Inside the Situation Room

Prerequisite: Course Application.
In an era increasingly defined by geopolitical competition, it is more important than ever for future policymakers to understand why and how foreign policy decisions are made. Inside the Situation Room, co-taught by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, employs insights from diverse academic fields—including political psychology, domestic politics, and international relations—and the direct experience of high-level principals in the room to understand the key factors which underpin a nation’s most crucial decisions. This course allows students to engage with a range of case studies and examine decision-making in a variety of historical and contemporary contexts, from the search for Osama bin Laden, to the “red line” in Syria, to negotiating with Iran.

Students will be taught how to analyze and understand the complex interplay between individual psychology, domestic politics, public opinion, bureaucracy, the international environment, and other factors which feed into decisions about foreign policy—from crisis diplomacy to the use of force, signaling and perception, intelligence and its analysis, the deployment of other instruments of statecraft, and more. Through this course, students will think carefully and analytically about how leaders and other actors view the world, how they arrive at their decisions, and how various social, political, and psychological factors shape the policies they devise to promote their interests abroad. For more information, visit: https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/situationroom

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Cybele Chester
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• 3 points

THEATRE MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION I

THEATRE MGMT & ADMIN I

• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven E Chaikelson
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Timothy A Hess
  Info
• 3 points

Probabilistic Models and Machine Learnin

Stat ML: Theory to Practi

Probabilistic Models and Machine Learning is a PhD-level course about how to design and use probability models. We study their mathematical properties, algorithms for computing with them, and applications to real problems. We study both the foundations and modern methods in this field. Our goals are to understand probabilistic modeling, to begin research that makes contributions to this field, and to develop good practices for building and applying probabilistic models.

• Department: Statistics
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Genevera Allen
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• 3 points

ESG and Corporate Political Strategy

ESG and Corp Poli Strat

The world is facing multiple grand societal challenges, including climate change, social inequality, global health issues, and more. As governments face obstacles in tackling these challenges alone, corporations face increasing pressure to take on greater responsibility for their impact on society, to take public positions on contentious social issues, and to engage with government and others to shape policy and address pressing systemic challenges.
Firms' license to operate and business success nowadays depends on the ability of leadership to lead their organization through these turbulent times. To respond to the increased expectations and pressures by their various constituencies, to leverage opportunities, and to build shareholder value, corporations need to understand how to align their portfolio of market and non-market strategies. That is, they need to understand how to integrate and align their ESG and political strategies with their business strategies to sustain their competitiveness and firm value. Moreover, and importantly, they need to understand whether and how corporations can act as stewards of systemic change by actively engaging with policymakers to improve industry-wide business practices that level the playing field and mitigate system-level challenges such as climate change.
The ESG and Corporate Political Strategy course explores how organizations can align their ESG and corporate political strategies, and how they can engage with policymakers to help shape the rules of the game. In particular, through influencing legislation, regulators, the courts, and NGOs, organizations can modify the rules by which they operate and to trigger systemic change. This course teaches the tools and frameworks to effect such change. While some organizations use such methods for ill, they can also be used by (for- and non-profit) organizations alike to effect positive change, even systemic change.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Dylan Minor
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• 1.5 points

Sustainability Reporting

The Sustainability Reporting course explores the ever-evolving global Sustainability and ESG reporting environment and the standards and frameworks that are being used by companies to report on their sustainability related performance. Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting (“ESG”) also referred to in parts as Corporate Responsibility /Accountability Reporting. The course explores the market drivers that generate the demand for sustainability reporting by companies, key areas of focus for investors and other capital providers, regulatory activities and the intersection of sustainability reporting with traditional corporate financial reporting.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Avner Bukspan
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• 3 points

Climate Change & ESG Investing

This is a full-term elective investigating how climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts can be integrated into investment strategies to simultaneously generate financial performance of enhanced returns or reduced risk and achieve real-world outcomes. The class presents the framework of the Double Bottom Line or Double Materiality of both financial performance and real-world outcomes. The focus is on developing and evaluating investment strategies in public markets to achieve both aims from a practitioner’s perspective. Guest speakers will also address how climate change and ESG considerations are being integrated into investment products in a rapidly evolving commercial landscape. A key deliverable of the course is for students to apply the double bottom-line framework to propose a climate-related or an ESG investment strategy of their own and demonstrate how it purports to meet both investment and real-world outcomes.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• F 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• 3 points

Impact Measurement and Management

Impact Measurement & Mana

As impact investing further embeds into the mainstream, Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) is its key differentiator, helping impact investors understand a company’s intention to create positive outcomes and impacts and the evidence it uses to demonstrate whether (“if”) the impact, value, or benefit is indeed being created, and importantly, in what ways (“how”) it is improving the lives of concerned stakeholders and the environment. This course reflects decades of progress by hundreds of organizations, agencies, institutions, thought leaders, and companies in every sector across the globe leading to the convergence and harmonization of key IMM tools and frameworks. Levering SIPA’s vast network, students will hear from many of these pioneers throughout the course. Understanding how to identify what to measure and how to measure and manage impact across space and time is critical to ensuring businesses and investors achieve their goals and make decisions that address the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. We will approach IMM through the entrepreneur/business perspective while understanding that understanding the investor perspective is key to harness impact finance. The goal of this course is to equip students with knowledge of the most valuable and widely accepted methods, tools, and best practices in the field and through applied practice, develop these skills as IMM practitioners with a critical lens and a systems-level understanding of impact measurement for ventures seeking investment and investors seeking opportunities.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• F 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Courtney Sara L Minard
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• 3 points

STOCHASTIC MODELING I

Advanced treatment of stochastic modeling in the context of queueing, reliability, manufacturing, insurance risk, financial engineering and other engineering applications. Review of elements of probability theory; exponential distribution; renewal theory; Wald’s equation; Poisson processes. Introduction to both discrete and continuous-time Markov chains; introduction to Brownian motion.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Henry Lam
  h-index: 17 Info
• 4.5 points

Investor & Corporate Stewardship: Influe

The course explores the relationship between policymakers and key actors in capital markets. Specifically, it examines the ways in which corporates and investors influence policymaking around climate and natural capital and identifies untapped opportunities for positive intervention by investors and corporates.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Tanya Khotin
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• 3 points

BUDGETING AND REPORTING

• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Michael Naumann
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• 3 points

DESIGN BY DEVELOPMENT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Eran Chen
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• 1.5 points

FORENSIC SOCIAL WORK

This course introduces students to the field of social work and the law – specifically the practice of social work in legal settings.  Students will develop competency in forensic social work practice - working knowledge as a practitioner in an interdisciplinary setting representing clients entangled in legal systems including criminal, civil, family and immigration.  Students will deconstruct the complexities of the criminal legal systems and further develop awareness in addressing clients’ concerns related to their criminal justice history – pre-arrest, arrest, disposition and re-entry. Similarly, students will gain insight into the filing of Article X petitions in family court and the pathway of a child protection case.  This course complements field placements in legal/forensic settings, law minors and students interested in social work and law rooted in rights-based advocacy. This course is premised on a basic understanding of how the legacy of slavery led to mass criminalization and incarceration.  Black Lives Matter.

• Department: Social Work
• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• T 2 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Rosa Jaffe-Geffner
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• Instructor: Jenny G Crawford
  Info
• 3 points

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE THEORY AND PRACTICE

The course will focus on understanding the theory and varied practices of restorative justice (RJ) and transformative justice (TJ), and how they are being used as alternatives to retributive and punitive responses to social problems and individual, community and institutional harm.  Students will learn – through modeling and practice – how to facilitate a restorative circle which can serve as the foundation for continued use of restorative practices in social work. The class will provide an understanding of the values and principles of RJ and R, and the most-commonly used RJ models and where they are being used. It will support students in understanding their own relationship to conflict and teach students how to facilitate restorative processes using peacemaking circles. Issues of power, privilege, oppression and identity will be substantial themes throughout the course, both in understanding the need for RJ and TJ, how RJ/TJ can address them, and the ways in which these issues arise in facilitation and the RJ/TJ movement.  In addition to understanding RJ, the course will also provide students with a critical analysis of other theories and practices of conflict resolution including mediation, truth and reconciliation, and transitional justice, and how all of these relate to addressing individual, communal and institutional harm.  Finally, the course will discuss how social workers can use restorative justice in a variety of settings.

• Department: Social Work
• S 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Vivianne Guevara
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• 3 points

Global Constitutionalism

Prerequisites: A course in public international law or international relations, Instructor-Managed Waitlist, and Course Application.
The class compares a variety of proposals that have been advanced to promote constitutional world order.  We begin with traditional conceptions of the balance of power among independent “Westphalian” states and then explore arrangements designed to produce alternative forms of constituted international and world order.  These include liberal and authoritarian internationalism, collective security through the League Covenant and the United Nations Charter, John Rawls’s 
Law of Peoples
 and various other contemporary models of international law, global governance networks and global democratization. In addition to assessing the particular merits and limitations of these visions of world order, we will examine the underlying principles of international politics, ethics and constitutional design that characterize these efforts to establish rules for the globe.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 4:20 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Doyle
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• 3 points

GLOBALIZATION&THE PROBLEMS OF WORLD ORDE

We are currently living through a significant transformation of some of the core features of the international system, or what is more broadly often referred to as, “world order.” Several recent events have highlighted and impacted this sweeping change. The first is the failure of multilateral institutions (such as the UN, WHO or even the G-7 countries) to meet the challenge of the 2020 Covid pandemic. The failure of international collective action is also an obstacle to tackling the effects of global warming. In both cases narrow national interests trumped transnational values.  The second is the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which highlights the failure of multilateral institutions (such as the UN Security Council) to protect the independence of territorial nation-states, a principal unit of the international system since 1945. Narrow national interests continue to outweigh the commitment to the long-standing norm of territorial integrity of nation-states as the foundation for the modern post-imperial international order. Nationalism remains the most powerful force in international affairs. Third, the optimism of the post-Cold War (post-1989) era that economic globalization would lead to the liberalization of China and Russia has now almost entirely faded. The current moment is marked by the rise of these authoritarian states (together with Iran and others) which are seeking to overturn the Western liberal international order  that was established after 1945. This Western order consists of three components: capitalist market economics, democratic self-rule and universal human rights, and peaceful diplomacy as the preferred way to manage inter-state conflicts. In its stead we are seeing in major parts of the world the persistence of socialist command economies, the rise of illiberal authoritarianism, and a return to 19th century patterns of war and conquest. Finally, the era of expanding globalization, driven by capitalist economic integration across the globe, appears to be over. The world is de-globalizing.

This course will examine some of the key institutional challenges and most vexing conceptual controversies in the current rethinking, some might say turmoil, over global governance and competing forms of world order. These debates reveal at least two key features. First, a depth of disagreement about the shape of the international system which is arguably unprecedented in the last seventy years. Almost every dimension of global government and governance is today the subjec

• Department: Committee on Global Thought
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Kian Tajbakhsh
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• 3 points

Vital Records and Vital Statistics: The

Vital Records & Vital Sta

Deaths due to COVID-19 have focused public awareness on death registration in a way that has not been seen since the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. Death registration is an affirmation of the conclusion of a person’s life and offers the opportunity and obligation to enumerate each death and document the final disposition of human remains. Though often considered “just administrative” birth registration can be seen as a public health intervention designed to protect basic human rights, connect people with upstream social determinants of health like education, housing, and income, and ensure that their existential drive to exist is acknowledged.
Vital records are the documents that catalog birth and death experiences millions of times each year in the U.S. Vital statistics are the subset of the information on these records that public health students and professionals appreciate in general, and turn to for meaning in times of devastatingly high levels of deaths. This course focuses on the history, policy, management, and protection of vital records and vital statistics in the United States and will open students’ eyes to the surprisingly fascinating world of vital events.

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• W 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• 1.5 points

PRESS, PUBLICITY, & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

PRESS, PUB. & AUD. DEVELO

• Department: Theatre Arts
• T 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Chris Boneau
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

HIST PRESV THEORY & PRACTICE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Jorge Otero-Pailos
  Wikipedia h-index: 12 Info
• 3 points

Principles and Practice of Oncology I

PRIN & PRACTICE OF ONCOLO

This course presents a systematic overview of basic level oncology advanced practice nursing utilizing various theoretical approaches. It incorporates the pathophysiology of cancer, prevention and detection, cancer treatment modalities, diagnosis, and socioeconomic, ethical, and legal issues related to cancer care. The course provides the framework for the synthesis, integration, and application of oncology nursing theory in clinical practice.

Previously offered as Oncology Nursing Theory I - Fundamentals of Oncology Nursing.

• Department: Nursing
• M 5 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Maura E Murphy
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• 2 points

ADVERTISING FOR THEATRE

• Department: Theatre Arts
• W 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Pekoe
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• 1.5 points

International Human Rights Law

Priority Reg: HRHP Concentration.
 The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the legal regime that exists--or is absent--to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights. This course is intended to introduce students to international human rights through laws, institutions, and advocacy strategies. In this class, we approach human rights law from a practitioner's perspective, which is to say that we are most interested in exploring concrete opportunities for realizing rights once we understand their theoretical and legal bases.

But to start, what is a right? What are the various legal sources of authority for these rights? What are the instruments we can utilize--and how can we utilize them--to try to advance the range of rights from civil and political to economic, social, cultural, and environmental? Who is responsible for protecting and advancing rights, and who may be held accountable for their violations? Does the existence of a right necessarily indicate the existence of a remedy?

In the past decade, human rights advocacy has extended into new realms, well beyond the 'traditional' bounds of violations by repressive governments. Despite the fact that the intersection of human rights with other social and economic justice concerns, including the environment, corporate accountability, and health, has strengthened, questions remain as to how human rights lawyers and advocates can effectively use the law to "enforce" those rights. As a way to strengthen the law, advocates have pushed the boundaries of the tools of human rights advocacy: 'naming and shaming' is still at the core, but public-private engagement to negotiate long-term monitoring programs for private corporations, calls to rights-based programming, litigation, and other tactics are now nearly routine.

In this class, we will learn the law but also explore tools for assessing when, where, and how the law matters. We will explore developments in human rights and the environment, gender analysis, intersections between human rights and humanitarian action, and corporate accountability. The course will endeavor to provide an overview of the range of substantive and procedural rights and the mechanisms and gaps in their enforcement. 
Attendance in the first class session is mandatory.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• TW 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Betsy Apple
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• 3 points

MAKE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 3 points

COMPUTER COMMUNICATNS NETWORKS

COMPUTER COMMUNCATION NETWORKS

Analytical approach to the design of (data) communication networks. Necessary tools for performance analysis and design of network protocols and algorithms. Practical engineering applications in layered Internet protocols in Data link layer, Network layer, and Transport layer. Review of relevant aspects of stochastic processes, control, and optimization.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Javad Ghaderi
  h-index: 17 Info
• 3 points

COMPUTER COMMUNICATNS NETWORKS

Analytical approach to the design of (data) communication networks. Necessary tools for performance analysis and design of network protocols and algorithms. Practical engineering applications in layered Internet protocols in Data link layer, Network layer, and Transport layer. Review of relevant aspects of stochastic processes, control, and optimization.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Javad Ghaderi
  h-index: 17 Info
• 3 points

PRESERVATION PLANNING

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Erica C Avrami
  Info
• 3 points

INTERNET ECON, ENG & SOCIETY

Mathematical models, analyses of economics and networking interdependencies in the internet. Topics include microeconomics of pricing and regulations in communications industry, game theory in revenue allocations, ISP settlements, network externalities, two-sided markets. Economic principles in networking and network design, decentralized vs. centralized resource allocation, “price of anarchy,” congestion control. Case studies of topical internet issues. Societal and industry implications of internet evolution.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Debasis Mitra
  Wikipedia h-index: 61 Info
• 3 points

INTERNET ECON, ENG & SOCIETY

Mathematical models, analyses of economics and networking interdependencies in the internet. Topics include microeconomics of pricing and regulations in communications industry, game theory in revenue allocations, ISP settlements, network externalities, two-sided markets. Economic principles in networking and network design, decentralized vs. centralized resource allocation, “price of anarchy,” congestion control. Case studies of topical internet issues. Societal and industry implications of internet evolution.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Debasis Mitra
  Wikipedia h-index: 61 Info
• 3 points

ARCH METALS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard Peiper
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• 1.5 points

Forced Displacement: Refugees, IDPs, and

Priority Reg: HRHP Concentration. 
A surge in violent conflict since 2010 has led to historically high levels of forced displacement. More recently, the war in Ukraine has caused the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since the end of World War II. Globally, there are 
more than 100 million forcibly displaced people
 including refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers who have fled their homes to escape violence, conflict and persecution. 

The majority of the world's refugees come from just a handful of countries, with Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Ukraine and Myanmar being among the top countries of origin. These refugees often seek safety in neighboring countries, but many also attempt to make the dangerous journey to Europe or other parts of the world. In recent years, an upsurge of mixed migration has posed enormous practical, but also ethical and legal questions to host governments and aid organizations: in today’s world, what distinguishes a refugee from a migrant? And how does their ensuing treatment differ? Climate displacement, which is growing exponentially outside any normative framework, adds to the complexity of how to address the needs and rights of the displaced globally.

Internal displacement is also a major issue, with people being forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence, natural disasters, and other factors. IDPs often face similar challenges to refugees, such as lack of access to basic needs like food, water, and healthcare, as well as limited opportunities for education and employment.

The course will allow students to examine the history, norms, principles, actors and governance related to forced displacement to assess with a critical lens whether the system is set up to respond to what forced displacement is today, with all its complexities. Through a combination of thematic sessions and case studies, it will provide an overview of the typologies of displacement, the different initiatives and durable solutions pursued, as well as the remaining questions the international normative and assistance system has to answer.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew C Heinrich
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• 3 points

TOPICS IN NETWORKING

TPC:NET VIRTUAL & CLOUD COMPUT

Further study of areas such as communication protocols and architectures, flow and congestion control in data networks, performance evaluation in integrated networks. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6770 to 6779.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• F 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• 3 points

ACCOUNTING FOR THEATRE

• Department: Theatre Arts
• R 10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Robert Fried
  Info
• 3 points

Economic Inequality and Its Policy Impli

Economic Inequality & Pol Impl

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Wojciech Kopczuk
  CULPA: 5 Wikipedia h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

Health Communication

HEALTH COMMUNICATION

Health Communication has emerged as an important field of theory, research, and practice in the 21st century. As recognized by several public health and global health agendas, well-designed and implemented health communication interventions can have a positive impact on public health and health care outcomes, as well as health equity. This course will introduce students to the field of Health Communication theory and practice, and its key action areas. It will prepare them to design, implement and evaluate health communication interventions within a systematic, participatory, engaging, process-oriented, and multidisciplinary framework that aims at behavioral, social, and organizational results and ultimately, improved public health outcomes.
As health communication is grounded in many theories and principles (e.g., behavioral and social change, marketing, intergroup, sociology, anthropology, cultural-centered and positive deviance theory, mass media and new media theory, medical models, community organizing, social networks, etc.) that are also shared by other disciplines in the public health, health care, and community development fields, these theories will be briefly reviewed as part of session two in relation to their specific application to health communication theory and practice. The planning frameworks and practical exercises included in this course are specific to the field of health communication and provide students with core competencies and skills for future work in health communication within the nonprofit, corporate, academic, and government sectors both in the United States and globally.

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• T 4 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Renata Schiavo
  h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN NETWORKING

TPC:CONTENT STORAGE & DISTRIBU

Further study of areas such as communication protocols and architectures, flow and congestion control in data networks, performance evaluation in integrated networks. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6770 to 6779.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• W 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Anwar I Walid
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

Data Visualization And Storytelling

Data Visualization & Stor

During this course, students will be introduced to the methods and techniques of creating infographics and data visualizations. They will learn about storytelling and how to create various charts using Tableau Desktop software. Students will also learn the practical aspects of managing a public health data visualization project. Tableau is becoming widely used and is now also connectable to the “big 4” SPSS/SAS/STAT/R, as such it is an essential data analytics tool for understanding and manipulating data for public health. Students will learn methodologies on how to approach public health data to create data visualizations that display statistics in a compelling form in Tableau. This hands-on introductory course will teach students to develop meaningful public health data stories that reveal insights. Students will utilize health data to tell visual stories and develop an aesthetic for presenting their findings to a lay audience.

• Department: Sociomedical Sciences
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Fay Al Bouguir
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• 3 points

PHILOSOPHIES OF THE CITY

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Reinhold Martin
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

Global Financial Mkts & Monetary Policy

Global Fin Mkts & Mon Pol

Prerequisite Course: SIPAU6401 - Macroeconomic Analysis.
 This seminar will focus on some key topics in international finance, with special attention to the relationship between monetary policy and financial markets. Central banks play an important role in driving global financial markets, but at the same time, financial markets can also impact central banks and monetary policy. Understanding the feedback effects between them is important for both market participants and policymakers. Topics covered will include: The relationship between financial conditions and monetary policy; yield curves, term premia, and the real equilibrium interest rate; exchange rates, inflation, and central bank credibility; energy prices and supply shocks; and the recent resilience in emerging markets to higher global policy rates. Each weekly session will combine theory, empirical work, and case studies. Each session will start with a brief overview of the topic from the instructor, followed by a class discussion centered around the assigned weekly readings. Students are expected to be prepared for, and to actively participate in these discussions. Some weeks will also feature brief presentations by students.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel J Waldman
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• 1.5 points

Portfolio Management and Public Policy

Portfolio Mgmt & Public P

Priority Reg: IFEP Concentration. 
This course is designed for MIA/MPA students who aspire to careers in institutional asset management, either in the industry or at governmental/multilateral institutions. Students will explore the seminal writings that comprise Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), which is known to all serious practitioners, as well as the challenges to that body of work. Various styles of investing will be defined and differentiated, including active vs passive, value vs growth, factor investing, non-discretionary quantitative investing, risk parity, and ESG. Students will acquire the skills to participate in investment management confidently processes common in the asset management industry, including asset allocation, portfolio construction, risk management, risk and return attribution, portfolio rebalancing, and risk and return reporting. Because this is an MIA/MPA, rather than an MBA course, it will also consider the impact of various public policies on portfolio management, including monetary policy, pension policy, tax policy, tariffs, sanctions, war, and decarbonization.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert Kiernan
  Info
• 1.5 points

STONE, BRICK + TERRA COTTA

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Economic and Financial Statecraft

Economic & Financial Statecraf

Priority Reg: IFEP concentration. 
A seminar on the contemporary history and practice of economic statecraft. The course focuses on how the United States and other countries weaponize economic, financial, and technological interdependence to advance strategic objectives. Topics include economic sanctions and restrictions on trade and investment, and case studies include efforts to use economic statecraft to curb Iran’s nuclear program, counter Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and interference in democratic elections, and check China’s 5G ambitions. The course also explores how new technologies and sovereign initiatives, including cryptocurrency and other alternatives to dollar-based payment systems, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, could impact economic statecraft in the future.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Edward B Fishman
  Info
• 1.5 points

The Global Payments Ecosystem

This course will outline the Global Payments System, both domestic and cross-border, emphasizing Large Value Transfers and the infrastructure of the global financial and monetary system. Payment system operators, by definition, pose systemic risks to the global financial system and the global economy, given their criticality and interconnections to businesses, financial institutions, and households worldwide. The course will also examine the digital transformation in payments, the implications of sanctions, and financial crimes such as fraud, Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and cybersecurity.Financial market Infrastructures (FMIs) and Payment Settlement Systems (RTGSs) like Fedwire, CHIPS, Target, DTCC, SWIFT, and CLS will be reviewed in the context of their economic functions, interconnectivity, governance, and regulation. There will be a particular focus on regulation, application of relevant law, and the risk environment for payment system operators and their customers. A review of relevant policy considerations will be undertaken. The impact of emerging technologies, including tokenization, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and AI, will be explored in a rapidly changing environment. No discussion on the Global Payments System is complete without discussing the geopolitical environment. This course will explore how these forces have played out in the past and the near future, including a student mock debate about how they might evolve in an increasingly divided world. 
Instructor: Yawar Shah

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Yawar Shah
  Info
• 1.5 points

Ex. Housing Justice: The Right to Counse

• Department: Law
• T 4:20 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
• None None-None
• 2 points

THESIS I

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 3 points

EXTERNSHP:CONST RTS ENFORCEMNT

• Department: Law
• F 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• None None-None
• 2 points

EXTERNSHP:BRONX DEFENDERS

• Department: Law
• R 6:20 p.m.-8:10 p.m.
• None None-None
• 2 points

War and Captivity

As long as societies have gone to war, commanders have had to consider how they will treat captives. It can be a factor at every stage of a struggle, from negotiations to avert war, tactics and strategy for winning, and post-conflict resolution. And long after the end of fighting, the experience of captivity can continue to shape how people recall and commemorate their history. This course examines how generations of lawmakers, diplomats, military commanders and activists have dealt with the problem of captivity. It will also explore the experience of the captives themselves, as well as their guards, including those guards who themselves were made prisoner after being accused of war crimes. Students will become familiar not just with different kinds of modern conflict, but also the different disciplinary methods for studying it, from sociology and political science to philosophy and international law.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sarah C Kovner
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• 3 points

EXTERNSHIP: CIVIL LITIGATION - EMPLOYMEN

EXT: CIVIL LITIGAT EMPLOY

• Department: Law
• M 4:20 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
• None None-None
• 2 points

Central Issues in American Foreign Polic

Central Issues in Amer For Pol

This course examines the sources, substance, and enduring themes of American foreign policy. Part I reviews the rise of American power in world affairs from the 18th Century through the end of the Cold War. Part II provides an overview of the process and politics of American foreign policy making. Part III applies the theory and history of Part I, and the process of Part II, to examine a number of contemporary U.S. foreign policy issues and debates, including America’s two wars with Iraq; America’s responses to the threat of global terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and what role the United States should play in the world economy, global and regional institutions, and the developing world.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Stuart M Gottlieb
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 3 points

LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF RE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Mitchell Nelson
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• 1.5 points

International Filmmaking

This course covers international filmmaking, examining the creative, cultural, technical and logistical aspects of working across borders. Students will also learn the benefits of cross-cultural collaboration and how to handle the challenges often associated with it and be better prepared to collaborate with creative teams from different cultures. The course aims to foster an appreciation for diverse perspectives, inspire personal storytelling and cultivate the ability to create both culturally authentic and universally engaging films. Through analysis, discussions and case studies, students will develop a deeper understanding of global filmmaking practices and their unique impact on directing and storytelling.

• Department: Film
• W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Tony Bui
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• 1.5 points

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and problems of international human rights law. What are the origins of modern human rights law? What is the substance of this law, who is obligated by it, and how is it enforced? The course will cover the major international human rights treaties and mechanisms and consider some of todays most significant human rights issues and controversies. While the topics are necessarily law-related, the course will assume no prior exposure to legal studies.

• Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jacqueline Dugard
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• 3 points

Conceptual Foundations of International

Conceptual Found of Intl Polit

Open to First-Year MIA Only.
Through a review of major academic writings, lectures, and class discussions, Conceptual Foundations of International Politics examines many of the central concepts, theories, and analytical tools used in contemporary social science to understand and explain international affairs. The theoretical literature is drawn from different fields in the social sciences, including comparative politics, international relations, political sociology, and economics; the lecturers include members of the Columbia faculty who are authorities in these fields (as well as, in many cases, experienced practitioners in their own right) alongside a number of outside guest speakers. The course is designed to enhance students' abilities to think critically and analytically about current problems and challenges in international politics. Conceptual Foundations is a semester-long course. The lecture/plenary session is held weekly, and the seminar-style sections also meet every week. Attending lectures and discussion sections is obligatory. Students are required to complete assigned readings before their discussion section.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Hisham Aidi
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• 4 points

STRUCTURAL DARING & THE SUBLIME

STRUCT DARING & THE SUBLI

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Rory O O'Neill
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• 3 points

THEORIES OF INT'L RELATIONS

THEORIES INTERNATNAL RELATIONS

Prerequisites: the instructors permission prior to registration. Issues and problems in theory of international politics; systems theories and the current international system; the domestic sources of foreign policy and theories of decision making; transnational forces, the balance of power, and alliances.

• Department: Political Science
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Jack L Snyder
  CULPA: 27 Info
• 4 points

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

There are two purposes to this course: 1. to develop your ability to negotiate in a purposeful, principled and effective way; and 2. to teach you how to build consensus and broker wise agreements with others. Negotiation is a social skill, and like all social skills you have to practice it if you want to get better at it. To give you the chance to practice, we'll do a number of simulated negotiations in and out of class. We'll also use lectures, case studies, exercises, games, videos, and demonstrations to help you develop your understanding. As we advance in the course, our focus will shift from simple one-on-one negotiations to more complex ones involving many parties, agents, coalitions, and organizations.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Seth Freeman
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• 3 points

SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY

• Department: Social Work
• W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• R 6:20 p.m.-8:10 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Harry Schiffman
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• Instructor: Monica A Joseph
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• Instructor: Monica L Foote
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• Instructor: Tiffany Younger
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• Instructor: Monica L Foote
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• Instructor: Raysa Segura-Rodriguez
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• Instructor: Diane D Williams
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• Instructor: Jaime Estades
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• Instructor: Katrina Balovlenkov
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• Instructor: Jaime Estades
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• Instructor: Hector Cendejas
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• Instructor: Murali D Nair
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• 3 points

International Law

Designed for non-lawyers, this course explores the pressing challenges of international law governing the actions of states, international organizations, multinationals, and civil society. The course strengthens participants' analytical and debate skills while providing practical tools and up-to-date knowledge of international law methodologies. Key areas of international law discussed will include general questions such as treaty application, state responsibility and the responsibility of global companies, and the functioning of international organizations as well as specific substantive areas such as human rights, global health, the environment, and climate change, the world economy, peace and conflict, and serious international crimes.

Students will engage directly with current, critical global issues, such as the war in Ukraine, broader conflicts in the Middle East, ongoing plastic waste negotiations in the UN, the future of the UN climate change conferences, the WHO approach to global health reform, and regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence. We use case studies drawn from urgent, real-world scenarios such as the South China Sea crisis, US countermeasures against cyber operations, Elon Musk’s Starshield program, the UN's Digital Platforms Code of Conduct proposal, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, WTO disputes on intellectual property rights, the ICJ opinions on the Chagos Archipelago and on the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” and the enhanced role of the International Criminal Court as key learning tools.

This course enables students to understand the foundations of international relations, the interaction among states, and the roles of key international organizations. The key learning outcomes include: 1. Grasping core concepts and terminology of international law and understanding its formation. 2. Developing logical thinking about key rules and areas of international law and the work of relevant bodies. 3. Researching international law topics and applying and critiquing major frameworks to understand global political and social changes. 4. Enhancing group work and communication skills through activities such as drafting legal texts, organizing assignments, and making presentations in simulated classroom settings. By the end of the course, students will enhance their collaboration and communication skills through practical activities aimed at addressing global challenges in the protection of victims. They will practice form

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Horst Fischer
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• 3 points

DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
• 0 points

SEMINAR IN STAGE MANAGEMENT III

MUSICAL STRUCTURE

Musicals, especially those that have traditionally originated on Broadway, are complex pieces of machinery that are designed to produce a variety of energies in the theater. When taken collectively, those energies constitute the aesthetic of the experience. As with plays, stage managers are charged with coordinating all of a musical’s production elements. However, stage managers should also be able to view a musical from every angle; that is, read it intelligently and analyze it dramatically so they can accurately gauge their contribution to the overall aesthetic. This course seeks to provide stage managers with a customized template to do that: in other words, how to connect what’s on the page and the stage to their own standard methodologies, cue calling, and the CEO/COO perspective. In the contemporary professional landscape, these are important tools that will help them optimize their work on musicals.

• Department: Theatre Arts
• TR 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Passaro
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• 3 points

PUBLIC FINANCE I

• Department: Economics
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Wojciech Kopczuk
  CULPA: 5 Wikipedia h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

INTERNATIONAL MACRO-FINANCE

This is an advanced graduate-level course in international macro-finance. The course focuses on empirical research and applied theory. This course is targeted to second year PhD students in business economics, economics, finance and related disciplines, including Columbia Business School MSFE students that have completed their first-year courses.

The course assumes familiarity with basic theoretical modeling techniques such as dynamic optimization and general equilibrium modeling. Similarly, the course assumes familiarity with basic empirical methods and with econometric software of your choice (Stata, Python, Matlab, etc.). Students without all the necessary prerequisites and familiarity with these techniques are welcome to take the course but should expect to have to fill the gaps on their own.

There is no required textbook for the course since we will mainly read and discuss papers on the reading list. The following resources will be used extensively:

 

-Handbook of International Economics, Volume 5, forthcoming.
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-Stanford Big-Data Initiative in International Macro-Finance Videos:
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• Department: Economics
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jesse Schreger
  h-index: 11 Info
• 3 points

VISITING ARTIST LECT. III

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
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• 0 points

NEW TOWNS TO SMART CITIES

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: David J Smiley
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points