ADVANCES IN IPE-DISC
This is the required discussion section for
POLS S3628.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pierre de Dreuzy
Info - 0 points
Arts Matronage in America
Yaddo is an artists community located in Saratoga Springs, New York. In the words of John Cheever, “the forty or so acres on which the studios and principal buildings of Yaddo stand have seen more distinguished activity in the arts that any other piece of ground in the English speaking community.” Cheever, however, also described Yaddo’s menagerie of creatives as a group of, “lushes down on their luck, men and women at the top of their powers, nervous breakdowns, thieves, geniuses, cranky noblemen, and poets who ate their peas with a knife.” In total this makes for spectacular drama.
Historically speaking Yaddo is an idealized synergy of Gilded Age gender roles and is best understood as ½ Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park (“the Menlo Park factory was a loud, rowdy, and raucous place full of nightly sing-alongs around a large organ, gaming, practical jokes, and midnight feasts”) and one half Settlement House (a space where American women, “expropriated the previously male world of literature and the arts as their own, feeling they possessed a special humanistic sensitivity which provided an alternative to the acquisitive and the competitive goals of men in an industrializing America.”).
Yaddo’s guest list is a “whose who” of American Art and letters. We will, however, study Yaddo as a compelling introduction to the shifts, evolutions, and challenges to American art across the 20th century; including: the study of politically radical art during the 1930s and a remarkable study of Cold War era political threats to American creativity with a special focus on the Lavender Scare.
Because The Yaddo Records (Yaddo’s archive) are at NYPL, and because I served as project archivist for these records we will also spend a day at NYPL that will include introduction to Yaddo’s archive specifically but also to archives more generally. Finally, we will be visited (either in person or online) from a variety of Yaddo alum who will share their experiences and impressions and answer student questions etc.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ben Alexander
Info - 3 points
ETHICS
Prerequisites: One philosophy course This course is mainly an introduction to three influential approaches to normative ethics: utilitarianism, deontological views, and virtue ethics. We also consider the ethics of care, and selected topics in meta-ethics.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
- 3 points
RESEARCH DESIGN: DATA ANALYSIS
This course examines the basic methods data analysis and statistics that political scientists use in quantitative research that attempts to make causal inferences about how the political world works. The same methods apply to other kinds of problems about cause and effect relationships more generally. The course will provide students with extensive experience in analyzing data and in writing (and thus reading) research papers about testable theories and hypotheses. It will cover basic data analysis and statistical methods, from univariate and bivariate descriptive and inferential statistics through multivariate regression analysis. Computer applications will be emphasized. The course will focus largely on observational data used in cross-sectional statistical analysis, but it will consider issues of research design more broadly as well. It will assume that students have no mathematical background beyond high school algebra and no experience using computers for data analysis.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kirill Chmel
Info - 3 points
RESEARCH DESIGN: SCOPE AND METHODS
RESEARCH DESIGN: SCOPE&ME
This class aims to introduce students to the logic of social scientific inquiry and research design. Although it is a course in political science, our emphasis will be on the science part rather than the political part — we’ll be reading about interesting substantive topics, but only insofar as they can teach us something about ways we can do systematic research. This class will introduce students to a medley of different methods to conduct social scientific research.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- TR 4:30 p.m.-7:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Natasha I Gordon
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Instructor:
Giulia Leila Travaglini
Info - 4 points
SCOPE AND METHODS - DISC
This is the required discussion section for
POLS UN3720.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
- TR 7:40 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Garrett A Hinck
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Instructor:
Carolina Bernal Uribe
Info - 0 points
Colonization/Decolonization
This course examines the processes of colonization and decolonization that define the making of a modern, integrated world (c. 1500 to the present). We will study primary source materials. We focus on the instruments of colonization—the treaty, the charter, the map, the ethnology—and the engines of decolonization—the manifesto, the resistance, the solidarity with the colonial, the demand for self rule. We are interested in the processes and contents of social and cultural contact and exchange, the development of knowledge, and how they shape relations of power; the place of colonialism in the development of western capitalism; and the elements of colonial power and resistance, including ideologies of liberal political philosophy, social Darwinism, and nationalism. We will consider how ideas about race, civilization, religion, self and other, and freedom have evolved over time and shaped the making of the modern world.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Manan Ahmed
CULPA: 6
Wikipedia
h-index: 6
Info
- 3 points
Data Science for Politics
DATA SCIENCE FOR POLITICS
This course explores techniques to harness the power of ``big data'' to answer questions related to political science and/or American politics. Students will learn how to use R---a popular open-source programming language---to obtain, clean, analyze, and visualize data. No previous knowledge of R is required.
We will focus on applied problems using real data wherever possible, using R's ``Tidyverse.'' In total, in this course we will cover concepts such as reading data in various formats (including ``cracking'' atypical government data sources and pdf documents); web scraping; data joins; data manipulation and cleaning (including string variables and regular expressions); data mining; making effective data visualizations; using data to make informed prediction, and basic text analysis. We will also cover programming basics including writing functions and loops in R. Finally, we will discuss how to use R Markdown to communicate our results effectively to outside audiences. Class sessions are applied in nature, and our exercises are designed around practical problems: Predicting election outcomes, determining the author of anonymous texts, and cleaning up messy government data so we can use it.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael Miller
CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info - 3 points
Data Science for Politics
DATA SCIENCE FOR POLITICS
This course explores techniques to harness the power of ``big data'' to answer questions related to political science and/or American politics. Students will learn how to use R---a popular open-source programming language---to obtain, clean, analyze, and visualize data. No previous knowledge of R is required.
We will focus on applied problems using real data wherever possible, using R's ``Tidyverse.'' In total, in this course we will cover concepts such as reading data in various formats (including ``cracking'' atypical government data sources and pdf documents); web scraping; data joins; data manipulation and cleaning (including string variables and regular expressions); data mining; making effective data visualizations; using data to make informed prediction, and basic text analysis. We will also cover programming basics including writing functions and loops in R. Finally, we will discuss how to use R Markdown to communicate our results effectively to outside audiences. Class sessions are applied in nature, and our exercises are designed around practical problems: Predicting election outcomes, determining the author of anonymous texts, and cleaning up messy government data so we can use it.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael Miller
CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info - 3 points
An Anthropology of Water
This course explores the social, cultural, and political dimensions of water primarily through ethnographic studies, in a variety of geographic and spatial contexts, that engage both with water itself and with the things that surround and mix with it (pipes, walls, ditches, dirt, waste, sugar). Anthropology encourages us to consider water in its myriad arrangements and meanings—water can be dynamic, vital, threatening, toxic, a material through which our lives are structured and governed. Its relevance has only become heightened amid the constraints and hazards of climatic and sociopolitical change. We will be attentive to the many forms and combinations that characterize water’s place in our world, finding inspiration in its liquid ways while taking care not to become too occupied with its metaphorical qualities. The course is divided into thematic areas that have taken on critical weight and urgency in recent years: water futures, infrastructure and power, urban ecologies, and (de)colonial waters.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Stephanie M Ratte
Info - 3 points
Mathematics for Machine Learning
MATH FOR MACHINE LEARNING
Mathematical foundations of machine learning: Linear algebra, multivariable calculus, and probability and statistics. Comprehensive review and additional treatment of
relevant topics used in the analysis and design of machine learning models. Preliminary exposure to core algorithms such as linear regression, gradient descent, principal
component analysis, low-rank approximations, and kernel methods.
- Department: Computer Science
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nakul Verma
CULPA: 10
h-index: 16
Info
- 3 points
Indigenous Enlightenment
What is the source of truth and authority? What is the origin of the world and how does that determine the social order? Who ought to rule, why, and how? What are the standards for measuring justice and injustice? What is our relationship to the environment around us and how should its resources be distributed among people? How do we relate to those who are different from us, and what does it mean to be a community in the first place? Historically, the answers to these questions that have been described as “religious” and “political” have been the restricted to a specific tradition of Western European Christianity and its secular afterlives. However, these are questions that every society asks, in order to be a society in the first place. This course analyzes how indigenous peoples in the Americas asked and answered these questions through the first three centuries of Western European imperial rule. At the same time, this course pushes students to question what gets categorized as uniquely “indigenous” thought, how, and why.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Timothy Vasko
CULPA: 3
Info
- 4 points
AFRICA AND FRANCE
This course endeavors to understand the development of the peculiar and historically conflictual relationship that exists between France, the nation-states that are its former African colonies, and other contemporary African states. It covers the period from the 19th century colonial expansion through the current ‘memory wars’ in French politics and debates over migration and colonial history in Africa. Historical episodes include French participation in and eventual withdrawal from the Atlantic Slave Trade, emancipation in the French possessions, colonial conquest, African participation in the world wars, the wars of decolonization, and French-African relations in the contexts of immigration and the construction of the European Union. Readings will be drawn extensively from primary accounts by African and French intellectuals, dissidents, and colonial administrators. However, the course offers neither a collective biography of the compelling intellectuals who have emerged from this relationship nor a survey of French-African literary or cultural production nor a course in international relations. Indeed, the course avoids the common emphasis in francophone studies on literary production and the experiences of elites and the common focus of international relations on states and bureaucrats. The focus throughout the course is on the historical development of fields of political possibility and the emphasis is on sub-Saharan Africa. Group(s): B, C Field(s): AFR, MEU
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gregory Mann
CULPA: 15 h-index: 13 Info - 4 points
WHEN AMERICAN TELEVISION BECAME AMERICAN
In a 2015 interview with David Simon (creator of
The Wire
) President Barak Obama offered that
The Wire
is, "one of the greatest -- not just television shows, but pieces of American art in the last couple of decades."
The Wire
combines hyperrealism (from a-quasi anthropological capture of syntax and dialect that recalls the language of Langston Hughes and Zora Neal Hurston to a preference for actors who lived “the game” in Baltimore’s inner city) with the reinvention of fundamental American themes (from picaresque individualisms, to coming to terms with the illusory “American dream”, to a fundamental loss of faith in American institutions), and engages in a scathing expose of the shared dysfunction among the bureaucracies (police, courts, public schools etc.) that manage a troubled American inner city. On a more macro level
The Wire
humanizes (and therefore vastly problematizes) assumptions about the individual Americans’ who inhabit America’s most dangerous urban environments from gang members to police officers to teachers and even ordinary citizens.
The Wire
, of course, did not single-handedly reshape American television. Scholars like Martin Shuster refer to this period of television history as “new television.” That is, the product of new imaginations that felt television had exhausted its normative points of reference, subject matter and narrative technique. Many of the shows from this period sought to reinvent television for interaction with an evolving zeitgeist shaped by shared dissolution with 21st century American life: “I’d been thinking: it’s good to be in a thing from the ground floor, I came too late for that, I know. But lately I’m getting the feeling I might be in at the end. That the best is over,” Tony Soprano confides to Dr. Malfi in S1.E1 of the Sopranos. Series that fall within this rubric include (in chronological order):
The Sopranos
;
The Wire
;
Deadwood
;
Madmen
; and
Breaking Bad.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ben Alexander
Info - 3 points
British Women Writers: the Woman Questio
This course will examine British women writers including Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf in the context of the (long-) nineteenth-century "Woman Question". Our inquiry will engage the controversy over a woman’s status in terms of the social and political debates of early feminism as well as the enigma of “woman’s nature” in light of the rise of psychology and psychoanalysis in the period. We will consider how women writers negotiate these current social and psychological discourses in the stories they tell about themselves and others: how do they portray a woman’s life, especially as it manifests the tension George Eliot articulates between “inward impulse and outward fact”? We will pay attention to representations of gender, subjectivity, interiority, desire, domestic affections, friendship, education, economic and professional experience, faith, and creativity as reflecting the struggle, rising influence, and emergent identity of woman. In addition to novels, poetry, and drama, we will read excerpts of critical essays from among our primary authors and other prominent thinkers of the period, such as Wollstonecraft, Martineau, Taylor Mill, and Freud, who, by the early twentieth century, still famously puzzles: “What does a woman want?”
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aileen G Forbes
CULPA: 16 Info - 3 points
Developing The Low Budget Film
This class focuses on the role of a creative producer during development of low budget film. Students will learn the framework for identifying good stories and developing them into a 3-5 minute short screenplay. We will explore the fundamental aspects of script development and the collaborative relationship between a producer and writer during the development phase. Students will learn critical elements such as writing an effective logline, treatment, and screenplay, and how to provide constructive notes and script analysis thereafter. Through lectures, screenings, writing assignments, and discussions, students will complete the course having written a first draft of a short screenplay, revision and set of written notes as a producer.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mollye Asher
Info - 3 points
PRODUCING THE LOW BUDGET FILM
This practical lab focuses on the fundamental aspects of development, planning and preparation for low budget films. While using a short film script as their own case study – students will learn pitching, development, script breakdown, scheduling, budgeting and fundraising. Discussion of legal issues, location scouting, deliverables, marketing, distribution and film festival strategy will allow students to move forward with their own projects after completing the class. Using weekly assignments, in-class presentations and textbook readings to reinforce each class discussion topic, students will complete the class having created a final prep/production binder for their project, which includes the script breakdown, production schedule, line item budget, financing/fundraising plan and film festival strategy for their chosen script.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joshua R Troxler
Info - 3 points
Research Training
Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Instructor:
Tal Danino
Wikipedia h-index: 18 Info -
Instructor:
X. Edward Guo
CULPA: 2 h-index: 70 Info -
Instructor:
Henry Hess
CULPA: 1 h-index: 45 Info -
Instructor:
Elizabeth Hillman
Wikipedia h-index: 48 Info -
Instructor:
Clark T Hung
CULPA: 5 h-index: 65 Info -
Instructor:
Joshua Jacobs
Wikipedia h-index: 31 Info -
Instructor:
Christoph Juchem
CULPA: 1 h-index: 23 Info -
Instructor:
Lance Kam
CULPA: 7
h-index: 38
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Instructor:
Elisa Konofagou
Wikipedia h-index: 71 Info -
Instructor:
Andrew Laine
Wikipedia h-index: 43 Info -
Instructor:
Kam W Leong
h-index: 126 Info -
Instructor:
Helen Lu
CULPA: 1 h-index: 54 Info -
Instructor:
Barclay Morrison
CULPA: 9 h-index: 42 Info -
Instructor:
Elizabeth Olson
h-index: 28 Info -
Instructor:
Paul Sajda
CULPA: 3 h-index: 47 Info -
Instructor:
Kenneth Shepard
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia h-index: 64 Info -
Instructor:
Shunichi Homma
h-index: 88 Info -
Instructor:
Samuel Sia
CULPA: 1 h-index: 39 Info -
Instructor:
Stavros Thomopoulos
h-index: 63 Info -
Instructor:
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Wikipedia h-index: 132 Info -
Instructor:
Qi Wang
h-index: 24 Info -
Instructor:
Nandan L Nerurkar
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Instructor:
Stephen H Tsang
Wikipedia h-index: 58 Info -
Instructor:
Elham Azizi
h-index: 10 Info -
Instructor:
Jose McFaline-Figueroa
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Instructor:
Treena L Arinzeh
Wikipedia Info -
Instructor:
Sanja Vickovic
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Instructor:
Santiago Correa
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Instructor:
Kaveri A Thakoor
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Instructor:
Yasmine El-Shamayleh
Info - 0 points
Research Training
Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info - 0 points
Undergraduate Research
Earth and Env Eng
Research experience for undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on practical experience in research. Students work with full-time faculty in their department on a research topic in their discipline.
- Department: Engineering
- 1-6 points
Undergraduate Research
Electrical Engineering
Research experience for undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on practical experience in research. Students work with full-time faculty in their department on a research topic in their discipline.
- Department: Engineering
- 1-6 points
Undergraduate Research
Indst Eng and Ops Research
Research experience for undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on practical experience in research. Students work with full-time faculty in their department on a research topic in their discipline.
- Department: Engineering
- 1-6 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
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Instructor:
Siu-Wai Chan
h-index: 36 Info - 0-4 points
THE ART OF THE ESSAY
“Find a subject you care about and which in your heart you feel others should care about. It
is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and
seductive element in your style.” Kurt Vonnegut
What makes the essay of personal experience an essay rather than a journal entry? How can
one's specific experience transcend the limits of narrative and transmit a deeper meaning to any
reader? How can a writer share the wisdom gained from personal experience without
lecturing her reader? In The Art of the Essay, we explore the answers to these questions by
reading personal essays in a variety of different forms. We begin with Michel de Montaigne, the
16th-century philosopher who popularized the personal essay as we know it and famously
asked, “What do I know?" We then follow the development of the form as a locus of rigorous
self-examination, doubt, persuasion, and provocation. Through close reading of a range of
essays from writers including Annie Dillard, Salman Rushdie, Langston Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, and June
Jordan, we analyze how voice, form, and evidence work together to create a world of meaning
around an author's experience, one that invites readers into conversations that are at once
deeply personal and universal in their consequences and implications.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Wendy C Schor-Haim
CULPA: 11
Info
- 3 points
Columbia Summer Global Core: The Athens
Global Core: Athens Exper
GRKM3936OC Hellenism and the Topographical Imagination
, 3 points.
Instructor: Dimitris Antoniou, Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Hellenic Studies,
Columbia Summer Global Core: The Athens
Experience
examines the way particular spaces—cultural, urban, literary—serve as sites for the production and reproduction of cultural and political imaginaries. It places particular emphasis on nationalism and the theme of the
polis
(the city) as well as on spatial representations of and responses to notions of the Hellenic across time. What understandings of Greek culture, society, and environment emerge from cartography, scientific expeditions, archaeological excavations, and, more recently, economic and artistic commissions? In what ways does the idea of crisis (economic, environmental, public health) shape understandings of Greek everyday life and cultural production today? We will engage in a historically informed study of the “right now” and learn through collaborative work, cross-media exploration, and a project-based approach. The program will be structured around the Global Core course
Hellenism and the Topographical Imagination
and will consist of classroom seminars centered on the study and discussion of texts, films, and cultural artifacts; site visits, fieldtrips, and walking tours; and workshop sessions, all of which will prepare students for this year’s final project—curating a permanent exhibition in the new Athens Global Center examining the neoclassical building’s important place in the capital’s cultural and political life.
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Columbia Summer Global Core: The Curatorial Project Program
through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Dimitris Antoniou
h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
Ottoman Americana
This seminar explores the intertwined histories of the Ottoman Empire and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through migration, mobility, and cultural exchange. It examines why diverse Ottoman subjects (Armenian, Greek, Turkish, Arab, Jewish, etc.) migrated to the United States and how they navigated life and contributed to the country’s evolving social and cultural fabric. Students will analyze migration experiences, community formations, and identity negotiations while considering how race, religion, class, and gender shaped the lives of transnational Ottoman communities in America. The course also investigates how Americans imagined the Ottoman world through missionary writings and journalism, and how Ottoman migrants themselves influenced these representations. Combining global and local perspectives, the seminar draws on historical, cultural, and sociological methods. Field-based learning, including visits to historic sites in New York City once home to Ottoman immigrant communities, complements classroom discussions.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
- 4 points
SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
1-4 points. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Except by special permission of the director of undergraduate studies, no more than 4 points of individual research may be taken in any one term. This includes both PSYC UN3950 and PSYC UN3920. No more than 8 points ofPSYC UN3950 may be applied toward the psychology major, and no more than 4 points toward the concentration. Readings, special laboratory projects, reports, and special seminars on contemporary issues in psychological research and theory.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
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Instructor:
Patricia G Lindemann
CULPA: 64 Info - 0-4 points
SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
1-4 points. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Except by special permission of the director of undergraduate studies, no more than 4 points of individual research may be taken in any one term. This includes both PSYC UN3950 and PSYC UN3920. No more than 8 points ofPSYC UN3950 may be applied toward the psychology major, and no more than 4 points toward the concentration. Readings, special laboratory projects, reports, and special seminars on contemporary issues in psychological research and theory.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
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Instructor:
Patricia G Lindemann
CULPA: 64 Info - 0-4 points
EPISTEMOLOGY
What can we know? What is knowledge? How is it different from belief? Are there irrational beliefs? Are false beliefs a mark of irrationality? These are just some of the topics that we will explore as we read various classical works in epistemology.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- 3 points
FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Only for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering undergraduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. May not be used as technical or nontechnical electives or to satisfy any other Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering major requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Instructor:
Xiaodong Wang
CULPA: 15 Info - 1-2 points
Fieldwork
Obtained internship and approval from faculty adviser. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed internship and study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. Fieldwork credits may not count toward any major core, technical elective, and nontechnical requirements. International students must also consult with the International Students and Scholars Office. Note: only for EAEE undergraduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as a part of their program of study as determined by instructor.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
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Instructor:
Bolun Xu
h-index: 17 Info - 1-2 points
PROJECTS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGIN
Projects in Biomedical Enginee
Independent projects involving experimental, theoretical, computational, or engineering design work. May be repeated, but no more than 3 points of this or any other projects or research course may be counted toward the technical elective degree requirements as engineering technical electives.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Lauren N Heckelman
Info - 1-3 points
PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERING
Independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, but no more than 3 points may be counted toward degree requirements. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. 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
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info -
Instructor:
Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info - 1-3 points
UNDERGRADUATE FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used toward the 128credit degree requirement. Only for APAM undergraduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. Fieldwork credits may not count toward any major core, technical, elective, and nontechnical requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
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Instructor:
Lorenzo M Polvani
CULPA: 6
h-index: 69
Info
- 1-2 points
UNDERGRADUATE FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used toward the 128-credit degree requirement. Only for BMEN undergraduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. Fieldwork credits may not count toward any major core, technical, elective, and non-technical requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Lauren N Heckelman
Info - 1-2 points
FIELDWORK
CEEM undergraduate students only. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed internship/study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must also consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.
- Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
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Instructor:
Scott T Kelly
Info - 1-1.5 points
FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used toward the 128-credit degree requirement. Only for MECE undergraduate students who include relevant on-campus and off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. Fieldwork credits may not count toward any major core, technical, elective, and nontechnical requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
Info
- 1-2 points
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTI
INTRO TO PROBABILITY & ST
Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of calculus, including derivatives, single and double, limits, sums and series. Life is a gamble and with some knowledge of probability / statistics is easier evaluate the risks and rewards involved. Probability theory allows us take a known underlying model and estimate how likely will we be able to see future events. Statistical Inference allows us to take data we have seen and estimate the missing parts of an unknown model. The first part of the course focus on the former and the second part the latter.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
CLASSICAL JAPANESE I
Introduction to
Classical Japanese I JPNS4007OC, 4 points
.
You are required to take Introduction to
Classical Japanese II, JPNS4008OC, 4 points with this course.
Instructor:
Matthew Fraleigh
This course is intended primarily for beginning students who have no prior knowledge of Classical Japanese (bungo 文語 / kobun 古文 / kogo 古語, etc.). It is designed to give students a systematic and intensive introduction to the grammar of classical Japanese. Texts are taken mainly from the Heian and medieval periods, though texts from later periods will also be introduced. It is expected that by the end of the course students will have acquired a firm foundation in classical Japanese grammar and will be able to read classical Japanese texts with the aid of a dictionary. Students will generally find that they also have an improved grasp of modern Japanese grammar and will also gain experience in using Japanese-Japanese dictionaries. The course will also include some instruction in reading cursive Japanese, primarily variant kana (hentaigana).
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Kyoto Consortium (KCJS) Summer: Classical Japanese Program
th
rough the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the
UGE
website for the start and end dates for the Columbia Summer in Paris program. Email
uge@columbia.edu
with any questions you may have.
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Matthew Fraleigh
h-index: 6 Info - 4 points
CLASSICAL JAPANESE II
Introduction to
Classical Japanese II JPNS4008OC, 4 points
.
You are required to take Introduction to
Classical Japanese 1I, JPNS4007OC, 4 points with this course
Instructor: Matthew Fraleigh
This course is intended primarily for beginning students who have no prior knowledge of Classical Japanese (bungo 文語 / kobun 古文 / kogo 古語, etc.). It is designed to give students a systematic and intensive introduction to the grammar of classical Japanese. Texts are taken mainly from the Heian and medieval periods, though texts from later periods will also be introduced. It is expected that by the end of the course students will have acquired a firm foundation in classical Japanese grammar and will be able to read classical Japanese texts with the aid of a dictionary. Students will generally find that they also have an improved grasp of modern Japanese grammar and will also gain experience in using Japanese-Japanese dictionaries. The course will also include some instruction in reading cursive Japanese, primarily variant kana (hentaigana).
Course Schedule:
The course will be taught Monday-Friday in a four hour block (with two short breaks), and the current plan is to hold class from 8 am to 12 noon EST. As part of the application process, applicants will be surveyed about their schedules and it is possible that some adjustments will be made to the class meeting time to accommodate participants in different time zones. The final course schedule will be determined and shared with potential students prior to when students need to confirm participation in the course.
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Kyoto Consortium (KCJS) Summer: Classical Japanese Program
through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charge
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Matthew Fraleigh
h-index: 6 Info - 4 points
Jewish Worlds in Eastern Europe: A Journ
Pushing back against this trope of homelessness, this course illuminates the robust, vibrant, and multifacetted
qualities of a home in the Diaspora, lasting for over a millennium, that both Ashkenazi and Sephardi
Jews managed to create for themselves in lands, predominantly populated by Slavs. They did so despite the
many constraints of legal and religious discrimination, threats of physical violence, displacement, and countless
forms of exclusion from dominant society. Moving across centuries, countries, and languages, we will revisit the
contributions of the Jews to their so called “host cultures” by way of diverse media—literary and non-fictional
works, memoirs, artistic works, songs, feature and documentary films, journalistic pieces, and more. By the end
of this journey, we will have gained a deeper understanding of the ways in which the Jews and Slavs have been
intimately imbricated and intertwined since times immemorial.
All course materials are available in English. No reading knowledge of Russian or other Slavic languages
is required. Course participants with the reading knowledge of any region-specific language are encouraged to
consult the respective originals, provided by the instructor upon request. This course will be of interest to those
majoring in Slavic and/or Jewish Studies, as well as anyone interested in Comparative Literature, History, Art
History, and Film and Visual Studies.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alex Pekov
Info - 3 points
ECON OF UNCERTAINTY & INFORMTN
Uncertainty is ubiquitous and information about that uncertainty plays a key role in economic
decision-making and exchange. In this course, we will first consider how individuals and society
can manage uncertainty. We will then focus on how economic relationships may suffer from
some parties not having all the information that is relevant to their decision-making. We will see
how these kinds of information asymmetries invite lying and cheating. We will also study how
parties can structure their agreements to address the problems that such information asymmetries
create.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ingmar O Nyman
CULPA: 3 Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
This course will provide a wide-ranging survey of conceptual foundations and issues in contemporary human rights. The class will examine the philosophical origins of human rights, contemporary debates, the evolution of human rights, key human rights documents, and the questions of human rights enforcement. This course will examine specific civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and various thematic topics in human rights.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kristina R Eberbach
Info - 3 points
THE QUR'AN IN EUROPE
Is the Qur’an translatable? Was the Qur’an translated? Are non Arabic-speaking Muslims allowed to translate the Qur’an? And what about non-Muslims? Did Muslims and non-Muslims collaborate in translating the text of the Qur’an into Latin and European vernaculars? This course focuses on the long history of the diffusion of the Qur’an, the Scripture of the Muslims, and one of the most important texts in the history of humanity. We will focus on reading and translation practices of the Qur’an in Europe and the Mediterranean, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary world. We will explore how European Muslims, such as Iberian
moriscos
, European Jews, as well as Orthodox, Protestants and Catholics read, copied, collected, translated and printed the Qur’an. We will also explore why the Qur’an was confuted, forbidden, burned and even eaten, drunk and worn along eight centuries of the history of Europe. This long excursus, based on a close reading of the Qur’an and on the discussion of the major themes this close reading proposes, will help us to understand the role of Islam and its revelation in the formation of European societies and cultures.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pier Mattia Tommasino
CULPA: 7
Info
- 3 points
TV WRITING
Each student develops an original series concept and an accompanying pilot script. The class includes the basics of how to build a series for network, cable and streaming. There is a focus on the pilot as both a successful episode and a blueprint for an ongoing series that has a strong enough premise to sustain dynamic stories for multiple seasons.
In a step-by-step process, students move from series concept to pilot stories, to outline and lastly to script. Both half-hour and one-hour series are covered.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Matthew R Fennell
Info - 3 points
SCREENWRITING I: INTRO
Modern feature-length screenplays demand a specific architecture. In this class students will enter with an idea for a film, and during the first eight sessions build a coherent treatment; that is, a summary of the events and major emotional arcs of the film's three acts. In the final four sessions students will begin and complete the first act of their feature-length screenplay.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Loren-Paul Caplin
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
TV Writing Revision
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This class will teach revising an original pilot script. We will review the basics of writing scripts for TV with an emphasis on character, structure, and an eye towards the current marketplace. We will also prepare for a professional career in the writers room, pitching original pilots, and work towards revising this sample for staffing as well as selling.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students will revise one original pilot script during the class, with at least 3 full revisions of script and completion of a 6 page pitch document totaling no more than 10-12 minutes of pitch time.
NOTE:
Students who did not enroll in S4030 TV Writing in Summer Session A may enroll in TV Writing: Revision if they have a completed pilot. Applications will be reviewed and students will be notified of their acceptance.
CLASS DESIGN:
This class will parallel the professional TV development and revision process as closely as possible, as well as mimic the atmosphere of a writers room revising an episode’s script after first draft to give students the feeling of both these situations.
Students will receive detailed notes and pitches from the room to revise their sample. They will also write up their series as a pitch document and pitch the show to the class. The goal is for each student to finish
at least
a third draft of the pilot by the end of the semester.
THE RULES:
Everyone participates. This is a workshop class so both your work and your feedback are vital to your classmates. You will not pass this class without being an ACTIVE participant.
WORK
is due 48 hours prior to class, As this is a revision class, the reading load will vary week to week, but it could require reading full revisions each week. Your fellow students will need time to give thorough notes and feedback.
FEEDBACK NOTES
are
given orally in class
and
due in written form
by MIDNIGHT
after
class
. 1/2 page of notes, per script, double spaced, 12 point font. These may be bullet points, paragraph, or specific page notes. But you must deliver at least a 1/2 page of feedback.
I do not want you sending your written notes to classmates before we discuss the scripts as it stifles discussion in the room, and calcifies notes in the writers mind. You will need to deliver your written notes into the c
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Stephen Molton
Info - 3 points
INTRO MODERN ALGEBRA I
Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1202 and MATH UN2010 or the equivalent. The second term of this course may not be taken without the first. Groups, homomorphisms, normal subgroups, the isomorphism theorems, symmetric groups, group actions, the Sylow theorems, finitely generated abelian groups.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ivan Horozov
Info - 3 points
Gun Violence & Human Rights: Children Un
The course adopts the perspective of gun violence as a pressing human rights concern, emphasizing the state's responsibility to maximize the protection of human rights and establish the safest possible environment, particularly for young people who are most vulnerable to such violence. Students will gain an understanding of the international and national human rights laws that protect the rights to life, development, survival, and protection, with a specific focus on young individuals. The course will delve into the root causes, prevalence, and potential remedies for gun violence in all communities but we recognize that the risk of firearm violence and racial disparities persist across all age groups. Lastly, the course will examine the crucial role of young people in developing solutions, including their activism and advocacy work.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Tracey Holland
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
UP ELECT INTERNSHIP
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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Instructor:
Douglas Woodward
Info - 1.5 points
INTRO TO MODERN ANALYSIS I
Prerequisites: MATH S1202, MATH S2010, or the equivalent. Students must have a current and solid background in the prerequisites for the course: multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Elements of set theory and general topology. Metric spaces. Euclidian space. Continuous and differentiable functions. Riemann integral. Uniform convergence.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andre R Carneiro
Info - 3 points
Migration, Displacement and Diaspora in
MIGRATIONDISPLACEDIASPORA FR
MENA4100OC: Migration, Displacement and Diaspora in the Contemporary Mediterranean. 3 points.
This course counts as a
Global Core Requirement
at Columbia University.
This course examines the social, political and cultural history of migration in the Mediterranean, with a particular focus on France and Africa. We examine the forces that have underpinned migration in the nations of the Mediterranean rim since the 1950s and observe major transitions in policy and legal frameworks. Though migration is often treated in mainstream media as an object of policy and legislation, it is better approached as a ‘total social fact’ involving political, social, economic and cultural dimensions. With this in mind, we look at different media, genres and narrative forms in which migration has been represented and debated and grapple with questions about the relationship between lived experience and representation and between
politics and the arts.
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Columbia Summer in Paris
: English Track
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships available.
Tuition charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Session Terms. Visit the
UGE
website for the start and end dates for the Columbia in Summer in Paris program.
Please email uge@columbia.edu with any questions you may have.
- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Madeleine Dobie
CULPA: 14
Info
- 3 points
Introduction to Human Nutrition
INTRO HUMAN NUTRITION
This undergraduate-level introductory course provides an overview of the science of nutrition and nutrition's relationship to health promotion and disease prevention. The primary focus is on the essential macronutrients and micronutrients, including their chemical structures, food sources, digestion and absorption, metabolism, storage, and excretion. Students develop the skills to evaluate dietary patterns and to estimate caloric requirements and nutrient needs using tools such as Dietary Guidelines for Americans, My Plate, Nutrition Facts Labels, and Dietary Reference Intakes.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Lora Sporny
Info - 3 points
Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab
HUMAN ANAT & PHYS I W/LAB
This undergraduate-level introductory course is the first of a two-course-series on human anatomy and physiology. Using a body systems approach, we will study the anatomical structure and physiological function of the human body. Foundational concepts from chemistry, cell biology, and histology are reviewed and built upon through the progression of topics. Each of the body systems will be studied for their structure, function, and mechanisms of regulation. The core concepts of levels of organization, interdependence of systems, and homeostasis will be emphasized throughout the course. This beginner level course will lay the foundation for further advanced study of physiology and pathophysiology within a nursing curriculum.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Sally W Aboelela
CULPA: 5 Info - 4 points
ADV PAINTING INTENSIVE: NYC
Prerequisites: Must have a BA, BFA or equivalent. Apply directly to the School of the Arts. Access the application here:
https://arts.columbia.edu/summer/advanced-painting-intensive
.
The Advanced Painting Intensive offers personalized mentorship to up to twelve students through individual and group critique, technical tutorials, workshops, and insights into the New York gallery and museum scenes. Participants will also benefit from lectures and critiques by nationally recognized visiting artists.
The six-week, six-credit workshop is structured similarly to Columbia’s MFA degree program and is designed for individuals seeking to challenge and advance their artistic skills in an immersive and supportive environment. The workshop aims to help participants develop a strong visual portfolio and a comprehensive written package suitable for MFA programs applications.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWRF 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 6 points
Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab
HUMAN ANAT & PHYS II W/LA
This undergraduate-level introductory course is the second of a two-course series on human anatomy and physiology. Using a body systems approach, we will study the anatomical structure and physiological function of the human body. Foundational concepts from chemistry, cell biology, and histology are reviewed and built upon through the progression of topics. Each of the body systems will be studied for their structure, function, and mechanisms of regulation. The core concepts of levels of organization, interdependence of systems, and homeostasis will be emphasized throughout the course. This beginner level course will lay the foundation for further advanced study of physiology and pathophysiology within a nursing curriculum.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Sofia L Rosenberg-Klainberg
Info - 4 points
Microbiology with Lab
MICROBIOLOGY W/LAB
This online undergraduate-level introductory course focuses on the core concepts and principles of microbiology. We will explore how microorganisms co-exist and interact with humans creating both beneficial and pathological results. We will survey the diversity of microorganisms, their classification, and the essential processes needed for survival; which will dictate the environments in which they can thrive. This exploration of microorganism diversity will include topics such as microbial nutrition and metabolism, genetics, and antimicrobial mechanisms employed by and against microorganisms. Special attention will be given to understanding the human immune system, mechanisms of infection by pathogenic microorganisms, and the role non-harmful microbiota serve in supporting immune function. The weekly lab component of this course will support and complement each learning module and familiarize students with basic microbiologic lab techniques.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Michelle I Evans
Info - 4 points
Introduction to Developmental Psychology
INTRO DEV PSYCH LIFESPAN
This introductory course covers human development across the lifespan. The course will provide an overview of development and the complexity of human growth through physical, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities. A review of historical and modern-day developmental theories as well as more complex interpersonal constructs, such as cultural variations, will be discussed. Special emphasis is placed upon examining the dynamic interplay between biology and environment with relevant application to nursing practice. The role of social and cultural stressors such as racism and socioeconomics in shaping human development will be examined. This undergraduate-level course will lay the foundation for further advanced study of human development within a nursing curriculum.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Michael Gross
Info - 3 points
The European Enlightenment
This course aims to introduce students to classic and more recent literature on the intellectual and cultural history of the Enlightenment. The field has expanded far beyond the cohort of free-thinking
philosophes
around which it was initially conceived to encompass broader cultural, economic, and religious preoccupations. Given these tendencies, how has the significance of the Enlightenment shifted as a historical period and interpretive framework? In what ways do scholars explicate its origins, outcomes, and legacies? The readings trace the development of Enlightenment thought and practices from their early manifestations in Britain and the United Provinces before shifting attention to France, the geographical focal point of the movement by mid-century. Topics to be addressed include the relationship of traditional political authorities to an emerging public sphere, the invention of society as a means of mediating human relationships, the entrepreneurial and epistemological innovations made possible by new media, the struggles of the
philosophe
movement for legitimacy, debates surrounding luxury consumption and commercial society, the rise of political economy as field of knowledge and practical platform, and arguments between Christian apologists and radical atheists over the status of religious truth.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Charly J Coleman
CULPA: 7
Info
- 4 points
Biostatistics
In this introductory undergraduate course students will learn how vital the study of Biostatistics is to ensure that clinical and public health practices are supported by reliable evidence. Students will gain an appreciation for the hazards of applying human intuition to probability and statistical questions. This course is designed to explore the collection, analysis, and presentation/visualization of biologic and health data using statistical methods. Students will learn and apply fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive statistics. Students will also learn basic fundamental concepts of inferential statistics.
- Department: Nursing
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Instructor:
Sally W Aboelela
CULPA: 5 Info - 3 points
Introduction to Moment Work
Moment Work explores the theatrical potential of all the elements of the stage (props, sound, architecture, lights, costume, etc.) in order to create strong theatrical and dramatic narratives. In this class, students will foster an appreciation for the reexamination and exploration of theatrical form and theatrical and dramatic narratives. The semester will culminate with an in-class showcase of short, devised pieces created by the students.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Njideka G Agwuna
Info - 3 points
Dramaturgy & Moment Work
Students will be empowered to tell stories from history through engaging with special collections and primary historical sources. We will spark students' curiosity as we explore one specific historical event and work together over the course of six weeks to devise moments of theater. By the end of the course, we will create a short presentation of “Moments” by investigating the themes and dramatic throughlines that the material offers. This is much like what a first presentation might look like at Tectonic Theater Project, a proof of dramatic and theatrical concept.
Each session will begin with a quiet and reflective writing prompt, associated with the historical event that we are researching. Responses will be used over the course of the class to spark devised moments.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Leigh Fondakowski
Info - 3 points
MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Interpretations of civil society and the foundations of political order according to the two main traditions of political thought--contraction and Aristotelian. Readings include works by Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Montesquieu, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Saint-Simon, Tocqueville, Marx, and Mill.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Turkuler Isiksel
CULPA: 3
h-index: 9
Info
- 4 points