Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from New York University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CSCD-UE coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CSCD-UE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 8 CSCD-UE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 17 more CSCD-UE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CSCD-UE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Liberal Arts Requirementschoose 1
Foreign Language; Select eight credits of a foreign language; Expository Writing; Foundations of Contemporary Culture; CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UE; CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UE; CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UE; CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UE; Foundations of Scientific Inquiry; Any CORE-UA 2XX course in Physical Science; Approved Advanced Placement course; Any CORE-UA 3XX course in Life Science; Approved Advanced Placement co
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Specialization Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Core Courses; Restricted Electives; Select eight credits of Restricted Electives, by advisement; Unrestricted Electives; Select 24 credits of Unrestricted Electives; Additional Requirements; Writing Proficiency Examination
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CSCD-UE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at CSCD-UE 1202
2 courses deep, ending at CSCD-UE 1222
2 courses deep, ending at CSCD-UE 1701
2 courses deep, ending at CSCD-UE 1901
All CSCD-UE courses in the NYU catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under CSCD-UE yet.
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