Eugene Lang College is the liberal arts college of New York City鈥檚 The New School, where students are allowed to customize their curriculum using resources throughout The New School, including Parsons School of Design, The College of Performing Arts, and a range of other colleges and schools. Classes at Lang itself are reading- and writing-intensive and typically conducted seminar-style, with the curriculum inherently cross-disciplinary (dual degrees and cross-university minors are readily available). All students complete a First Year Seminar and writing courses as well as some light general requirements (though 鈥渢he bare credit minimum to graduate for each kind of course is flexible and forgiving鈥�), and are encouraged to look into study abroad and internships as early as their sophomore year. The school understands that 鈥渘ot everyone learns the same way,鈥� and so the highly specific courses on offer 鈥渁re all unique and crafted with care and deliberateness,鈥� and most take high advantage of the locale, with 鈥渇ield trips almost every class around New York City.鈥� Career Services also taps into the city to connect students with moments for growth: 鈥渋nternships and opportunities are truly out there.鈥� Professors 鈥減ut effort into creating comfortable atmospheres for student discussion鈥� and 鈥渢heir knowledge comes from real world experience rather than pure theory.鈥� As one student says: 鈥淵ou can tell they always come to class ready and excited (in their own way) to discuss the topic they teach.鈥� Unique projects often replace exams and assignments, with students citing 鈥済raphic arts or musical pieces or performance art in lieu of written essays,鈥� or a class in which 鈥渨e created a zine which was shared with the Lang community.鈥� There鈥檚 鈥渁 level of freedom across all disciplines of study,鈥� and students appreciate that the texts used 鈥渄iscuss different perspectives on the topics鈥� come from 鈥渁uthors of all different types of backgrounds, rather sticking to the traditional canon.鈥�
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