UNIVERSITY WRITING

UW FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ENGL CC/GS1010: University Writing,
is a one-semester seminar designed to facilitate students’ entry into the intellectual life of the university by teaching them to become more capable and independent academic readers and writers. The course emphasizes habits of mind and skills that foster students’ capacities for critical analysis, argument, revision, collaboration, meta-cognition, and research. Students read and discuss essays from a number of fields, complete regular informal reading and writing exercises, compose several longer essays, and devise a research-based project of their own design.

Courses of Instruction

ENGL CC1010 University Writing.
3 points
.

ENGL CC/GS1010: University Writing
(3 points) focuses on developing students’ reading, writing, and thinking, drawing from readings on a designated course theme that carry a broad appeal to people with diverse interests. No University Writing class presumes that students arrive with prior knowledge in the theme of the course. We are offering the following themes this year:


UW: Contemporary Essays, CC/GS1010.001-.099

UW: Readings in American Studies, CC/GS1010.1xx

UW: Readings in Gender and Sexuality, CC/GS1010.2xx

UW: Readings in Film and Performing Arts, CC/GS1010.3xx

UW: Readings in Urban Studies, CC/GS1010.4xx
  (will be sharing 400s with
Human Rights
)

UW: Readings in Climate Humanities, CC/GS1010.5xx
  (will be sharing 500s with
Data & Society
)

UW: Readings in Medical Humanities, CC/GS1010.6xx

UW: Readings in Law & Justice, CC/GS1010.7xx

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• Department: Undergraduate Writing Program
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth P Walters
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• 3 points

INTRO LAB EXPERIMENTAL PSYCH

Corequisites: PSYC BC1001, or its equivalent. While this lab is not required for either Psychology Major or Non-Major, it is not open to students who have already completed or are concurrently enrolled in PSYC BC1020 Research Methods and Analysis. This lab course is intended for students who have not previously been enrolled in a psychology lab course; and a majority of seats are reserved for First Year and Sophomore students. A laboratory-based introduction to experimental methods used in psychological research. Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to review the primary literature and formulate a hypothesis, design an experiment, analyze data using statistical methods, communicate the results of a scientific study through oral presentation and written manuscript, and carry out research studies under ethical guidelines. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in all disciplines of Psychology and will be prepared to engage in advance research in fields including, but not limited to, Cognition, Learning, Perception, Behavioral Neuroscience, Development, Personality, and Social Psychology.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• F 12:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Ken Light
  CULPA: 17 h-index: 15 Info
• 2.5 points

INTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES-DIS

Corequisites: AMST UN1010 This is the required discussion section for AMST UN1010 Intro to American Studies

• Department: American Studies
• T 11:10 a.m.-noon
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• M 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 0 points

BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES

Prerequisites: Corequisite EEEB UN1111 Study of non-human primate behavior from the perspective of phylogeny, adaptation, physiology and anatomy, and life history. Focuses on the four main problems primates face: finding appropriate food, avoiding being eaten themselves, reproducing in the face of competition, and dealing with social partners. Along with Human Origins - Evolution, this serves as a core required class for the EBHS program.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Marina Cords
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 3 points

INTERPRETATION OF CULTRE-DISC

• Department: Anthropology
• W 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sean Muller
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• 0 points

INTRO TO ECON REASONING - RECITATION

Recitation for ECON BC1003 Intro to Economic Reasoning.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• 0 points

Introduction to Computational Thinking a

INTRO COMP THINK AND DATA SCI

This course and its co-requisite lab course will introduce students to the methods and tools used in data science to obtain insights from data. Students will learn how to analyze data arising from real-world phenomena while mastering critical concepts and skills in computer programming and statistical inference. The course will involve hands-on analysis of real-world datasets, including economic data, document collections, geographical data, and social networks. The course is ideal for students looking to increase their digital literacy and expand their use and understanding of computation and data analysis across disciplines. No prior programming or college-level math background is required.

• Department: Computer Science @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Tiffany Tseng
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• 3 points

Introduction to Computational Thinking a

LAB INTRO COMP THINK DATA

This is the co-requisite lab to COMS BC 1016 (Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science)

This course will introduce students to the methods and tools used in data science to obtain insights from data. Students will learn how to analyze data arising from real-world phenomena while mastering critical concepts and skills in computer programming and statistical inference. The course will involve hands-on analysis of real-world datasets, including economic data, document collections, geographical data, and social networks. This class is ideal for students looking to increase their digital literacy and expand their use and understanding of computation and data analysis across disciplines. No prior programming or math background is required.

• Department: Computer Science @Barnard
• W 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• R 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• R 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• R 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Tiffany Tseng
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• 1 points

INTRO LANG & CULTURE-DISC

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• None None-None
• Instructor: Kiara Houston
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• 0 points

INTRO LANG & CULTURE-DISC

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• 0 points

INTRO-ARCH DESIGN/VIS CULTURE

Introductory design studio to introduce students to architectural design through readings and studio design projects. Intended to develop analytic skills to critique existing media and spaces. Process of analysis used as a generative tool for the students own design work. Must apply for placement in course. Priority to upperclass students. Class capped at 16.

• Department: Architecture @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• TR 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Madeline K Schwartzman
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Angela A Keele
  Info
• 3 points

The Romans and Their World

This course examines the history of the Roman Empire from the formation of the Roman monarchy in 753 BCE to the collapse of the Western Empire in 476 CE. At the heart of the class is a single question: how did the Roman Empire come to be, and why did it last for so long? We will trace the rise and fall of the Republic, the extension of its power beyond Italy, and the spread of Christianity. Epic poetry, annalistic accounts, coins, papyri, inscriptions, and sculpture will illuminate major figures like Cleopatra, and features of daily life like Roman law and religion. The destructive mechanics by which Rome sustained itself--war, slavery, and environmental degradation--will receive attention, too, with the aim of producing a holistic understanding this empire.  Discussion Section Required.

• Department: History
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sailakshmi Ramgopal
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 4 points

PRIM TEXTS OF LATIN AMER CIV

It focuses on key texts from Latin America in their historical and intellectual context and seeks to understand their structure and the practical purposes they served using close reading and, when possible, translations. The course seeks to establish a counterpoint to the list of canonical texts of Contemporary Civilization. The selections are not intended to be compared directly to those in CC but to raise questions about the different contexts in which ideas are used, the critical exchanges and influences (within and beyond Latin America) that shaped ideas in the region, and the long-term intellectual, political, and cultural pursuits that have defined Latin American history. The active engagement of students toward these texts is the most important aspect of class work and assignments. NO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS PERMITTED.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Caitlin A Liss
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• Instructor: Caterina Pizzigoni
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 4 points

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS

BEHAVRL RESRCH METHOD ANA

This course is one of three prerequisites for all 2000-level PSYC lab courses, and is a requirement for the Psychology Major. PSYC BC1001, or its equivalent, must be completed prior to or concurrently with this course. Also note that once this course has been completed a student 
cannot
then enroll in PSYC BC1010 Intro Lab. (If a student chooses to take BC1010 Intro Lab, it must be completed
before
BC1020 Research Methods.) This class will introduce students to the fundamental scientific principles, experimental methods, and analytical approaches involved in the study of human behavior. The initial major topics to be covered include how basic scientific approach can be gainfully and ethically used to study human behavior. The following topics in the course will cover the most prevalent manners of collecting data in behavioral research and the most common types of statistical analyses and tests such data is subjected to. The latter topics in the course will introduce some of the more advanced experimental designs and statistical approaches that are more specific to the social sciences.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Mariel Roberts
  h-index: None Info
• 3 points

DISC - The Romans and Their World

DISC-Romans and Their Wor

DISCUSSION SECTION for HIST UN 1020 The Romans and their World.

• Department: History
• Instructor: Sailakshmi Ramgopal
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 0 points

HUM RGTS IN THEORY& PRACTICE

Provides a broad overview of the rapidly expanding field of human rights. Lectures on the philosophical, historical, legal and institutional foundations are interspersed with weekly presentations by frontline advocates from the U.S. and overseas.

• Department: Human Rights (HRTB)
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Widney Brown
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

WOMEN AND HEALTH

Combines critical feminist and anti-racist analyses of medicine with current research in epidemiology and biomedicine to understand health and health disparities as co-produced by social systems and biology.

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Cecelia B Lie-Spahn
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

WOMEN AND HEALTH DISCUSSION SECTION

WOMEN & HEALTH DISCUSSION

Discussion section for WMST BC1050 Women and Health

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• W 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Dianna M Banker
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• Instructor: Yasmin Naji
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• Instructor: Frances Howell
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• 0 points

Children s Literature

Children's Literature

This is a historical survey of literature (mostly narrative) intended primarily for children, which will explore not only the pleasures of imagination but the varieties of narrative and lyric form, as well as the ways in which story-telling gives shape to individual and cultural identity.  Drawing on anonymous folk tale from a range of cultures, as well as a variety of literary works produced from the late 17th century to the present, we’ll attend to the ways in which changing forms of children’s literature reflect changing understandings of children and childhood, while trying not to overlook psychological and formal structures that might persist across this history.  Readings of the primary works will be supplemented by a variety of critical approaches—psychoanalytic, materialist, feminist, and structuralist—that scholars have employed to understand the variety and appeal of children’s literature.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: James E Adams
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 3 points

THE WEBCOMICS REVOLUTION

The internet and digital technologies have profoundly impacted the way that comics and graphic novels are produced, distributed, and read because they no longer need to be produced and printed on paper and distributed to readers in that medium. A related development in this technological revolution is the emergence and proliferation of webcomics, a type of comic that has allowed creators to avoid having to rely on publishers for distribution and marketing. As Sean Kleefeld (2020) points out, webcomics differ from those digital comics and graphic novels which use the internet only as a means of distribution. For webcomics the creator’s intention lies at the root of this distinction as a webcomic’s creator intends for the web to be the only means of distribution. In addition, webcomics differ technologically, as they do not require proprietary software for reading. This course examines the webcomics revolution in a multifaceted way in order to understand how the internet and related technologies have allowed creators to produce and distribute comic narratives that address subjects neglected by the print and digital publishing industry. Because of webcomics absolute reliance on digital technologies for production and distribution, this course will consider those technologies as part of our investigation into what makes webcomics distinct from traditional print comics and graphic novels. As part of this investigation, we will look at how webcomics are built and distributed. We will therefore think about the ways that reading webcomics on a computer screen or smartphone differs from the experience of reading a printed comic or graphic novel. This will lead to a consideration of why webcomics are distributed in a single-page format as opposed to print and digital comics and graphic novels that can comprise hundreds of pages. We’ll think about how webcomic creators’ use of the single page as the smallest unit of information is not only connected to the production process but is also part of the need to use search engines and social media to help readers find and access the webcomics. To enhance these topical explorations, students will make webcomics and webpages to host them, in order to gain a practical as well as conceptual understanding. As the class considers these topics, the course readings will include selections from some of the most prominent webcomics in recent years. These selections have been chosen to represent a range of genres and page formats in order to allow students to consi

• Department: English @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin M Breyer
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 3 points

SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS

Weekly meetings with researchers from Barnard, Columbia, and other guests to discuss the nature of scientific inquiry in psychology; and intellectual, professional, and personal issues in the work of scientists.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Koleen McCrink
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 17 Info
• 1 points

FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE-DISC

Accompanying discussion section for SCNC C1000 Frontiers of Science.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Ivana N Hughes
  CULPA: 18 Info
• Instructor: Klejda Bega
  Info
• 0 points

THE SOCIAL WORLD - DISC

Mandatory discussion section if you are registered for UN1000 The Social World

• Department: Sociology
• T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• T 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• W 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• M 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Ixchel T Bosworth
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• Instructor: Zheng Fu
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• Instructor: Amy S Weissenbach
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• Instructor: Anika R Lanser
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• Instructor: Seungwon Lee
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• Instructor: Katerine S Perez
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• Instructor: Pascale Mevs
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• Instructor: Lena G Gloeckler
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• Instructor: Anika R Lanser
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• Instructor: Pascale Mevs
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• 0 points

BEGINNING FICTION WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: No prerequisites. Department approval NOT required. The beginning workshop in fiction is designed for students with little or no experience writing literary texts in fiction. Students are introduced to a range of technical and imaginative concerns through exercises and discussions, and they eventually produce their own writing for the critical analysis of the class. The focus of the course is on the rudiments of voice, character, setting, point of view, plot, and lyrical use of language. Students will begin to develop the critical skills that will allow them to read like writers and understand, on a technical level, how accomplished creative writing is produced. Outside readings of a wide range of fiction supplement and inform the exercises and longer written projects.

• Department: Writing
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Aziza Kasumov
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• Instructor: Jayne K O'Dwyer
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• Instructor: Dimitra Loumiotis
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• Instructor: Celine R Ipek
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• Instructor: Ellen H Garard
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• 3 points

ELEMENTARY FRENCH I

The aim of the beginning French sequence (French 1101 and French 1102) is to help you to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing--within a cultural context, in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency.

• Department: French
• TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Samuel Skippon
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 4 points

ELEMENTARY GERMAN I

Prerequisites: No prior German.

German 1101 is a communicative language course for beginners, taught in German, in which students develop the four skills -listening, speaking, reading, and writing- and a basic understanding of German-speaking cultures. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills within a cultural context. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand, speak, read, and write German at a level enabling them to communicate with native speakers and provide basic information about their background, family, daily activities, student life, work, and living quarters. Completion of daily assignments, which align with class content, and consistent work are necessary in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency. If you have prior German, the placement exam is required.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Isabel Blankfield
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• 4 points