkit: City Streets: The Art of Observation (2-credit) (6/2 – 6/30)
Anna Kodé
Mon/Thur 5:30-8:30 pm
SS0: JOUR-UA 25.008
Journalistic Inquiry: The Written Word (Session 1)
Donna Borak
Mon/Wed 10:00am-2:00 pm
SS1: JOUR-UA 101.002
Newsroom: From Pitch to Publish (Fieldwork) (Session 1)
Whitney Dangerfield, John Surico
Tue/Thur, 4:00PM - 7:00PM
SS1: JOUR-UA 302.001
Introduction to Narrative Podcasting (Session 2)
Claire Tighe
Mon/Thur 9:00 am-noon
SS2: JOUR-UA 202.006
Photojournalism (Session 2)
David Handschuh
Thursday, 3:00-9:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 203.002
Style NY: Covering the Fashion Industry (Session 2)
Jessica Minkoff
Mon/Wed 4:00pm-7:00pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.002
Food Writing and Reporting (Session 2)
David Tamarkin
Tue/Thu 6:00-9:00pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.003
Covering a Beat Through the LGBTQ Lens (Session 2) (ONLINE)
Spencer Macnaughton
Mon/Wed 9:00am-noon ET
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.005
NYC Backstage: The Art of the Interview (Session 2)
Michelle Smawley
Tue/Thu 4:30-7:30 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 204.006
DIY YouTube for Journalists (2 credit) (Session 2)
Seth Kugel
Mon/Wed 5:00-7:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 25.005
Writing the Personal Essay (2 credit) (Session 2)
Mathew Rodriguez
Mon/Wed 1:00-3:00 pm
SS2: JOUR-UA 25.006
Graduate Electives