1ST YR MOD HEBREW: ELEM I

This is an introductory course for which no prior knowledge is required. Equal emphasis is given to listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar. Daily homework includes grammar exercises, short answers, reading, or paragraph writing. Frequent vocabulary and grammar quizzes. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• 5 points

1ST YR MOD HEBREW: ELEM I

This is an introductory course for which no prior knowledge is required. Equal emphasis is given to listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar. Daily homework includes grammar exercises, short answers, reading, or paragraph writing. Frequent vocabulary and grammar quizzes. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• 5 points

VOICE INSTRUCTION

Entrance by audition only. Call Barnard College, Department of Music during registration for time and place of audition (854-5096).

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 2 points

VOICE INSTRUCTION

Entrance by audition only. Call Barnard College, Department of Music during registration for time and place of audition (854-5096).

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 2 points

INTENSVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY-LAB

Prerequisites: CHEM UN1604 or CHEM UN2045 Corequisites: CHEM UN2045 A student-centered experimental course intended for students who are taking or have completed CHEM UN1604 (Second Semester General Chemistry Intensive Lecture offered in Fall), CHEM UN2045 (Intensive Organic Chemistry offered in Fall), or CHEM UN2046 (Intensive Organic Chemistry Lecture offered in Spring). The course will provide an introduction to theory and practice of modern experimental chemistry in a contextual, student-centered collaborative learning environment. This course differs from CHEM UN1500 in its pedagogy and its emphasis on instrumentation and methods. Students must also attend the compulsory Mentoring Session. Please check the Directory of Classes for details. Please note that CHEM UN1507 is offered in the fall and spring semesters.

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Luis A Avila
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 3 points

INTENSVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY-LAB

Prerequisites: CHEM UN1604 or CHEM UN2045 Corequisites: CHEM UN2045 A student-centered experimental course intended for students who are taking or have completed CHEM UN1604 (Second Semester General Chemistry Intensive Lecture offered in Fall), CHEM UN2045 (Intensive Organic Chemistry offered in Fall), or CHEM UN2046 (Intensive Organic Chemistry Lecture offered in Spring). The course will provide an introduction to theory and practice of modern experimental chemistry in a contextual, student-centered collaborative learning environment. This course differs from CHEM UN1500 in its pedagogy and its emphasis on instrumentation and methods. Students must also attend the compulsory Mentoring Session. Please check the Directory of Classes for details. Please note that CHEM UN1507 is offered in the fall and spring semesters.

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Luis A Avila
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 3 points

FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

Introduction to the psychological, philosophical, sociological, and historical foundations of education as way to understand what education is, how education has become what it is, and to envision what education should be.

• Department: Education @Barnard
• Instructor: Fawziah Qadir
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• Instructor: Ishrat Ahmed
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• 3 points

INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

This course provides a broad overview of the comparative politics subfield by focusing on important substantive questions about the world today. The course is organized around four questions. First, why can only some people depend upon the state to enforce order? Second, how can we account for the differences between autocracies and democracies? Third, what different institutional forms does democratic government take? Finally, are some institutions more likely than others to produce desirable social outcomes such as accountability, redistribution, and political stability?

BEGINNING IN FALL 2025, BARNARD STUDENTS WISHING TO TAKE COMPARATIVE POLITICS FOR INTRO CREDIT TOWARD THE MAJOR MUST TAKE POLS-BC1510. If Barnard students enroll in POLS-UN2501, the course will only count toward their major as elective credit.

Columbia College students who take POLS-BC1510 can only apply the course toward their major for elective credit.

Students may not get credit for more than one of the following courses:  POLS BC1510, POLS UN1501, or POLS-UN2501.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• Instructor: Faculty
  h-index: 37 Info
• 4 points

BIOL BC1501 RECITATION

Prerequisites: BIOL BC1001 or equivalent preparation. Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. Course suitable for fulfillment of premedical requirements. BIOL BC1500 as prerequisite or corequisite. A laboratory-based introduction to the major groups of living organisms; anatomy, physiology, evolution, and systematics; and laboratory techniques for studying and comparing functional adaptations.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• 0 points

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Collegium Musicum is a performing group dedicated primarily to the study and performance of early music, broadly defined.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES

This course is intended to be both an interdisciplinary introduction to the city and to the field of Urban Studies. As an introduction to the city, the course will address a variety of questions: What is a city? How did cities develop? How do cities function socially, politically, and economically? Why do people live in cities? What are some of the major issues facing cities in the early twenty-first century, and how can cities address these issues? As an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies, the course will present models of how scholars approach cities from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints, including architecture, planning, law, sociology, history, archaeology, anthropology, political science, public policy, and geography. Students will learn some of the major concepts in the field of Urban Studies, and will study the works of leading scholars in the field. Students in the course will approach cities from a number of disciplines, not only through the reading, but also through assignments that take place in different locations throughout New York City.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• Instructor: Andreina Torres Angarita
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• Instructor: Aaron Passell
  CULPA: 8 h-index: 3 Info
• 3 points

Intro to Asian American Literature

As a survey of Asian American literature, this course examines recurring cycles of love and fear in Asian North American relations from the late nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
The course has four learning objectives.

First, by the end of the term, you should be able to recognize and explain key aspects of Asian North American cultural and literary representations across the twentieth century.

We will first turn to what became known as “yellow peril,” one effect of exclusion laws that monitored the entrance of Asians into the United States and Canada during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the corresponding phenomenon of Orientalism, the fascination with a binary of Asia and the West. We’ll examine how Asian North American authors respond to later cycles of love and fear, ranging from the forgetting of Japanese internment in North America and the occupation of the Philippines.

The second section turns to how Asian North American authors use innovative creative strategies to resist cycles of love and fear, especially in the wake of war and conflict in Asia and alongside the rise of the model minority.

The final section examines intimacy, communities, and crisis in forms of migration, diaspora, and globalization in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the global refugee crisis to more recent developments in the wake of COVID-19.

Second, you will interpret literary strategies (what literary scholars call “formal strategies”) and their connection to the text’s argument.

A central claim for this course is that cultural productions make debatable claims and arguments, and that one of the ways they do so is through form (such as the brevity of a poetic line and its layout, different narrators or points of view in a novel, or a drama that moves back and forth in time). How do these authors use literature to respond to, critique, or revise cultural representations of Asia and Asians in America? You will learn how to unpack the argument of text, or, more precisely, what you define as the argument of each work. What cultural issue or problem does the text identify? Why? What is its argument regarding this issue? How does the work support this argument? Does it offer any solutions? If so, what are they? If not, why not?

To that end, we will consider all of these texts might be responding to, commenting on, and even working against dominant cultura

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Denise Cruz
  CULPA: 8 h-index: 6 Info
• 3 points

UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA I

Founded by composer Edward MacDowell in 1896, the Columbia University Orchestra is the oldest continually operating university orchestra in the United States. The principal mission of the Orchestra is to expose talented student musicians to the highest level of orchestral repertoire. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 2 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - PERCUSSION

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - PIANO DUO

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL

The Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various classical ensembles and study with some of the most renowned chamber musicians in New York City. An audition is required.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE - VOCAL JAZZ

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE - PIANO TRIO

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE - FREE JAZZ

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE - HYBRID ENS

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

JAZZ ENSEMBLE - BIG BAND

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

COLUMBIA UNIV JAZZ ENSEMBL

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal, that cover a wide range of musical ensembles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

GAGAKU

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

HOGAKU: SHAKUHACHI

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

HOGAKU: KOTO

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

KLEZMER ENSEMBLE

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE

AFRO-CUBAN ENSEMBLE

In collaboration with the Center for Ethnomusicology, MESAAS, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, the Music Performance Program (MPP) offers students the opportunity to participate in various world music ensembles: Arab Music, Bluegrass, Japanese Gagaku/Hogaku, Klezmer and Latin American Music. Each ensemble requires different levels of experience, so please refer to the World Music section of the Music Performance Program website for more info. Please note the Latin American Music Ensemble focuses on two different Latin music traditions: The Afro-Cuban Ensemble meets in the Fall and the Brazilian Ensemble meets in the Spring.

• Department: Music
• 1 points

Popular/Contemporary Ensemble

“Pop/Contemporary” is a broad term that embraces a wide range of popular and contemporary music styles. This ensemble is open to any and all instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and songwriters interested in developing music in a workshop setting. Students rehearse and perform existing repertoire and original works, with an emphasis on group collaboration. While all are encouraged to contribute original songs and compositions, students are equally welcome to participate primarily as performers (developing their parts and shaping arrangements with the group). Class sessions will alternate between rehearsal-focused meetings and workshop sessions in which students present works in progress. The course culminates in a public performance.

• Department: Music
• Instructor: James E Moore
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• 1 points

BARNARD-COLUMBIA CHORUS I

Prerequisites: auditions by appointment made at first meeting. Contact Barnard College, Department of Music (854-5096). Membership in the chorus is open to all men and women in the University community. The chorus gives several public concerts each season, both on and off campus, often with other performing organizations. Sight-singing sessions offered. The repertory includes works from all periods of music literature. Students who register for chorus will receive a maximum of 4 points for four or more semesters.

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 1 points

BARNARD-COLUMBIA-CHAMBR SINGER

Prerequisites: auditions by appointment made at first meeting. Contact Barnard College, Department of Music (854-5096). Membership in the chorus is open to all men and women in the University community. The chorus gives several public concerts each season, both on and off campus, often with other performing organizations. Sight-singing sessions offered. The repertory includes works from all periods of music literature.

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 1 points

SCIENCE JOURNAL CLUB

Prerequisites: ) Limited to 16 students who are participating in the Science Pathways Scholars Program. Students in this seminar course will be introduced to the scientific literature by reading a mix of classic papers and papers that describe significant new developments in the field. Seminar periods will be devoted to oral reports, discussion of assigned reading, and student responses. Section 1: Limited to students in the Science Pathways Scholars Program. Section 2: Limited to first-year students who received a 4 or 5 on the AP and are currently enrolled in BIOL BC1500.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• Instructor: Sedelia Rodriguez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 1 points

EARTH RESOURCES & SUSTAIN DEV

Prerequisites: none; high school chemistry recommended. Survey of the origin and extent of mineral resources, fossil fuels, and industrial materials, that are non renewable, finite resources, and the environmental consequences of their extraction and use, using the textbook Earth Resources and the Environment, by James Craig, David Vaughan and Brian Skinner. This course will provide an overview, but will include focus on topics of current societal relevance, including estimated reserves and extraction costs for fossil fuels, geological storage of CO2, sources and disposal methods for nuclear energy fuels, sources and future for luxury goods such as gold and diamonds, and special, rare materials used in consumer electronics (e.g. ;Coltan; mostly from Congo) and in newly emerging technologies such as superconducting magnets and rechargeable batteries (e.g. heavy rare earth elements, mostly from China). Guest lectures from economists, commodity traders and resource geologists will provide ;real world; input. Discussion Session Required.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Instructor: Peter Kelemen
  CULPA: 8 h-index: 84 Info
• 3 points

FIRST YEAR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I

This is an introductory course and no previous knowledge is required. It focuses on developing basic abilities to speak as well as to read and write in modern Tibetan, Lhasa dialect. Students are also introduced to modern Tibetan studies through selected readings and guest lectures.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• Instructor: Sonam Tsering
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• 5 points

ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I

This Fall semester introductory Hindi course is the first part of a year-long sequence (Fall and
Spring semesters) designed for true beginners with no prior proficiency in the language. It offers
a comprehensive foundation, starting with the introduction to the Hindi script. The course focuses
on developing proficiency in all key language skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—
while cultivating an appreciation for cultural awareness. Through engaging lessons and activities,
students will acquire practical vocabulary and basic sentence structures, enabling meaningful
communication in everyday personal and social contexts. The course also incorporates audiovisual
materials, such as short films and songs, to deepen cultural understanding and enhance
student engagement.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• Instructor: Aftab Ahmad
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 5 points

Performance Seminar MasterClass

Performance Sem MasterCla

Performance Seminar Masterclass is open to classical musicians of any instrument(s) with the highest commitment to performance. Students are admitted via live audition during the first week of classes in the Fall. Each week, two students perform repertoire of their choice for the class and receive feedback from everyone present. The discussions, moderated by the director of the Music Performance Program, Dr. Magdalena Stern-Baczewska, are designed to provide constructive criticism to the performers and to pose questions related to performance from the perspectives of musical interpretation, career management, professional collaboration, and pedagogy.

• Department: Music
• Instructor: Magdalena Baczewska
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 1 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY

Prerequisites: Corequisite: MATH UN1102 Calculus II or equivalent. Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, introduction to special relativity and relativistic kinematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 3.5 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 0 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 0 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 0 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 0 points

PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Raquel Quieroz
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE)

Prerequisites: Acceptable performance on the Department placement exam during orientation week AND either a grade of "B" or better in CHEM UN1403 or AP chemistry or the equivalent. Please contact Vesna Gasperov (
vg2231@columbia.edu
) or your academic advisor at CSA for further information.
Corequisites: MATH UN1102

Topics include chemical kinetics, thermodynamics and chemical bonding.  Students must register simultaneously for a corresponding recitation section. Please check Courseworks or contact the instructor or departmental adviser for additional details.

When registering, be sure to add your name to the wait list for the recitation corresponding to the lecture section (CHEM UN1606).  Information about registration for the required recitation will be sent out before classes begin. Please expect to also be available for review sessions on Fridays from 8:10am-9:55am.

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 4 points

GLOBAL POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

GLOBAL POL CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change mitigation is the greatest global political challenge of our times. This course uses concepts drawn from the broader political science literature to analyze the recent history and possible future trajectories of interactions between international and domestic politics and climate change. It focuses on mitigation questions, and includes the international political economy of various relevant commercial sectors. It has no prerequisites, and no background knowledge is required. The course has two fundamental goals: to increase student understanding of the complexity of political issues and interests involved in global climate change problems, and to counter growing climate despair by suggesting realistic paths forward toward global net zero carbon emissions. Class lectures will leave significant time for student questions and discussion. There is also a required weekly discussion section.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• Instructor: Kimberly Marten
  CULPA: 71 Wikipedia h-index: 19 Info
• 4 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

2ND TERM GEN CHEM(INTENS)-REC

• Department: Chemistry
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
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• 0 points

HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I

This is a fast-paced course that compresses two years of Hindi into one year. It is for students of South Asian background who already possess limited speaking and listening skills in Hindi or Urdu. Non-heritage students who have some exposure to Hindi or Urdu and South Asian cultures may also take this course.

It begins with an introduction to the Devanagari Script, which enables students to acquire basic reading and writing skills. They then build on their listening and speaking skills. To achieve these goals, students are introduced to a variety of materials, including literature, newspapers, folk tales, jokes, magazine articles, films, songs, commercials, and other kinds of audiovisual materials. These texts are related to language functions in daily personal and social life situations.

It focuses on vocabulary enrichment by exposing students to a variety of cultural topics and developing knowledge of basic Hindi grammar. By the end of the semester, students will develop productive skills in reading, writing, and speaking and will be able to:

• speak about themselves and their environment, and initiate conversations on topics of general interest.

• Understand most of the basic sentence structures of Hindi in formal and informal registers.

• Write correspondence related to daily life, letters, short essays, and compositions on various topics.

• Learn some basic vocabulary related to aspects of Indian life, such as family life, social traditions, and education.

• Initiate and sustain conversations on a range of topics related to different aspects of Indian culture, social, and family life.

On the first day of classes, there will be an interview/placemat test to establish the proficiency level. Please come directly to class. If accepted, the department will register you internally.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• Instructor: Rakesh Ranjan
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 5 points

STATISTCS-BEHAVIORL SCIENTISTS

Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or PSYC UN1010 Recommended preparation: one course in behavioral science and knowledge of high school algebra. Corequisites: PSYC UN1611 Introduction to statistics that concentrates on problems from the behavioral sciences.

• Department: Psychology
• Instructor: Katherine T Fox-Glassman
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 4 Info
• 4 points

STATISTCS-BEHAV SCIENTISTS-LAB

Corequisites: PSYC UN1610 Required lab section for PSYC UN1610.

• Department: Psychology
• Instructor: Katherine T Fox-Glassman
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 4 Info
• 0 points

STATISTCS-BEHAV SCIENTISTS-LAB

Corequisites: PSYC UN1610 Required lab section for PSYC UN1610.

• Department: Psychology
• Instructor: Katherine T Fox-Glassman
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 4 Info
• 0 points

STATISTCS-BEHAV SCIENTISTS-LAB

Corequisites: PSYC UN1610 Required lab section for PSYC UN1610.

• Department: Psychology
• Instructor: Katherine T Fox-Glassman
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 4 Info
• 0 points

URDU FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I

This intensive, fast-paced course condenses two years of Urdu instruction into one year. It is tailored for students of South Asian heritage who possess basic speaking and listening skills in Urdu or Hindi. Non-heritage students with prior exposure to Urdu or Hindi, as well as South Asian cultures, are also encouraged to enroll.

An interview will be conducted on the first day of class to assess speaking and listening comprehension proficiency levels. 

The course begins with an introduction to the Urdu script, enabling students to develop essential reading and writing skills. It then enhances listening and speaking abilities using a diverse range of materials, including literature, newspapers, folk tales, jokes, magazine articles, films, songs, commercials, and other audio-visual resources. These materials are thoughtfully selected to support language development in everyday personal and social contexts.

The curriculum places a strong emphasis on vocabulary expansion, cultural understanding, and a foundational grasp of Urdu grammar. By the end of the first semester, students will have developed practical skills in reading, writing, and speaking. Specifically, they will be able to:


Speak about themselves, their surroundings, and engage in conversations on general topics.

Understand and use basic sentence structures in both formal and informal Urdu.

Write letters, short essays, and compositions on a variety of everyday topics.

Acquire vocabulary related to key aspects of South Asian life, including family dynamics, social traditions, and education.

Initiate and sustain conversations about South Asian culture, social life, and family traditions.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• Instructor: Aftab Ahmad
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 5 points

ELEMENTARY PERSIAN I

An introduction to the spoken and written language of contemporary Iran. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• Instructor: Saeed Honarmand
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• 4 points

INTRO DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY

Introductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing.  Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Matthew E Buckingham
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• Instructor: Dana N Buhl
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• 3 points

INTRO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Since Walter Benjamin’s concept of “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has been continuously changed by mechanical, and then digital, means of image capture and processing. This class explores the history of the image, as a global phenomenon that accompanied industrialization, conflict, racial reckonings, and decolonization. Students will study case studies, read critical essays, and get hands-on training in capture, workflow, editing, output, and display formats using digital equipment (e.g., DSLR camera) and software (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop, Scanning Software). Students will complete weekly assignments, a midterm project, and a final project based on research and shooting assignments. No Prerequisites and no equipment needed. All enrolled students will be able to check out Canon EOS 5D DSLR Camera; receive an Adobe Creative Cloud license; and get access to Large Format Print service.

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Ben Salesse
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• Instructor: Karen Dias
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• 3 points

LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

An introductory course intended primarily for nonscience majors. This interdisciplinary course focuses on the subject of LIfe in the Universe. We will study historical astronomy, gravitation and planetary orbits, the origin of the chemical elements, the discoveries of extrasolar planets, the origin of life on Earth, the evolution and exploration of the Solar Systen, global climate change on Venus, Mars and Earth, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI).

You cannot receive credit for this course and for ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453.

Can be paired with the optional Lab class ASTR UN1903.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• Instructor: Janna Levin
  CULPA: 12 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

History of the City in Latin America

HIST CITY LATIN AMERICA

This course covers the historical development of cities in Latin America. Readings, lectures, and discussion sections will examine the concentration of people in commercial and political centers from the beginnings of European colonization in the fifteenth century to the present day and will introduce contrasting approaches to the study of urban culture, politics, society, and the built environment. Central themes include the reciprocal relationships between growing urban areas and the countryside; changing power dynamics in modern Latin America, especially as they impacted the lives of cities’ nonelite majority populations; the legalities and politics of urban space; planned versus unplanned cities and the rise of informal economies; the way changing legal and political rights regimes have affected urban life; and the constant tension between tradition and progress through which urban society was formed. There are no prerequisites for this course. Attendance at weekly Discussion Sections required.

• Department: History
• Instructor: Amy E Chazkel
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

DISC - History of the City in Latin Amer

DISC-HIST CITY LAT AMERIC

REQUIRED DISCUSSION SECTION for HIST UN 1786 History of the City in Latin America. Students must first register for HIST UN 1786.

• Department: History
• 0 points

ROOTING FOR THE ANTIHERO THE EVOLUTI

How exhausting is it, really, always rooting for the antihero? Not very, our cultural and social landscape would suggest. From films to novels, popstars to political figures, contemporary culture marvels more and more at the misfits, the flawed, the scheming, the petty, the brats. Traditional heroic qualities are no longer necessary to appeal to audiences fascinated with the likes of Tony Soprano or Olivia Pope, the Punisher or Hannah Horvath. But is the antihero a product of the golden age of television? A result of our modern, revisionist impulse to reconsider the villains of our childhood? 

This course will explore the complex and evolving figure of the antihero from its origins in the literary canon—in, for instance, Greek tragedy and the picaresque novel—to its prominence in modern fiction, film, and television. In parallel, we will explore how the antihero functions within broader socio-political contexts—whether as a critique of institutional power, a commentary on individualism and alienation, or a reflection of our anxieties about a world in which morality is no longer absolute.

Key questions will include: What does it mean to be anti-heroic in the modern world? How does the antihero challenge the distinction between protagonist and antagonist? How do marginalized voices shape and redefine antiheroic figures? What is it about figures who live on the boundary between law and lawlessness—the cowboy, the vigilante, the rebel—that so appeals to us?

• Department: English @Barnard
• Instructor: Victor Zarour Zarzar
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• 3 points

Yoga for Dancers

YOGA FOR DANCERS

The study of yoga in practice and philosophy to deepen and complement dance training and performance.


Yoga is a broad term for different components. The study of  Yoga has 8 limbs or branches, one of which is an Asana (posture) practice. This yoga for dancers course focuses on Asana, Pranayama (breathing) and Meditation and reading to inform understanding of an ancient pratice and philosophy.
Based on the principles and practices of Hatha yoga, one of the Asana yoga practices, students will  learn to integrate approaches to breathing and alignment to inform their movement practice and will learn the anatomy and histories behind the ancient practice.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• Instructor: Gabri Christa
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 2 points

STARS AND ATOMS

Prerequisites: recommended preparation: a working knowledge of high school algebra. What is the origin of the chemical elements? This course addresses this question, starting from understanding atoms, and then going on to look at how how atoms make stars and how stars make atoms. The grand finale is a history of the evolution of the chemical elements throughout time, starting from the Big Bang and ending with YOU. You cannot enroll in ASTR W1836 in addition to ASTR BC1754 or ASTR W1404 and receive credit for both.

• Department: Astronomy
• Instructor: Kathryn V Johnston
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 54 Info
• 3 points

PreHealth Physics

This class is an introduction to classical mechanics. Our goal is to develop an understanding of the principles underlying motion and how they apply to a wide variety of systems. The course will emphasize topics that help both to understand and to predict behavior in the world around us, highlighting when possible its relevance in medical & biological contexts.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• 4.5 points

SEM-CONTEMP PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY

Prerequisites: any 1000-level course in the Physics or Astronomy Department. May be taken before or concurrently with this course. Lectures on current areas of research with discussions of motivation, techniques, and results, as well as difficulties and unsolved problems. Requirements include weekly problem sets and attendance of lectures.

• Department: Physics
• Instructor: Lam Hui
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 1 points

ELEMENTARY MODERN TURKISH I

An introduction to the written and spoken language of Turkey. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• Instructor: Zuleyha M Fikret
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• 4 points

ASTRONOMY LAB I

Laboratory for ASTR UN1403. Projects include observations with the departments telescopes, computer simulation, laboratory experiments in spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 1 ASTR UN1903 - goes with ASTR BC1753, ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453.

• Department: Astronomy
• Instructor: Janna Levin
  CULPA: 12 Wikipedia Info
• 1 points

ASTRONOMY LAB I

Laboratory for ASTR UN1403. Projects include observations with the departments telescopes, computer simulation, laboratory experiments in spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 1 ASTR UN1903 - goes with ASTR BC1753, ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453.

• Department: Astronomy
• Instructor: Janna Levin
  CULPA: 12 Wikipedia Info
• 1 points

ASTRONOMY LAB I

Laboratory for ASTR UN1403. Projects include observations with the departments telescopes, computer simulation, laboratory experiments in spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 1 ASTR UN1903 - goes with ASTR BC1753, ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453.

• Department: Astronomy
• Instructor: Janna Levin
  CULPA: 12 Wikipedia Info
• 1 points

ASTRONOMY LAB II

Laboratory for ASTR UN1404. Projects include use of telescopes, laboratory experiments in the nature of light, spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 2 ASTR UN1904 - goes with ASTR BC1754 or ASTR UN1404 (or ASTR UN1836 or ASTR UN1420).

• Department: Astronomy
• Instructor: Janna Levin
  CULPA: 12 Wikipedia Info
• 1 points

Neuroscience Methods: Cells and Circuits

Neuro Methods: Cell & Cir

Research Methods in Neuroscience: Circuits and Cells offers students a unique opportunity to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills development. This course pairs a weekly lecture with hands-on laboratory experiences, giving students a chance to see what day to day neuroscience research entails. The first three weeks of the semester will cover introductory topics in neuroscience, the scientific method, and experimental design. Then students will participate in three 3-week long modules covering human cognition, animal behavior, and neurological disease. The last two weeks of the course will be spent preparing students for a successful undergraduate research experience. Throughout the semester students will read scientific review articles to deepen their understanding of the lecture material and to contextualize that week’s lab experience.

• Department: Psychology
• Instructor: Sarah Demoya
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• 4 points