FIELDWORK

Only EAEE graduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. This course may not be taken for pass/ fail credit or audited. International students must also consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• 1 points

SENIOR HONORS THESIS WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 and the director of the departmental honors programs permission. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.7 in all required major courses, including calculus and statistics, prior to enrollment. The honors thesis seminar is a year-long course, beginning in the fall semester and ending in the spring semester. Students who have been approved to enter the workshop will be registered for both semesters by the department during the first two weeks of classes; 3 points are earned per semester. This workshop may only be taken by students applying for departmental honors, and it also fulfills the economics seminar requirement for the economics major and all joint majors. Students must see the director during mid-semester registration in the spring to discuss their proposed thesis topic, at which time they will be matched with appropriate faculty who will act as their thesis adviser. Students will meet their adviser over the course of the year at mutually agreed upon times. A rough draft of the thesis will be due during the first week of February in the spring semester, and the final draft will be due three weeks before the last day of classes. Please note that for those joint majors that require two seminars, one in economics and one in the other discipline (i.e. Political Science), the economics senior honors thesis seminar only fulfills the economics seminar requirement.

• Department: Economics
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael C Best
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Colm Toibin
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Brent H Edwards
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia Info
• 1-4 points

FIELDWORK

Only for IEOR graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 1-1.5 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Institute for Israel & Jewish Studies
• Instructor: Agnieszka Legutko
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Isabelle C Levy
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

FIELDWORK

Only for ME graduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
  Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• 1 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Modern European Studies
• Instructor: Tsveta A Petrova
  Info
• 4 points

SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP

Only for master's students in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics who may need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final report required. May not be taken for pass/fail or audited.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• Instructor: Simon Billinge
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 75 Info
• 1-3 points

QUALITY IN HEALTHCARE

Defining, Evaluating and Improving Quality in Healthcare will provide an overview of how we measure and work to improve the quality of healthcare. Lectures will cover current ranking systems, regulatory agencies, which data are used to evaluate quality, as well as the current limitations of these evaluations. We will also discuss the future of quality measurement and quality improvement initiatives both nationally and locally.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• M 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 3 points

MA THESIS

This course will enable students to complete a research study of considerable length that will (i) enable them to explore a given area of research in substantive detail; (ii) put them on the path to true competence as independent researchers; and (iii) provide those who go on to apply to PhD programs with a substantial writing sample that shows off their technical abilities to the best advantage.

• Department: Classics
• Instructor: Joseph A Howley
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 4 points

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL&WORKPLACE COMM IN

English communication proficiency is important for academic achievement and career success. Columbia Engineering provides English communication instruction for students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. In a small group setting (15-20 students), enrollees will obtain opportunities to interact with the instructor and fellow classmates to improve communication skills.

• Department: Engineering
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• MWF 12:30 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

WORKPLACE COMM IN ENGLISH

English communication proficiency is important for academic achievement and career success. Columbia Engineering provides English communication instruction for students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. In a small group setting (15-20 students), enrollees will obtain opportunities to interact with the instructor and fellow classmates to improve communication skills.

• Department: Engineering
• T 10:10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• S 11 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

ORIENTATION

This course is a no-credit class designed to start providing critical material to incoming QMSS students overthe summer to help prepare them for the coding demands of the program. We will post links, exercises andresources for students to work on before they start their classes in the Fall of 2018.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• 0 points

CURATORIAL COLLOQUIUM

The Curatorial Colloquium is taken in the second semester of study and is required for the completion of the M.A. in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies. The course introduces students to the history, theory and practice of object collection and display as well as to exhibitions such as Documenta and the various international biennials. The course is designed to allow for guest presentations on particular issues by curators and museum professionals, just as it draws on the expertise and participation of Columbia faculty. The aim is to develop students critical thinking and for them to learn directly from leading practitioners in the exhibition and display of modern and contemporary art. In addition to department faculty, curators from MoMA, the Whitney, the International Center for Photography, and other institutions regularly participate in the colloquium.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Janet L Kraynak
  Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

Students will be introduced to the fundamental financial issues of the modern corporation. By the end of this course, students will understand the basic concepts of financial planning, managing growth; debt and equity sources of financing and valuation; capital budgeting methods; and risk analysis, cost of capital, and the process of securities issuance.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Eleni Vrana
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• Instructor: Mario Gonzalez-Corzo
  h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

CHINESE LINGUISTICS & PEDAGOGY

This course describes the morphological, syntactic and phonological structures of Chinese language within the framework of the functional grammar. The focus is placed on the “mapping” of linguistic forms and their semantic and pragmatic functions. Pedagogical suggestions on how to teach these structures are also provided.  Prerequisites: CHNS G5000x. This course is designed for graduate students who have successfully passed Course I (G5000) and who are permitted by the Department to take this course, which entails working as a teaching assistant in the Chinese language program. In addition to coordinating closely with his or her mentors and the course coordinator, the student TA has to design and teach first year drill sessions, team-teach with his or her mentors, and do other teaching-related assignments.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWR 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Lening Liu
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points

METHODS IN AMERICAN STUDIES

Conceived in the 1920’s and 1930’s, American Studies sought to make a synoptic account of the “national character.” Since the 1960’s, the field has turned towards a focus on various forms of inequality as the dark side of American exceptionalism. This course surveys the development of the field’s current preoccupations, covering a range of periods, regions, groups, and cultural practices that present productive problems for generalizations about U.S. identity. We begin with the first academic movement in American Studies, the myth and symbol school—and think through its growth in the context of post-WWII funding for higher education. We then move on to a series of debates centered at intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. We’ll close by examining the historical background of protest movements built around the identitarian concerns about rape culture and mass incarceration.

• Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Sandler
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION

• Department: Engineering
• T 12:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• R 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO TO FINANCE

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Christakis Droussiotis
  Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO FINANCE

• Department: Auditing
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Christakis Droussiotis
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• Instructor: Owen K Lau
  Info
• 0 points

RES SKILLS/MTHDS-INT/WRLD HIST

In the first semester a series of workshops will introduce the field of international history and various research skills and methods such as conceptualization of research projects and use of oral sources. The fall sessions will also show the digital resources available at Columbia and how students can deploy them in their individual projects. In the second semester students will apply the skills acquired in the fall as they develop their proposal for the Masters thesis, which is to be completed next year at the LSE. The proposal identifies a significant historical question, the relevant primary and secondary sources, an appropriate methodology, what preliminary research has been done and what remains to be done. Students will present their work-in-progress.

• Department: History
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 2 points

THEORY AND METHODS II

The main purpose of this course is to acquaint students with different theories and methodological approaches to reading and interpretation of texts. This course may not be taken as Pass/D/Fail.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Sudipta Kaviraj
  Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Political Violence in 20C. Europe

Political Violence 20C Eu

In the twentieth century, Europe became a site of extreme and extensive forms of political violence. This course will explore the main typologies of violence––driven by political motives and exerted by state and non-state actors––that emerged in that period, from both a historical and a theoretical point of view. The main goal of the course is to think critically about a set of substantive questions such as how people transformed political adversaries into enemies to be physically harmed; why some conflicts resulted in the killing of massive numbers of civilians; what were the social consequences of violence; and whether it is possible to observe patterns to violence’s occurrence in modern Europe.  The course proposes a multi-disciplinary approach that bridges History, Political Science, Sociology, and other fields of study that investigate this phenomenon. The course will locate political violence within its specific historical, geographical, and cultural contexts; shed light on the dynamics of radicalization, escalation, and de-escalation; and examine perpetrators’ individual as well as collective experiences. In addition to interpretative frameworks, the course will discuss a number of empirical cases, including the Armenian genocide in Turkey, paramilitarism in Italy, the civil war in Spain, and terrorism in Ireland and Germany.

• Department: Modern European Studies
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Luca Falciola
  Info
• 4 points

FREEDOM:PERSONAL, POL

Course description:
 The concept of freedom is analytically complex and has
a long and varied intellectual history. This course will focus on the
concept as it emerged in the modern period (roughly since the seventeenth
century in Europe) and focus in particular on three aspects of freedom.
Though the primary interest of the seminar will be on political and
academic freedom, it will be useful to begin with a very brief discussion
of the most abstract dimension of freedom by asking what notion of freedom
might individual human subjects be said to possess given the determinism
that seems to be everywhere indicated by the comprehensive explanatory
power of modern science.
NOTE: 
This is a graduate seminar. If undergraduate seniors wish to enroll they
should seek permission from the professors. The fourteen weeks of the
course will consist of a combination of 1) lectures by the instructors
followed by discussions, 2) discussions with guest visitors who are
distinguished scholars in the field and whose work will be pre-circulated
to the seminar, and 3) presentations by students on the readings on the
syllabus.


Requirements:
 Strictly regular attendance, prior reading of weekly texts,
and a term paper at the end of term of roughly 20-25 pages.

• Department: Sociology
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 4 points

DRAWING II

• Department: Visual Arts
• F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Diana Cooper
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

European Integration: History & Society

This course seeks to guide students through the historical development of the European Union since the beginnings of cooperation in 1945. Looking at the interplay between global dynamics, intergovernmental politics, and social forces, students will reflect upon a process that emerged out of multiple, and even contradictory, tendencies, from the agency of political elites to the pressure of productive sectors and grassroots energies. The overall goal of the course is to provide students with a dense historical background to join current debates about the present and the future of the European Union with a critical stance and an informed position. The course draws on scholarly works and primary sources. It alternates lectures with in-class presentations and discussions.

• Department: Modern European Studies
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Luca Falciola
  Info
• 4 points

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL COMM IN ENGL

• Department: Engineering
• MWF 2:30 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• T 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
• R 12:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

MATERIALS & PRACTICES-ART HIST

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Frederique Baumgartner
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

CORPORATE FINANCE

Prerequisites: BUSI PS5001 Introduction to Finance/or Professor Approval is required Students will learn the critical corporate finance concepts including financial statement analysis; performance metrics; valuation of stocks and bonds; project and firm valuation; cost of capital; capital investment strategies and sources of capital, and firm growth strategies. At the end of this course students will understand how to apply these concepts to current business problems.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: John D Van Ness
  Info
• Instructor: Hany S Guirguis
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

ACADEMIC WRITING

• Department: Engineering
• S 9 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

NEUROBIO II: DEVPT & SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: BIOL W4004, one year of biology, or the instructors permission. This course is a graduate seminar in Developmental and Systems Neuroscience for students matriculated in a PhD program in Neuroscience. Undergraduate students should instead enroll in UN3005.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• F 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Instructor: Rafael Yuste
  CULPA: 5 Wikipedia h-index: 106 Info
• 3 points

MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

Corequisites: ECON GR5215 Discussion Section for Economics MA Course Microeconomics Analysis II.

• Department: Economics
• W 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Akanksha Vardani
  Info
• 0 points

MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

MICROECNMCS ANALYSIS II-D

Corequisites: ECON GR5215 Discussion Section for Economics MA Course Microeconomics Analysis II.

• Department: Economics
• T 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Ziyang Shen
  Info
• 0 points

MASTERS COLLOQUIUM

M.A. ESSAY TUTORIAL

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Matthew Hart
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

ANALYSIS OF FILM LANGUAGE

• Department: Film
• R 2 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Annette Insdorf
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MODA THESIS PREP

The MODA Thesis Prep is a required course for MODA students who plan to commence their thesis in the Fall of the following semester. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of an MA thesis; the process of identifying and developing an appropriate topic; the distinctions between a written/scholarly, or an exhibition-based thesis; formulating a proposal; and an introduction to the research and writing process that will be undertaken during the thesis year. As a central aspect of modern and contemporary art historical writing is determining one’s methodological approach––i.e. the “how” of the argument––during the course of the semester, key methodologies used in modern and contemporary art history will be reviewed, helping students to identify an appropriate approach to pursue with their select topic.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Janet L Kraynak
  Info
• 3 points

MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

• Department: Economics
• R 10:30 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Edward P Shore
  Info
• 0 points

MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

MACROECNMCS ANALYSIS II-D

• Department: Economics
• F noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Akshat S Gautam
  Info
• 0 points

ECONOMETRICS II-DISC

• Department: Economics
• R 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
• F 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Gabriel Gonzalez Sutil
  Info
• Instructor: Ruoqing Jiang
  Info
• 0 points

Markets and the Economy

• Department: Business Economics
• Instructor: Pierre Yared
  h-index: 20 Info
• 1.5 points

Markets and the Economy

• Department: Business Economics
• Instructor: Pierre Yared
  h-index: 20 Info
• Instructor: John Donaldson
  Wikipedia h-index: 27 Info
• 1.5 points

Markets and the Economy

• Department: Business Economics
• Instructor: John Donaldson
  Wikipedia h-index: 27 Info
• 1.5 points

OPTIONS AND FUTURES

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Christos I Giannikos
  Info
• 3 points

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Students will examine the generally accepted account principles (GAAP) underlying financial statements and their implementation in practice. The perspective and main focus of the course is from the users of the information contained in the statements, including investors, financial analysts, creditors and, management. By the end of this class students will be able to construct a cash flow statement, balance sheet and decipher a 10K report.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Benedict O Okoh
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Rebecca Shaffer
  Info
• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
  Info
• 0 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

Students will gain an overview of major concepts of management and organization theory, concentrating on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts, with heavy emphasis on the application of concepts to solve managerial problems. By the end of this course students will have developed the skills to motivate employees, establish professional interpersonal relationships, take a leadership role, and conduct performance appraisal.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Skye Cleary
  Info
• Instructor: Young Mi Park
  Info
• 3 points

GRADUATE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

GRAD RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

The Graduate Research Colloquium is a forum that offers two types of research seminars over the course of the semester. In the first, formerly the Graduate Colloquium, up to six outside speakers are invited by the graduate organizers to present research papers to an audience of graduates, faculty and others interested within the larger NYC Classics community, and afterwards to engage in discussion. The second is a Work-in-Progress seminar in which Columbia Classics graduate students present their research to their graduate peers in whatever format they deem most conducive to conveying their research to their audience and receiving feedback. The audience for these eight seminars is restricted to graduate students, the instructor who presides over the course, and any faculty the graduate student presenters choose should choose to invite. At least one semester of the Graduate Research Colloquium is required for MAO students and PhD students must attend the course in both the Fall and Spring semesters of their first year.

• Department: Classics
• F 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph A Howley
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 2 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

MNG HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Raymond Lamanna
  Info
• Instructor: Susan Parker
  Info
• Instructor: Neil Barman
  Info
• Instructor: Raymond Lamanna
  Info
• Instructor: Susan Parker
  Info
• Instructor: Neil Barman
  Info
• Instructor: Patti Ippoliti
  Info
• 3 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

MNG HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Patti Ippoliti
  Info
• 3 points

CINEMA HIST I:BEGINNINGS-1930

• Department: Film
• F 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Vito Adriaensens
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO THE MATH OF FINANCE

Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 , or their equivalents. Introduction to mathematical methods in pricing of options, futures and other derivative securities, risk management, portfolio management and investment strategies with an emphasis of both theoretical and practical aspects. Topics include: Arithmetic and Geometric Brownian ,motion processes, Black-Scholes partial differential equation, Black-Scholes option pricing formula, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes, volatility models, risk models, value-at-risk and conditional value-at-risk, portfolio construction and optimization methods.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mikhail Smirnov
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

ORAL HISTORY THESIS

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• Department: Oral History
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Amy A Starecheski
  h-index: 5 Info
• 4 points

DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prerequisites: One semester of undergraduate statistics The data analysis course covers specific statistical tools used in social science research using the statistical program R. Topics to be covered include statistical data structures, and basic descriptives, regression models, multiple regression analysis, interactions, polynomials, Gauss-Markov assumptions and asymptotics, heteroskedasticity and diagnostics, models for binary outcomes, naive Bayes classifiers, models for ordered data, models for nominal data, first difference analysis, factor analysis, and a review of models that build upon OLS. Prerequisite: introductory statistics course that includes linear regression. There is a statistical computer lab session with this course: QMSS G4017 -001 -DATA ANALYSIS FOR SOC SCI

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Mike Z He
  Info
• 3 points

FIFTH YEAR JAPANESE II

Prerequisites: JPNS GR5016 or the equivalent. This course is intended to help students to develop language skills necessary for academic research. Students will read articles, watch videos, and debate issues from a wide range of fields including economics, politics, history, comparative literature, and current issues.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Miharu Nittono
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

ADV ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES

This course is meant to train students in advanced quantitative techniques in the social sciences. Statistical computing will be carried out in R. Topics include: review of multiple/linear regression, review of logistic regression, generalized linear models, models with limited dependent variables, first differences analysis, fixed effects, random effects, lagged dependent variables, growth curve analysis, instrumental variable and two stage least squares, natural experiments, regression discontinuity, propensity score matching, multilevel models or hierarchical linear models, and text-based quantitative analysis.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• F 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING

Students will learn fundamental marketing concepts and their application. By the end of this class you will know: the elements of a market, company strategy, how to identify customers and competition, the fundamental elements of the marketing mix (product, price, placement and promotion) how to research consumer behavior, and pricing strategies. Students will have extensive use of case study projects. Please note that there are separate online and in-person versions of the course, and the modalities offered may vary by semester. Be sure to check the modalities of the sections offered and enroll in the correct modality for your situation.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Beth Hirschhorn
  Info
• Instructor: Lauri Harrison
  Info
• 3 points

STRATEGIC STORYTELLER

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a deep and broad understanding of stories and how they can be used in strategic communication. Drawing from a wealth of evidence-based and field-tested work on storytelling from both local and global contexts, students will learn why stories tend to be so powerful and—with a focus on the written, performed, and transmedia aspects of storytelling—gain experience in telling stories to achieve organizational objectives. Your skills will be sharpened through lively seminar discussions, storytelling exercises, workshop-style coaching, and presentations and on-camera practice.  By the end, students will walk away with a new mindset and a host of strategies that can be immediately implemented in their everyday work.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Don Waisanen
  Info
• 3 points

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

This course is about cost-benefit analysis and the economic evaluations of policies and projects. Cost benefit analysis (CBA) consists of a comprehensive set of techniques used to evaluate government programs. It is now routinely applied in such program areas as transportation, water projects, health, training and education, criminal justice, environmental protection, urban policy and even in the international arena such as foreign direct investment. Many of the techniques of CBA can also be applied to private sector decision-making. The objective of CBA is to determine whether the benefits of a particular program, policy or decision outweigh its costs. The techniques used to determine this are sometimes quite simple, but on other, increasingly frequent occasions are highly sophisticated. Sophisticated cost benefit studies are based on a framework that utilizes the basic concepts of economic theory. In addition, statistical and econometric analyses are often needed to estimate program effects from diverse available data. The course has two parts: methodology and practice. The goal is for students to be practically adept to undertake an independent cost-benefit analysis.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Satyajit Bose
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

CURATING ORAL HISTORIES

This seminar is part one of a two-semester practicum in which students will learn and practice the skills required to conceptualize, conduct, analyze and disseminate oral history interviews. In the Fall semester, students learn project design, various genres of interviewing, audio recording, transcribing, indexing, and digital archiving. Students have the option of working on oral history projects conducted in partnership with New York City groups or working on their own projects. We weave together several strands of inquiry through the fall semester, some of which we follow into the spring:

nuts and bolts (audio recording, project design, transcribing, indexing)

interview strategies (peer interviews, balancing life history and a research focus, using research in an interview, working with embodiment in the interview, doing interviews in public)

power (legal and ethical issues, the interview relationship, oral history from an anti-oppression standpoint)

archiving (digital archiving, and this strand will carry over into the spring)

oral history and anthropology (comparative approaches to fieldwork, anthropological studies of oral history, and this strand will carry over into the spring)

• Department: Oral History
• T 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Amy A Starecheski
  h-index: 5 Info
• 4 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI I

This course is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research. Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from private, government, and non-profit settings. QMSS students participate in a weekly seminar. Speakers include faculty from Columbia and other universities, and researchers from the numerous corporate, government, and non-profit settings where quantitative research tools are used. Topics have included: Now-Casting and the Real-Time Data-Flow; Art, Design - Science in Data Visualization; Educational Attainment and School Desegregation: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries; Practical Data Science: North American Oil and Gas Drilling Data.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

THEORY & PRACTICE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSME

THEORY & PRAC OF LIFE CYC

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a methodology to assess the environmental impact of products, services, and industrial processes is an increasingly important tool in corporate sustainability management. This course teaches both the theoretical framework as well as step-by-step practical guidelines of conducting LCAs in companies and organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on separating the more academic, but less practically relevant aspects of LCA (which will receive less focus) from the actual practical challenges of LCA (which will be covered in detail, including case studies). The course also covers the application of LCA metrics in a companies’ management and discusses the methodological weaknesses that make such application difficult, including how these can be overcome. Product carbon footprinting (as one form of LCA) receives particular focus, owing to its widespread practical use in recent and future sustainability management.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Christoph J Meinrenken
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• Instructor: Rosemary Han
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• 3 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI II

This course has two goals.  One, it is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research.  Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from other settings. Two, it is also designed to give students important professional development skills, particularly around academic writing, research methods and job skills.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
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• 3 points

MARKETING STRATEGY

Prerequisites: BUSI PS5020 Introduction to Marketing/or Professor Approval is required Students will develop analytical skills used to formulate and implement marketing driven strategies for an organization. Students will develop a deeper understanding of marketing strategies and how to implement tactics to achieve desired goals. Students will work on case study projects in both individual and a team based projects. By the end of this course you will be able to develop a marketing strategy based market assessments and company needs.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Sandy Becker
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• 3 points

CINEMA HIST IV:AFTER 1990

CINEMA HIST IV: AFTER 1990

• Department: Film
• R 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Fabio C Andrade
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• 3 points

ILLNESS/DISABILITY NARRATIVES

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• TR 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 4 points

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND S

CORP SUST REPORTING & STR

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of trends and best practices in corporate communications relating to sustainability, with a particular focus on global sustainability reporting frameworks and green marketing communications. It is designed for those who hold/will hold positions in organizations with responsibilities for communicating the sustainability goals, challenges and achievements, as well as accurately and honestly communicating the environmental aspects of an organization's products and services. Increasingly, large corporations are creating c-suite roles or dedicated departments to oversee this function. More typically, multiple functions contribute information such as: Corporate Communications, Marketing, Community Affairs, Public Policy, Environmental Health & Safety, R&D, Facilities, Operations and Legal. Benefits of reporting range from building trust with stakeholders, and uncovering risks and opportunities; to contributing to stronger long-term business strategy, and creating new products and services.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Celine S Ruben-Salama
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• 3 points

BODIES, ILLNESS & CARE

What is the meaning of embodiment? For most of us, it seems this is a question we only confront when our bodies “break down,” “fail,” or “betray” us. In truth, however, it is a question we are answering with every intentional movement, feeling, impulse and desire of our conscious life. In this course, we will explore various approaches to embodiment from contemporary thinkers. We will ask what these approaches might tell us about the experience of illness and how they might inform our understanding of 
care
, both of ourselves and others.

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• T 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 3 points

INTRO TO LIFE INSURANCE

• Department: Actuarial Science
• M 6:10 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Abraham Weishaus
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• 3 points

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DEVELOP/IMPLEMENT NEW

DEVELOP/IMPLEMENTING NEW

This course is designed for students interested in entrepreneurship and becoming CEO/Founders or leaders in industry as innovators and operators. The class is appropriate for those with a strong interest in new ventures or innovation at the corporate level, or for those who want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset even if you have no plans to start a business. This includes potential entrepreneurs, those interested in the financing of new ventures, working in new ventures, or a portfolio company, or in broader general management of entrepreneurial firms. Entrepreneurial topics include: the entrepreneurial journey, founders & co-founders, the art of the pitch, shaping opportunities, traditional business models, business models for the greater good, the lean startup method and the hypothesis-driven approach, technology strategy, product testing, marketing strategy, entrepreneurial marketing, venture financing and emerging developments. Academic readings, analysis of case studies, class discussions, independent exercises, reading assessments, team work, guest speakers, investor panels, weekly deliverable options and a final investor pitch are the main modalities used to help you learn and assist you on your entrepreneurial path. There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael E Jr McGuire
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• 3 points

NUMERICAL METHODS IN FINANCE

Prerequisites: some familiarity with the basic principles of partial differential equations, probability and stochastic processes, and of mathematical finance as provided, e.g. in MATH W5010. Prerequisites: some familiarity with the basic principles of partial differential equations, probability and stochastic processes, and of mathematical finance as provided, e.g. in MATH W5010. Review of the basic numerical methods for partial differential equations, variational inequalities and free-boundary problems. Numerical methods for solving stochastic differential equations; random number generation, Monte Carlo techniques for evaluating path-integrals, numerical techniques for the valuation of American, path-dependent and barrier options.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tat Sang Fung
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• 3 points

OBSERVING AND UNDERSTANDING SEA LEVEL CH

OBS & UNDRSTNDNG SEA LEVE

This course provides an overview of the science related to observing and understanding sea-level rise, which has a profound impact on the sustainability of coastal cities and ecosystems. In modern research, sea-level rise is viewed as a complex response of the Earth “system of systems” to climate change. Measuring ongoing sea-level change is challenging due to the great natural variability of sea level on short time scales caused by tides, weather, and ocean currents.  Interpreting measurements so that one can assess (and mitigate against) potential economic and societal impacts of sea-level rise is crucial but can be complicated, since so many Earth-system processes play a role. Some of these processes are related and others are unrelated to climate change; some of the latter are natural and others are of anthropogenic origin. Students enrolled in this course will through lectures and class discussions address topics related to the underlying observational basis for sea-level rise. Given the complexity of sea level rise, it is important for those in technical positions to understand the systems level interactions that not only lead to rising waters but also the consequences that these changes inflict on other parts of our environment. What we hear most commonly is that sea level rise will affect hundreds of millions of people living in coastal areas and make those populations susceptible to flooding. But in addition to this community effect, sea level rise also have dramatic effects on coastal habitats, leading to issue such as erosion, soil contamination, and wetland flooding, just to name a few. This course will introduce and prepare students to develop a more comprehensive and holistic approach to sea level rise. By training students to observe, measure, interpret, and begin to predict how sea level rise affects populations and communities differently, students will be in strong positions to address, mitigate, and adapt to the challenges more effectively using evidence-based approaches.

• Department: Sustainability Technology
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: James L Davis
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• 3 points

Genetics

Prerequisites: BIOL UN2005 and BIOL UN2006 or the equivalent. General genetics course focused on basic principles of transmission genetics and the application of genetic approaches to the study of biological function. Principles will be illustrated using classical and contemporary examples from prokaryote and eukaryote organisms, and the experimental discoveries at their foundation will be featured. Applications will include genetic approaches to studying animal development and human diseases.  All students must get permission from the instructor to be added from the waitlist.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points

DECISION MODELS & MANAGEMENT

This course provides an introduction to computer-based models for decision-making.  The emphasis is on models that are widely used in diverse industries and functional areas, including finance, accounting, operations, and marketing.  Applications will include advertising planning, revenue management, asset-liability management, environmental policy modeling, portfolio optimization, and corporate risk management, among others. The applicability and usage of computer-based models have increased dramatically in recent years, due to the extraordinary improvements in computer, information and communication technologies, including not just hardware but also model-solution techniques and user interfaces.  Twenty years ago working with a model meant using an expensive mainframe computer, learning a complex programming language, and struggling to compile data by hand; the entire process was clearly marked “experts only.”  The rise of personal computers, friendly interfaces (such as spreadsheets), and large databases has made modeling far more accessible to managers.  Information has come to be recognized as a critical resource, and models play a key role in deploying this resource, in organizing and structuring information so that it can be used productively.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Lucius J Riccio
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• 3 points

GHG EMISSIONS: MEASURING AND MINIMIZING

GHG EMISSIONS CARBON FOOT

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are now at a record high, and the world’s scientific community agrees that continued unabated release of greenhouse gases will have catastrophic consequences. Many efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, both public and private, have been underway for decades, yet it is now clear that collectively these efforts are failing, and that far more concerted efforts are necessary. In December 2015, the world’s nations agreed in Paris to take actions to limit the future increase in global temperatures well below to 2°C, while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C. Achieving this goal will require mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors, both public and private. Critical to any attempt to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is a clear, accurate understanding of the sources and levels of greenhouse gas emissions. This course will address all facets of greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting and will provide students with tangible skills needed to direct such efforts in the future. Students in this course will gain hands-on experience designing and executing greenhouse gas emissions inventories for companies, financial institutions and governments employing all necessary skills including the identification of analysis boundaries,  data collection, calculation of emissions levels, and reporting of results. In-class workshops and exercises will complement papers and group assignments. A key component of this course will be critical evaluation of both existing accounting and reporting standards as well as GHG emissions reduction target setting practices. This course will introduce many of the challenges facing carbon accounting practitioners and will require students to recommend solutions to these challenges derived through critical analysis. Classes will examine current examples of greenhouse gas reporting efforts and will allow students the opportunity to recommend improved calculation and reporting methods.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jeffrey M Irvine
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• 3 points

SECURITY ANALYSIS

Prerequisites: BUSI PS5001 Intro to Finance and BUSI PS5003 Corporate Finance or Professor Approval required. If you have not taken PS5001 or PS5003 at Columbia University, please contact the course instructor for approval. Students will learn about the valuation of publicly traded equity securities. By the end of the semester students will be able to perform fundamental analysis (bottoms-up, firm-level, business and financial analysis), prepare pro forma financial statements, estimate free cash flows and apply valuation models.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Panos Mourdoukoutas
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• 3 points

American Film: Comedy

Grad section for FILM UN 2190 Topics in American Cinema.   This course surveys the American film genre known as film noir, focusing primarily on the genre’s heyday in the 1940s and early 1950s, taking into account some of its antecedents in the hard-boiled detective novel, German Expressionism, and the gangster film, among other sources. We will consider a number of critical and theoretical approaches to the genre, and will also study a number of film noir adaptations and their literary sources.

• Department: Film
• W 10:10 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert King
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• 3 points

ESG-ALIGNED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

ESG-ALIGNED CORP GOVER

Environmental, social and governance issues (‘ESG’) are moving to center stage for corporate boards and executive teams.  This elective course complements management and operations courses by focusing on the perspective and roles of the board and C-suite of corporations, financial institutions and professional firms in addressing ESG risks as well as promoting and overseeing governance aligned with ESG principles. The course focuses on the interchange between the external legal, competitive, societal, environmental and policy ‘ecosystems’ corporations face (which vary around the world) and a company’s internal structure, operations and pressures. We will use the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Global Compact Principles (which incorporate all aspects of ESG) as the central frameworks to explore the concept of a corporation’s responsibility to respect and remedy human rights and environmental harms.  We will also examine the Equator Principles and other frameworks that spell out good practices for project finance and other investment decisions, and reference a wide range of the myriad indices, supplier disclosure portals and benchmarks that exist in this inter-disciplinary field.  Relevant regulations, corporate law regimes and court cases will be discussed from the point of view of what business managers need to know. While most of the course will deal with companies and firms serving global, regional or national markets, several examples will deal with the question of how the ESG ecosystem affects or offers opportunities to start-ups.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jo Giessler
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• 3 points