beyond the classroom

New York Semesters

ny semesters

Three of Drew’s most popular off-campus programs—the Wall Street Semester, and the Semesters on Contemporary Art and the United Nations—use New York City’s economic, cultural and diplomatic settings as their classrooms.

The Wall Street Semester

Drew undergraduates who participate in the Wall Street Semester get to experience New York’s Financial District first-hand. Two days a week, participants take the train into Manhattan for behind-the-scenes tours and guest lectures by high-powered, knowledgeable professionals from the financial world, who speak to our students about Wall Street’s history and its modern day economic significance. Commercial and investment banks, exchanges, government regulatory agencies, and financial news bureaus become part of the classroom.

The Semester in New York on Contemporary Art

With many museums and galleries, New York City is the optimal place to study art. Drew’s Contemporary Art Semester brings students to the five boroughs twice weekly to meet with artists, gallery owners and curators. Guest speakers share professional and creative insights that supplement the studio art and art history curricula. Critical theory and method, politics, nature, the self and feminism are among the topics explored.

The Semester on the United Nations

The concepts surrounding international relations are brought to life through our United Nations Semester. The program’s seminar frequently welcomes guest speakers from the fields of economics, health, law and commerce, who shed light on prominent issues in the global community. U.N. semester participants have the opportunity to do in-depth research on a pertinent topic of their choosing; students are encouraged to seek out information by conducting interviews with representatives of diplomatic missions and non-governmental agencies.