MA Research Specialization in Statistics
Research Specialization/S
Each year, approximately 10–15% of MA in Statistics students participate in on-campus academic research, contributing to advances in statistical methodology and applied areas. Some projects demonstrate exceptional promise and benefit from additional time and support for further development. The MA Research Specialization in Statistics allows qualified students to extend their MA program to a fourth semester to continue their research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This competitive, merit-based program requires demonstrated research progress, a nomination from a faculty mentor, and an outstanding academic record. STAT GR5999 serves as the course through which students admitted to the MA Research Specialization fulfill their research requirements.
- Department: Statistics
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Demissie Alemayehu
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Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths
Workshops in Sust Careers
The M.S. in Sustainability Management program is offering a panel workshop series, featuring SUMA alumni who will share firsthand insights into the courses that shaped their professional journeys. The workshops will offer a unique opportunity to hear how alumni applied their classroom learning in real-world sustainability careers across sectors, including corporate sustainability, sustainability finance, policy, consulting, environmental justice, and more.
This is a 0 credit ungraded course open to all students in the MS in Sustainability Management, MS in Sustainability Science, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, MS in Climate, MS in Climate Finance, and MA in Climate and Society programs. Students can attend as many or as few workshops as they'd like, in person or virtually. The Zoom link and classroom location will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Workshop dates and topics:
September 9 - Governmental Sustainability, Decarbonization, and Environmental Protection
September 16 - Corporate Sustainability
September 21 - Sustainability Finance
October 7 - Environmental Justice
October 14 - The Built Environment
October 21 - International Careers
November 11 - Energy Consulting
November 18 - Sustainability Analytics
December 2 - Nonprofit and Advocacy
CAPSTONE WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE
Students study the sustainability science behind a particular sustainability problem, collect and analyze data using scientific tools, and make recommendations for solving the problem. The capstone course is a client-based workshop that will integrate each element of the curriculum into an applied project, giving students hands-on experience.
- Department: Sustainability Science
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GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPIC
Signal Proc Med Devices
Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Megan Heenan
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Computing in Context
This introductory course will explore computing concepts and coding in the context of solving policy problems. Such problems might include troubleshooting sources of environmental pollution, evaluating the effectiveness of public housing policy or determining the impact that local financial markets have on international healthcare or education. Using policy scenarios as examples, students will be exposed to topics including: requirements gathering, data collection, data cleansing, writing pseudocode and code, using Python packages to help solve policy problems, presenting technical solutions and the constraints of computing. The hands-on nature of the class will help students to develop a strong, transferable skill-set that could be applied to both current coursework and future employment. Between the computer science and policy context lectures, students will see how computer science will become a fundamental component of their policy analysis education.
- Department: Data Science for Policy
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Instructor:
Aidan Feldman
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Computing in Context
This introductory course will explore computing concepts and coding in the context of solving policy problems. Such problems might include troubleshooting sources of environmental pollution, evaluating the effectiveness of public housing policy or determining the impact that local financial markets have on international healthcare or education. Using policy scenarios as examples, students will be exposed to topics including: requirements gathering, data collection, data cleansing, writing pseudocode and code, using Python packages to help solve policy problems, presenting technical solutions and the constraints of computing. The hands-on nature of the class will help students to develop a strong, transferable skill-set that could be applied to both current coursework and future employment. Between the computer science and policy context lectures, students will see how computer science will become a fundamental component of their policy analysis education.
- Department: Data Science for Policy
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Instructor:
Aidan Feldman
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APPLIED RESEARCH
- Department: Insurance Management
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Instructor:
Teresa W Chan
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WORKSHOP (CERT)
This workshop provides an intense immersion in the methods and skills of narrative medicine. Lectures will open up themes of how stories work, creativity, ethics, bearing witness, and empathy, while the small groups practice rigorous skills in close reading, creative writing, and responding to the writings of others. The learning objectives of the workshops are to 1) provide personal contact to introduce and solidify intersubjective relationships among participants; 2) to ignite use of methods that have been and will be utilized in the on-line component, e.g., writing to prompts from literary texts and responding to both form and content of colleagues’ writing; 3) plenary lectures from the architects of the discipline of Narrative Medicine in the foundational theories to be studied; 4) scheduled cultural learning opportunities of New York City (music, museums, literary readings) for shared creative experiences; 5) contact with Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program for certification participants toward their understanding of the breadth of the field and the potential for their continuing to study NM after the CPA; 6) introduction to the national and international reach of Columbia Narrative Medicine so that participants grasp the value and magnitude of the community they have entered as certification program students. Participants will be given the chance to present their own works-in-progress to assembled participants and faculty as a jump-start to collaborative projects during and after the participation in the certification program.
- Department: Narrative Medicine
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Intro Social Data Analysis I
Basic techniques for analyzing quantitative social science data. Emphasis on conceptual understanding as well as practical mastery of probability and probability distributions, inference, hypotheses testing, analysis of variance, simple regression, and multiple regression.
- Department: Sociology
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Instructor:
Yao Lu
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Financial Accounting
- Department: Accounting (ACCT)
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Wei Cai
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Sang Wu
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Syrena Shirley
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Financial Accounting
- Department: Accounting (ACCT)
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Syrena Shirley
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Wei Cai
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Jonathan Glover
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Sang Wu
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Wei Cai
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Sang Wu
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Syrena Shirley
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PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
- Department: Biomedical Informatics
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Noemie Elhadad
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Chunhua Weng
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Mohammed Alquraishi
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Andrea Califano
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Dennis Vitkup
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Raul Rabadan
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George M Hripcsak
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Olena Mamykina
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Yufeng Shen
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Karthik Natarajan
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Gamze Gursoy
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Sarah A Rossetti
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PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
- Department: Biomedical Informatics
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Soojin Park
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Tal Korem
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Shalmali Joshi
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Matthew McDermott
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Bianca Dumitrascu
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Tarjinder Singh
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Orson Xu
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Aziz Alkattan
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EARTH SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM
Current topics in the Earth sciences.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Instructor:
Kaleigh B Matthews
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ADVANCED PROJECTS
May be repeated for up to 6 points of credit. Graduate-level projects in various areas of electrical engineering and computer science. In consultation with an instructor, each student designs his or her project depending on the students previous training and experience. Students should consult with a professor in their area for detailed arrangements no later than the last day of registration.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Dimitris Anastassiou
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Keren Bergman
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Shih-Fu Chang
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Christine P Hendon
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Predrag R Jelenkovic
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Xiaofan Jiang
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Dion Khodagholy Araghy
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Harish Krishnaswamy
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Michal Lipson
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Debasis Mitra
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Kenneth Shepard
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Tanvir Ahmed Khan
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Yannis P Tsividis
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David G Vallancourt
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John Wright
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Charles A Zukowski
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Gil Zussman
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Savannah Eisner
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James Anderson
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Xiang Meng
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Micah Goldblum
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Homayoon Beigi
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Navid Asr
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Professional development and leadership
Prof Dev for Doctoral: 1s
For first year doctoral students, emphasizing the skills needed for success in orienting them to Columbia and doctoral studies, including teaching and presentation skills (i.e., Microteaching, how to grade, hold office hours, conduct recitations, etc.); cultivating relationships with mentors, faculty, and colleagues; inclusivity; managing your budget; wellness; research and academic integrity and ethics.
- Department: Engineering
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Professional development and leadership
Prof Dev for Doctoral: 2n
ENGI E6002 is designed for second year doctoral students, emphasizing the skills needed for continued success in the doctoral program, including presentation and communication skills; academic writing skills; academic conference preparation; resiliency and project management skills.
- Department: Engineering
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A Practical Approach to Second Language
Second Language Teaching
This graduate seminar serves as a continuation of SPPO GR6001 (“Theory and Practice of Second Language Teaching”) and it is intended for in-service instructors of language, and language and content courses at the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at Columbia University. It focuses on the application in the second language (SL) classroom of the pedagogical principles reviewed in the previous semester, with emphasis on methodological approaches and applied techniques.
Students will be directly mentored regarding the classroom treatment and presentation of grammatical, lexical, socio-cultural, and pragmatic aspects of the language in the SL classroom. From a communicative approach and beyond, they will also continue to engage with basic teaching techniques such as lesson planning, use of the target language, technology integration, task design, and the use of written and oral authentic materials. They will learn practically how to promote the development of students’ abilities for literacy and critical thinking. Finally, they will be carefully guided through the actual design and implementation of testing and assessment measures for the course they are teaching. In this seminar, we will also analyze real and potential case scenarios that will/may arise in the classroom and we will consider tactics to resolve problems that typically occur. Reflective teaching practices (teachers as learners of teaching, dynamics of classroom communication, the role of teachers’ beliefs about pedagogical practices) will be revisited and rethought.
- Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
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Instructor:
Francisca Aguilo Mora
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Professional development and leadership
Prof Dev for Doctoral: 3r
For third year doctoral students to facilitate career exploration including teaching, presentation and communication skills; public speaking and facilitation; CV and resume writing; and Getting Things Done.
- Department: Engineering
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MECHANISMS IN HUM DISEASE I
Open only to graduate students in the basic and medical science departments. Prerequisite: course director’s permission; knowledge of biochemistry and cell biology. The molecular and cellular basis for human disease, with an emphasis on modern research in characterization and treatment. Lectures, conferences, assigned readings, written and oral presentations.
- Department: Pathology
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Instructor:
Ronald Liem
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Professional development and leadership
Prof Dev for Doctoral: 4t
For fourth year doctoral students supporting job search and degree completion, including searching for job opportunities (Academia, Industry); interview preparation; creating an academic portfolio; conducting a job talk; negotiation and mediation skills.
- Department: Engineering
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BIOMEDICAL DESIGN II
Second semester of project-based design experience for graduate students. Elements of design process, with focus on skills development, prototype development and testing, and business planning. Real-world training in biomedical design, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Megan Heenan
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The Central Dogma: Mechanisms and Regula
THE CENTRAL DOGMA
- Department: Biological Sciences
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MESAAS RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
This course provides a structured setting for stand-alone M.A. students in their final year and Ph.D. students in their second and third years to develop their research trajectories in a way that complements normal coursework. The seminar meets approximately biweekly and focuses on topics such as research methodology; project design; literature review, including bibliographies and citation practices; grant writing. Required for MESAAS graduate students in their second and third year.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
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Instructor:
Alison Vacca
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HISTORY & THEORY OF THEATRE
- Department: Theatre Arts
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Instructor:
Margaret K Araneo
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
THE WRITER AS TEACHER
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Keri E Bertino
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
POETRY FOR PROSE WRITERS
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Monica Ferrell
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
THE COMMA SUTRA: GRAMMAR
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Barbara K Fischer
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
Editing and the Writer
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Brigid Hughes
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
CLASSROOM OF IMAGINATION
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Dorothea S Lasky
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CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
SHORT PROSE FORMS
CROSS-GENRE SEMINAR
- Department: Writing
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Instructor:
Alan Ziegler
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EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES FOR HUM
PARTNERSHIP FOR HCM SOLUT
- Department: Human Capital Management
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Instructor:
Melanie Rosenwasser
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ASTROPHYSICS I
Prerequisites: a strong undergraduate background in E-M and classical mechanics. Qualified undergraduates may be admitted with the instructors permission. The basic physics of high energy astrophysical phenomena. Protostars, equations of stellar structure; radiative transfer theory; stellar nucleosynthesis; radiative emission processes; equations of state and cooling theory for neutron stars and white dwarfs, Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation; Chandrasekhar limit; shocks and fluids; accretion theory for both disks and hard surfaces; black hole orbits and light bending.
- Department: Physics
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Instructor:
Charles J Hailey
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Cosmology, Black Holes, and Gravity
The course will include a brief introduction to General Relativity and black holes; the majority of the time will be spent on Cosmology. It will include an overview of gravitational waves.
- Department: Astronomy
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Instructor:
Maximiliano Isi Banales
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