CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Jessica J Bulman
h-index: 14 Info - 4 points
Energy, Corporate Responsibility, and Hu
Energy, Corp Resp, & Righ
This interdisciplinary seminar examines the role of multinational energy companies in the context of international human rights, corporate responsibility, and global governance. Drawing on case studies and legal frameworks, the course explores how extractive industries intersect with political, environmental, and social systems, particularly in transitional and emerging economies.
Key themes include the development of international human rights law, the evolving definition of corporate responsibility, environmental and minority rights, corruption and transparency, and the geopolitics of natural resource extraction. Students will investigate how transnational corporations operate in weak governance zones, how investment treaties shape state-corporate relations, and how disputes over pipelines and land use affect communities and nations alike.
The course emphasizes real-world case analysis, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Canadian mining projects in Latin America, and recent developments in sovereign debt, investor-state arbitration, and standards for corporate conduct. Students will also evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary standards, multilateral codes, and legal instruments in shaping corporate behavior.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Jenik Radon
Info - 3 points
Global Politics and International Organi
Global Politics & Int'l O
MIA and MPA Politics II Core.
Global Politics & International Organizations
introduces the actors, coalitions, institutions, and processes of global politics. It creates the conceptual foundations for understanding the role of international organizations in today’s multipolar and complex (or, ‘multiplex’) world. It sheds light on how states, non-state actors, and international bureaucracies act within international organizations and how they negotiate international agreements. The discussions will focus on formal and informal decision-making processes, working methods, and power in international relations. It will highlight processes within Bretton Woods institutions (the World Bank and the IMF), as well as at the United Nations, including bargaining processes at the UN Security Council. As a spillover from global politics, the course will also explore the role of international organizations in domestic policymaking processes.
In addition to critical scholarship on international organizations and global governance, the course relies on students’ analysis of relevant proceedings and debates at the UN, original policy documents, as well as expert testimony from a range of guest speakers, who share their extensive first-hand observations as actors of global governance processes. By these means,
Global Politics & International Organizations
offers insights into the processes, challenges, and impacts of activities by international organizations to make global governance regimes stronger, more effective, and hold actors more accountable.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Daniel Naujoks
Info - 1.5 points
American Foreign Policy in Global Perspe
American Foreign Policy-G
MIA and MPA Politics II Core.
This course examines the evolution of American foreign policy within the context of U.S. political institutions, domestic dynamics, and historical experiences. It emphasizes the interplay between foreign and domestic policy, considering how American identity, political culture, and internal debates have shaped international engagement. While grounded in key moments in U.S. history, the course also addresses recent shifts in America's global role and examines the strategic, ideological, and institutional forces that continue to influence foreign policy decisions.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Lincoln A Mitchell
Info - 1.5 points
Political Parties and Elections in the U
Political Parties & Elect
MIA and MPA Politics II Core.
This course examines the development and dynamics of political parties in the United States, with a focus on the evolution of the two-party system and its influence on American politics and policymaking. Students will explore the historical foundations of party formation, ideological shifts over time, and the distinct roles parties play at national and subnational levels. The course also analyzes the structure and impact of party primaries, as well as recent technological and communication changes that have transformed modern electoral strategy and campaign practices.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Lincoln A Mitchell
Info - 1.5 points
Politics of Policymaking: A Comparative
Comparative Policymaking
MIA and MPA Politics II Core.
This course examines the unique challenges and opportunities of the Global South, integrating theoretical frameworks, historical analysis, and contemporary case studies to develop a thorough understanding of how the region confronts and navigates some of the most significant issues shaping its politics and policies. By analyzing diverse political and policy dynamics in the Global South, it encourages students to think globally and recognize interconnectedness across political systems. Over seven weeks, we examine various challenges posed by institutional legacies of colonialism, the rise of populism, democratic backsliding, corruption, and political violence, while also highlighting innovative responses emerging from the Global South through contemporary case studies.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Rumela Sen
CULPA: 1 Info - 1.5 points
Public Policy in the Age of Uncertainty
Public Policy in Uncertai
MIA and MPA Politics Core II.
This course explores how sudden disruptions—such as elections, economic shocks, natural disasters, and conflict—can challenge or derail long-term policy efforts. Using analytical tools from game theory, economics, management, and law, students will assess how policy responses are developed under pressure and how to design adaptive programs capable of withstanding unexpected change. The course combines discussion, interactive exercises, and real-world case studies to build the strategic, ethical, and communication skills needed to lead through uncertainty. Guest speakers with firsthand experience in policymaking during crises will offer practical insights into decision-making when the stakes are high. Students will learn to anticipate and manage change, balance competing demands, and identify opportunities to advance policy goals even amid disruption.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
- 1.5 points
LEGISLATION AND REGULATION
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Kathryn E Judge
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Instructor:
Jeremy K Kessler
Info - 4 points
US & INTL LEGAL SYSTEM
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Matthew Waxman
Wikipedia h-index: 24 Info - 3 points
International Human Rights Law
This course introduces the legal frameworks, institutions, and advocacy strategies that underpin the international human rights system. With a practitioner’s lens, students will explore civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights through treaties, customary law, and jurisprudence. Emphasis is placed on understanding where and how the law offers avenues for redress, and the evolving role of human rights advocacy in confronting modern challenges, including corporate accountability, gender discrimination, and climate justice.
Students will examine the structure and operation of key international and regional human rights mechanisms, the limits and opportunities of legal enforcement, and the relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The course integrates doctrinal learning with applied analysis through case studies, reflections, and simulations.
Attendance in the first class session is mandatory.
- Department: Human Rights, Gender, and Equity
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Instructor:
Betsy Apple
Info - 3 points
Financial Accounting & Analysis
MPA Financial Management Core I and II.
This course introduces the principles and practices of financial reporting, with the goal of enabling students to become informed users of financial information in both public and private sector contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding the three primary financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; and the accounting concepts and rules that shape them. Students will examine how financial information is prepared, disclosed, and interpreted, and will develop analytical tools to assess an organization’s financial health and operational effectiveness. Real-world financial statements will be used throughout the course to build fluency in the language and application of accounting.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Norman Bartczak
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
Financial Accounting & Analysis
MPA Financial Management Core I and II.
This course introduces the principles and practices of financial reporting, with the goal of enabling students to become informed users of financial information in both public and private sector contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding the three primary financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; and the accounting concepts and rules that shape them. Students will examine how financial information is prepared, disclosed, and interpreted, and will develop analytical tools to assess an organization’s financial health and operational effectiveness. Real-world financial statements will be used throughout the course to build fluency in the language and application of accounting.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Norman Bartczak
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
FIN STATEMNT ANALYSIS & INTERP
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Norman Bartczak
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
INT'L BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Alejandro M Garro
Info - 3 points
Ethnographies at the End of the World
What can we learn from anthropological and ethnographic research in and about a damaged world, a world confronted by the violence and effects of war, climate change, transnational migration, post-industrial abandonment, and the lives and afterlives of colonialism and slavery? What are the ethnographic debates that address the catastrophes produced by capitalism and the lifeforms that emerge out of its ruins? What types of anthropological critique emerge in times enunciated as ‘the end of the world’? And what comes after this end? Ethnographies at the End of the World addresses these questions by paying close attention to some of the most relevant debates in contemporary anthropological theory and anthropological critique. These debates include, among others, discussions on violence and trauma, the politics of life and death, the work of memory and oblivion, and the material entanglements between human and non-human forms of existence. The aim of this seminar is to generate a discussion around the multiple implications of these theoretical arrangements and how anthropologists deploy them in their ethnographic understandings of the world we live in. In doing so, this course provides students with a fundamental understanding and conceptual knowledge about how anthropologists use and produce theory, and how this theoretical production is mobilized as a social critique. This course is reading intensive and operates in the form of a seminar. It is intended, primarily, for MA students in the department of anthropology and graduate students in other departments.
- Department: Anthropology
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nicholas Glastonbury
Info - 3 points
CORPORATE TAXATION
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Rick D'Avino
Info - 3 points
CORPORATIONS
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
John C Jr Coffee
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Instructor:
Katharina Pistor
Info - 4 points
CORPORATIONS
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
- 4 points
Politics & Policy of Urban Sustainabilit
Politics & Policy-Urban S
This is a course for thoughtful people who wish to influence actual policy outcomes related to sustainability challenges in major cities. Its objective is not to provide a primer on urban sustainability solutions; this is readily available from textbooks and will change by the time you are in a position to act. Rather, the course’s objective is to prepare you for the kind of challenges that will face you as a policy practitioner in the field of urban sustainability. Cities are increasingly recognized as a key level of government for environmental and sustainability policy. As at all levels, politics and policy are intensely intertwined, and perhaps more so at the local level because the decisions involved often affect constituents directly and intimately --in their neighborhoods, in their homes, in their commutes. This reading-heavy colloquium explores the politics and the policy of urban sustainability from the perspective of someone who wishes to effect change. It culminates in a team project in which students act as a sustainability policy team in a mayoral (or equivalent) office in one of the world’s major cities. The course considers key components of the city itself, with the objective of understanding what shapes the city and its impact on the environment. It mainly uses case studies from the twentieth-century United States, paired with international readings to allow a comparison with other experiences. The focus on deep case studies allows the consideration of the situations, constraints, and political dynamics of specific situations. It is intended to provide students with the ability to recognize patterns in urban political and policy dynamics related to sustainability. These are paired with an overview of leading solutions and how the professor believes practitioners should evaluate them for their own cities. The course also prominently features in-class presentations and discussions of the students’ main project: a team-based memo making a specific recommendation to solve a problem in a specific major world city, which is presented twice, once for a diagnosis of the problem in a given city and a second time with a policy recommendation. This project is the major portion of the overall grade for the class, and is used to allow the students to wrestle with the challenge of turning ideas from past and present into successful urban sustainability policies that can get implemented in a political and institutional world. In order to cover issues in depth, this course is not exhaustive;
- Department: MPA-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POL
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Instructor:
Rohit T Aggarwala
Wikipedia h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
Ex. Criminal Prosecution: Manhattan/Bkl
EX. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
- Department: Law
- 2 points
Ex. Criminal Prosecution: Manhattan/Bkl
EX. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
- Department: Law
- 3 points
EUR UNION LAW & INSTITUTIONS
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Anu Bradford
Wikipedia h-index: 15 Info - 3 points
IMMIGRATION LAW
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Ajun Gupta
Info - 3 points
Foundations of Budgeting
MPA Financial Management I Core.
This course provides a practical introduction to budgeting as a critical tool for planning, decision-making, and leadership across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Students will develop hands-on skills in budget creation, financial analysis, and cash flow management while exploring how budgets shape organizational strategy and operations.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Sarah M Holloway
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Instructor:
John Liu
Info - 1.5 points
Foundations of Budgeting
MPA Financial Management I Core.
This course provides a practical introduction to budgeting as a critical tool for planning, decision-making, and leadership across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Students will develop hands-on skills in budget creation, financial analysis, and cash flow management while exploring how budgets shape organizational strategy and operations.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
- 1.5 points
Budgeting & Financial Management for Gov
Gov't Budgeting & Finance
MPA Financial Management Core II.
This course introduces students to budgeting and financial management in the public sector, with an emphasis on real-world application and analytical skill development. Drawing on current and historical challenges—including the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic—students will explore the political, technical, and managerial dimensions of public budgeting in the United States.
Topics include the structure and function of operating and capital budgets, principles of revenue generation, deficit spending, and debt financing. Students will work with actual federal, state, and local budgets, gaining experience in constructing, analyzing, and presenting budgets in a government context. By the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate budget proposals and make data-informed recommendations grounded in public policy goals and financial feasibility.
Financial Management for Nonprofits & So
Fin Mgmt for Nonprofits &
MPA Financial Management II Core.
This course introduces nonprofit and social enterprise finance, financial management, and budgeting. The course is practical and hands-on. The course will examine how financial management principles assist nonprofit and social enterprise leaders make operating, program, and long-term financial and strategic decisions. Students will learn underlying concepts and practical skills through readings, discussions, Case Studies, and assignments. The course is designed to give students a range of core financial and managerial skills that are especially relevant to students who want to go on to establish, manage, or work in nonprofit organizations or social enterprises.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Sarah M Holloway
CULPA: 1 Info - 1.5 points
Accounting Fundamentals
Financial Accounting
MPA Financial Management Core II.
This course provides students with a foundational understanding of financial accounting, with an emphasis on interpreting financial statements. Students will study the three core financial statements—the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows—and learn the accounting principles and rules that shape how financial data is recorded and presented.
Through hands-on exercises and case examples from service, manufacturing, and retail operations, students will learn to apply double-entry bookkeeping, distinguish between key accounting treatments such as capitalizing and expensing, and evaluate how management’s assumptions and estimates influence reported outcomes. The course aims to build financial fluency for policy professionals and prepare students to critically assess financial information to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Norman Bartczak
CULPA: 1 Info - 1.5 points
INTERNATIONAL LAW
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Lori F Damrosch
Info - 3 points
LAW & LEGAL INST IN CHINA
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Benjamin L Liebman
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
HUMAN RIGHTS
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Martin S Flaherty
CULPA: 1 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
ANTITRUST AND TRADE REGULATION
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Timothy S Wu
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
European Union Human Rights: Law & Polic
EU Human Rights: Law & Po
This intensive seminar explores the European Union’s internal and external commitments to human rights. Students examine the legal foundations in EU treaties, the role of EU institutions, and the implementation of rights-based policies in areas such as migration, non-discrimination, trade, and development. The course also investigates the EU’s multilateral human rights engagement with the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, and other regional bodies. Through readings, discussion, and a final essay, students critically assess the EU’s effectiveness as a global human rights actor.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Jan Wouters
Info - 1.5 points
Diplomacy in Practice: the EU & the Worl
Diplomacy in Practice:EU/
This course introduces students to the practice of modern diplomacy through case studies of global and regional crises and the European Union’s responses to them. Students will examine how foreign policy is developed and implemented from the perspective of a professional diplomat.
The course begins with an overview of the history of EU foreign policy, followed by an introduction to the key institutions and instruments involved in external relations. Subsequent sessions will focus on case studies that illustrate the EU’s approach to various international partners: allies (including the transatlantic partnership and the UN system), neighboring regions (such as the Southern Neighborhood policy, the Eastern Partnership, and the European Political Community), and other global powers (including Russia, China, India, and Turkey). Additional topics include the war in Ukraine, conflicts in the Middle East (Libya, Syria, and the Middle East peace process), the Iran nuclear agreement, and the migration crisis.
Each case will explore the interplay among the EU’s foreign policy tools, including crisis management, defense and security, trade, financial aid, humanitarian assistance, and public diplomacy. The course concludes with a reflection on lessons learned and potential future directions for the EU’s foreign policy agenda and institutional framework.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Pierre Vimont
Info - 3 points
Politics in the European Union
This course provides an advanced introduction to the politics of the European Union and its member states. It explores the EU as a distinctive political entity shaped by both supranational and domestic political dynamics. Topics include theories of integration, the institutional architecture of the EU, debates about its democratic legitimacy, and the development of its socio-economic and foreign policy agendas. The second half of the course shifts focus to the internal politics of key member states, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and selected Central and Eastern European countries, examining how national dynamics intersect with broader European challenges. The course pays particular attention to sovereignty, immigration, and democratic backsliding as thematic entry points for comparative analysis.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Carlo E Invernizzi Accetti
Info - 3 points
COPYRIGHT LAW
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Jane C Ginsburg
Wikipedia Info - 4 points
Economic Fundamentals for International
MIA Economics Core.
This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, equipping students with the analytical tools to understand how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions and how they interact in local and global markets. By combining theory with applied learning, the course builds a foundation for critical thinking about real-world economic challenges and policy-making in an increasingly interconnected world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Martsella Davitaia
Info - 3 points
Economic Fundamentals for International
MIA Economics Core.
This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, equipping students with the analytical tools to understand how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions and how they interact in local and global markets. By combining theory with applied learning, the course builds a foundation for critical thinking about real-world economic challenges and policy-making in an increasingly interconnected world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Martsella Davitaia
Info - 3 points
Economic Fundamentals for International
MIA Economics Core.
This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, equipping students with the analytical tools to understand how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions and how they interact in local and global markets. By combining theory with applied learning, the course builds a foundation for critical thinking about real-world economic challenges and policy-making in an increasingly interconnected world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Martsella Davitaia
Info - 3 points
HEALTH LAW
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
- 3 points
EXHIBITION CULTURES
Laurel Kendall. This course is a continuation of Museum Anthropology G6352 (not a prerequisite). Through the study of museum exhibitions, this course explores a series of debates about the representation of culture in museums, the politics of identity, and the significance of objects. We will consider the museum as a contemporary and variable form, as a site for the expression of national, group, and individual identity and as a site of performance and consumption. We will consider how exhibits are developed, what they aim to convey, what makes them effective (or not), and how they sometimes become flashpoints of controversy. Because the work of museums is visual, enacted through the display of material forms, we will also consider the transformation of objects into artifacts and as part of exhibitions, addressing questions of meaning, ownership, value, and magic. We will look at this range of issues from the point of view of practitioners, critics, and audiences. G6365 works in tandem with the exhibition project that will be developed in “Exhibition Practice in Global Culture” to produce a small exhibit at AMNH.
- Department: Anthropology
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Laurel Kendall
Info - 3 points
REGULATION OF FINANCIAL INST
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Lev Menand
Info - 4 points
CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Electron microscopy in combination with image analysis is increasingly powerful in producing 3D structures of individual molecules and large macromolecular complexes that are unapproachable by other methods. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), is a form of transmission electron microscopy where the sample is studied at cryogenic temperatures (generally below -180 °C). This course is focused on the concepts and theories behind cryo-electron microscopy and its application in structural biology.
- Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Instructor:
Joachim Frank
Wikipedia h-index: 111 Info - 4 points
Microeconomic Analysis for International
MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core.
This course introduces the fundamental tools of microeconomic analysis used to understand individual decision-making, market behavior, and policy outcomes. It equips students with the analytical frameworks and terminology of the economics profession, fostering both critical and open-minded engagement with economic issues. Emphasis is placed on the motivations and consequences of microeconomic policies in international and public affairs contexts. Through problem-solving and collaborative work, students will build practical skills in applying economic models to real-world challenges.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Emanuele Gerratana
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
Macroeconomic Analysis for International
MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core.
This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA IA6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Fernando Cirelli
Info - 3 points
Macroeconomic Analysis for International
MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core.
This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA IA6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Fernando Cirelli
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Instructor:
Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Info - 3 points
Macroeconomic Analysis for International
MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core.
This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA IA6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Sigridur Benediktsdottir
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Instructor:
Andrea Bubula
Info - 3 points
Macroeconomic Analysis for International
MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core.
This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA IA6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Andrea Bubula
Info - 3 points
ADV CON LAW: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Philip Hamburger
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Social Movements & Citizenship in Africa
Social Movemt & Citizen-A
This course focuses on social movements and citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa to examine how people form political and social movements and deploy citizenship strategies within social, historical, and economic structures that are both local and global. It draws on readings and lectures from scholars in history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and African studies to explore the following topics and themes: histories and theories of social movements and citizenship; cities and social movements and citizenship; citizenship outside the nation-state; social movements and democracy; citizenship as a creative enterprise that emphasizes claim-making and improvisation; citizenship within imperial, international, and national contexts; infrastructures, claim-making, and coalition building; opposition, leadership and democracy; and social movements of African youth and women. This course features guest lectures by and discussions with French and American scholars from Sciences-Po, Universite Paris 1, NYU, and Columbia, and is part of the Joint African Studies Program (JASP) at the Institute of African Studies that is supported by the Partnership University Fund (PUF) and the French Alliance Program at Columbia. It includes foundational readings on concepts, theories, and histories of social movements and citizenship in Africa as well as in-depth case studies on selective themes by various experts working on sub-Saharan Africa. It is unique insofar as it offers a strong foundation in social movements and citizenship while exposing students to in-depth case studies by leading experts working in a variety of disciplines and geographical contexts. All lectures and discussions are conducted in English.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Jinny K Prais
Info - 3 points
CONFLICT-LAWS/JURISD:NATL/INTL
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Nathaniel Berman
Info - 3 points
SECURITIES REGULATION
Prerequisites: L6231 This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Joshua R Mitts
Info - 4 points
LAW OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Jamal K Greene
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
See Law School Curriculum Guide for details.
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Richard Sobelsohn
Info - 2 points
Quantitative Analysis I for Internationa
MIA & MPA Quantitative Core I.
This course introduces the fundamentals of statistical analysis, with applications in public policy, management, and the social sciences. Students will begin with basic techniques for describing and summarizing data and progress toward more advanced methods for inference and prediction. The course emphasizes practical tools for interpreting quantitative data and drawing evidence-based conclusions about the social world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Doru Cojoc
Info - 3 points
Quantitative Analysis I for Internationa
MIA & MPA Quantitative Core I.
This course introduces the fundamentals of statistical analysis, with applications in public policy, management, and the social sciences. Students will begin with basic techniques for describing and summarizing data and progress toward more advanced methods for inference and prediction. The course emphasizes practical tools for interpreting quantitative data and drawing evidence-based conclusions about the social world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Doru Cojoc
Info - 3 points
Quantitative Analysis I for Internationa
MIA & MPA Quantitative Core I.
This course introduces the fundamentals of statistical analysis, with applications in public policy, management, and the social sciences. Students will begin with basic techniques for describing and summarizing data and progress toward more advanced methods for inference and prediction. The course emphasizes practical tools for interpreting quantitative data and drawing evidence-based conclusions about the social world.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Doru Cojoc
Info - 3 points
Quantitative Analysis II for Internation
MPA Quantitative Core II.
This course introduces regression analysis as a key tool for policy analysis and program evaluation. Emphasizing causal inference, students will learn to assess the impacts of programs and policies using both experimental and non-experimental methods. The first half of the course reviews foundational concepts from Quant I and builds toward multiple regression techniques; the second half applies those tools to real-world policy settings. Designed for future practitioners, the course focuses on applying and communicating statistical concepts in accessible, non-technical language, and prepares students for advanced coursework in data analysis and program evaluation.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Alan S Yang
CULPA: 5
Info
- 3 points
Quantitative Analysis II for Internation
MPA Quantitative Core II.
This course introduces regression analysis as a key tool for policy analysis and program evaluation. Emphasizing causal inference, students will learn to assess the impacts of programs and policies using both experimental and non-experimental methods. The first half of the course reviews foundational concepts from Quant I and builds toward multiple regression techniques; the second half applies those tools to real-world policy settings. Designed for future practitioners, the course focuses on applying and communicating statistical concepts in accessible, non-technical language, and prepares students for advanced coursework in data analysis and program evaluation.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Alan S Yang
CULPA: 5
Info
- 3 points
Quantitative Analysis II for Internation
MPA Quantitative Core II.
This course introduces regression analysis as a key tool for policy analysis and program evaluation. Emphasizing causal inference, students will learn to assess the impacts of programs and policies using both experimental and non-experimental methods. The first half of the course reviews foundational concepts from Quant I and builds toward multiple regression techniques; the second half applies those tools to real-world policy settings. Designed for future practitioners, the course focuses on applying and communicating statistical concepts in accessible, non-technical language, and prepares students for advanced coursework in data analysis and program evaluation.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Alan S Yang
CULPA: 5
Info
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Instructor:
Cristian Pop-Eleches
h-index: 23 Info - 3 points
Quantitative Analysis II for Internation
MPA Quantitative Core II.
This course introduces regression analysis as a key tool for policy analysis and program evaluation. Emphasizing causal inference, students will learn to assess the impacts of programs and policies using both experimental and non-experimental methods. The first half of the course reviews foundational concepts from Quant I and builds toward multiple regression techniques; the second half applies those tools to real-world policy settings. Designed for future practitioners, the course focuses on applying and communicating statistical concepts in accessible, non-technical language, and prepares students for advanced coursework in data analysis and program evaluation.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Cristian Pop-Eleches
h-index: 23 Info - 3 points
Global Reliance on Russian Energy
Global Reliance-Russian E
This course examines the global reliance on Russian energy exports in the aftermath of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the realignment of geopolitical and energy markets. Students will assess whether Russia can operate without Western customers and whether the West can isolate Russia while securing its own energy needs. The course explores disrupted energy ties between Russia and Europe, shifting alliances with China, India, the Middle East, and the Arctic, and how sanctions have reshaped oil and gas flows worldwide. Through regional case studies and up-to-date policy analysis, students will investigate Russia's role in OPEC+, the Black and Caspian Seas, and the future of European energy diversification, including hydrogen initiatives.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Natasha Udensiva
Info - 3 points
GLOBAL CONSTITUTIONALISM
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Michael Doyle
Info - 2 points
Putin and Global Anti-Americanism
Putin & Global AntiAmeric
This course explores the development of relations between Russia and the United States from the end of the Cold War to the present day. It also reveals a broader trend: in the early 1990s, it seemed that Western liberal values were triumphant worldwide. However, as Russia failed to transition into a democratic state, anti-Americanism and revanchism began to flourish. After becoming president, Vladimir Putin exploited these sentiments, ultimately making anti-Americanism a central aspect of his international political agenda. Russian propaganda has not only influenced the Russian population but also seeks to spread these ideas and conspiracy theories beyond Russia’s borders. As an inherently unstable political system, Russia aims to destabilize the West. The course concludes with an analysis of present-day dynamics.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Mikhail Zygar
Info - 1.5 points
Politics of the Caucasus
This course tracks the trajectories of politics in the Caucasus, focusing on the political development of the independent states of the South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. While the emphasis is on contemporary dynamics, the course considers how Imperial Russian expansion and Soviet structures interact with current mechanisms of interest articulation and power. Topics include post-Soviet conflicts, regime types, institutions, political economy, and foreign policy. Students will examine each country individually and comparatively
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Julie George
Info - 3 points
Policy Communication and Advocacy
Policy Comms and Advocacy
MIA and MPA Policy Skills I Core.
This course provides students with practical skills to communicate clearly and persuasively on issues they care about. Whether writing to influence policy, shape public opinion, or present ideas within an organization, the ability to craft sharp, purposeful messages is essential. Students will learn to distill their key arguments, adapt their writing for different audiences, and develop strong foundational pieces such as op-eds, press releases, and policy memos. The course also introduces generative AI tools as part of the writing process—teaching students how to use AI to brainstorm, draft, and revise more efficiently, while critically assessing its outputs. As AI transforms how we write and communicate, this course equips students to harness its benefits while maintaining their own voice, judgment, and clarity of thought.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
Rumela Sen
CULPA: 1 Info -
Instructor:
George W III Miller
Info - 1.5 points
Policy Communication and Advocacy
Policy Comms and Advocacy
MIA and MPA Policy Skills I Core.
This course provides students with practical skills to communicate clearly and persuasively on issues they care about. Whether writing to influence policy, shape public opinion, or present ideas within an organization, the ability to craft sharp, purposeful messages is essential. Students will learn to distill their key arguments, adapt their writing for different audiences, and develop strong foundational pieces such as op-eds, press releases, and policy memos. The course also introduces generative AI tools as part of the writing process—teaching students how to use AI to brainstorm, draft, and revise more efficiently, while critically assessing its outputs. As AI transforms how we write and communicate, this course equips students to harness its benefits while maintaining their own voice, judgment, and clarity of thought.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
George W III Miller
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Instructor:
James P Holtje
Info - 1.5 points
Policy Communication and Advocacy
Policy Comms and Advocacy
MIA and MPA Policy Skills I Core.
This course provides students with practical skills to communicate clearly and persuasively on issues they care about. Whether writing to influence policy, shape public opinion, or present ideas within an organization, the ability to craft sharp, purposeful messages is essential. Students will learn to distill their key arguments, adapt their writing for different audiences, and develop strong foundational pieces such as op-eds, press releases, and policy memos. The course also introduces generative AI tools as part of the writing process—teaching students how to use AI to brainstorm, draft, and revise more efficiently, while critically assessing its outputs. As AI transforms how we write and communicate, this course equips students to harness its benefits while maintaining their own voice, judgment, and clarity of thought.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
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Instructor:
James P Holtje
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Instructor:
Christopher Booker
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Instructor:
Jacob E Templin
Info - 1.5 points