Foundations of Valuation

• Department: Finance
• MW 10:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• MW 2:20 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Kairong Xiao
  h-index: 9 Info
• 1.5 points

Corporate Finance (Half-Term)

• Department: Finance
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
• MW 10:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• MW 2:20 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• MW 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Sorin Maruster
  Info
• Instructor: Kairong Xiao
  h-index: 9 Info
• Instructor: Sorin Maruster
  Info
• 1.5 points

The Political Economy of Europe

Instructor: Michael Broening.
This seminar provides a bird’s eye view of Europe's political economy in the "poly-crisis" of overlapping global challenges ranging from the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions to migration and authoritarianism. Students will analyze patterns, responses, and repercussions of these challenges, with a critical focus on overcoming existing economic policy dilemmas. The course aims to equip students with the necessary tools to analyze the complex parameters of European integration and study the global implications of European politics at the intersection of economics and politics in times of crisis.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Stella Ladi
  Info
• 1.5 points

PROBABILITY THEORY II

Prerequisites: STAT GR6301. Conditional distributions and expectations. Martingales; inequalities, convergence and closure properties, optimal stopping theorems, Burkholder-Gundy inequalities, Doob-Meyer decomposition, stochastic integration, Itos rule. Brownian motion: construction, invariance principles and random walks, study of sample paths, martingale representation results Girsanov Theorem. The heat equation, Feynman-Kac formula. Dirichlet problem, connections with potential theory. Introduction to Markov processes: semigroups and infinitesimal generators, diffusions, stochastic differential equations.

• Department: Statistics
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Ioannis Karatzas
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 58 Info
• 4 points

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites: ECON G6211, ECON G6212 or the instructor's permission. Survey of recent microeconomic work on firm behavior in developing countries, with a primarily empirical focus. Topics include: credit constraints, contracting frictions, reputations and networks, learning and technology adoption, agency issues within firms, productivity estimation, international dimensions of firms behavior, and debates around industrial policy.

• Department: Economics
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Eric A Verhoogen
  Info
• 3 points

PUB ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites: (ECON GR6211) and (ECON GR6212) and (ECON GR6215) and (ECON GR6216) and (ECON GR6411) and (ECON GR6412) and This course covers a range of challenges faced by governments in low- and middle-income countries. The course will cover both applied theory papers and empirical papers applying the latest empirical methods.

• Department: Economics
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael C Best
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY II

Continuation of MATH GR6307x (see Fall listing).

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Francesco Lin
  Info
• 4.5 points

European Union Human Rights: Law & Polic

EU Human Rights: Law & Po

The European Union (EU) has a deep and broad commitment to the respect and promotion of human rights, both in its internal and its external policies. However, it often faces difficulties in living up to this commitment. In this course we will study the EU’s commitment to human rights as outlined in its founding Treaties, the role of its institutional actors in following up on this commitment, and the EU’s internal and external actions and policies in this respect. For the EU’s internal policies we will focus in particular on its non-discrimination policies as well as its migration policy. In the area of the EU’s external relations we will explore the role of human rights in the EU’s development cooperation, trade policy and humanitarian aid, as well as in the EU’s multilateral relations with other international organizations, both global (e.g. the United Nations) and regional (e.g. Organization of American States; African Union; Council of Europe; OSCE).

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• SU 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Jan Wouters
  Info
• 1.5 points

Political Economy II

The course provides an overview of the field of empirical political economy. While students will be expected to familiarize themselves with the most prevalent models in the field, the emphasis in this course will be on applied work. The goal is for students to attain a working knowledge of the literature, to learn to critically evaluate that literature and most importantly to develop the skills to come up with interesting, workable and theoretically grounded research questions that will push that literature forward.

• Department: Economics
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Ebonya L Washington
  Info
• 3 points

Quantitative Techniques

This course equips mid-career professionals with the statistical tools needed to make data-informed decisions in public management and policy contexts. The course begins with foundational concepts in probability and statistics and advances through hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and applied data interpretation. Emphasis is placed on practical application, allowing students to critically evaluate research and apply quantitative findings to real-world policy and business challenges.

Designed for students with basic mathematics and high school algebra, the course does not require prior statistical knowledge. It includes hands-on training in STATA, a widely used statistical software package, to streamline analysis and enhance decision-making capabilities. By the end of the semester, students will be prepared to use statistical reasoning in managerial settings and interpret quantitative analysis produced by professional researchers.

• Department: EXECUTIVE MPA
• S 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Stuart E Ward
  Info
• 3 points

Diplomacy in Practice: the EU & the Worl

Diplomacy in Practice:EU/

This course introduces students to the practice of modern diplomacy through case studies of global and regional crises and the European Union’s responses to them. Students will examine how foreign policy is developed and implemented from the perspective of a professional diplomat.

The course begins with an overview of the history of EU foreign policy, followed by an introduction to the key institutions and instruments involved in external relations. Subsequent sessions will focus on case studies that illustrate the EU’s approach to various international partners: allies (including the transatlantic partnership and the UN system), neighboring regions (such as the Southern Neighborhood policy, the Eastern Partnership, and the European Political Community), and other global powers (including Russia, China, India, and Turkey). Additional topics include the war in Ukraine, conflicts in the Middle East (Libya, Syria, and the Middle East peace process), the Iran nuclear agreement, and the migration crisis.

Each case will explore the interplay among the EU’s foreign policy tools, including crisis management, defense and security, trade, financial aid, humanitarian assistance, and public diplomacy. The course concludes with a reflection on lessons learned and potential future directions for the EU’s foreign policy agenda and institutional framework.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Pierre Vimont
  Info
• 1.5 points

DIRECTING II

• Department: Theatre Arts
• W 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Kulick
  Info
• 3 points

Issues in US-EU Economic Relations

A short course on selected issues in current US-EU economic relations. Topics covered include: US-EU trade relations; US-EU differences in relations with China; climate policy and trade; the digital economy and data privacy; European competition policy toward U.S. high tech firms; dollar-euro diplomacy and the international roles of the dollar and euro; the economic dimension to transatlantic security after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Seamus C O'Cleireacain
  Info
• 1.5 points

ADVANCED HEAT TRANSFER

Application of analytical techniques to the solution of multidimensional steady and transient problems in heat conduction and convection. Lumped, integral, and differential formulations. Topics include use of sources and sinks, laminar/turbulent forced convection, and natural convection in internal and external geometries.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Arvind Narayanaswamy
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 26 Info
• 3 points

Governing Digital Europe

This course examines how the European Union governs digital technologies through its most significant regulatory and policy initiatives. Students analyse how the EU seeks to govern and secure the digital domain through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA), cloud sovereignty initiatives such as GAIA-X, the AI Act, and cybersecurity certification. The course situates these policies within broader scholarly debates on European market integration, security, and sovereignty. Through this interdisciplinary approach, students critically assess the political, normative, and geopolitical stakes of Europe’s digital transformation and its ambition to regulate a contested global digital order. Assignments allow students to specialize in a specific domain of EU digital policy or member state, and examine how particular regulatory initiatives reflect broader normative tensions in the European governance of its digital future.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• 1.5 points

CLIN NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICS

Introduction to the instrumentation and physics used in clinical nuclear medicine and PET with an emphasis on detector systems, tomography and quality control. Problem sets, papers and term project.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• T 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Pat Zanzonico
  Info
• 3 points

FEATURE FILM FINANCING

• Department: Film
• R 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mynette Louie
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ADV DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT

Advanced topics in the design of digital integrated circuits. Clocked and non-clocked combinational logic styles. Timing circuits: latches and flip-flops, phase-locked loops, delay-locked loops. SRAM and DRAM memory circuits. Modeling and analysis of on-chip interconnect. Power distribution and power-supply noise. Clocking, timing, and synchronization issues. Circuits for chip-to-chip electrical communication. Advanced technology issues that affect circuit design. The class may include a team circuit design project.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mingoo Seok
  h-index: 31 Info
• 3 points

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY PHYSICS

Physics of medical imaging. Imaging techniques: radiography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance. Includes conceptual, mathematical/theoretical, and practical clinical physics aspects.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• W 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Boyu Peng
  Info
• 3 points

WRIT/SCRIPT ANALYSIS-PRODUCERS

This is a specialized course designed to provide prospective producers with a nuanced framework for understanding the screenwriting process.  The course will explore all the ways a producer might interact with screenwriters and screenplays, including coverage, script analysis, notes, treatments, and rewrites.  Each student will complete a series of writing and rewriting assignments over the course of the semester. Required for all second-year Creative Producing students and only open to students in that concentration.

• Department: Film
• T 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 3 points

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PHYSICS

Physics and properties of semiconductors. Transport and recombination of excess carriers. Schottky, P-N, MOS, and heterojunction diodes. Field effect and bipolar junction transistors. Dielectric and optical properties. Optical devices including semiconductor lamps, lasers, and detectors.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• R 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Xiang Meng
  h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

FINITE ELEM ANALYSIS II

FE formulation for beams and plates. Generalized eigenvalue problems (vibrations and buckling). FE formulation for time-dependent parabolic and hyperbolic problems. Nonlinear problems, linearization, and solution algorithms. Geometric and material nonlinearities. Introduction to continuum mechanics. Total and updated Lagrangian formulations. Hyperelasticity and plasticity. Special topics: fracture and damage mechanics, extended finite element method.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• R 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Haim Waisman
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 29 Info
• 3 points

RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS

Review of X-ray production and fundamentals of nuclear physics and radioactivity. Detailed analysis of radiation absorption and interactions in biological materials as specifically related to radiation therapy and radiation therapy dosimetry. Surveys of use of teletherapy isotopes and X-ray generators in radiation therapy plus the clinical use of interstitial and intracavitary isotopes. Principles of radiation therapy treatment planning and isodose calculations. Problem sets taken from actual clinical examples are assigned.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• R 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Cheng S Wuu
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 9 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

PRE-PROD OF A MOTION PICTURE

Pre-Production of the Motion Picture teaches Creative Producing students how to breakdown, schedule and prep all aspects of a low budget independent feature film.  Using one shooting script as a case study, the class will learn to think critically and master each step of the pre-production process. Students will prepare script breakdowns, production strip boards, call sheets and a full production binder.  Topics will include state tax incentives, payroll services, union contracts, deal memos/hiring paperwork, casting, labor laws, hiring BTL crew, legal, insurance and deliverables. Additionally, students will become proficient in Movie Magic Scheduling. Required for all second-year Creative Producing students and only open to students in that concentration.

• Department: Film
• M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Valerie C Martinez
  Info
• 3 points

LIE GROUPS & REPRESENTATIONS

Continuation of MATH GR6343x (see Fall listing).

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrei Okounkov
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 55 Info
• 4.5 points

Economic Fundamentals for International

MIA Economics Core. 
This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, equipping students with the analytical tools to understand how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions and how they interact in local and global markets. By combining theory with applied learning, the course builds a foundation for critical thinking about real-world economic challenges and policy-making in an increasingly interconnected world.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• MW 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• MW 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Martsella Davitaia
  Info
• 3 points

Introduction to Network Science

Intro to Network Science

As a methodological tool and a theoretical paradigm, network analysis has been increasingly used in public health. This course introduces fundamental concepts in network science and complex systems, applications in public health, and quantitative skills in analyzing network data. The course centers around two themes – the structure and function of networked systems. We will delve into a variety of public health applications including climate and health, transmission of infectious diseases, diffusion of health behaviors, social networks, and exposome and health. Over the course, students will have hands-on excises and group projects to perform analysis on network data. Students are expected to gain an overview of current research topics on network analysis in public health and develop practical quantitative skills to analyze network data.

• Department: Environmental Health Sciences
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sen Pei
  Info
• 3 points

Analysis of Environmental Health Data

ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL

Working with data is a fundamental skill for all EHS MPH graduates, irrespective of their area of concentration. Data is the foundation of all research and becoming comfortable describing, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing and presenting is critical for the success of all environmental health scientists. This course will teach students how to work with data at a fundamental level. We will use a large, publicly available dataset (e.g., New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC NHANES)) data to illustrate analytic techniques and approaches. This course is required for all students in the EHS MPH department, regardless of certificate selection and should be taken prior to certificate based required courses.

• Department: Environmental Health Sciences
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Haotian Wu
  Info
• 3 points

NONLINEAR COMPUTATIONAL MECH

The formulations and solution strategies for finite element analysis of nonlinear problems are developed. Topics include the sources of nonlinear behavior (geometric, constitutive, boundary condition), derivation of the governing discrete equations for nonlinear systems such as large displacement, nonlinear elasticity, rate independent and dependent plasticity and other nonlinear constitutive laws, solution strategies for nonlinear problems (e.g. incrementation, iteration), and computational procedures for large systems of nonlinear algebraic equations.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Jacob Fish
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 54 Info
• 3 points

EXHIBITION CULTURES

Laurel Kendall. This course is a continuation of Museum Anthropology G6352 (not a prerequisite). Through the study of museum exhibitions, this course explores a series of debates about the representation of culture in museums, the politics of identity, and the significance of objects. We will consider the museum as a contemporary and variable form, as a site for the expression of national, group, and individual identity and as a site of performance and consumption. We will consider how exhibits are developed, what they aim to convey, what makes them effective (or not), and how they sometimes become flashpoints of controversy. Because the work of museums is visual, enacted through the display of material forms, we will also consider the transformation of objects into artifacts and as part of exhibitions, addressing questions of meaning, ownership, value, and magic. We will look at this range of issues from the point of view of practitioners, critics, and audiences. G6365 works in tandem with the exhibition project that will be developed in “Exhibition Practice in Global Culture” to produce a small exhibit at AMNH.

• Department: Anthropology
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Laurel Kendall
  Info
• 3 points

Journal Club in Molecular Epidemiology a

JOURNAL CLUB-MOL EPI&TOXI

The primary objectives in this course are to learn to systematically review and summarize primary research in molecular epidemiology and toxicology, to synthesize scientific evidence from both disciplines to establish weight-of-evidence, and to understand how this evidence relates to scientific decision making for improving health outcomes. In this course, we will evaluate 6 topics in environmental health, each for a 2 week (2 session) block. During the first week of each block, we will review and critique the human and experimental literature separately. During the second week of each block, we will integrate and synthesize this literature to describe the weight of evidence. By the end of the semester, students will improve their ability to formulate the weight of scientific evidence about current topics in environmental health and will be able to evaluate how this weight of evidence can inform environmental health decision making.

• Department: Environmental Health Sciences
• R 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 0 points

TURBULENCE THEORY & MODELING

Ordinary and partial differential equations. Turbulence phenomenology; spatial and temporal scales in turbulent flows; statistical description, filtering and Reynolds decomposition, equations governing the resolved flow, fluctuations and their energetics; turbulence closure problem for RANS and LES; two equation turbulence models and second moment closures.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Marco Giometto
  h-index: 9 Info
• 3 points

Principles of Genetics & the Environment

PRIN-GENETICS & ENVIRONME

Our fundamental understanding of genetics is constantly being challenged with new discoveries. This course will provide students with a deep knowledge of the principles of genetics, while exploring how new discoveries are changing our understanding of some basic principles. In addition, students will learn to appreciate how our underlying genetic makeup influences the effects of environmental exposures on human health. The course follows a logical progression: We will start with molecular genetics, describing the structure and function of genes and how gene expression is regulated. Next we will cover classical genetics, focused on modes of inheritance, both Mendelian and non-Mendelian. This will be followed by an overview of human genetics. We will end the course by learning about gene environment interactions, with a focus on some of the most common complex genetic diseases. For the most part students will learn basic principles through an understanding of the experiments that lead to their discovery. The format of the course is meant to be interactive. It will include didactic lectures, group work and critical evaluation of primary papers.

• Department: Environmental Health Sciences
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Greg A Freyer
  Info
• 3 points

CRIT APPRO TO E ASIAN STUDIES

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Allison E Bernard
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

COMMUNICATING EARTH & ENVIR SCI

Communicating science well in the context of the earth and environmental sciences is critical. This science communication course will transect specific earth and environmental science disciplines to provide a foundational understanding of what it means to communicate science and how to do so effectively. Within this overarching theme of science communication, students will gain a comprehensive and holistic understanding of how to communicate earth and environmental science across a variety of formats and to a diversity of audiences. Practical outcomes include but are not limited to students learning 1) how to rationalize a research topic, 2) write a hypothesis driven proposal, 3) evaluate proposals, 4) produce clear and compelling graphics, 5) adopt the latest pedagogical approaches, and 6) present science findings to a diversity of audiences.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Sonya Dyhrman
  Wikipedia h-index: 47 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED MACHINE DYNAMICS

Advanced Machine Dynamics

Review of classical dynamics, including Lagrange’s equations. Analysis of dynamic response of high-speed machine elements and systems, including mass-spring systems, cam-follower systems, and gearing; shock isolation; introduction to gyrodynamics.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• F 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Anthony Genova
  Info
• 3 points

Microeconomic Analysis for International

MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core. 
This course introduces the fundamental tools of microeconomic analysis used to understand individual decision-making, market behavior, and policy outcomes. It equips students with the analytical frameworks and terminology of the economics profession, fostering both critical and open-minded engagement with economic issues. Emphasis is placed on the motivations and consequences of microeconomic policies in international and public affairs contexts. Through problem-solving and collaborative work, students will build practical skills in applying economic models to real-world challenges.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• TR 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Emanuele Gerratana
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

LIT/RES-LAT AMER/CARIB STUD II

• Department: Latin-American & Carib RS
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Gustavo S Azenha
  h-index: 6 Info
• 4 points

Macroeconomic Analysis for International

MPA and MIA-Track II Economics Core. 
This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA IA6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• MW 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• MW 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• TR 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• TR 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• TR 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Sigridur Benediktsdottir
  Info
• 3 points

MODERN GEOMETRY

Continuation of Mathematics GR6402x (see Fall listing).

• Department: Mathematics
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Simon Brendle
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia Info
• 4.5 points

INTRO TO ECONOMETRICS II-DISC

• Department: Economics
• 0 points

ORIGINS OF MOD VISUAL CULTURE

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• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan K Crary
  CULPA: 11 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MAJOR DEBATES IN THE STUDY-AFR

• Department: Anthropology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Mahmood Mamdani
  CULPA: 21 Wikipedia h-index: 57 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTN TO ECONOMETRICS II

Corequisites: ECON G6410 and the director of graduate studies permission. Introduction to the general linear model and its use in econometrics, including the consequences of departures from the standard assumptions.

• Department: Economics
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 4 points

PROSEM-ETHNOMUSICOLOGY II

Introduction to Ethnomusicology: the history of the discipline and the evolution of theories and methods. G6412, Proseminar in Ethnomusicology II: Contemporary Ethnography is offered Fall 2012.

• Department: Music
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Aaron A Fox
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

COMPARATV POLITICS SURVEY II

GR6412 is one of two survey courses in comparative politics offered by the Political Science Department. The two courses complement each other, but need not be taken in any particular order. The course includes a great deal of student involvement and is designed to help you educate yourselves about the major themes in comparative politics and develop the analytic skills need to conduct research at a high level.

• Department: Political Science
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Timothy M Frye
  CULPA: 8 Wikipedia h-index: 31 Info
• 4 points

The Wisdom of Art Roland Barthes Pr

Barthes Practice of Sign

The postwar analysis of contemporary art has jettisoned many of the fields of the discipline of art history: iconography; workshop; style, in favor of a reading based on the semiology of the sign. This has transformed the discourse on contemporary art, especially as that concerns Cubism and Abstraction. The course will focus on semiology and Barthes’ practice of it, with recourse to his major works:
Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes
,
S/Z
,
Mythologies,
and
Camera Lucida.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Rosalind Krauss
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DIG HERTITAGE DOCUMENTATI

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Bilge Kose
  Info
• 3 points

ECONOMETRICS IV

This is the second course of the second year PhD econometrics sequence with emphasis on both economic applications and computationally intense methods for analysis of large and/or complex models. Students can attend the whole sequence or only one of them. While the details of the econometric techniques will be discussed extensively, the core and focus of the course is on the applications of these techniques to the study of actual data. Students will be practiced in econometric methods through computer-based exercises. Prerequisites: Students should have a good understanding of graduate econometrics and should have taken ECON G6411 and G6412.

• Department: Economics
• F 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Haoge Chang
  Info
• 3 points

CREATING A PLAY II

The Spring Semester will provide the opportunity for each student to hone their play through further drafts into a finished work.  Students will serve as dramaturges for each other.  The semester will end with presentations of the completed plays.  Each presentation is the responsibility of the author and their dramaturge.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Leslie Ayvazian
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

GAME THRY WITH ECONMC APPLICTN

• Department: Economics
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Qingmin Liu
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 14 Info
• 3 points

INTL ISSUES IN HIST PRESERV

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Anna Gasha
  Info
• 3 points

RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE

There is no shortage of spilled ink, popular media coverage, scholarly inquiry, and academic institutes—including right here at Columbia University—dedicated to examining the intersection of religion and public life. From narratives of religion’s predicted decline during the twentieth century to its much-discussed global resurgence at the turn of the twenty-first, the concept of public religion continues to occupy popular imagination. Through the lens of public religion, we are able to examine pressing issues such as the revitalization of, or disillusionment toward, institutional forms and political establishments in our questionably secular age. What happens when religion “goes public”? Correspondingly, what assumptions about the category of religion and its role in public places do discussions of public religion promote?  Over the course of the semester, we will investigate the possibilities, pitfalls, and practicalities of understanding religion in terms of public life.  

The coursework will draw from scholarship, policy documents, and real-world case studies on issues ranging from climate crisis to conspiracy. Focusing on examples of advocacy, considerations of democratic renewal and decline, and competing claims of power and authority, this seminar considers the ways in which our definitions of religion impact lived, embodied, and practiced forms of religion and secularism in our current moment.

• Department: Religion
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Justine E Ellis
  Info
• 4 points

INTRO-THEORY OF ELASTICITY II

Analysis of stress and strain. Formulation of the problem of elastic equilibrium. Torsion and flexure of prismatic bars. Problems in stress concentration, rotating disks, shrink fits, and curved beams; pressure vessels, contact and impact of elastic bodies, thermal stresses, propagation of elastic waves.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Jeffrey W Kysar
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 37 Info
• 3 points

HARDWARE SECURITY

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Simha Sethumadhavan
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 3 points

Communicating in Organizations

Communicating in Organizations is a survey course that explores aspects of day-to-day managerial communication relating to presentations and other high-profile moments and more familiar elements of interpersonal communication. The course uses many teaching techniques: short lectures, individual and group exercises, video-recorded presentations, role plays, case discussions, video clips, and writing assignments. It is highly experiential, with exercises or presentations scheduled in most sessions. Initially, we’ll focus on the communication skills and strategies that help you present your ideas to others.  I’ll ask you to do two benchmark assignments―a letter and a brief presentation―to assess the abilities you bring to the course. In several of our class sessions, you’ll be the one “in front of the room,” delivering either a prepared talk or brief, impromptu comments. Such assignments will allow you to develop your skills as a presenter.  I’ll also discuss the link between listening and speaking, showing you how developing your listening skills will improve your effectiveness as a speaker.  And we’ll explore several elements of visual communication, including how to design effective visual aids and written documents. To communicate effectively in such roles as coach, interviewer, negotiator, or facilitator, you need to be skilled at listening, questioning, observing behavior, and giving feedback.  We’ll practice each of these skills in-class exercises and assignments. The Social Style instrument will provide detailed feedback about how others view your communication style. You’ll discover how style differences may lead to miscommunication, missed opportunities, or mishandled conflict.

• Department: EXECUTIVE MPA
• R 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Joann P Baney
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• 3 points

CRITICAL WRITING FOR THEATRE

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Vinson Cunningham
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• 3 points

RECOMBINANT RENAISSANCE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Rakatansky
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• 3 points

Social Justice Movements and Coalition-B

This course is an introduction to how emerging hybrid models of traditional and digital organizing and advocacy are building unprecedented social justice movements in the United States. During the first half of the course, students will examine the theory and practice of successful traditional offline organizing and advocacy campaigns as well as principles and characteristics of successful digital activism. In the second half of the course, students w2ill analyze contemporary social movements that have fused offline and online organizing and advocacy tactics, including ongoing activism for racial equity, drug policy reform, LGBTQ rights, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and immigration reform. Using a blend of book and journal readings, case studies, videos, and hands-on group project, and guest speaker practitioners, this course will paint a vivid picture of how social change happens in our age of social media coexisting within the practical realities of longstanding power dynamics.

• Department: EXECUTIVE MPA
• W 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard F Greenberg
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• 3 points

Rethinking Policing in the 21st Century

Rethinking Policing Today

This course examines modern policing in the United States through historical, legal, racial, and political lenses. Students will explore the evolution of policing practices and their implications for civil rights, public trust, and public safety. Key topics include police recruitment and training, disciplinary procedures, technology in law enforcement, use-of-force guidelines, and the impact of police unions. The course will evaluate the role of social movements, such as Black Lives Matter, in advancing reform and will analyze policy recommendations implemented in cities across the U.S. and abroad. Students will engage with current scholarship, government reports, and case studies to assess efforts to reimagine public safety, address systemic racism, and improve police-community relations. The course culminates in a policy-oriented final paper proposing actionable reform strategies.

• Department: EXECUTIVE MPA
• M 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Basil A Jr Smikle
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• 3 points

Mechanics of Elastomeric and Elastomeric

Mech of Elasto Materials

Mechanics of nonlinear mechanical behavior of elastomeric and elastomeric-like solids. Overview of structure and behavior of elastomers. Kinematics of large deformation. Constitutive models for equilibrium stress-strain behavior, using invariant measures of deformation and statistical mechanics of molecular networks. Automated Constitutive Model Discovery via Neural Networks. Hysteretic aspects of structure and behavior due to time dependence and structural evolution with deformation. Review of experimental data and models to capture and predict observations. Time permitting: behavior of particle-filled, thermoplastic and biomacromolecular elastomers.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• W 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Mary Boyce
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• 3 points

TOPICS IN THEATRE HISTORY & THEORY

DRAMATURGIES OF THE REAL

A course description will be forthcoming.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• W 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Jose Contreras
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• 3 points

COMP MODLS PERCPTN & CHOICE

Prerequisites: ECON GR6211 and ECON GR6212 and ECON GR6215 and ECON GR6216 and ECON GR6410 and ECON GR6411 and ECON GR6412 and ECON GR6493 Models of errors and biases in judgments, in the domains of perception, statistical inference, and decision making. Experimental evidence and theoretical analyses from economics, psychology, computational neuroscience, and computer science will be discussed and compared. Topics treated will include signal detection theory, stochastic choice, diffusion-to- bound models, decision by sampling, probability matching, rational inattention, efficient coding theories, theories of salience or focus- weighted valuations, reference-dependent or context-dependent valuations, and reinforcement learning.

• Department: Economics
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Michael D Woodford
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• 4 points

Global Fault Lines

Our world is interconnected thanks to the worldwide web, social media, academic institutions, news outlets, ease of international travel, fashion trends, diasporic communities, music...the threads that are woven into the global textile are boundless. However, this textile is torn and frayed. People are – as they have been for centuries - fragmented by war, religion, disasters and crises, poverty, and disparate concentrations of wealth. In this class, we will examine these various fault lines, by addressing issues such as cultural difference, nationalism, populism, and identity politics. By understanding the fissures in our collective humanity, we will have a better understanding of what binds us together.

• Department: Committee on Global Thought
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Ramona H Bajema
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• 3 points

SUPERVISED TEACHING ASSISTANCE

Prerequisites: permission of the faculty member who will direct the teaching. Participation in ongoing teaching.

• Department: Psychology
• 3 points

Quantitative Analysis I for Internationa

MIA & MPA Quantitative I Core. 
This course introduces the fundamentals of statistical analysis, with applications in public policy, management, and the social sciences. Students will begin with basic techniques for describing and summarizing data and progress toward more advanced methods for inference and prediction. The course emphasizes practical tools for interpreting quantitative data and drawing evidence-based conclusions about the social world.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• M 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Doru Cojoc
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• 3 points

Quantitative Analysis II for Internation

MPA Quantitative II Core. 
This course introduces regression analysis as a key tool for policy analysis and program evaluation. Emphasizing causal inference, students will learn to assess the impacts of programs and policies using both experimental and non-experimental methods. The first half of the course reviews foundational concepts from Quant I and builds toward multiple regression techniques; the second half applies those tools to real-world policy settings. Designed for future practitioners, the course focuses on applying and communicating statistical concepts in accessible, non-technical language, and prepares students for advanced coursework in data analysis and program evaluation.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Alan S Yang
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• 3 points

Introduction to Health Economics

INTRODUCTN TO HEALTH ECON

Health economics provides theories and tools for understanding, predicting, and changing human behavior. Understanding and changing the behavior of firms and individuals, designing health policies, and managing firms and organizations concerned with delivering health care and improving health, requires a solid foundation in health economics. In this course, students will learn the concepts in health economics most relevant and important to public health professionals and how these economic concepts can be applied to improving health care and the public health systems. Students will identify the basic concepts of health economics for the purposes of solving problems using these concepts, and apply these concepts in new contexts within public health.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• W 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

SUZUKI

• Department: Theatre Arts
• R 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Shanga Parker
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• 0-1 points

STEM CELL, GENOME ENG & REGEN MED

General lectures on stem cell biology followed by student presentations and discussion of the primary literature. Themes presented include: basic stem cell concepts; basic cell and molecular biological characterization of endogenous stem cell populations; concepts related to reprogramming; directed differentiation of stem cell populations; use of stem cells in disease modeling or tissue replacement/repair; clinical translation of stem cell research.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• T 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 3 points

PLAYWRITING II

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Rogelio Martinez
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• 3 points

Critical Issues in Hospital Management

HOSP ORGANIZATION/MANAGEM

This course is intended to give the student a broad understanding of the components of the health care system and the basic management principles of hospital organization and management. The course will employ a variety of learning formats for students including lectures by the instructors, guest lecturers with special expertise, case studies and student presentations. Emphasis will be on the historical trends of health care statistics and operating data of health care institutions; the history of hospitals and health care systems; their organization and finances; regulatory controls; management strategies; accreditation and professional standards; government; private insurance; administrative leadership and professional interactions, emergency services, healthcare trends and marketing.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Eric Wei
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• 1.5 points

Russian Fiction Beyond the Canon

RUSS FICTION BEYOND THE C

Transformations of a literary canon always reflect historical shifts and upheavals. Today, in the context of Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine and weaponization of culture as a political tool, the Russian literary canon has been problematized and revised. Through our course we want to offer a broadened version of Russian-language literary culture focusing on those texts of 19th  and 20th  cc. that have often remained outside university curricula overshadowed by the pillars of the canon. The goal of the course is to attract students to works and literary experiments that have not been smoothly incorporated into “the Russian canon” – Soviet, Western, or post-Soviet alike. Along with close readings of these texts, we also want to highlight and practice theoretical approaches to textual analysis that typically are sidelined in literary courses and consider how working with a broader canon challenges our conceptions of literary movements, devices, and genres.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 4 points

SPEECH II

In this course, students will continue an exploration of their Idiolects in relationship to both extemporaneous and heightened texts through class and small group work that focuses on audibility, clarity, resonance, vocal dynamics by way of imaginative activation, articulation and ownership. The objective of this course is for students to activate their speech in such a way that it ignites and expands both their imaginations and their capacity to communicate language with honesty. They will experience a full and balanced sound that is neither pushed nor half-baked, neither rushed nor indulgent, and fill space onstage and in the world with their voice and their presence. Students will also hone their skills of self-observation, offer useful feedback and take ownership of and interpret a variety of texts to be expressed on vibration.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• T 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth Hayes
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• 2 points

SPEECH III

In this course, students will continue their individual development of
greater ownership
, expression and embodiment of heightened (mostly Shakespeare’s) text. The objective of this course is for students to practice landing heightened text with honesty and clarity, uniting the Givens and the Imaginatives. “It’s not about making it right, it’s about making it ALIVE.” 

Students will:


(Continue to) refine their articulation skills via a strong working knowledge of the IPA and corresponding Lexical Sets

Dance along the fine line between control and freedom of their muscles of articulation in order to share complicated thoughts and speak heightened language with invisible technique

Unpack and investigate texts in order to marry structure with meaning

Interpret texts with Musiclarity – the musicality of the language supporting the clarity of the thought

Play with passion, curiosity, specificity and
humanity.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth Hayes
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• 2 points

VOICE & ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE II

Voice and Alexander Technique II deepens and expands the work we did in Voice and Alexander Technique I. This continuing course presupposes that you have continued our work in your daily practice and in your other classes and have begun to develop clarity around the inner structure of the body which is your physical and vocal support. Our work this term will help you develop a solid vocal technique, a body that is strong, open and free, and a mind which is clear and focused.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• Instructor: Jean McClelland
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• 1 points

ENVIRONMENTL CHAL IN HLTH CARE

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Sasha R Berns
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• 1.5 points

FUNDAMENTALS OF SCREENWRITING

• Department: Theatre Arts
• M 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: David Auburn
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• 3 points

ACCOUNTING & BUDGETING

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Francine M Caracappa
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• 3 points

Healthcare Accounting and Budgeting

HLTH CARE ACCOUNTING&BUDG

The current market places increasing demands on healthcare managers so it is essential that individuals possess basic skills related to financial management and financial reporting. Current events make these demands more dynamic than ever. This course is intended for students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of healthcare financial issues and/or pursuing careers that involve financial management in the healthcare sector. The focus will be on non-profit healthcare delivery organizations.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Larry Joo
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• Instructor: Francine M Caracappa
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• 3 points

Global Reliance on Russian Energy

Global Reliance-Russian E

This course examines the global reliance on Russian energy exports in the aftermath of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the realignment of geopolitical and energy markets. Students will assess whether Russia can operate without Western customers and whether the West can isolate Russia while securing its own energy needs. The course explores disrupted energy ties between Russia and Europe, shifting alliances with China, India, the Middle East, and the Arctic, and how sanctions have reshaped oil and gas flows worldwide. Through regional case studies and up-to-date policy analysis, students will investigate Russia's role in OPEC+, the Black and Caspian Seas, and the future of European energy diversification, including hydrogen initiatives.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Natasha Udensiva
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• 3 points