CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY LAB

Prerequisites: Strongly recommended prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL UN2005 or BIOL UN2401. Experiments focus on genetics and molecular biology, with an emphasis on data analysis and experimental techniques. The class also includes a study of mammalian anatomy and histology. SPS and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form). The form can be downloaded at the URL below, but must be signed by the instructor and returned to the office of the registrar. http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 6:40 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Claire E Hazen
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 3 points

THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC

• Department: History
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Hannah Farber
  h-index: 1 Info
• 4 points

2ND YR MOD HEBREW:INTER I

Prerequisites: 1st Year Modern Hebrew II or the equivalent and instructor's permission. Equal emphasis is given to listening, speaking, reading and writing. Regular categories of the Hebrew verb, prepositions, and basic syntax are taught systematically. Vocabulary building. Daily homework includes grammar exercises, short answers, reading, or short compositions. 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
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Danielle Katz-Shenhar
  Info
• 5 points

THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC-DIS

• Department: History
• Instructor: Hannah Farber
  h-index: 1 Info
• 0 points

LAB IN FICTION FILMMAKING

This lab course is limited to declared Film & Media Studies majors.  Exercises in the use of video for fiction shorts.

• Department: Film
• T 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Paula C Bourgie
  Info
• 3 points

Advanced Running

A self-paced fitness course specifically designed for experienced runners. Students will focus on working towards a running goal of improving running time and/or completing a 5K, 10K or half-marathon. All runs and workouts will be tracked by using a fitness app that tracks mileage, pace, heart rate, and route and shared by the student in Courseworks for review by the instructor.  Students must complete and submit a minimum of

2 runs per week on non-consecutive days. There will be three touch points throughout the semester where the instructor will go over strength training for runners and other topics such as hydration, nutrition, and running etiquette (day and time TBD). Students will have the opportunity to participate in a fun run at the end of the semester led by the instructor.

• Department: Physical Education @Barnard
• Instructor: Melanie Rodriguez
  Info
• 1 points

HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Hebrew for Heritage Speakers I forms part of a year-long sequence with Hebrew for Heritage Speakers II. The course is intended for those who have developed basic speaking and listening skills through exposure to Hebrew at home or in day-school programs but do not use Hebrew as their dominant language and have not reached the level required for exemption from the Columbia language requirement. Heritage speakers differ in the degree of their fluency, but their vocabulary is often limited to topics in daily life and many lack skills in reading and writing to match their ability to converse. The course focuses on grammar and vocabulary enrichment, exposing students to a variety of cultural and social topics in daily life and beyond. By the end of the semester students are able to read and discuss simple texts and write about a variety of topics. Successful completion of the year-long sequence prepares students to enroll in third-year modern Hebrew. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MWR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Illan Gonen
  CULPA: 3 Info
• Instructor: Danielle Katz-Shenhar
  Info
• 4 points

ADVANCED FITNESS

A self-motivated course designed for students with advanced fitness level.  Individual workouts are performed 2x per week on non-consecutive days and must include combinations of cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength exercises, core and stretching.  Students must have previous knowledge and functional skills in the use of cardio and strength training equipment.  Pre-test required.  Requires self-motivation and focus.

• Department: Physical Education @Barnard
• Instructor: Laura Masone
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 1 points

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION I

Prerequisites: Completion of GERM UN1101 and UN1102 or the equivalent This 2-point conversation group is designed for students who are now taking Intermediate German UN2101 or who wish to maintain their spoken German at least at the advanced intermediate level. The course is designed to improve your ability to speak and understand and manage German in everyday situations; to provide opportunities to participate in conversational situations on any topics you are interested in; to strengthen and acquire skills to understand German spoken at normal conversational speed; to expand active and passive vocabularies speaking skills; and to maintain a certain level of written German through short written activities. This course does not count towards the language requirement.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Cosima Mattner
  Info
• 2 points

US LESBIAN & GAY HISTORY

This course explores the social, cultural, and political history of lesbians, gay men, and other socially constituted sexual and gender minorities, primarily in the twentieth century. Since the production and regulation of queer life has always been intimately linked to the production and policing of “normal” sexuality and gender, we will also pay attention to the shifting boundaries of normative sexuality, especially heterosexuality, as well as other developments in American history that shaped gay life, such as the Second World War, Cold War, urbanization, and the minority rights revolution. Themes include the emergence of homosexuality and heterosexuality as categories of experience and identity; the changing relationship between homosexuality and transgenderism; the development of diverse lesbian and gay subcultures and their representation in popular culture; the sources of antigay hostility; religion and sexual science; generational change and everyday life; AIDS; and gay, antigay, feminist, and queer movements.

• Department: History
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: George Chauncey
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

US LESBIAN & GAY HISTORY

This course explores the social, cultural, and political history of lesbians, gay men, and other socially constituted sexual and gender minorities, primarily in the twentieth century. Since the production and regulation of queer life has always been intimately linked to the production and policing of “normal” sexuality and gender, we will also pay attention to the shifting boundaries of normative sexuality, especially heterosexuality, as well as other developments in American history that shaped gay life, such as the Second World War, Cold War, urbanization, and the minority rights revolution. Themes include the emergence of homosexuality and heterosexuality as categories of experience and identity; the changing relationship between homosexuality and transgenderism; the development of diverse lesbian and gay subcultures and their representation in popular culture; the sources of antigay hostility; religion and sexual science; generational change and everyday life; AIDS; and gay, antigay, feminist, and queer movements.

• Department: Auditing
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: George Chauncey
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

US LGBT HIST-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: George Chauncey
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

HIST OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

• Department: History
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua S Schwartz
  Info
• 4 points

HIST OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK-DIS

• Department: History
• Instructor: Joshua S Schwartz
  Info
• 0 points

INTENSIVE ORGANIC CHEM LAB

Prerequisites: (CHEM UN2045 and CHEM UN2046) and CHEM UN1507 The lab is intended for students who have taken Intensive Organic Chemistry, CHEM UN2045 - CHEM UN2046 and who intend to major in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Physics, or Environmental Chemistry.

• Department: Chemistry
• M 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Fay W Ng
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT

Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing art form. Focuses on the exploration of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal style as an expressive medium and unity of style in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Colleen Thomas
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

US - EAST ASIA RELATIONS

This lecture course examines the history of the relationship between the United States and the countries of East Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The first half of the course will examine the factors drove the United States to acquire territorial possessions in Asia, to vie for a seat at the imperial table at China’s expense, and to eventual confrontation with Japan over mastery in the Pacific from the turn of the century leading to the Second World War. The second half of the course will explore the impact of U.S. policy toward East Asia during the Cold War when Washington’s policy of containment, which included nation-building, development schemes, and waging war, came up against East Asia’s struggles for decolonization, revolution, and modernization. Not only will this course focus on state-to-state relations, it will also address a multitude of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese perspectives on the United States and American culture through translated text, oral history, fiction, and memoir. Participation in weekly discussion sections, which will begin no later than the third week of classes, is mandatory.

• Department: History
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Lien-Hang Nguyen
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

US - EAST ASIA RELATIONS-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: Lien-Hang Nguyen
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 0 points

INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I

Prerequisites: (MDES UN1601) and (MDES UN1602) MDES UN1601-UN1602 or the instructor's permission. Continuing practice in listening, speaking, and grammatical understanding. Along with the Hindi (Devanagari) script, the Urdu (Perso-Arabic) script is taught in the class; both scripts are used for reading and writing. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Timsal Masud
  Info
• 5 points

PHYSICS III:CLASS/QUANTUM WAVE

Prerequisites: PHYS UN1402 or PHYS UN1602 Corequisite: MATH UN1202 or equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, geometrical optics, interference and diffraction, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, the harmonic oscillator. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.

• Department: Physics
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Szabolcs Marka
  CULPA: 25 h-index: 127 Info
• 3.5 points

ARTS OF JAPAN

Introduction to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Japan from the Neolithic period through the present. Discussion focuses on key monuments within their historical and cultural contexts.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew P McKelway
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec

Physics3:Class/Quantm Wav

• Department: Physics
• M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Szabolcs Marka
  CULPA: 25 h-index: 127 Info
• 0 points

SECOND YR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I

n/a

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sonam Tsering
  Info
• 4 points

ARTS OF CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREA

Introduces distinctive aesthetic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea--their similarities and differences--through an examination of the visual significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts in relation to the history, culture, and religions of East Asia.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Xu Tingting
  Info
• Instructor: Andrea J Horisaki-Christens
  Info
• 3 points

THE MODERN CARIBBEAN

This lecture course examines the social, cultural, and political history of the islands of the Caribbean Sea and the coastal regions of Central and South America that collectively form the Caribbean region, from Amerindian settlement, through the era of European imperialism and African enslavement, to the period of socialist revolution and independence. The course will examine historical trajectories of colonialism, slavery, and labor regimes; post-emancipation experiences and migration; radical insurgencies and anti-colonial movements; and intersections of race, culture, and neocolonialism. It will also investigate the production of national, creole, and transborder indentities. Formerly listed as The Caribbean in the 19th and 20th centuries. Field(s): LAC

• Department: History
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Natasha J Lightfoot
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points

THE MODERN CARIBBEAN-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: Natasha J Lightfoot
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 0 points

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course. Examines definitions, theories, and treatments of abnormal behavior.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: E'Mett McCaskill
  CULPA: 38 Info
• 3 points

HIST STATE OF ISRAEL,1948-PRES

The political, cultural, and social history of the State of Israel from its founding in 1948 to the present. Group(s): C Field(s): ME

• Department: History
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Michael F Stanislawski
  CULPA: 66 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

HIST STATE OF ISRAEL,1948-PRES

The political, cultural, and social history of the State of Israel from its founding in 1948 to the present. Group(s): C Field(s): ME

• Department: Auditing
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Michael F Stanislawski
  CULPA: 66 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

HIST STATE OF ISRAEL,1948-PRES-DISCUSSIO

• Department: History
• Instructor: Michael F Stanislawski
  CULPA: 66 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Surveys important methods, findings, and theories in the study of social influences on behavior. Emphasizes different perspectives on the relation between individuals and society.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tory Higgins
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia h-index: 134 Info
• 3 points

COLONIAL CITIES OF THE AMERICAS

• Department: History
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 4 points

COLONIAL CITIES OF THE AMERICAS-DIS

• Department: History
• R 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 0 points

Frontiers of Justice

Frontiers of Justice is designed to encourage students and equip them with the skills to become active and effective “Change Agents” within their academic institutions and larger communities. Oriented by the question,
What does justice look like?
, this course aims to raise political and social awareness and engagement with the challenges facing New York City and strengthen ties between Columbia University, disadvantaged communities, and city government agencies and community organizations. Through sharing ideas about how to make structural and systemic change in ways that integrate science, law, politics, history, narrative and community engagement, the course is intended to support students in working to break down racial and ethnic barriers and toward a more fair and just society.

• Department: Psychology
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• 4 points

Frontiers of Justice Recitation

Frontiers Justice Recitat

Frontiers of Justice is designed to encourage students and equip them with the skills to become active and effective “Change Agents” within their academic institutions and larger communities. Oriented by the question,
What does justice look like?
, this course aims to raise political and social awareness and engagement with the challenges facing New York City and strengthen ties between Columbia University, disadvantaged communities, and city government agencies and community organizations. Through sharing ideas about how to make structural and systemic change in ways that integrate science, law, politics, history, narrative and community engagement, the course is intended to support students in working to break down racial and ethnic barriers and toward a more fair and just society.

• Department: Psychology
• W 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 0 points

INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I

Prerequisites: Elementary Persian II or the equivalent. This course involves reading, writing, translating, conversation and grammatical foundations for Persian Language (PL). The materials are selected from two books: Āmuzesh-e Fārsi: Intermediate Level (required) and English-Persian Dictionary, plus verb system and charts (recommended). These books are assigned and have to be available to every student. There are also handouts, which will be provided throughout the course. This course serves as intermediate and makes students able to read and compose proper Persian language as well as the colloquial one. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Saeed Honarmand
  Info
• 4 points

PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTO II

Prerequisites: (VIAR UN1700) (Formerly R3702) With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will expand on the technical and conceptual concerns first encountered in Intro to Photography. This course will explore critical issues in contemporary photography and advanced camera and production techniques through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, readings, and field trips.

• Department: Visual Arts
• F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Catalina Bestard Rotger
  Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED LITERARY TIBETAN

This course focuses on helping students gain greater proficiency in reading Tibetan Buddhist philosophical and religious historical texts.  Readings are selected primarily from Tibetan Buddhist philosophical texts (sutras) such as shes rab snying po,  thu’u bkan grub mtha’ and other Tibetan canonical texts.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
  Info
• 4 points

HISTORY OF THE MOD MIDDLE EAST

This course will cover the history of the Middle East from the 18th century until the present, examining the region ranging from Morocco to Iran and including the Ottoman Empire. It will focus on transformations in the states of the region, external intervention, and the emergence of modern nation-states, as well as aspects of social, economic, cultural and intellectual history of the region. Field(s): ME

• Department: History
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Rashid I Khalidi
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

HISTORY OF THE MOD MIDDLE EAST

This course will cover the history of the Middle East from the 18th century until the present, examining the region ranging from Morocco to Iran and including the Ottoman Empire. It will focus on transformations in the states of the region, external intervention, and the emergence of modern nation-states, as well as aspects of social, economic, cultural and intellectual history of the region. Field(s): ME

• Department: Auditing
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Rashid I Khalidi
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

MOD MIDDLE EAST-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: Rashid I Khalidi
  CULPA: 26 Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

GENDER & SEXUALITY IN AFRICA

• Department: History
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Rhiannon Stephens
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 4 points

GENDER & SEXUALITY IN AFRICA-DISC

• Department: History
• Instructor: Rhiannon Stephens
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 0 points

ACCELERATED PHYSICS I

Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602 and PHYS UN2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS UN3081, in the following year.

• Department: Physics
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Norman H Christ
  CULPA: 34 Wikipedia Info
• 4.5 points

LAB-PLANT EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY

LAB-PLANT EVOLUTION&DIVER

Prerequisites: () Enrollment is limited to 16; must attend first lab to hold place. Studies of the structure, ecology, and evolution of plants. Laboratory exercises include field problems, laboratory experiments, plant collections and identification, and examination of the morphology of plant groups.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• F 12:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Hilary Callahan
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 17 Info
• 3 points

GENDER AND POWER IN CHINA

• Department: History @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Dorothy Ko
  CULPA: 16 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

FRONTIERS OF ASTROPHYSICS

Several members of the faculty each offer a brief series of talks providing context for a current research topic in the field and then present results of their ongoing research. Opportunities for future student research collaboration are offered. Grading is Pass/Fail.

• Department: Astronomy
• F 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Caleb Scharf
  CULPA: 8 Wikipedia h-index: 36 Info
• 1 points

INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKISH I

A continuation of the study of the written and spoken language of Turkey, with readings of literary, historical, and other texts. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Zuleyha Colak
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 0 Info
• 4 points

INTRO LIT/METHODS OF ART HIST

Required course for department majors. Not open to Barnard or Continuing Education students. Students must receive instructors permission. Introduction to different methodological approaches to the study of art and visual culture. Majors are encouraged to take the colloquium during their junior year.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Avinoam Shalem
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Outlaws & Tricksters of Arabic Literatur

TRICKSTERS IN ARABIC LIT

What is so fascinating about outlaws and tricksters? They can be alluring and terrifying, creative and destructive. They wear disguises, upend the plans of their fellow humans, and bend societies to their will. They are unsettled and unsettling. But this course suggests that there is no single figure of the trickster. Rather, the significance of writing about tricksters and outlaws varies from text to text and from place to place. In this course, we will explore texts, mostly from the pre-modern period, written in Arabic (and sometimes Persian and Sanskrit) that depict outlaws and tricksters. We will ask after what texts are doing in the world when they tell stories that seem to celebrate and delight in the subversive, the strange, and the sinister. To help us think through these questions, we will also read divergent theories about outlaws, tricksters, and other subversives. At the end of the course, we will read the award-winning Iraqi novel Frankenstein in Baghdad.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew L Keegan
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 4 points

TUTORIAL IN EARTH SCIENCE

Prerequisites: declared major in Earth and environmental sciences and the departments permission. Students with particular interest in one of the many components of the Earth and environmental sciences should approach a director of undergraduate studies during the registration period so that tutorial-level exposure to the subject can be arranged. Each point requires two hours each week of readings, discussion, and research work under the close supervision of a member of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, American Museum of Natural History, or Goddard Institute for Space Studies. In consultation with the supervisor, the student selects a topic for intensive study and the time and place of the tutorial discussion sessions. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 points, with a maximum of 6 points with each staff member.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Instructor: Galen A McKinley
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 32 Info
• 1-3 points

THEORY AND CULTURE

Required of all majors. Introduces theories of culture particularly related to the Middle East, South Asia. and Africa. Theoretical debates on the nature and function of culture as a symbolic reading of human collectivities. Examines critical cultural studies of the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Enables students to articulate their emerging knowledge of Middle East, South Asian, and African cultures in a theoretically informed language.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Debashree Mukherjee
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 5 Info
• 4 points

SOCIAL THEORY

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Required for all sociology majors. Prerequisite: at least one sociology course of the instructor's permission. Theoretical accounts of the rise and transformations of modern society in the19th and 20th centuries. Theories studied include those of Adam Smith, Tocqueville, Marx, Durkheim, Max Weber, Roberto Michels. Selected topics: individual, society, and polity; economy, class, and status: organization and ideology; religion and society; moral and instrumental action.

• Department: Sociology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Ryan A Hagen
  Info
• 4 points

INTRO TO COMPARATIVE LITERATUR

Introduction to the study of literature from a comparative and cross-disciplinary perspective. Readings will be selected to promote reflection on such topics as the relation of literature to the other arts; nationalism and literature; international literary movements; post-colonial literature; gender and literature; and issues of authorship, influence, originality, and intertextuality.

• Department: Comparative Literature and Society @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Emily Sun
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING

WESTERN THEATRICAL DANCE

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Seth S Williams
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

LITERARY TEXTS & CRIT METHODS

Prerequisites: Students who register for ENGL UN3001 must also register for one of the sections of ENGL UN3011 Literary Texts, Critical Methods. This course is intended to introduce students to the advanced study of literature. Students will read works from different genres (poetry, drama, and prose fiction), drawn from the medieval period to the present day, learning the different interpretative techniques required by each. The course also introduces students to a variety of critical schools and approaches, with the aim both of familiarizing them with these methodologies in the work of other critics and of encouraging them to make use of different methods in their own critical writing. This course (together with the companion seminar ENGL UN3011) is a requirement for the English Major and Concentration. It should be taken as early as possible in a students career. Fulfillment of this requirement will be a factor in admission to seminars and to some lectures.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• W 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jenny M Davidson
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 4 points

ADVANCED GERMAN I

Prerequisites: GERM UN2102 or the Director of the German Language Program's permission. German UN3001 is an ambitious socio-cultural exploration of Berlin. Designed to follow up the language skills acquired in first- and second-year language courses (or the equivalent thereof), this course gives students greater proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing German while focusing on topics from German society today through German newspapers and periodicals through the lens of Germany’s capital, Berlin. The course represents a gateway class to literature courses. This course counts towards the major and concentration.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Silja Weber
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS

Evolution of the theory and content of human rights; the ideology and impact of human rights movements; national and international human rights law and institutions; their application with attention to universality within states, including the U.S. and internationally.

• Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew J Nathan
  CULPA: 44 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info
• 3 points

CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE + LAB

CLASSICAL WAVES -LECTURE

Prerequisites: Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus III. Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations - light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena - Haidingers Brush, Brewsters angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity - capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses - mirrors.  PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC3001 may not receive credit for PHYS BC3010.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 5 points

Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Testing: Mar

Nuclear Weapons/Testing

The story of the US nuclear weapons testing program in the Marshall Islands can be viewed as the collision of a powerful nuclear weapons state, eager to aggressively pursue a thermonuclear weapons development program, and an indigenous population in a remote location. After World War II, the Marshall Islands became a US territory, as specified by a UN treaty, and the US immediately initiated a testing program to be conducted in the northern expanse of the islands. The testing was done in an overtly public manner and driven at the time by a Cold War mentality. As a result of the testing, the Marshallese people were both driven away from their homes and lands and exposed to radioactive fallout. A classified human subject health monitoring program was implemented under the name Project 4.1. From these tests, the US government was able to study the effects of nuclear fallout and the correlation to cancer rates in the Marshallese population, exposed at different distances from the test sites and over a time period of decades. This course is about the violent intersection of science and culture. Students will investigate the Marshallese culture prior to the nuclear weapons testing program and then study the ways in which the culture and people were affected by the program. They will also consider the challenges the Marshallese face today. The course will end on a series of group research projects to compare and contrast the Marshall Islands case with those of other indigenous populations affected by nuclear testing performed by other nuclear weapons states. For the course’s final project, the students will apply the tools learned in this course about nuclear weapons and culture and apply them to the French government’s nuclear testing program in either French Polynesians or Algeria.

• Department: Physics
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Emlyn W Hughes
  CULPA: 18 Info
• 3 points

SLAVIC CULTURES

The history of Slavic peoples - Russians, Czechs, Poles, Serbs, Croats, Ukrainians, Bulgarians - is rife with transformations, some voluntary, some imposed. Against the background of a schematic external history, this course examines how Slavic peoples have responded to and have represented these transformations in various modes: historical writing, hagiography, polemics, drama and fiction, folk poetry, music, visual art, and film. Activity ranges over lecture (for historical background) and discussion (of primary sources).

• Department: Slavic Languages
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points

Social Theory- DISC

SOCIAL THEORY- DISC

Prerequisites: SOCI UN3000 Discussion section for Social Theory (SOCI UN3000).

• Department: Sociology
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Instructor: Francisco Lara Garcia
  h-index: 2 Info
• Instructor: Bonnie R Siegler
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• 0 points

SENIOR THESIS

Prerequisites: the departments permission. Required for all thesis writers.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Michael Cole
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

HUMAN RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION

Examination of human rights within the context of international migration. The course covers topics such as citizenship, state sovereignty, border control, asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented immigrants.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ayten Gundogdu
  CULPA: 20 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

SUPERVISED PROJ PHOTOGRAPHY

SUPERVISED PHOTO PROJECTS

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 15 students. Designed for students to conduct independent projects in photography. Priority for enrollment to the class will be Barnard College students who are enrolling in classes at ICP (International Center of Photography). The cost of ICP will be covered by Barnard College. All of the other students enrolling in the course (CC, GS SOA) will be responsible for their own ICP course expenses.

• Department: Art History @Barnard
• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: John Miller
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

THIRD YEAR CHINESE I

THIRD YEAR CHINESE N

Prerequisites
: Two years of college-level Chinese or the equivalent
Texts: Jingua Chinese (Columbia University staff, published by Peking University Press; simplified characters)

Introduces Chinese social values and attitudes, focusing on the rapid changes now taking place in China. Uses materials from Chinese newspapers and modern short stories to teach essential elements of semi-formal and formal writing. Reading and writing are routine tasks and oral discussion and debate are important components of the class, allowing students to integrate and improve their communication skills in Chinese. To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Virtual Columbia Summer: Chinese Language Program
through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Tuition charges apply; scholarships available.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Term A & B dates.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• MTWR 4:10 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Zhirong Wang
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Jia Xu
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Lingjun Hu
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Juan Zhong
  Info
• 5 points

What is German? Linguistic Variation Acr

German: Ling Varia. Soc &

This course nvestigates how the German language has developed over time, focusing on variation in social and regional contexts: What counts as "German"; standardization processes and the efforts of language societies; dialects in Germany and their changes; German varieties outside of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland such as Texas German; and the recent mapping of mixed languages in major German cities. The course provides an introduction to linguistic transcription and conversation analysis as well as historical linguistic methods. Taught in English; major assignments adjustable for students' previous knowledge of German or linguistics. Prerequisite: 2 semesters of any foreign language or equivalent.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Silja Weber
  Info
• 3 points

GREECE TODAY: LANG, LIT

Prerequisites: GRKM un2102 This course builds on the elements of the language acquired in GRKM1101 through 2102, but new students may place into it, after special arrangement with the instructor. It introduces the students to a number of authentic multimodal materials drawn from a range of sources which include films, literary texts, media, music etc. in order to better understand Greece’s current cultural, socio-economic, and political landscape. In doing so, it aims to foster transcultural understanding and intercultural competence, while further developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Topics of discussion include language, gender equality, youth unemployment, education, queer identities, refugees, and the multilayered aspects of the crisis.Pre-requisite for this class: GRKM 2102 or placement test. Instructor’s permission required if the students have not taken GRKM2102 or equivalent.

• Department: Classics
• MW 2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nikolas Kakkoufa
  Info
• 3 points

BABYLON-BAGHDAD: AN URBAN HISTORY

This seminar investigates the metropolitan site of Babylon-Baghdad as the focal center and built
environment at the center of 4000 years of social history. Through a consideration of the historical and
archaeological sources available, the course proceeds chronologically and surveys the urban history of
the site from its ancient origins, c. 2000 BCE, all the way to the present day. The survey explores how
the communities residing in the city shaped, and were shaped by, the city. Students in this course will gain a familiarity with the major periods of Middle Eastern History — Ancient, Islamic, and Modern — and a detailed awareness of the metropolitan region of Babylon-
Baghdad. In addition to the historical survey and engagement with primary sources and theoretical works, students will develop a research paper on a specialized topic of interest associated with the city.
This investigation requires a synthesis of the ideas discussed in class, and presents an opportunity to
investigate a specific feature or characteristic of the city in detail. All assigned readings for the course will be in English. Primary sources will be provided in translation.
The course assumes that you have taken at least one introductory course on either the Ancient Near
East or the Islamic Middle East to use as a foundation for further development. Students without a
background in the Middle East may take the course if they are willing to do a little preparatory reading.
The course meets once a week and sessions are two hours long.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• W 3:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathanael P Shelley
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

NEUROBIO I:CELLULAR & MOLECULR

Prerequisites: one year of biology; a course in physics is highly recommended. Lecture and recitation. This is an advanced course intended for majors providing an in depth survey of the cellular and molecular aspects of nerve cell function. Topics include: the cell biology and biochemistry of neurons, ionic and molecular basis of electrical signals, synaptic transmission and its modulation, function of sensory receptors. Although not required, it is intended to be followed by Neurobiology II (see below). The recitation meets once per week in smaller groups and emphasizes readings from the primary literature.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Jian Yang
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 37 Info
• 4 points

NEUROBIO I:CELLULAR & MOLECULR

Prerequisites: one year of biology; a course in physics is highly recommended. Lecture and recitation. This is an advanced course intended for majors providing an in depth survey of the cellular and molecular aspects of nerve cell function. Topics include: the cell biology and biochemistry of neurons, ionic and molecular basis of electrical signals, synaptic transmission and its modulation, function of sensory receptors. Although not required, it is intended to be followed by Neurobiology II (see below). The recitation meets once per week in smaller groups and emphasizes readings from the primary literature.

• Department: Auditing
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Jian Yang
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 37 Info
• 0 points

ACTING I

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Course develops physical, vocal, and imaginative range and skills needed to approach the text of a play: text analysis, speech exercises, non-verbal behavior, improvisation designed to enhance embodiment, movement, and projection. Fulfills one course in Acting for Theatre/Drama and Theatre Arts majors. 
Gateway course to advanced courses; transfer students who have previous college-level course may be exempted with approval of Chair
.
 May be retaken for full credit.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• TR 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Sharon Fogarty
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• Instructor: Tina C Mitchell
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Gisela D Cardenas Ojeda
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• Instructor: David L Skeist
  Info
• 3 points

THIRD YEAR CHINESE W

Prerequisites: CHNS C1222 or F1222, or the equivalent. Admission after Chinese placement exam and an oral proficiency interview with the instructor. Especially designed for students who possess good speaking ability and who wish to acquire practical writing skills as well as business-related vocabulary and speech patterns. Introduction to semiformal and formal Chinese used in everyday writing and social or business-related occasions. Simplified characters are introduced.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Hailong Wang
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 5 points

INTRO-STAT-ECOLOGY & EVOL BIOL

Prerequisites: some background in ecology, evolutionary biology, and/or statistics is recommended. An introduction to the theoretical principles and practical application of statistical methods in ecology and evolutionary biology. The course will cover the conceptual basis for a range of statistical techniques through a series of lectures using examples from the primary literature. The application of these techniques will be taught through the use of statistical software in computer-based laboratory sessions.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• M 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Steffen Foerster
  Info
• 3 points

THIRD YEAR JAPANESE I

Prerequisites: JPNS C1202 or the equivalent. Readings in authentic/semi-authentic texts, videos, and class discussions.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Keiko Okamoto
  CULPA: 13 Info
• Instructor: Kyoko M Loetscher
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 5 points

THIRD YEAR KOREAN I

Prerequisites: KORN W1202 or the equivalent and consultation with instructor. (See Entrance to Language Courses Beyond the Elementary Level in the main bulletin under Department of Instruction -- East Asian Languages and Cultures.) Readings in modern Korean. Selections from modern Korean writings in literature, history, social sciences, culture, and videos and class discussions.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Hyunkyu Yi
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Ji-Young Jung
  Info
• 5 points

THEORY AND CULTURE-DISC

THEOR-CULT:MID EAST/S ASIA DIS

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 0 points