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GSAS Compass will host a series of professional development sessions for students.
Identification of the distinctive elements of sociological perspectives on society. Readings confront classical and contemporary approaches with key social issues that include power and authority, culture and communication, poverty and discrimination, social change, and popular uses of sociological concepts.
Please note you must also register for a discussion section to take this course.
The first half of the Introduction to Art History explores premodern art and architecture around the world, from cave paintings to Song dynasty landscapes and Renaissance sculpture. Lectures and discussion sections are organized around themes, including nature and naturalism, death and the afterlife, ornament and abstraction, gender and sexuality, colonialism and conversion, and ritual and divinity. Visits to museums across New York are also an integral component to the course.
This course is the first part of the First-Year Chinese sequence, designed for true beginners with
no prior experience in Mandarin Chinese. Upon successful completion of First-Year Chinese I
and II, students are expected to reach Novice High to Intermediate Low proficiency. At this
level, you will be able to understand, interpret, speak, and write about everyday topics such as
greetings, dining, and exchanging personal information. In addition to language skills, you will
gain an understanding of the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of the Chinese-
speaking world and be able to relate them to your own cultural experiences. As a language
course, it emphasizes immersion: Chinese will be the primary language spoken and heard in the
classroom.
The two-semester sequence of First Year Chinese I and II yearlong sequence (First-Year
Chinese I and II) fulfills the General Education Requirements (GERs) for the language
requirement.
The stories of the Greek and Roman gods and heroes are at the root of countless works of art, philosophy, literature, and film, from antiquity to the present. Many familiar phrases from the English language also derive from myth: an Achilles heel (and Achilles tendon!), a Trojan horse, Pandora’s box, and so forth. This course will introduce you to the broad range of tales that make up the complex and interconnected network of Greek and Roman mythology.
The goal of cognitive science — and of this course — is to understand how the mind works. Trying to understand our own minds is perhaps the most ambitious and exciting (and difficult) project in all of science, and this project requires tools drawn from fields including experimental psychology, computer science and artificial intelligence, linguistics, vision science, philosophy, anthropology, behavioral economics, and several varieties of neuroscience (among others). This course will introduce you to the major tools and theories from these areas, as they relate to the study of the mind. We will employ these perspectives while exploring the nature of mental processes such as perception, reasoning, memory, attention, imagery, language, intelligence, decision-making, morality— and even attraction and love. In sum, this course will expose you to cognitive science, the assumptions on which it rests, and many of the most important and fascinating results obtained so far.
Prerequisites: Enrollment limited. Students must also sign up for the corresponding lab course, EESC BC1011, to receive credit.
This class examines the basic principles of environmental science using current local and global environmental news as case studies. Issues covered are climate change, invasive species, water resources, sustainability, etc. A major goal is for students to understand the science behind environmental issues. Readings from the scientific literature, various newspaper articles, magazines and an online textbook are carefully coordinated with the topics. Because of our location, the lab curriculum features studies of the Hudson River and its forested shorelines. The lab is closely paired with the lecture and features hands-on and inquiry-based lab and field studies of statistics, data presentation, writing in the format of a scientific paper, data collection (on land and on the Hudson River), water chemistry, microbiology, microscopic and macroscopic life in the river, birds and plants in Riverside Park, biodiversity on a green roof, local geology, topographical maps, compass use, and museum studies.
Please note: In order to register for EESC BC1001, students must first register for one of the sections of Environmental Science Lab EESC BC1011 . Students must take both lecture and lab.
Basic elements of French grammar. Oral, writing, and reading skills. Students may take either or both of these courses at Columbia.
First-Year Seminars initiate students into the academic life of the College by offering intellectually engaging experiences in which students and faculty from a wide range of home departments work through challenging material, often across disciplinary lines. Each one-semester seminar is designed to develop essential skills for college work, such as the ability to read critically and analytically, to speak clearly and effectively, and to write logically and persuasively.
First-Year Seminars vary in content and format, and fall into two categories: Special Topics and Reacting to the Past. Descriptions are available in Vergil.
First-Year Seminars initiate students into the academic life of the College by offering intellectually engaging experiences in which students and faculty from a wide range of home departments work through challenging material, often across disciplinary lines. Each one-semester seminar is designed to develop essential skills for college work, such as the ability to read critically and analytically, to speak clearly and effectively, and to write logically and persuasively.
First-Year Seminars vary in content and format, and fall into two categories: Special Topics and Reacting to the Past. Descriptions are available in Vergil.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
First-Year Writing (FYW) courses invite students into the vibrant scholarly life of the college. Working in small, discussion-based seminar classes over the course of one semester, we read challenging literary texts and critical scholarship, helping students to develop fundamental skills in analysis and academic writing that allow them to take their place in vitally important scholarly conversations. Students may choose from a variety of special topics that focus on a particular literary tradition, theme, or phenomenon. Please see https://firstyear.barnard.edu/fyw/course-listings for full course descriptions.
The first half of a two-semester introduction to Italian, intended for students with no prior experience in the language.
Prerequisites: no previous knowledge of music is required. A survey of the development of Western music from 6th-century Gregorian Chant to Bach and Handel, with emphasis upon important composers and forms. Extensive listening required.
This course is required for all the other courses offered in Neuroscience and Behavior. The course introduces students to the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. The topics include the biological structure of the nervous system and its different cell types, the basis of the action potential, principles of neurotransmission, neuronal basis of behavior, sleep/wake cycles, and basic aspects of clinical neuroscience.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
Survey of some of the central problems, key figures, and great works in both traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics and texts will vary with instructor and semester.
Prerequisites: BLOCKED CLASS. EVERYONE MUST JOIN WAITLIST TO BE ADMITTED Broad survey of psychological science including: sensation and perception; learning, memory, intelligence, language, and cognition; emotions and motivation; development, personality, health and illness, and social behavior. Discusses relations between the brain, behavior, and experience. Emphasizes science as a process of discovering both new ideas and new empirical results. PSYC UN1001 serves as a prerequisite for further psychology courses and should be completed by the sophomore year.
This course is a prerequisite for the Psychology Major, as well as for most other Barnard PSYC courses (be sure to check all course information before enrolling in a course).
The following Columbia University courses are considered overlapping and a student cannot receive credit for both the BC course and the equivalent CU course: UN1001 The Science of Psychology; and UN1021 Science of Psychology: Explorations/Applications.