UNDERGRAD RESEARCH OR PROJECT

Independent work involving experiments, computer programming, analytical investigation, or engineering design.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Instructor: Bento Natura
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• Instructor: Jay Sethuraman
  CULPA: 10 Info
• Instructor: Karl Sigman
  CULPA: 15 Info
• Instructor: Clifford Stein
  CULPA: 31 Wikipedia h-index: 53 Info
• Instructor: Wenpin Tang
  h-index: 6 Info
• Instructor: Kaizheng Wang
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 8 Info
• Instructor: David D Yao
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Yi Zhang
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Xunyu Zhou
  h-index: 54 Info
• Instructor: Kelly Katsigris
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• 1-3 points

UNDERGRAD RES IN MATERIALS SCI

May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 points of this course may be counted toward the satisfaction of the B.S. degree requirements. Candidates for the B.S. degree may conduct an investigation in materials science or carry out a special project under the supervision of the staff. Credit for the course is contingent upon the submission of an acceptable thesis or final report.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• Instructor: William Bailey
  CULPA: 12 Info
• Instructor: Katayun Barmak
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 49 Info
• Instructor: Simon Billinge
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 75 Info
• Instructor: Yuan Yang
  h-index: 49 Info
• 0-4 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Prerequisites: Permission of the departmental representative required. For specially selected students, the opportunity to do a research problem in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Each year several juniors are chosen in the spring to carry out such a project beginning in the autumn term. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is complete.

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Jeremy R Dodd
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 1-5 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Prerequisites: Permission of the departmental representative required. For specially selected students, the opportunity to do a research problem in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Each year several juniors are chosen in the spring to carry out such a project beginning in the autumn term. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is complete.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• Instructor: Timothy J Halpin-Healy
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 1-5 points

Crime and Culture in Modern Spain

CRIME/CULTURE IN MOD SPAI

The death of absolutist King Fernando VII in 1833 constituted the end of Spain’s 
Antiguo Régimen
, and ushered in the arrival of a constitutional monarchy. The country soon furnished itself with the requisite trappings of modernity, including a liberal juridical system intended to turn subjects into citizens and replace the Black Legend of the obscurantist, Catholic empire with the image of a modern state organized around the rule of law. Inspired by a literature emerging in Europe and the United States as the symbolic counterpart of this turn to ideals of order and reason, Spanish writers tried their hand at appropriating its conventions throughout a century of domestic political turmoil stretching from the First and Second Republics (1868-74 and 1932-36) to the dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939-75) and the transition to democracy soon after his death. In their own crime and detection novels, Spanish authors probed the contours of the nation’s uneven political and cultural evolution. Class readings and discussion are conducted in Spanish.

• Department: Spanish and Latin American Culture
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Wadda Rios-Font
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 8 Info
• 4 points

SENIOR THESIS I

Prerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3910 (Formerly R3901) Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.

• Department: Visual Arts
• W 5:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Sable Smith
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• 2 points

INDEPENDENT STDY-UNDERGRADUATE

INDEPENDENT STUDY-UNDERGRAD

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• Instructor: Farah Griffin
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Nyle Fort
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• Instructor: Rachel Grace Newman
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• Instructor: Jafari S Allen
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• Instructor: Edwidge Danticat
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• Instructor: Brandi Summers
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• 1-4 points

SENIOR SEMINAR

SR SEM: ARCH & ENV S ASIA

See the Barnard and Columbia Architecture Department's website for the course description: 
https://architecture.barnard.edu/architecture-department-course-descriptions

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Anooradha I Siddiqi
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

SENIOR SEMINAR

SR SEM:UTOPIA & COUNTER-UTOPIA

See the Barnard and Columbia Architecture Department's website for the course description: 
https://architecture.barnard.edu/architecture-department-course-descriptions

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Ralph Ghoche
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 2 Info
• 4 points

SENIOR THESIS

Prerequisites: Senior majors only. Senior Seminar required of all majors in East Asian Studies. Open only to senior majors.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• Instructor: Daniel Penner
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• 3 points

SENIOR SEMINAR

Guided, independent, in-depth research culminating in the senior thesis in the spring. Includes discussion about scientific presentations and posters, data analysis, library research methods and scientific writing. Students review work in progress and share results through oral reports. Weekly seminar to review work in progress and share results through oral and written reports.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

HONORS TUTORIAL IN MECH ENGIN

Individual study; may be selected after the first term of the junior year by students maintaining a 3.2 grade-point average. Course format may vary from individual tutorial to laboratory work to seminar instruction under faculty supervision. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. Students may count up to 6 points toward degree requirements. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write up at the end of the semester.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Gerard A Ateshian
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• Instructor: Arvind Narayanaswamy
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 26 Info
• Instructor: Vijay Vedula
  h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: James Hone
  CULPA: 11 h-index: 124 Info
• Instructor: Kristin Myers
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 25 Info
• Instructor: Jeffrey W Kysar
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 37 Info
• Instructor: Vijay Modi
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Qiao Lin
  h-index: 41 Info
• Instructor: Matei T Ciocarlie
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• Instructor: Michael J Massimino
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• Instructor: Sunil Agrawal
  Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info
• Instructor: Sinisa Vukelic
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• Instructor: Bianca N Howard
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• Instructor: Harry West
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info
• Instructor: Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
  h-index: 7 Info
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
  Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• Instructor: Karen Kasza
  h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: Michael Burke
  h-index: 22 Info
• Instructor: Mary Boyce
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• 3 points

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE

Prerequisites: SOCI BC1003 or equivalent social science course and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Drawing examples from popular music, religion, politics, race, and gender, explores the interpretation, production, and reception of cultural texts and meanings. Topics include aesthetic distinction and taste communities, ideology, power, and resistance; the structure and functions of subcultures; popular culture and high culture; and ethnography and interpretation.

• Department: Sociology @Barnard
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan Rieder
  CULPA: 17 Info
• 4 points

SENIOR THESIS II

Prerequisites: VIAR UN3900 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3911 Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.

• Department: Visual Arts
• W 5:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Sable Smith
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• 2 points

SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEM

Weekly seminar to accompany Senior Honors Thesis Lab (CHEM BC3903). Focus is on scientific presentation and writing skills and research conduct.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• F 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jean Vadakkan
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• 4 points

Senior Project Seminar

SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR

Discussion of senior research projects during the fall and spring terms that culminate in written and oral senior theses. Each project must be supervised by a cognitive scientist working at Barnard or Columbia.

• Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: John Morrison
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• 1 points

SUPERVISED READINGS II

Prerequisites: The written permission of the faculty member who agrees to act as sponsor (sponsorship limited to full-time instructors on the staff list), as well as the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The written permission must be deposited with the Director of Undergraduate Studies before registration is completed. Guided reading and study in mathematics. A student who wishes to undertake individual study under this program must present a specific project to a member of the staff and secure his or her willingness to act as sponsor. Written reports and periodic conferences with the instructor. 

Supervising Readings do NOT count towards major requirements, with the exception of an advanced written approval by the DUS.

• Department: Mathematics
• Instructor: Julien Dubedat
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: Francesco Lin
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• Instructor: Ioannis Karatzas
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 58 Info
• Instructor: Andrei Okounkov
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 55 Info
• Instructor: Michael Thaddeus
  CULPA: 24 Wikipedia Info
• 1-3 points

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH II

• Department: Political Science
• Instructor: Andrew J McCall
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• Instructor: Andrew J Nathan
  CULPA: 44 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Jack L Snyder
  CULPA: 27 Info
• Instructor: Jeffry A Frieden
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• Instructor: David C Johnston
  CULPA: 25 Info
• Instructor: Junyan Jiang
  h-index: 8 Info
• Instructor: Bernard E Harcourt
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• Instructor: Xiaobo Lu
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 1-6 points

SENIOR HONORS THESIS LAB

Corequisites: CHEM BC3902 Guided research in Chemistry or Biochemistry, under the sponsorship of a faculty member, leading to the senior thesis. A minimum of 8 hours of research per week, to be arranged.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• Instructor: Christian Rojas
  CULPA: 24 Info
• Instructor: Marisa C Buzzeo
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Dina C Merrer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• Instructor: Andrew C Crowther
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Michael Campbell
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• Instructor: Rachel Austin
  CULPA: 18 Wikipedia h-index: 28 Info
• Instructor: Christina Vizcarra
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Rebecca Donegan
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• 0 points

SENIOR HONORS THESIS LAB

Corequisites: CHEM BC3902 Guided research in Chemistry or Biochemistry, under the sponsorship of a faculty member, leading to the senior thesis. A minimum of 8 hours of research per week, to be arranged.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• 0 points

Senior Project

Senior Project in Cognitive Science.

• Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
• Instructor: John Morrison
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• Instructor: Ann Senghas
  CULPA: 17 Info
• Instructor: Brendan I Fleig-Goldstein
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• Instructor: Bj Casey
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• Instructor: Luca Iemi
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• Instructor: Christopher Baldassano
  h-index: 13 Info
• Instructor: Vickie G Morwitz
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• Instructor: John E Wilcox
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• Instructor: Karen Lewis
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• Instructor: Nora Isacoff
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Lydia Chilton
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 18 Info
• Instructor: Janet Metcalfe
  CULPA: 31 h-index: 70 Info
• Instructor: Trenton Jerde
  h-index: 11 Info
• Instructor: Kristen Lane
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• Instructor: Kimberly G Noble
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• Instructor: Brian A Smith
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

ASIAN AMERICAN & PSYCH OF RACE

ASIAN AMERICAN & PSYC OF RACE

This seminar provides an introduction to mental health issues for Asian Americans. In particular, it focuses on the psychology of Asian Americans as racial/ethnic minorities in the United States by exploring a number of key concepts: immigration, racialization, prejudice, family, identity, pathology, and loss. We will examine the development of identity in relation to self, family, college, and society. Quantitative investigation, qualitative research, psychology theories of multiculturalism, and Asian American literature will also be integrated into the course.

• Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Motoni F Hodges
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• 4 points

VISITING CRITIC I

Prerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3910 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3911. Corequisites: VIAR UN3900 (Formerly R3921) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Emily C Henretta
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• 2 points

SOCIAL CONTEXTS IMMIGRATN LAW

Examines the historical and contemporary social, economic, and political factors that shape immigration law and policy along with the social consequences of those laws and policies. Addresses the development and function of immigration law and aspects of the immigration debate including unauthorized immigration, anti-immigration sentiments, and critiques of immigration policy.

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: J.C. Salyer
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

SEMINAR IN POLITCAL THEORY

NONVIOLENCE

Seminar in Political Theory. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list. For list of topics and descriptions see: https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/undergraduate-seminars

• Department: Political Science
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Karuna Mantena
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

SEMINAR IN POLITCAL THEORY

Liberalism Comm & Culture

Seminar in Political Theory. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list. For list of topics and descriptions see: https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/undergraduate-seminars

• Department: Political Science
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Yujin Choi
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• 4 points

VISITING CRITIC II

Prerequisites: VIAR UN3910 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. Corequisites: VIAR UN3901 (Formerly R3922) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Emily C Henretta
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• 2 points

SEMINAR

MAJOR SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY

Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.

• Department: Philosophy
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Lydia Goehr
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Wolfgang R Mann
  CULPA: 36 Info
• 3 points

VIDEO AS INQUIRY

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with visual production, particularly video production, as a mode of inquiry to explore questions related to race, ethnicity, indigeneity, and other forms of social hierarchy and difference. The class will include readings in visual production as a mode of inquiry and on the basic craft of video production in various genres (fiction, documentary, and experimental). As part of the course, students will produce a video short and complete it by semester's end.

• Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Frances Negron-Muntaner
  CULPA: 18 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

ADVANCED FILM PRODUCTION PRACTICE

Advanced Film Production Practice is an advanced production and lecture course for students who wish to obtain a deeper understanding of the skills involved in screenwriting, directing and producing.  Building on the fundamentals established in the Labs for Fiction and Non-Fiction Filmmaking, this seminar further develops each student’s grasp of the concepts involved in filmmaking through advanced analytical and practical work to prepare Thesis film materials.

• Department: Film
• M 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Hector Prats I Castro
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• 3 points

A HISTORY OF AFRICAN CITIES

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mamadou Diouf
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points