1ST YEAR SEM IN CHEMICAL RES
Prerequisites: CHEM UN1403 or CHEM UN1604 or CHEM UN2045 or the instructors permission. A one-hour weekly lecture, discussion, and critical analysis of topics that reflect problems in modern chemistry, with emphasis on current areas of active chemical research.
- Department: Chemistry
- F noon-12:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Vesna Gasperov
CULPA: 1 h-index: 4 Info - 1 points
STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS
Elementary computational methods in statistics. Basic techniques in regression analysis of econometric models. One-hour weekly recitation sessions to complement lectures.
- Department: Economics @Barnard
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jose Cao-Alvira
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
SECOND YR CLASSICAL TIBET II
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
Info - 4 points
LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITING
This lab is limited to declared Film and Media Studies majors. Exercises in the writing of film scripts.
- Department: Film
- M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- W 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- F 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
PRINTMAKING I: INTAGLIO
(Formerly R3401) Enables the student to realize concepts and visual ideas in a printed form. Basic techniques are introduced and utilized: the history and development of the intaglio process; demonstrations and instruction in line etching, relief, and dry point. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
- Department: Visual Arts
- MW 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jennifer Nuss
Info - 3 points
PRACTICUM SCENIC PAINT
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical props and/or scenic painting work on Departmental mainstage productions.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
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Instructor:
Michael Banta
Info - 1 points
PRACTICUM LIGHTS & SOUND
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical lighting and/or sound work on Departmental mainstage productions.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
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Instructor:
Gregory Winkler
CULPA: 3 Info - 1 points
PRACTICUM WARDROBE & RUN CREW
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Costume Shop Manager Kara Feely (kfeely@barnard.edu). Training and practical costume construction and fitting work on Departmental mainstage productions.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
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Instructor:
Kara M Feely
Info - 1 points
Visual Activism
How has visual culture played a role within the social movements of the last several decades, such as #BlackLivesMatter and Extinction Rebellion? How, we might ask, is activism made visible; how does it erupt (or disappear) with collective fields of vision? Drawing upon Black South African queer photographer Zanele Muholi’s term “visual activism” as a flexible rubric that encompasses both formal practices and political strategies, this lecture class interrogates contemporary visual cultures of dissent, resistance, and protest as they span a range of ideological positions.
We will examine recent developments in and around recent intersections of art and politics from around the world, looking closely at performances, photographs, feminist dances, graffiti, murals, street art, posters, pussy hats, and graphic interventions, with a special focus on tactics of illegibility and encodedness. Topics include visual responses to structural racisms, global climate change, indigenous land rights, state violence, gentrification, forced migration, and queer/trans issues.
- Department: Art History and Archaeology
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Julia Bryan-Wilson
Wikipedia Info - 4 points
PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical stage management work on Departmental mainstage productions.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
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Instructor:
Michael Banta
Info - 3 points
PRACTICUM DESIGN THESIS FESTIVAL
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of the Senior Thesis Festival coordinator. Training and practical work as student designer on the Senior Thesis Festival.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
- F 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kara M Feely
Info - 3 points
PRACTICUM DESIGN & PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
PRACTICUM DESIGN & PROD A
May be retaken for full credit.
Prerequisites: permission of the Senior Thesis Festival coordinator. Training and practical design work assisting student designers for the Senior Thesis Festival.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
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Instructor:
Michael Banta
Info - 2 points
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or equivalent introductory course in Psychology This course provides an in-depth survey of data and models of a wide variety of human cognitive functions. Drawing on behavioral, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging research, the course explores the neural mechanisms underlying complex cognitive processes, such as perception, memory, and decision making. Importantly, the course examines the logic and assumptions that permit us to interpret brain activity in psychological terms.
- Department: Psychology
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ana Alexandrescu
Info - 3 points
PRINTMAKING I: SILKSCREEN
(Formerly R3413) Printmaking I: Silkscreen introduces silkscreen and other silkscreen techniques. Given the direct quality of the process, the class focuses on the students personal vision through experimentation with this print medium. Individual and group critiques. Portfolio required at end. If the class is full, please visit http://arts.columbia.edu/undergraduate-visual-arts-program.
- Department: Visual Arts
- R 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alejo Contreras
Info - 3 points
ORGANIC CHEMSTRY II-LECTURES
Prerequisites: CHEM UN1404 or CHEM UN1604, CHEM UN1500 and CHEMUN2443. The principles of organic chemistry. The structure and reactivity of organic molecules are examined from the standpoint of modern theories of chemistry. Topics include stereochemistry, reactions of organic molecules, mechanisms of organic reactions, syntheses and degradations of organic molecules, and spectroscopic techniques of structure determination. Although CHEM UN2443 and CHEM UN2444 are separate courses, students are expected to take both terms sequentially. Students must ensure they register for the recitation which corresponds to the lecture section. Please check the Directory of Classes for details.
- Department: Chemistry
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher Eckdahl
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Instructor:
James Leighton
CULPA: 15
Wikipedia
h-index: 46
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Instructor:
Talha Siddiqui
CULPA: 3 Info - 4 points
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - REC
ORGANIC CHEMSTRY II-LECTURESTO BE ENROLLED IN UN2444 SECTION 1, YOU MUST REGISTER FOR UN2446 RECITATION
- Department: Chemistry
- M 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- W 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- R 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher Eckdahl
Info - 0 points
TAP II
Tap II is an intermediate level tap class for students who have at least 2 years of tap dance training. We will cover tap technique, proper use of the body to enhance sound quality and style, a variety of musical genres and structures,classic tap dance routines, and improvisation.
The prerequisite for Intermediate Level Tap is previous experience in intermediate level tap classes. Students on this level are assumed to have mastered tap basics, be comfortable with intermediate level technique, and must be ready to learn at a slightly accelerated pace.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards
Info - 2 points
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - REC
Corequisites: CHEM UN2444 Chemistry UN2448 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY RECITATIONORGANIC CHEMISTRY II-LECTURESTO BE ENROLLED IN UN2444 SECTION 2, YOU MUST REGISTER FOR UN2448 RECITATION
- Department: Chemistry
- M 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- M 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- W 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- W 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- R 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- R 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
James Leighton
CULPA: 15
Wikipedia
h-index: 46
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- 0 points
ORGANIC CHEMSTRY II-REC
- Department: Chemistry
- M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- M 8:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- W 8:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Talha Siddiqui
CULPA: 3 Info - 0 points
PILATES FOR DANCERS
Pilates for Dancers is a full-body, low impact exercise class based on the work of Joseph Pilates, including movement concepts from Rudolf von Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff. We’ll work on a yoga or Pilates mat doing exercises and movement sequences that build strength, flexibility, coordination and clarity in the body. The class is suitable for dancers, athletes and movement enthusiasts. A Pilates ring is highly recommended. A limited number of Pilates rings will be available in class.
This course may not be appropriate for those with spine, neck, and shoulder injuries. If you have any of these types of injuries, kindly present a doctor’s note clearing you for participation in the class.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Allison Easter
Info - 2 points
FELDENKRAIS FOR DANCERS
Through guided practice-based lessons in Awareness Through MovementÒ (ATM), students develop sensory awareness of habitual neuromuscular patterns resulting in increased movement efficiency, improved skill acquisition, and greater strength, coordination, and flexibility. Applicable to all dance styles and activities.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Carol Teitelbaum
Info - 2 points
Moving with the Voice
Moving with the Voice is an interdisciplinary creative exploration using the voice, improvised and created music, dance, and theater. Students will explore extended vocal techniques, gesture, character and musical structures (e.g. hockets, rounds, rhythms, deconstructions) within both a solo and ensemble framework, composing their own soundscapes and creating their own voice/movement/theater work through improvisation, individual assignments and in-class assignments. Certain assignments will be inspired by the work of Meredith Monk or the percussion show Stomp. The course is suitable for students interested in music, dance and theater, and also for those interested in improving their public speaking skills.
Open to all levels of experience. A willingness to sing is required.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Allison Easter
Info - 2 points
RACE, CLASS, AND POLITICS IN NEW YORK CI
RACE, CLASS, & POLITICS I
The objectives of this course are: to gain familiarity with the major themes of New York History since 1898, to learn to think historically, and to learn to think and write critically about arguments that underlie historical interpretation. We will also examine and analyze the systems and structures--of race and class--that have shaped life in New York, while seeking to understand how social groups have pursued change inside and outside of such structures
- Department: History @Barnard
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Matthew Vaz
Info - 3 points
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
The course will be an introduction to the science of structural and functional brain development beginning in the prenatal period. We will cover major domains in both cognitive and social development. This is a flipped course, where students will watch lectures online (three 55 minute lectures each week) and participate in classroom discussions and exercises (1 hour 50 minutes twice a week) with the Professor and each other when in person.
- Department: Psychology
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rebecca E Martin
Info - 3 points
REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, 1763-1
How did thirteen diverse British colonies become a single boisterous but fragile new nation? Historians still disagree about the causes, motives, and meanings surrounding the founding of the United States of America. Major themes include the role of ideologies, material interests, global contexts, race, gender, and class.
- Department: History @Barnard
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew C Lipman
CULPA: 5
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- 3 points
CODING IN BIOLOGY
An introduction to the basics of Python and R coding in the context of solving basic problems in molecular biology. Python will be used to write programs that analyze various features of DNA sequence data and R will be used to analyze output from RNA-seq experiments. No prior programming experience is necessary. The work will involve modifying existing code as well as developing simple programs from the ground up.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Brian Morton
CULPA: 21 Info - 3 points
ORGANIC CHEM. LAB II SYNTHESIS
Prerequisites: CHEM W1403-CHEM W1404; CHEM W1500; CHEM W2493. Corequisites: CHEM W2444. Please note that you must complete CHEM W2493 before you register for CHEM W2494. This lab introduces students to experimental design and trains students in the execution and evaluation of scientific data. The technique experiments in the first half of the course (CHEM W2493) teach students to develop and master the required experimental skills to perform the challenging synthesis experiments in the second semester. The learning outcomes for this lab are the knowledge and experimental skills associated with the most important synthetic routes widely used in industrial and research environments. Attendance at the first lab lecture and laboratory session is mandatory. Please note that CHEM W2494 is the second part of a full year organic chemistry laboratory course. Students must register for the lab lecture section (CHEM W2496) which corresponds to their lab section. Students must attend ONE lab lecture and ONE lab section every other week. Please contact your advisors for further information.
- Department: Chemistry
- M 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- T 12:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-9:50 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- R 12:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
- F 11:10 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
- M 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- T 12:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-9:50 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- R 12:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
- F 11:10 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
- 0 points
ORGANIC CHEM. LABORATORY II
- Department: Chemistry
- W 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- M 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- W 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- M 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
- 1.5 points
Programming for Scientists
R for Scientists
Learning objectives:
This course will provide a comprehensive foundation in programming methodology for quantitative biology applications that can be readily applied to any programming language. It is recommended for students interested in establishing or expanding their computational biology skillset. After completing this course, students should be able to:
1. Understand and explain the role of numerical and statistical methods in biology
2. Execute numerical computations using a widely-used programming language
3. Recognize common programming motifs that can be readily applied to other widely used languages
4. Design and troubleshoot algorithms to analyze diverse biological data and implement them using functions and scripts
5. Apply statistical programming techniques to model biological systems
6. Generate and interpret diverse plots based on biological datasets
Course overview:
Once a small subfield of biology, computational biology has evolved into a massive field of its own, with computational methods fast becoming a vital toolkit leveraged by biologists across the discipline. As the size and complexity of biological datasets grows, computational methods allow scientists to make sense of these data, scaling quantitative methods to extract meaningful insights that help us better understand ourselves and the living world around us. In this course, we will learn the basics of computer programming in R, a powerful programming language with wide use in the biological sciences. Topics will include a basic introduction to R and the RStudio environment, data types and control structures, reading and writing files in R, data processing and visualization, manipulating common biological datasets; and statistical testing and modeling in R.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- W 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Vincent D Fitzpatrick
Info - 3 points
ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION
Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent and MATH UN2010. Mathematical methods for economics. Quadratic forms, Hessian, implicit functions. Convex sets, convex functions. Optimization, constrained optimization, Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Elements of the calculus of variations and optimal control. (SC)
- Department: Mathematics
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andres Contreras Hip
Info - 3 points
CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY LAB
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL UN2005 or BIOL UN2401. Contemporary Biology Lab is designed to provide students with hands-on exploration of fundamental and contemporary biological tools and concepts. Activities include in depth study of mammalian anatomy and physiology through dissection and histology, as well as a series of experiments in genetics and molecular biology, with emphasis on data analysis and experimental technique.
- Department: Biological Sciences
- M 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- R 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ava E Brent
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Instructor:
Joshua M Abrams
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Instructor:
Ava E Brent
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Instructor:
Joshua M Abrams
Info - 3 points
BIOMECHANICS FOR THE DANCER
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of dance techniques in ballet or modern. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of biomechanics as it relates to various dance forms. As biomechanics is a branch of physics, the course will include basic mathematical concepts, and some knowledge of geometry and trigonometry is recommended. The course will explore applicable functional human anatomy and will cover the application of biomechanical principles to both qualitative and quantitative description of human movement. Additionally, it will provide an understanding of how biomechanics can be applied in terms of physical ability and wellness, giving students the opportunity to apply the knowledge to themselves.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Kynaston Schultz
Info - 3 points
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Intro Comp Politics
The course provides a broad overview of the comparative politics subfield by focusing on important substantive questions about the world today. Particular attention will be paid to understanding differences between democracies and autocracies, on one hand, and between different forms of democracy, on the other. What influences whether countries become and/or stay democratic? On this basis, should we expect China to democratize? Why do we care if a country is democratic or not? Do democracies perform better (or worse) than non-democracies in policy areas of importance? What is “good representation” and how do political institutions affect the prospects for achieving it? How does the choice of democratic institutions influence the prospects for stable and successful democracy? Are there particular institutional forms that are appropriate in particular contexts (such as ethnically divided Iraq), or do cultural factors overwhelm institutional considerations?
In addressing these broad questions, the course has three ancillary goals. The first is to teach students how to pose and evaluate falsifiable theoretical arguments about substantive questions of interest. The second is to introduce the quantitative, formal and qualitative methodologies that political scientists use to develop and evaluate arguments. Finally, the course will require students to develop knowledge of the political systems of a number of foreign countries.
- Department: Political Science
- TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Benjamin P McClelland
Info - 4 points
2ND YR MODERN HEBREW II
Prerequisites: Second Year Hebrew: Intermediate I or instructor permission. Equal emphasis is given to all language skills. Irregular categories of the Hebrew verb, prepositions and syntax are taught systematically. Vocabulary building. Daily homework includes grammar exercises, short answers, reading, or writing short compositions. Frequent vocabulary and grammar quizzes. (Students completing this course fulfill Columbia College and Barnard language requirement.) No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
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Instructor:
Yael Flusser
Info - 5 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
- F 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- 3 points
Introduction to Comparative Politics Dis
Intro CP Discussion
Discussion section
- Department: Political Science
- 0 points
HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
Prerequisites: Hebrew for Heritage Speakers I Hebrew for Heritage Speakers II forms the second part of a year-long sequence with Hebrew for Heritage Speakers I. 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
- MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Yael Flusser
Info - 4 points
LAB IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING
Exercises in the use of video for documentary shorts.
- Department: Film
- F 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Intermediate Conversation
Prerequisite
: Completion of 1102 or equivalent. If you have prior German outside of Columbia's language sequence, the placement exam is required.
Desire to speak lots of German! Students in Intermediate Conversation should have completed the equivalent of two semester of college German or placed at the Intermediate level at Columbia. This conversation group is designed for students are either taking Intermediate German I or II and would like additional practice or who take only this class because they wish to maintain their spoken German.
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 is a 2-point course and does not count towards the language requirement.
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN PLANNING
INTRO TO URBAN PLANNING
This course is a basic introduction to the field and practice of urban planning in the United States. The course will focus on key concepts in planning history, theory, and practice, including the various conflicts and dilemmas planners face, stakeholders involved in urban planning, and the tools and methods that planners use to address challenges in the built environment.
The core questions that this class will return to throughout the semester are: How does planning take place, and whose interest(s) does planning serve? How does planning (re)produce social inequities? Planning is often framed as a technical exercise to rationalize the built environment and create more “livable” cities. However, planning is not value-neutral. As we will examine throughout the course of the semester, power relations fundamentally shape the planning profession, and planning decisions have contributed to racial, economic, and gender inequalities and spatial segregation in cities throughout the United States. We will also explore debates about how to encourage more inclusive cities and engage in more ethical planning practice.
The course is divided into six sections. In Part I, we will explore foundational concepts in urban planning, such as how previous scholars have defined urban planning and urban space. In Part II, we will explore the historical context in which the planning profession emerged and key moments in planning history. In Part III, we will examine normative models of planning, or how the planning profession conceives of itself. In Part IV, we will learn about the different technical tools that planners use to regulate urban development and key debates surrounding these tools. In Part V, we will interrogate the role of the planner, the role of power relations in planning, and how planning decisions have resulted in racial, class, and gender exclusion in the built environment. In Part VI, we will contemplate future directions in planning.
- Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mary Rocco
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
HISTORY OF THE SOUTH
A survey of the history of the American South from the colonial era to the present day, with two purposes: first, to afford students an understanding of the special historical characteristics of the South and of southerners; and second, to explore what the experience of the South may teach about America as a nation.
- Department: History
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Barbara J Fields
CULPA: 22
Wikipedia
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DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM
An exploration of choreography that employs text, song, vocal work, narrative and principles of artistic direction in solo and group contexts.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Gabri Christa
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
WORLD DANCE HISTORY
Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Seth S Williams
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY
Study of the cultural roots and historical contexts of specific communities using New York Citys dance scene as a laboratory. Students observe the social environments in which various modes of dance works are created while researching the history of dance in New York City. Course includes attendance at weekly events, lecture-demonstrations, and performances.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Siobhan F Burke
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
MEASURING HISTORY
This course examines big themes in economic and social history-population history and human well-being, inequality and poverty, and gender differences. Using these themes, it adopts a hands-on data-driven approach to introduce tools and concepts of empirical reasoning. Datasets related to each theme create opportunities for learning by doing.
International Politics
Why do countries go to war? What conditions foster international cooperation? How do alliances between countries function? How are countries affected by global trade and investment, and in turn how does the political economy of individual countries shape international conflict and cooperation? How do ideas and culture (including both positive ideas like human rights and negative ideas like racism) affect international politics? What role do individuals and groups play in shaping international politics? What explains the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why isn’t there significant cooperation on climate change, and can a new global cooperation emerge? What issues have garnered international attention, and how has that shaped the countries’ cooperation? What causes terrorism? Is the proliferation of nuclear (or cyber) weapons a threat to peace, and if so, how should the world response? Does UN peacekeeping work?
In this course we will begin to grapple with these questions. We will use theories developed by philosophers, political scientists and policy analysts, and we will examine the historical roots of today’s problems, in order to explain and predict the patterns of international politics and the possibilities for change. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to choose and develop their own theories to explain events.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the semester, students will accomplish the following:
Demonstrate broad factual and causal knowledge of important current and historical issues in international relations.
Apply contending theories from the political science literature and the policy world to analyze, compare, and evaluate events and trends in international relations.
Assess the value of competing theories in explaining events.
Synthesize facts and arguments across cases in order to reason critically and argue creatively, through both oral discussions in section and written essays.
- Department: Political Science
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Jayme R Schlesinger
Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU II
This is a second-year (fall and spring semesters) course.
Students practice reading and writing in Devanagari and continue to improve their proficiency in Hindi to:
• Successfully handle most uncomplicated communicative tasks and social situations.
• Initiate, sustain, and close a general conversation.
• Write letters and short compositions and read consistently, fully understanding simple connected texts dealing with personal and social needs.
• Get the main ideas and information from texts, including description and narration.
To achieve these goals, students are introduced to a variety of materials, including literature, newspapers, folk tales, jokes, magazine articles, films, songs, commercials, and other kinds of audiovisual materials. These texts relate to language functions in daily personal and social life situations.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
- 5 points
SECOND YEAR MODERN TIBETAN II
For those whose knowledge is equivalent to a student whos completed the First Year course. The course focuses on the further development of their skills in using the language to engage with practical topics and situations, such as seeing a doctor, reading news, writing letters, and listening to music.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 4 points
JEWS & JUDAISM IN ANTIQUITY
- Department: History
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Seth R Schwartz
CULPA: 1 Wikipedia Info - 4 points
Introduction to East Asian Art: China, J
Intro to East Asian Art
This lecture course, with two weekly lectures and additional section meetings, surveys the broad outlines of the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, introducing key concepts, such as multiplicity, impermanence, and transmediality, through a diversity of forms of visual expression in painting, sculpture, bronze, ceramics, lacquer, and architecture. The weekly lectures and discussions will explore interregional relations and influence in order to discover not only the features that make each geographical tradition distinct, but also closely interconnected. Among the key themes to be examined are the archaeology of ancient East Asia, the development of Buddhist art, the arts of landscape and narrative painting, woodblock prints, and finally East Asia after modernity.
AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
- Department: History
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rebecca Kobrin
CULPA: 7 Info - 4 points
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Study of behavior in organizational and business-related settings. Examination of such topics as employee motivation and satisfaction, communication patterns, effective leadership strategies, and organization development.
- Department: Psychology
- MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joshua M Feinberg
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Moral Psychology
Prerequisite: An introductory psychology course.
An introduction to basic concepts in moral psychology. Topics include controversies around the definition of morality, foundations of moral thought and behavior, and connections between morality and other areas of life, among other subjects.
- Department: Psychology
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Larisa H Solomon
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COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY
COG SCI AND PHILOSOPHY
This course will survey a number of topics at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. Potential topics include free will, consciousness, embodied cognition, artificial intelligence, neural networks, and the language of thought.
- Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Tyler Knowlton
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MEXICO FROM REVOL TO DEMOCRACY
This course will survey a century of Mexican history that oscillated between an authoritarian regime (Porfirio Díaz’s presidency, 1876-1911), a massive revolutionary upheaval (1911-1920), the construction of a single-party, corporatist regime that became a model of stability and economic success (that of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional), and a complex transition to democracy (culminated in the July 2000 presidential elections but, one might argue, still ongoing).
Politics will be defined in broad terms. Lectures and readings will consider social and cultural processes from diverse perspectives. Topics will include: migration and population growth; economic expansion and stagnation; urban history, crime and punishment; gender, women and families; elite and popular culture; labor, agrarian reform; the left, electoral and armed insurgency; relations with the United States and other countries of Latin America. Local and regional perspectives will be offered as an alternative against prevailing state-centered, national narratives. Combining thematic and chronological lectures and discussion of primary sources, the course will examine the most exciting recent literature on Mexican society, culture, and politics.
Discussion of primary sources will be an important component of this course. Classes will combine lecture and discussion of historical contents with discussion of primary documents. These documents will include texts (political manifestos, essays, letters, testimonies, legislation, literature) as well as movies, music and visual records (mostly photography and painting). Discussions sections will also use those documents to expand on topics presented in the lectures and the required readings.
- Department: History
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pablo Piccato
CULPA: 22 h-index: 20 Info - 4 points
FAMILIES LATIN AMERICA
Explores changing structures and meanings of family in Latin America from colonial period to present. Particular focus on enduring tensions between prescription and reality in family forms as well as the articulation of family with hierarchies of class, caste, and color in diverse Latin American societies.
- Department: History @Barnard
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nara Milanich
CULPA: 15
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INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN II
Prerequisites: MDES W1701-MDES W1702 or the equivalent. A general review of the essentials of grammar; practice in spoken and written Persian; Arabic elements in Persian; selected readings emphasizing Iranian life and culture; materials from Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Indari. 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
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Instructor:
Saeed Honarmand
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