High school students participate in college-level artistic training in New York City and online. These intensive and enriching courses are taught by Tisch undergraduate faculty.
Visiting students and non-majors are invited to take classes during January Term, Spring at Tisch, and Summer. Earn credits towards your major or minor, build your résumé with an internship, or take classes to change careers. Come be inspired by New York City and our international sites.
Experience the world in a whole new way. Our short-term and semester-long study abroad programs are specially designed to draw on the artistic strengths of our global partners and incorporate the rich history, techniques and traditions of each country.
The Office of Special Programs at Tisch School of the Arts provides access to the arts. Whether you’re an NYU or visiting college student, high school student or working professional, we provide you with the introductory exposure to the performing or cinematic arts and the advanced-level training to grow your craft.
The Tisch Office of Student Affairs comprises 20 professionals on a mission to provide you with the support you need to find meaningful community and success as artists and scholars during your time at Tisch and beyond.
Our program mentors young artists in the traditions and innovations of an evolving media landscape that is deeply rooted in visual storytelling.
Together, our faculty, staff, and students create more than 5,000 films per year.
Since 1965, our program has had a significant impact on the cultural and artistic landscape. Notable graduates include directors Chris Columbus (
Rent, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Night at the Museum
), Melina Matsoukas (Beyoncé's
Lemonade
,
Master of None
), Ryan Fleck (
Captain Marvel
) and Jon Watts (
Spiderman: Homecoming
); editor Sally Menke (
Pulp Fiction
); independent filmmakers Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
) and Joel Coen (
No Country for Old Men
); cinematographers Rachel Morrison (
Mudbound
,
Black Panther
), Reed Morano (
Frozen River
, Director:
The Handmaid's Tale
, Cinematographer: Beyoncé's
Lemonade
), and Ernest Dickerson (
Do the Right Thing
); TV writer/producers Vince Gilligan (
Breaking Bad
), Damon Lindelof (
Lost
) and Emily Whitesell (
Homicide: Life on the Street
), documentarians Nanette Burstein (
American Teen
) and Morgan Spurlock (
Super Size Me
), experimental filmmaker George Von Steiner and Pixar Studios animation artists Alex Woo and Andrew Coats.
Our students are part of a community of young, passionate artists who grow together, support each other & succeed together. Our credo is learning by doing. Students are actively creating work and encouraged to take risks as they discover their own individual voices. Students leave the program having developed an excellence in their craft and a strong conviction in the unique stories they have to tell.
Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination at NYU - New York University is committed to maintaining an environment that encourages and fosters respect for individual values and appropriate conduct among all persons. In all University spaces physical and digital programming, activities, and events are carried out in accordance with applicable law as well as University policy, which includes but is not limited to its
Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
.
