Medicine as a Career Choice: Thinking Li

Thinking Like a Doctor

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF noon-3 p.m.
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: David Gershon
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• Instructor: Magy Dawoud
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Drawing: Eye & Idea

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Kiyomi Q Taylor
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• Instructor: Katherine J Blackburne
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Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social

Econ, Entrepre, Social Ju

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Isabelle Marie F Delalex
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• Instructor: Simone Paci
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• Instructor: Marsha Alejandro
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• Instructor: Ciara Ungar
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Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social

Econ, Entrepre, Social Ju

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Ciara Ungar
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Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Early Des

Entrepreneur: Idea to Des

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Jack McGourty
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• Instructor: Stephane Goldsand
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Becoming An Entrepreneur

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Ameera Horriyat
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Law at the Cutting Edge of Technology

Law at Cutting Edge of Te

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Mrinali Menon
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Fashion Design: Focus on New York City S

Fashion Design: NYC Style

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Eva Goodman
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Character Design for Animation and Gamin

Ch Design for Anim and Ga

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Allen
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Introduction to International Relations

Intl Relations & Great Po

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Urte Peteris
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Visual and Character Development Through

Visual Dev Thru Art of An

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Allen
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Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challe

Human Rights in 21st Cent

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Manmeet R Chawla
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• Instructor: Jehanne E Henry
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• Instructor: Carla J de Ycaza
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• Instructor: Aygenc Berfu
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• Instructor: Lakshmi Gopal
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Introduction to Finance & Investment Man

Intro Finance Investment

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Mario Gonzalez-Corzo
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• Instructor: Nurit Praeger
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• Instructor: Thomas W Leach
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• Instructor: Manuel Schnaidman
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• Instructor: Aaishatu Glover
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• Instructor: Gary Tsarsis
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Introduction to Finance & Investment Man

Intro Finance Investment

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
• MTWRF 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Gary Tsarsis
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Investment Portfolio Management

Investment Portfolio Mgmt

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Ameera Horriyat
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• Instructor: Nurit Praeger
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Investment Portfolio Management

Investment Portfolio Mgmt

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Nurit Praeger
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• Instructor: Ameera Horriyat
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Introduction to Programming with Python

Intro to Programming w/ P

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• MTWRF 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Jeremy Wang
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• Instructor: Daniel Kadyrov
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• Instructor: Jeremy Wang
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• Instructor: Joshua Ide
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Computer Programming for Beginners: Codi

Coding in Java

An introductory course designed to develop logical reasoning and computer programming skills through immersion in the fundamentals of Java. Programming projects involving mathematical problems and logic games challenge students to develop their logical reasoning, systematic thinking, and problem-solving skills. Students become familiar with fundamental object-oriented programming concepts, algorithms, and techniques. This course covers an overview of introductory material through hands-on labs and individual and collaborative projects. Labs are carried out in the cross-platform Java environment, which will be set up on students' personal laptop computers.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Isaac Atif
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Creative Journalism

What creative possibilities do true stories hold? How can truth telling and storytelling work together? This class helps students build interviewing and reporting skills while learning about journalistic ethics and exploring forms such as feature writing, profiles, op-eds, and audio pieces. Participants read a wide variety of articles and compose a new story draft every night. Through in-class workshops, students develop their skills in ways that allow them to serve as editors and peer readers for each other and for classmates and publications at their home schools.

Courses in creative writing are offered in conjunction with the Writing Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Overseen by Chair of Creative Writing Lis Harris, Professor Alan Ziegler, and Director of Creative Writing for Pre-College Programs Christina Rumpf, the creative writing courses are designed to challenge and engage students interested in literary creation, providing them with a substantial foundation for further exploration of their creative work.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessica A Colley Clarke
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• Instructor: Laura J Palmer
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• Instructor: Sophie M Dess
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Knowledge, Reality, and Truth

Is it possible that how things “really” or “truly” are is very different from how they appear to us? Could it be, for example, that the “real world” in which we believe ourselves to live is actually a computer program, á la 
The Matrix
? If not, then how can we know that this is not the case – what is our evidence or justification for ruling out, with certainty, such a scenario? What, if any, are the implications of skeptical scenarios for more ordinary knowledge – what, if anything, can we, as believers aiming at knowledge, learn from such apparently fantastic and improbable hypotheses? And would it make any ethical difference – would our lives be better or worse off, and in what ways – if we actually are living in the Matrix?

In attempting to answer these questions, we read selections from philosophical classics such as Plato’s 
Republic
 and René Descartes’ 
Meditations
, as well as articles by contemporary philosophers David Mitsuo Nixon and Jim Pryor.

This course has three aims: 1) to introduce students to key themes in philosophy, particularly metaphysics and epistemology, and in so doing to show how an apparently abstruse discipline is of surprising relevance to our lives; 2) to provide students with essential tools for understanding the nature of logical reasoning and evaluating arguments; 3) to sharpen students’ abilities to express themselves clearly and cogently, in writing and especially in speaking.

Beyond thoughtful reading and active participation, students are expected to complete several short and informal writing exercises, in part as a warm-up for a longer concluding reflection on key course themes.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexander C Rigas
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Law as a Tool for Social Justice

Law as Tool for Social Ju

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Dawn Post
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Introduction to Criminal Law

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Rebecca Engel
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Explorations in Modern Literature

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Blacher
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Thinking and Problem Solving: Math in th

Math in the Real World

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Sridhar Nagubandi
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• Instructor: Elena Green
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• Instructor: Sridhar Nagubandi
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• Instructor: Elena Green
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• Instructor: Patrick D Galarza
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Media Activism

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Reinhard
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The Media and Politics in Global Perspec

Media and Politics: Globa

The combination of globalization and new communication technologies has had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. In this course we explore the centrality of the media as a force challenging and, in some cases, altering relations of power within and between societies. Starting from the premise that freedom of expression is a fundamental requirement for any truly democratic system, particular attention is given to how approaches to media and politics vary globally, and how these differences impact the way politicians, journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens operate within the broader political process.

We critically examine the impact of political communication on policy-making, elections, and political movements, with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the relationship between citizens, media, and governments in a rapidly changing, increasingly interconnected world. In so doing, we investigate the connection between media and current political trends and conflicts around the world, including, but not limited to, the United States, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and Asia.

Students engage with the course material through a combination of lectures, daily discussions, short essays, group research projects, field trips, and guest speakers from the worlds of journalism and politics. Participants also work in teams to create media campaigns designed to generate greater public awareness and support for a hypothetical non-governmental organization (NGO), developing their own mission statements, messaging strategies, and targeted media plans.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy Novak
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Global Migration & Personal Identity

Migration has never been so disruptive a phenomenon and omnipresent a political topic as it is today, both globally and in the United States. We are living in a period that is witness to catastrophic refugee crises, with large populations of displaced peoples fleeing war, economic crisis, and political or social persecution across the globe. At the same time, migration is a topic that directly relates to modern concepts of identity. Who are we? What defines us? How does one’s identity change and evolve? Those who migrate to new host countries are directly confronted with these challenging questions. Individual and national identities are formed and evolve based on how these questions are addressed.

This course is an introductory seminar that links the individual human experience of migration to current political and cultural systems. Why do people migrate? How do they migrate? Can they migrate? How are they perceived in the host country? How do migrants view and define themselves? How are concepts of identity affected by the process of migration?

Participants examine migration as a dynamic part of culture and society while discovering how it reflects and shapes our lives. We employ a multidisciplinary approach to look into the concepts of identity and its transformation and to understand migration and how it shapes identity across cultures and contexts. We then utilize this conceptual basis to challenge assumptions and myths we hold about the Other and perceptions we have about Self. Regarding the Other, we also look at how current trends are catalyzing shifts in national and international migration policies—and are sparking growing opposition to immigration in numerous host countries.

We approach the material through various formats including discussion, readings, field trips, research projects, and guest speakers. Class activities involve active application of methods, including researching popular culture information sources, literature, video, and film for indications of how migration defines/redefines cultural and social identities. Guest speakers offer various views of migration and identity across disciplines. We also visit the Tenement Museum, where we explore the story of immigration in New York City.

Outside of class, students read articles on migration theory as well as various case studies, including life stories of young migrants in Europe, accounts of the border crisis in the US, and testimonies from DACA recipients. Drawing on their own social and famil

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Hayet Sellami
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Natural Resources, Global Markets, and

Natrl Resource & Social I

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Sue A Aguilar
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The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Neurobiology Learning & M

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Rhonda Kolaric
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• Instructor: Timothy Myers
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• Instructor: L. E Denholtz
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• Instructor: Anamaria Alexandrescu
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Novel-Writing Intensive

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Rachel E Carter
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• Instructor: Melissa Larsen
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• Instructor: Rose N Demaris
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Crafting the Novel

Whether you are interested in writing literary fiction, young adult, fantasy, sci-fi, or mystery, certain truths about crafting a novel hold true across genres. This course is designed to teach students the ins-and-outs of novel writing, from conception to outlining to the writing itself. We focus on how to structure a novel as well as establishing conflict, world-building, character work, pacing, and how to create an effective scene. Course participants share their writing in a workshop setting and receive in-depth feedback from both their peers and the instructor. By the end of the three weeks, they will have completed an original outline and the first three chapters of their novel. They leave with a greater understanding of what it means to craft a long-form work of fiction—and having become stronger and more confident in their overall writing skills.
Courses in creative writing are offered in conjunction with the Writing Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Overseen by Chair of Creative Writing Timothy Donnelly, Professor Alan Ziegler, and Director of Creative Writing for Pre-College Programs Christina Rumpf, the creative writing courses are designed to challenge and engage students interested in literary creation, providing them with a substantial foundation for further exploration of their creative work.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Melissa Larsen
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• Instructor: Rose N Demaris
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• Instructor: Melissa Larsen
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Introduction to Neuroscience: Understand

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy Myers
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• Instructor: Adriel L Brown
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• Instructor: Timothy Myers
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• Instructor: Rhonda Kolaric
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• Instructor: Alondra Schweizer Burguete
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• Instructor: Adriel L Brown
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• Instructor: Ellen Yates
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• Instructor: Dena S Goldblatt
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Radical Skepticism, Reliability & Eviden

Introduction to Epistemol

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Jared Peterson
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Explorations in Quantum Physics

Explorations in Quant Phy

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Yury Dziashko
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Physics and Technologies of the Future

Physics and Tech of the F

In this course, intended for students who have an interest in science and technology but have not yet taken physics, participants are introduced to key concepts in the field and look at how these concepts are changing the world. Topics covered include electromagnetics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, Newtonian mechanics, waves, stars and galaxies, nuclear physics, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and string theory. Having gained an understanding of these concepts, students explore new technologies in areas such as renewable energy, virtual reality, and biotechnology.

Participants explore material conductivity by building circuits, assemble a physical model for understanding conversion of energy, experience virtual reality through Google glasses, write onto computers directly from brain signals, and work with MATLAB to create simulated models. They also work in groups on projects that they present at the end of the course.

Lectures and hands-on experiments are supplemented by tours of Columbia's research laboratories and visits to locations such as The Museum of Natural History, The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), and The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Please note that hands-on work for this class is conducted in a traditional classroom rather than in a laboratory.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Prachi Patel
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Physics and Technologies of the Future

Physics and Tech of the F

In this course, intended for students who have an interest in science and technology but have not yet taken physics, participants are introduced to key concepts in the field and look at how these concepts are changing the world. Topics covered include electromagnetics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, Newtonian mechanics, waves, stars and galaxies, nuclear physics, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and string theory. Having gained an understanding of these concepts, students explore new technologies in areas such as renewable energy, virtual reality, and biotechnology.

Participants explore material conductivity by building circuits, assemble a physical model for understanding conversion of energy, experience virtual reality through Google glasses, write onto computers directly from brain signals, and work with MATLAB to create simulated models. They also work in groups on projects that they present at the end of the course.

Lectures and hands-on experiments are supplemented by tours of Columbia's research laboratories and visits to locations such as The Museum of Natural History, The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), and The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Please note that hands-on work for this class is conducted in a traditional classroom rather than in a laboratory.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Prachi Patel
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• 0 points

Divine Beings, Miracles, and the Afterli

Philosophy of Religion

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF noon-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Jared Peterson
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Explorations in Physics: Special Relativ

Physics: Special Relativi

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Aaron Goldin
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The Supreme Court and Major Topics in U.

Supreme Court and U.S. La

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Jason Goldsmith
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• Instructor: Adam J Weisler
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• Instructor: Sharon Yamen
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• Instructor: Stacy Veeder
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• Instructor: Susan Alevas
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Creating Original Theater: Playwriting,

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Dyana J Kimball
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Issues in Terrorism and Counterterrorism

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Nora K Neus
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Introduction to Labor Studies

This course serves as an introduction to the multidisciplinary study of organized labor and collective bargaining, with a primary focus on the United States. Recent years have seen an upswing in labor activism, including organizing campaigns and strikes at major American employers like Amazon, Kellogg’s, and John Deere, as well as by schoolteachers and other workers in the public sector. Students who are curious to explore such issues will find in this course valuable tools for understanding these and other related developments, and for situating them in the larger context of American labor history, the current framework of U.S. labor relations, and global movements for workers’ rights. Each day of class will feature both a lecture session and a small group activity designed to introduce practical aspects of labor studies, such as how social scientists use data to analyze the economic effects of unions or how labor and management bargaining teams approach the task of negotiating a contract. The course is designed for high school students who may never have taken a class in economics or related disciplines but who are eager to learn more about what labor unions are, how they work, what they do, and what their larger impact is on society and the economy.

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTWRF 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew M Mazewski
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Sex, Power, God

This course will also consider shifting notions of sex, power, and god that represent the increasingly complex relationship between identity, knowledge, and media in the modern era as we explore the concurrent changes in the social, political, and economic systems that made it possible for millions to worship the massive media culture icons of the 20th century: the Disney princess, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, and Princess Diana. By exploring these changes in the works of scholars like Tim Wu and Bernard Harcourt we will gain a deeper sense of contemporary sexual politics in “expository society” as we determine the criteria for evaluating the success of the modern celebrity. Finally, we will consider how the celebrity reality tv industrial-complex shifts notions of sex, power, and god by exploring the emergence of icons “famous for being famous” in the 21st century whose command of attention and social influence in the digital age represents power, capital, and divine myth befitting a queen: Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian West.

• Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
• R 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Columbia Writing Academy: Writing the Co

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTR 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
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Columbia Writing Academy: Writing the Co

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTR 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
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Columbia Writing Academy: Writing the Co

• Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
• MTR 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
• 0 points