• Animal Studies is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field that draws from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to examine what nonhuman animals are like, how human and nonhuman animals relate to each other, and the aesthetic, moral, social, political, economic, and ecological significance of these relations.  
  • The NYU Animal Studies M.A. Program, active since 2018, empowers students to
    1. examine the key debates that define the field of Animal Studies,
    2. perform original research that contributes to these debates, and
    3. understand the connections across animal issues, environmental issues, and social issues.
  • This program is designed for people who
    1. plan to work in professions that provide care for animals,
    2. seek to advance understanding of animals in the world,
    3. seek to improve the well-being of animals in the world, or
    4. are enrolled at NYU and want to pursue a discounted graduate education through an NYU B.A.-M.A. Program.