SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Methods Logic Prot Eng

Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Parisa Yousefpour
  Info
• 3 points

THEORY OF LITERATURE I

• Department: French
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Aubrey A Gabel
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

Hebrew: History, Politics, Culture, Lite

Hebrew: Hist, Poli, Cult,

This class offers an introduction to Hebrew culture from a historical and literary perspective, focusing on the intersection of linguistic ideology, and literary and cultural creativity. What, we will ask, is the relationship between what people think about Hebrew and what they write in Hebrew?

We will investigate the manners in which Hebrew was imagined – as the language of God, the language of the Jews, the language of the patriarchy, the language of secularism, the language of Messianism, the language of nationalism, a dead language, a diasporic Eastern European language, a local Middle Eastern Language, ext., and how these conflicting imaginaries informed Hebrew creativity.

This class does not require prior knowledge of Hebrew. Students proficient in Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, Ladino, and/or European languages are encouraged to contact the instructor in advance for supplementary material in these languages.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Offer Dynes
  Info
• 3 points

Machine learning for environmental engin

MACH LRN FOR ENV ENG & SC

Aimed at understanding and testing state-of?the-art methods in machine learning applied to environmental sciences and engineering problems. Potential applications include but are not limited to remote sensing, and environmental and geophysical fluid dynamics. Includes testing "vanilla" ML algorithms, feedforward neural networks, random forests, shallow vs deep networks, and the details of machine learning techniques.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• 3 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL for APAM

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR BIOMEDICAL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR CIVIL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR CHEMICAL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR DATA SCIENCE

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR EARTH&ENV ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR COMPUTER ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR ELECTRICAL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• F 12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR FINANCIAL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• F 12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR IEOR

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL FOR MECHANICAL ENG

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL for xMS

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL for MSAI

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

PROF DEVELOPMENT&LEADERSHIP

PDL CLEARANCE

The Professional Development and Leadership course aims to enhance and expand Columbia Engineering graduate students’ interpersonal, professional and leadership skills, through six modules, including: (1) professional portfolio; (2) communication skills; (3) business etiquette and networking; (4) leadership, followership and teamwork; (5) life management; and (6) ethics and integrity. Students in the course will build upon and enhance their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to further distinguishing themselves in the classroom and in their careers. This course is offered at the Pass/D/Fail grading option.

• Department: Engineering
• F 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 0 points

FILM AND MEDIA THEORY

This course offers a historical and critical overview of film and media theory from its origins up to the present.

• Department: Film
• R 2 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Nico Baumbach
  Info
• 3 points

Pedagogy Seminar

LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY

What kind of teacher would you like to become? What experience, knowledge and opinions regarding learning and teaching a language and language and communication do you bring to class? How can theoretical and practical literature help us augment our personal experiences? How do we plan and execute lesson plans? What role do institutional expectations play? What can we learn from how others teach? How can we ensure to welcome a wide spectrum of students into our classes? What impact has the pandemic on the way we approach teaching? How can we grow as educators through self-reflection, our interactions with colleagues, and through our understanding theoretical and practical knowledge that goes beyond planning the next class? 

Collaboratively, we will discuss these and other questions using our concrete experience, practical and theoretical literature, and opportunities for professional development. We will apply our knowledge and create materials together, visit colleagues in other language and reflect on our learning and teaching experience.

Learning Goals: At the end of this class, you will:


be able to understand and use the concept of ‘Backward Design’

have acquired a basis in a spectrum of different research-based perspectives that you can use to decide on the usefulness of pedagogical strategies in a given situation. 

be familiar with the basic terminology as well as the most relevant sources for the field of foreign language pedagogy

have familiarity with applying theory to practice by designing classroom activities you will be able to use in your class

have started to develop strategies for continuous reflection and deepening of pedagogical practices (through discussion, observations, journals)

take first steps to developing your own teaching philosophy statement

• Department: Germanic Languages
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Jutta Schmiers-Heller
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 3 points

SOUND:Music, Math, and Mind

This course is a detailed and hands-on (ears-on) exploration of the fundamental physical, physiological, and psychological aspects of sound. Topics covered include sound waves and their physical nature, the propagation and speed of sound in different mediums, geological and other non-living sound sources, animal and insect sound generating strategies, sound perception mechanisms and abilities in different species, the physiology of human hearing and the structure of the human ear, psycho-acoustics and human sound perception, sonic illusions and tricks of the ear.

In-class experiments and research make up the majority of the class. Each student will design and lead at least one experiment/demo session. Students also respond to creative weekly prompts about sound topics on courseworks.

We also have visits with a number of special guests during the term.

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: David L Sulzer
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ADV GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTE

Prerequisite: Successful completion of URBS UN2200 Introduction to GIS Methods, or equivalent with instructor permission.

With the veritable explosion of urban data alongside the continued proliferation of new tools for its consideration, this course allows students to develop specialized approaches to spatial analysis while introducing a series of common advanced techniques and nuanced methodological questions. Aimed at covering a variety of topics with immediate relevance to urbanism in practice and in research, the course operates with a two-fold mission: (1) to critically discuss the theories, concepts, and research methods involved in spatial analysis and (2) to learn the techniques necessary for engaging those theories and deploying those methods. The class will work to meet this mission with a dedicated focus on the urban environment and the spatial particularities and relationships that arise from the urban context.

Among others, this course takes as a foundational premise that spatial analysis within geographic information systems is an incredibly powerful and double-edged weapon: it provides both the methods for answering complex spatial questions and the means for effectively communicating the results. Like any other weapon it can serve many ends, and as such an advanced course in spatial analysis must frame its use within the developing discourse on professional practice and responsibility.

The course is designed with a combination format. Early weeks are predominantly lecture-style presentations supplemented with discussion and technical demonstration and exercises. Students are expected to complete these exercises outside of class (as homework), bringing their questions to our discussion. The latter half of the course is a project-based seminar. Seminar-style presentation and discussion will rely heavily on student participation and preparation to consider the variety of spatial methods available and their implications on urban research and intervention. Woven throughout the semester is the development of a self-driven research project, through which students will engage and compare the methodological advantages and disadvantages of several assumptions, approaches, analyses, and datasets.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Leah M Meisterlin
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

GENEALOGIES OF FEMINISM

Artists,Workers & Witches

Genealogies of Feminism:
 
Course focuses on the development of a particular topic or issue in feminist, queer, and/or WGSS scholarship. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates, though priority will be given to students completing the ISSG graduate certificate. Topics differ by semester offered, and are reflected in the course subtitle. For a description of the current offering, please visit the link in the Class Notes.

• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Julia Bryan-Wilson
  Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Foundation of Aerospace Engineering

FOUNDATION OF AEROSPACE E

History and development of aviation and spaceflight; application of fundamental physics to analyze atmospheric and space flight; core principles of aerodynamics, propulsion, and flight mechanics; basic aircraft performance and stability characteristics; influence of space and atmospheric environment on vehicles; key lightweight materials and structural design considerations in aerospace applications. Course intended for graduate students. Students who have previously taken AERO E3001 may not take AERO E4001.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• T 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Marianna Maiaru
  Info
• 3 points

CORE STUDIO SEMESTER I

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• MWF 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Mireia Luzarraga
  Info
• 9 points

Introduction to Computational Biomedicin

INTRO TO COMP BIOMED & HE

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the core computational methods driving modern biomedical research and health data science. As biological and clinical datasets grow in scale and complexity—from genomic sequences and molecular profiles to electronic health records (EHRs) and consumer health data—this course equips students with the essential computational foundations to model, analyze, and interpret high-dimensional biomedical data.

Organized around key algorithmic challenges spanning Clinical Informatics, Consumer Health Informatics, and Bioinformatics, the course focuses on the design and application of algorithms and statistical models to solve real-world biomedical problems. Lectures emphasize practical techniques and showcase their use across diverse biomedical data types.

Designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in biomedical informatics, computer science, biomedical engineering, applied mathematics, and related fields, this course builds a rigorous understanding of computational biomedicine. It serves as a core requirement for the Biomedical Informatics PhD and master’s programs and is cross-listed with Computer Science. Students interested in careers in bioinformatics, health data science, computational biology, or biomedical AI will find this course especially valuable.

As biomedical data continue to expand in size, diversity, and impact, this course provides a critical foundation in the algorithmic, statistical, and computational tools needed to advance the future of research at the intersection of computation and human health.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Harry Jr. Reyes
  Info
• 3 points

QUANTITATIVE PHYSIOLOGY I

Physiological systems at the cellular and molecular level are examined in a highly quantitative context. Topics include chemical kinetics, molecular binding and enzymatic processes, molecular motors, biological membranes, and muscles.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Lance Kam
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 38 Info
• 3 points

ESSENTIALS OF CHEM ENGIN A

Part of an accelerated consideration of the essential chemical engineering principles from the undergraduate program, including selected topics from Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Transport Phenomena I and II, and Chemical Engineering Control. While required for all M.S. students with Scientist to Engineer status, the credits from this course may not be applied toward any chemical engineering degree.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• F 1:25 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher S Chen
  Info
• 3 points

FILM & MEDIA THEORY-DISC

Co-requisite undergraduate discussion section for FILM GU 4000 Film & Media Theory.

• Department: Film
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Daisy E Gadsby
  Info
• Instructor: Molly Han
  Info
• Instructor: Alan Ke
  Info
• 0 points

DATA JOURNALISM

FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTING

• Department: Journalism
• MW 9 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jonathan Soma
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTI

INTRODUCTION TO PROB & ST

Prerequisites: Calculus through multiple integration and infinite sums. A calculus-based tour of the fundamentals of probability theory and statistical inference. Probability models, random variables, useful distributions, conditioning, expectations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis tests, linear regression. This course replaces SIEO 4150.

• Department: Statistics
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Banu Baydil
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

ESSENTIALS OF CHEM ENGIN B

Part of an accelerated consideration of the essential chemical engineering principles from the undergraduate program, including topics from Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, I and II, and Chemical and Biochemical Separations. While required for all M.S. students with Scientist to Engineer status, the credits from this course may not be applied toward any chemical engineering degree.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• F 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher S Chen
  Info
• 3 points

Writing and Editing the Black Studies Jo

Writing, Editing SOULS Jo

This course is a Black Studies research and publication design studio. Here, the integrity of “an imagined moral-intellectual community” and the practicalities of writing and publication are held in balance, toward two functional objectives: 

(1) To revise and submit (for publication) an original seminar paper, thesis, or conference paper. 

Following Laura Belcher’s,
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
, “…(t)he goal of this course is to aid participants in taking their papers from classroom quality to journal quality and in overcoming anxiety about academic publishing in the process. 

(2) To critically survey the field of Black Studies through close reading of its journals—resulting in the production of a consulting report focused on the student’s chosen area. 

This year
Souls: Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Culture, Politics and Society
returns to Columbia University, where it was founded by Manning Marable in 1999. This course is designed to prepare IRAAS/AAADS to receive custodianship of the journal and reshape its Black radical intellectual project in response to the current moment and prospective futures. 

“Journal work is not only not an arbitrary undertaking, and it is certainly not simply the practice of putting competent scholarly articles into print (though that is avowedly its formal function); rather, it is distinctive for being an intellectual undertaking that is pursued with a certain horizon in mind, namely, the collective constitution of an imagined moral-intellectual community.” (David Scott, Small Axe 50 July 2016) 

Facilitating reflexive, critically engaged, and sustainable writing practices; and focusing on the past and future of
Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society;
our hybrid colloquy sessions will typically combine theoretical and methodological discussions, close readings of assigned journals, and ‘workshop’ elements— including sharing of work and occasional short in class writing. We will meet in-person and virtually. Small group work will be required.

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jafari S Allen
  Info
• 4 points

CORE STUDIO SEMESTER III

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• MR 1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Galia Solomonoff
  Wikipedia Info
• 9 points

SYMBOLIC AI IN HEALTH CARE

This course is customized for 1st-year PhD and MA students in the biomedical informatics graduate program and also

open to other interested students at Columbia. It provides a detailed overview of symbolic methods.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• TR 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Chunhua Weng
  h-index: 37 Info
• 3 points

CORPORATE FINANCE FOR ENGINEERS

Introduction to the economic evaluation of industrial projects. Economic equivalence and criteria. Deterministic approaches to economic analysis. Multiple projects and constraints. Analysis and choice under risk and uncertainty.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• R 6:10 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Dan Chen
  Info
• 3 points

RECITATION FOR PROBABILITY THEORY

REC FOR PROBABILITY THEOR

adding zero credit recitation to STAT 4203UN PROBABILITY THEORY for Fall 2026

• Department: Statistics
• M 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
• 0 points

OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND METHODS

A graduate course only for MS&E, IE, and OR students. This is also required for students in the Undergraduate Advanced Track. For students who have not studied linear programming. Some of the main methods used in IEOR applications involving deterministic models: linear programming, the simplex method, nonlinear, integer and dynamic programming.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Yaren Kaya
  Info
• 3 points

OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND METHODS

A graduate course only for MS&E, IE, and OR students. This is also required for students in the Undergraduate Advanced Track. For students who have not studied linear programming. Some of the main methods used in IEOR applications involving deterministic models: linear programming, the simplex method, nonlinear, integer and dynamic programming.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Yuri Faenza
  h-index: 11 Info
• 3 points

RECITATION FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE

REC FOR STATISTICAL INFER

adding zero credit recitation to STAT 4204GU STATISTICAL INFERENCE for Fall 2026

• Department: Statistics
• F 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Bodhisattva Sen
  h-index: 24 Info
• 0 points

ADVANCED STUDIO V

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• MR 1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• 9 points

Conservation Policy

Prerequisites: Students should have completed at least one course in ecology, evolution or conservation biology. The purpose of this course is to arm emerging scientists with an understanding of conservation policy at the city, state, federal and international levels. Our focus will be on understanding the science that informs conservation policy, evaluating the efficacy of conservation policies for achieving conservation goals, and learning about the role that scientists play in forming policy.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Viorel Popescu
  Info
• 3 points

RECITATION FOR LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS

REC FOR LINEAR REGRESSION

adding zero credit recitation to STAT 4205GU for Fall 2026

• Department: Statistics
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• F 3:40 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Gabriel Young
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 0 points

RECITATION FOR PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIE

RECITATION FOR PROGRAM FO

zero credit recitation for STAT GU4206

• Department: Statistics
• F 9:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
• F 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• F 10:40 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 0 points

APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA

Fundamentals of Linear Algebra including vector and Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, existence and uniqueness, gaussian elimination, gauss-jordan elimination, the matrix inverse, elementary matrices and the LU factorization, computational cost of  solutions. Vector spaces and subspaces,  linear independence, basis and dimension. The 4 fundamental subspaces of a matrix. Orthogonal projection onto a subspace and solution of Linear Least Squares problems, unitary matrices, inner products,  orthogonalization algorithms and the QR factorization, applications. Determinants and applications. Eigen problems including diagonalization, symmetric matrices, positive-definite systems, eigen factorization and applications to dynamical systems and iterative maps. Introduction to the singular value decomposition and its applications.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Marc W Spiegelman
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 3 points

APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA

Fundamentals of Linear Algebra including vector and Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, existence and uniqueness, gaussian elimination, gauss-jordan elimination, the matrix inverse, elementary matrices and the LU factorization, computational cost of  solutions. Vector spaces and subspaces,  linear independence, basis and dimension. The 4 fundamental subspaces of a matrix. Orthogonal projection onto a subspace and solution of Linear Least Squares problems, unitary matrices, inner products,  orthogonalization algorithms and the QR factorization, applications. Determinants and applications. Eigen problems including diagonalization, symmetric matrices, positive-definite systems, eigen factorization and applications to dynamical systems and iterative maps. Introduction to the singular value decomposition and its applications.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Marc W Spiegelman
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 3 points

OPT MODELS & METHODS FOR FE

Linear, quadratic, nonlinear, dynamic, and stochastic programming. Some discrete optimization techniques will also be introduced. The theory underlying the various optimization methods is covered. The emphasis is on modeling and the choice of appropriate optimization methods. Applications from financial engineering are discussed.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jay Sethuraman
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO CLASSICAL JAPANESE I

Prerequisites: JPNS C1202 or the equivalent. Introduction to the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar. Trains students to read Japanese historical and literary texts from the early period up to the 20th century.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: David B Lurie
  CULPA: 17 Info
• 3 points

SYNAPTIC TRANSMISN/PLASTICITY

SYNAPTIC TRANSM & PLASTICITY

• Department: Neurobiology and Behavior
• W 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher D Makinson
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• 3 points

Special Topics in Biomedical Informatics

Real World Evidence inMed

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• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Tara V Anand
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• 3 points

INTRO TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

Prerequisites: advanced calculus and general physics, or the instructors permission. Basic physical processes controlling atmospheric structure: thermodynamics; radiation physics and radiative transfer; principles of atmospheric dynamics; cloud processes; applications to Earths atmospheric general circulation, climatic variations, and the atmospheres of the other planets.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Lorenzo M Polvani
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 69 Info
• 3 points

HISTORY & THEORY OF PLANNING

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Hiba Bou Akar
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

Projects in Mathematical Genomics

Projects Math Genomics

Mathematical genomics synthesizes between high resolution quantitative research and molecular measurements in the context of clinical or biological analysis. This course will provide independent research experience in this field for interested students under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course is suitable for students with background in the subject matter (e.g., biology, chemistry) who wish to learn quantitative data analysis and methods development, as well as for those with technical background (e.g., biomedical informatics) who wish to apply their skills to biological research. Instructor permission is required for registration.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• Instructor: Tal Korem
  h-index: 18 Info
• 1-6 points

SELECTNS FROM GREEK LIT

Prerequisites: GREK V1201 and V1202, or their equivalent. Since the content of the course changes from year to year, it may be taken in consecutive years.

• Department: Classics @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

LATIN LIT PROSE SELECTIONS

Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit.

• Department: Classics
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Katharina Volk
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

LATIN LIT PROSE SELECTIONS

Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit.

• Department: Auditing
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Katharina Volk
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 0 points

Reading the works of Jamaica Kincaid

Reading works /Jamaica Ki

This seminar offers a sustained exploration of the fiction and nonfiction of Jamaica Kincaid, a Caribbean-American writer described by the novelist Tiphanie Yanique as “a fiction writer with a poet’s air and a journalist’s eye.” In Fall 2026, Kincaid will be a Writer-in-Residence at Columbia University, providing students with a rare opportunity to engage directly with her presence and intellectual contributions on campus. The course is organized in two parts: the first half examines Kincaid’s nonfiction—some of her essays, memoirs, and nature writing—while the second half traces her fiction from
At the Bottom of the River to See Now Then
. Central themes include colonialism and its aftermath, migration and exile, maternal relationships, ecological memory, and cultural displacement. This course emphasizes close reading, critical scholarship, and creative response. Students will be expected to contribute actively to seminar discussions and produce original work that bridges analytical and creative modes.

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Edwidge Danticat
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• 4 points

INTRODUCTN TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE

Introductory course is for individuals with an interest in medical physics and other branches of radiation science. Topics include basic concepts, nuclear models, semi-empirical mass formula, interaction of radiation with matter, nuclear detectors, nuclear structure and instability, radioactive decay process and radiation, particle accelerators, and fission and fusion processes and technologies.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• T 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephen L Ostrow
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• 3 points

MATH METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGIN

Mathematical description of chemical engineering problems and the application of selected methods for their solution. General modeling principles, including model hierarchies. Linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations and their systems, including those with variable coefficients. Partial differential equations in Cartesian and curvilinear coordinates for the solution of chemical engineering problems.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Vivian F McNeill
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• 3 points

MATH METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGIN

Mathematical description of chemical engineering problems and the application of selected methods for their solution. General modeling principles, including model hierarchies. Linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations and their systems, including those with variable coefficients. Partial differential equations in Cartesian and curvilinear coordinates for the solution of chemical engineering problems.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Robert G Bozic
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• 3 points

Artificial Intelligence for OR and FE

AI for OR & FE

Introduces modern artificial intelligence (AI), focus on applications to operations and decision-making in domains such as healthcare, finance, energy systems, and supply chain management. Topics: machine learning, neural networks, large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning, game theory, multi-agent systems, and agentic frameworks.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

LANGUAGE CROSSING IN LATIN CARRIBEAN CUL

Prerequisites: Intermediate reading knowledge of Spanish This course considers how language has traditionally shaped constructs of national identity in the Caribbean vis-à-vis the US. By focusing on language ‘crossings’ in Latinx Caribbean cultural production, we critically explore how various sorts of texts–narrative, drama, performance, poetry, animated TV series, and songs–contest conventional notions of mainstream American, US Latinx, and Caribbean discourses of politics and identities. Taking 20th-century social and historical context into account, we will analyze those contemporary styles and uses of language that challenge monolingual and monolithic visions of national and ethnolinguistic identities, examining societal attitudes, cultural imaginaries, and popular assumptions about the Spanish language in the Greater Caribbean and the US.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Francisca Aguilo Mora
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION

Engineering economic concepts. Basic spreadsheet analysis and programming skills. Subject to instructor's permission. Infrastructure design and systems concepts, analysis, and design under competing/conflicting objectives, transportation network models, traffic assignments, optimization, and the simplex algorithm.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• W 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Xuan Di
  h-index: 15 Info
• 3 points

DOSTOEVSKY,TOLSTOY & ENG NOVEL

A close reading of works by Dostoevsky (Netochka Nezvanova; The Idiot; A Gentle Creature) and Tolstoy (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth; Family Happiness; Anna Karenina; The Kreutzer Sonata) in conjunction with related English novels (Bronte's Jane Eyre, Eliot's Middlemarch, Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway). No knowledge of Russian is required.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Liza Knapp
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 3 points

DOSTOEVSKY,TOLSTOY & ENG NOVEL

A close reading of works by Dostoevsky (Netochka Nezvanova; The Idiot; A Gentle Creature) and Tolstoy (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth; Family Happiness; Anna Karenina; The Kreutzer Sonata) in conjunction with related English novels (Bronte's Jane Eyre, Eliot's Middlemarch, Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway). No knowledge of Russian is required.

• Department: Auditing
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Liza Knapp
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 0 points

Experimental Cultures

This seminar course will provide a punctual survey of trends and figures in the experimental cultures of East Central Europe.  Formations include the avant-gardes (first, postwar, and postcommunist); experimental Modernisms and Postmodernisms; alternative film, media, and visual culture; and formally inventive responses to exceptional historical circumstances.  Proceeding roughly chronologically from early twentieth to early twenty-first centuries, we will examine expressionist/surrealistic painting and drama; zenithist hybrid genres such as cinépoetry and proto-conceptualist writing; mixed-media relief sculpture; post-conceptual art; experimental and animated film; and avant-garde classical music.  In terms of theory, we will draw on regional and global approaches to artistic experimentation ranging from Marxist and other theories of value through discourses of the body and sexuality in culture to contemporary affect theory.  The course will be taught in English with material drawn primarily from Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.  Each session will include a lecture followed by discussion.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

RESP COND-RES/REL PLCY ISS-DIS

• Department: Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies
• 1 points

LOTUS SUTRA/E ASIAN BUDDHISM

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: David L Moerman
  CULPA: 18 Info
• 4 points

Indigenous Rights and Settler Colonialis

Indig Rts Settler Colonia

Course Description

This interdisciplinary course explores both the rights of Indigenous people in settler colonies as well as the complex historical and theoretical relationship between human rights and settler colonialism. We will pursue three lines of inquiry. The first critically explores how central political concepts of the international state system—sovereignty, property, territory, self-determination—entwine the histories of settler colonialism and human rights. The second charts the rise and mechanisms of the international Indigenous rights movement, in particular its activity at the United Nations leading to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, and its contributions to ongoing debates on environmental and climate justice, group rights, natural resources and territorial autonomy, and cultural rights. The third unit interrogates settler state responses to the movement for Indigenous human rights, such as cooptation, recognition, and apology.

Through readings drawn from history, ethnography, political and critical theory, international relations, Native studies, law, and documents produced by intergovernmental organizations and NGOs, we will explore and deepen the tensions between human rights as a theory and practice and the political lives and aspirations of Indigenous peoples and activists. What technologies of rule—such as residential school systems and property law—do settler colonial states deploy to dispossess Indigenous peoples? How have Indigenous peoples used the international human rights regime to mobilize against such dispossession? How have these states resisted the global Indigenous rights movement? And can the human rights regime, rooted in the international state system, meaningfully contribute to anticolonial movements in liberal settler colonies? While we will touch on settler colonialism as it manifests around the globe, the course’s geographical focus will be on North America.

Course objectives

Throughout this course, you will:


Develop a historically-informed understanding of both international indigenous rights and settler colonialism as idea, practice, institution, and discourse;

Place the literature on human rights and settler colonialism into critical conversation in order to deepen existing conceptual problems and generate new ones;

Identify the main arguments in theoretical texts, legal and policy documents, and public debates

• Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy Wyman-McCarthy
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• 3 points

Agentic AI for Operations Research and F

Agentic AI for OR & FE

Introduces agentic AI systems for decision-making in operations research and financial engineering. Covers large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, conversational agents, semantic workflows, and streaming architectures. Emphasizes hands-on design and deployment of end-to-end agentic pipelines, integrating forecasting, optimization, and reasoning in operational problems and financial engineering applications. Applications include supply chain risk, energy systems, inventory management, and portfolio management.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Agostino Capponi
  h-index: 19 Info
• 3 points

BUSINESS CHINESE I

The Business Chinese I course is designed to prepare students to use Chinese in a present or future work situation. Students will develop skills in the practical principles of grammar, vocabulary, and cross-cultural understanding needed in today’s business world.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Zhong Qi Shi
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• 4 points

Sustainable Urban Systems Engineering

Introduction to urban data analytics (analysis and visualization of new types of ‘big’ urban data, statistical tools for urban data analysis, machine learning methods, data privacy). Conceptualization of cities as complex adaptive systems (coarse-graining of urban dynamics, network models for infrastructure interdependencies, agent-based urban simulation). Integrated urban infrastructure systems design (basic design solutions for coupled, people-centric, and climate-resilient civil infrastructure systems, Monte Carlo simulations for infrastructure scenario generation).

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Markus Schlaepfer
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• 3 points

Financial Accounting

The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to accounting. It is designed to provide managerially oriented users of accounting products with the foundations of accounting concepts, the underlying mechanics, and the overall perspective required to become intelligent users of accounting information. The course will focus on the typical financial statements (e.g., balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements) along with the environment in which they are produced and used. The overarching perspective is that accounting reports provide information that is useful for various purposes.
The course design emphasizes that the information content of accounting reports is jointly determined by the accounting methods used to generate the reports and the environment in which the reports are produced and used. Thus, the course integrates the study of accounting methods and the study of the accounting environment. Accounting concerns, in turn, vary with market opportunities, instruments, and organizational arrangements at hand.
The course is organized into two interrelated modules. First, we review accounting-related institutional details, the nature of financial reports, audits, and disclosure. This includes the examination of the three main financial statements the nature of accrual measurement, and the information perspective that is central to the course. Second, we explore accounting methods in detail, focusing on revenue recognition, assets, liabilities, and equity. We explicitly consider accounting issues related to global organizations.
Throughout the course, we apply these concepts to real-world contexts, with attention to ethics, data integrity, financial statement analysis, valuation, and regulatory frameworks. In addition, we integrate contemporary topics such as the impact of climate change and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) considerations on financial reporting. Selected current events and emerging trends in ESG reporting are discussed in relation to the accounting frameworks and principles covered in class.
Finally, we explore the role of artificial intelligence—particularly large language models (LLMs)—in financial analysis. The course introduces how AI tools can assist in interpreting financial statements, while emphasizing the importance of human judgment and expertise in ensuring responsible and effective use of AI technologies.

For Mendelson Students Only.

• Department: Mendelson Center
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan Glover
  h-index: 28 Info
• 3 points

MEDIA CHINESE

Prerequisites: at least 3 years of intensive Chinese language training at college level and the instructor's permission. This advanced course is designed to specifically train students' listening and speaking skills in both formal and colloquial language through various Chinese media sources. Students view and discuss excerpts of Chinese TV news broadcasts, soap operas, and movie segments on a regular basis. Close reading of newspaper and internet articles and blogs supplements the training of verbal skills.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Yuan-Yuan Meng
  CULPA: 33 Info
• 4 points

Harlem Renaiss. Aesthetics of Subjectivi

Harlem Renaiss.. & Aesthe

The objective of the course is to show that the orchestrators of the Harlem Renaissance intended to delineate aesthetic paradigms for African Americans to frame their subjective experiences. And that the orchestrators envisioned the Renaissance project through the formulation of standards for fiction, poetry, drama, music, and art that are cohesive with the socio-cultural experiences of African Americans during the first half of the 20th century. In the course, we will read the essays of Alain Locke, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and WEB DuBois. These essays were the media for the writers to present the aesthetic achievements of their time, while simultaneously promoting the ideals that fiction, poetry, drama, music, and art ought to follow. Close reading of the essays and class discussions will show how the Harlem Renaissance elaborated the criteria that African Americans may follow to derive meaning from their subjective experiences. Moreover, that the Harlem Renaissance shaped African American consciousness by providing the suitable aesthetic compass to understand its relation to the social and cultural institutions. Finally, the course explores how the Harlem Renaissance sought to define both, the aesthetic autonomy and distinctiveness of African Americans.

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Vivaldi Jean-Marie
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• 4 points

FOURTH YEAR CHINESE I

Prerequisites: Third Year Chinese or the equivalent The course is designed to help students master formal Chinese for professional or academic purposes. It includes reading materials and discussions of selections from Chinese media on contemporary topics, Chinese literature, and modern Chinese intellectual history. The course aims to enhance students' strategies for comprehension, as well as their written and oral communication skills in formal modern Chinese.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ling Yan
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 4 points