Empowering Change: An Introduction to So
Social Entrepreneurship
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Paul Kessler Rogers
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Constitutional Law
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Jennifer L Lowry
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Paula Russo
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Imaginative Fiction: Science Fiction and
Writing Sci-fi & Fantasy
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Varud Gupta
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Creative Writing Workshop: Multi-Genre
Creative Writing: Multi-G
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Payton F Selby
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Digital Filmmaking: From Initial Concept
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mark A Christopher
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Instructor:
Johnson Cheng
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Digital Filmmaking: From Initial Concept
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Johnson Cheng
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Mark A Christopher
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Genetics, Genomics, and Society
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Elana Levinson
Info - 2 points
Intensive Modern Chemistry Laboratory
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Christopher Eckdahl
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Instructor:
Christopher Hwu
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Instructor:
Christopher Eckdahl
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Instructor:
Christopher Hwu
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Painting: The Painted Image
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Miguel Cardenas
CULPA: 4
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Painting: The Painted Image
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Miguel Cardenas
CULPA: 4
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- 0 points
Exploring Careers in Law
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Muhammad Salman Ravala
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Instructor:
Tanya Kennedy
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Instructor:
Susan Alevas
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Legal Reasoning: Thinking Like a Lawyer
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
James O'Brien
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Instructor:
Anthony Venditto
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James O'Brien
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Instructor:
Riti Singh
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Instructor:
Jacques Erdos
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Instructor:
Susan Alevas
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Trial Advocacy
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Diane Fener
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Introduction to Business, Finance, and E
Business, Finance, & Econ
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Thomas W Leach
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Instructor:
May Ling Lai
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Instructor:
Aaishatu Glover
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Instructor:
Alan Cheung
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Jinna Wang
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Thomas W Leach
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Instructor:
May Ling Lai
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Instructor:
Aaishatu Glover
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Instructor:
Alan Cheung
h-index: 5 Info - 0 points
Communicating with Consumers: The Basics
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Juli Falkoff
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Communicating with Consumers: The Basics
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Juli Falkoff
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Globalization: Challenges in Internation
Globalization: Econ & Pol
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Isabelle Marie F Delalex
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Globalization: Challenges in Internation
Globalization: Econ & Pol
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- MTWRF 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Isabelle Marie F Delalex
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Instructor:
Alexander P Gordon
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Chemical Connections and Happening
CHEM CONNECTIONS & HAPPEN
Transferring electrons. Making and breaking chemical bonds. These are among the atomic- and molecular-scale happenings that we will explore in this course, combining discussions of chemical principles with hands-on laboratory experiments. \ This is an auspicious year for chemistry: 2019 has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly and UNESCO as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev’s publication of his periodic table. Along these lines, we will investigate some elemental properties through laboratory experiments on oxidation-reduction reactions and acid-base chemistry. We will also use hand-held models and computer software to visualize three-dimensional molecular structures and to calculate the distribution of electrons within molecules. Finally, we will consider connections of chemistry to philosophical, artistic, and literary questions, such as levels of “truth” in scientific theories. Curiosity and interest in chemistry are pre-requisites, but no special chemistry knowledge or background is required.
Appropriate for Grade Levels: 9, 10, 11
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9:30 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Christian Rojas
CULPA: 24
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The Future of the Space Economy
- Department: Pre-College Programs (SHSP)
- MTWRF 10 a.m.-noon
- 0 points
Process Group 1
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Katharine Galbraith
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Instructor:
Narolyn G Mendez
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Instructor:
Ashley M Rainford
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Forensic Psychology
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
This course is an examination of the interaction between the discipline of psychology and the criminal justice system. It examines the aspects of human behavior directly related to the legal process such as eyewitness memory, testimony, jury decision making, and criminal behavior in addition, the course focuses on the ethical and moral tensions that inform the law.
Appropriate for Grade Levels: 9, 10, 11
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9:30 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Joshua M Feinberg
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MPA-EPM Math Bootcamp
PEPM Math Bootcamp
This intensive, non-credit preparatory course is designed to equip MPA-EPM students with the foundational mathematical skills needed for success in the program. Topics include algebra, functions, systems of equations, and differential calculus, with a focus on applications relevant to economics and policy analysis. Completion of Math Bootcamp is essential for success in
Mathematics for Economists
, which builds directly on this material.
- Department: MPA IN ECON POLICY MANAGEMENT
- MTWR 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Emanuele Gerratana
CULPA: 1 Info - 0 points
Applied Genetic Counseling 1
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Aisha Rekab
Info - 2 points
Translational Genomics
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Natalie Vena
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Independent Study
- Department: Genetic Counseling
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Instructor:
Michelle Ernst
Info - 2 points
EXPERIMENTAL ELECTIVE TOPIC - B TERM
MEASUREMNT IN SEX SCIENCE
- Department: Social Work
- M 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Victoria A Frye
Info - 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
RESILIENT AGING
- Department: Social Work
- R 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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Instructor:
Diane D Williams
Info - 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
TRAUMA/LOSS IN CHILDHOOD
- Department: Social Work
- T 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
- 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT
- Department: Social Work
- M 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Brandon Weiss
Info - 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACT
- Department: Social Work
- R 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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Instructor:
Priya U Seshan
Info - 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
STIGMA AND MENTAL HEALTH
- Department: Social Work
- T 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Eva C Haldane
Info - 1.5 points
TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
SOC DETERMINANTS SUBSTANCE USE
- Department: Social Work
- M 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Timothy J Bustle
Info - 1.5 points
Pediatric Genetics Internship
Internship: Pediatrics
- Department: Genetic Counseling
- 4 points
Pediatric Genetics Internship
Internship: Pediatrics
- Department: Genetic Counseling
- 4 points
Reproductive Genetics Internship
Internship: Reproductive
- Department: Genetic Counseling
- 4 points
Reproductive Genetics Internship
Internship: Reproductive
- Department: Genetic Counseling
- 4 points
Julie's Test Course
JTestCourse
**Admission priorities**
Priority will be given to CS students closer to graduation. Your number on the waitlist is not a factor in admission. But this class is large, and we hope to accommodate everyone who needs to take the class. Last year's class is a good model for what this year's syllabus will be:
http://coms4170.cs.columbia.edu/2024-spring/
**Attendance required**
This class is highly interactive, and attendance for many of the lectures is mandatory. Especially in the second half of the class, students must attend in-class project mentoring sessions to get feedback from their TA and fellow students.
**Technical Preparation**
The first half of the class is quite technical, we introduce principles of usable design and integrate them in to technical assignments. There is a lot of programming in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, and Python (server-side). Whereas we do teach these technologies, we constantly find that students who have seen them before have a better time in class. Former students have advised future students to do an online web programming series like CodeAcademy (which is sadly no longer free). Advanced Programming is an advised pre- requisite, but the true pre-requisite is simply coding experience. You will be expected to figure out some of the programming aspects by yourself, and you need the maturity to do that. Hint: ask GPT. If you are going to email me about this class, please use a subject line
that says I read the SSOL message for COMS 4170 and I still have a question. I hope to see many of you in the spring :)
Lydia
- Department: OFFC OF THE REGISTRAR
- 5 points
Intro to NeuroScience
INTRO NEUROSCIENCE
This course will introduce and explore core concepts related to neuroscience, with an emphasis on psychobiology (or biological psychology), namely the biological basis of mental states and behavior.Topics will include nerve cells and impulses, synaptic transmission, hormone/endocrine signaling,neuroanatomy, sensation and perception, regulation of sleep and wake states, physiologic homeostasis,emotion, learning/memory, neurocognition, and psychological disorders.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Victoria Godieva
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BIODIVERSITY
An introduction to the enormous diversity of life on Earth. From bacteria to mammals, this course will survey species diversity, with an emphasis on ecological interactions and conservation. The course will also use basics of genetics and evolutionary biology to explore how diversity is generated and maintained. No previous knowledge of science is assumed. Fulfills a science requirement for most Columbia and GS undergraduates.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steffen Foerster
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Instructor:
David Timerman
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CRITICAL THEORY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
The purpose of this foundational course is to introduce Columbia undergraduate students, in the context of their Global Core curriculum, to the seminal field of critical theory. The historical domain of this course is within the last century and its geographical spectrum is global. European critical thinkers are included in this course but not privileged. Thinkers from Asia, Africa, Europe, North, South, and Latin America, are examined here in chronological order and in equal democratic footing with each other. This course as a result is decidedly cross-cultural, one step forward towards de-alienating critical thinkers from around the globe and the issues they address without pigeonholing them as something “other” or “different.” The course is designed and offered in the true spirit of the “Global Core.” The purpose of the course is to reach for the common denominator of serious critical thinking about the fate of our humanity and the health of our social relations in an increasingly fragile world—where the false binaries of “the West” and “the Rest” no longer hold. The roster of critical thinkers we will examine is by no means exhaustive but representative. Any number of other critical thinkers can be added to this roster but none of those we will examine can be excluded from them. The course is divided into thirteen successive weeks and for each week a number of seminal, original, and groundbreaking texts are identified. Each week we will examine selected passages from these texts. The course is designed as a lecture course, and my lectures are based on the totality of these texts but students will be assigned specific shorter passages to read.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hamid Dabashi
CULPA: 30 Wikipedia Info - 4 points
THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction to the science of human behavior. Topics include history of psychology, brain function and development, sleep and dreams, sensation and perception, learning and memory, theories of development, language and cognition, research methods, emotion, mental illness, and therapy.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sarah Demoya
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Instructor:
Tina Kao
CULPA: 10 Info - 3 points
BASIC DRAWING
Fundamentals of visual vocabulary. Students work from observation using still-life objects and the human figure. Emphasizes the relationship of lines and forms to each other and to the picture format. Materials used: vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencil, pen, ink, and brushes. Class assignments, discussions, and critiques.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TWR 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Arel Lisette
Info - 3 points
FICTION WORKSHOP
The Fiction Writing Workshop is designed for students who have little or no experience writing imaginative prose. Students are introduced to a range of craft concerns through exercises and discussions, and eventually produce their own writing for the critical analysis of the class. Outside readings supplement and inform the exercises and longer written projects. Enrollment limited to 15.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
- TR 1:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Erroll G McDonald
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Instructor:
Molly L McGhee
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THE INTERPRETATION OF CULTURE
The anthropological approach to the study of culture and human society. Using ethnographic case studies, the course explores the universality of cultural categories (social organization, economy, law, belief systems, arts, etc.) and the range of variation among human societies.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Neil J Savishinsky
Info - 3 points
INTRO TO ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: REMOTE
REMOTE STUDIO
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- MTWR 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lucy Navarro
Info - 3 points
INTRO TO ARCHITECTURE DESIGN: REMOTE
REMOTE STUDIO HIGH SCHOOL
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- MWR 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Stephen Zimmerer
Info - 3 points
CRITICAL THEORY:G.P.-DISC
Corequisites: MDES UN1001. Discussion sections (TWO) to accompany the course MDES UN1001, Critical Theory: A Global Perspective.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Amir Mohammad Izadpanahi
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Space and Time
“Space” and “time” are concepts that we use constantly, but what are they, really? This course is an exploration of how space and time operate across various academic disciplines and in everyday life. We begin in physics and astronomy, and proceed to the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Using tools ranging from mathematical problem-solving, thought experiments and proofs, to literary analysis, we will demonstrate that space and time are, paradoxically, natural and easy-to-grasp while also complex, elusive, and indefinable
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9:30 a.m.-noon
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INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE
Intro to Arch Design
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- MTWR 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Danielle S Smoller
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE
INTRO TO URBAN PLANNING
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- MTWR 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Abdullah A Khawarzad
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE
Intro to Historic Pres
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- MTWR 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Shuyi Yin
Info - 3 points
COLLEGE ALGEBRA-ANLYTC GEOMTRY
Prerequisites: Mathematics score of 550 on the SAT exam, taken within the past year. Recommended: MATH S0065. Algebra review, graphs and functions, polynomial functions, rational functions, conic sections, systems of equations in two variables, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities, applications of trigonometry, sequences, series, and limits.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 5:30 p.m.-7:05 p.m.
- 3 points
Introduction to American Constitutional
INTRO US CONSTITUTIONAL L
This 3-week course will introduce you to basic concepts in American Constitutional Law - including the founding and development of the US Constitution and the historical context of major controversies of the US Supreme Court -- such as slavery, gun rights, reproductive freedom, and free speech in the age of social media. You will also learn how to read Supreme Court cases, and be given the tools to evaluate the different approaches Justices use to interpret the Constitution. You will emerge with a deeper understanding of the role the Constitution and the Supreme Court play in American society in 2024.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9:30 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Jonathan J Keller
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INTRO-COMPUT SCI/PROG IN JAVA
INTRO-COMPUTER PROGRAM IN JAVA
A general introduction to computer science for science and engineering students interested in majoring in computer science or engineering. Covers fundamental concepts of computer science, algorithmic problem-solving capabilities, and introductory Java programming skills. Assumes no prior programming background. Columbia University students may receive credit for only one of the following two courses: 1004 or 1005.
- Department: Computer Science
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Paul S Blaer
CULPA: 46
h-index: 8
Info
- 3 points
Dinosaurs and the History of Life
Dinos and the History of
Dinosaurs
explores how science works and provide practical knowledge about the history of life and how we have come to understand it. We learn how to analyze the evolutionary relationships of organisms and examine how dinosaurs came to be exemplars of a very successful group of organisms dominant on land for 140 million years. We will delve deeply into how direct descendants of small carnivorous theropod dinosaurs evolved into birds, still more diverse than mammals, dominating the air. The Mesozoic, a “hot-house world”, with no ice caps and was the kind of world we are hurtling towards because of our input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and we will look at how their time is a natural experiment for our future. The non-avian dinosaur met their end in a remarkable cataclysm discovered by detective work that we will delve deeply into as a paradigm of the scientific method Finally, they are fun and spectacular - monsters more fantastic than any person has invented in legend or religion - and they are still with us!
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Paul E Olsen
CULPA: 26 Wikipedia h-index: 71 Info - 3 points
Wall Street and the Public Culture of Fi
WALL STREET AND PCF
Wall Street has been imagined as a site of democracy, capitalism, and the pursuit of the American Dream; it has also been imagined as a place of immorality, filled with greedy global elite male financiers taking advantage of the “99 percent”. This seminar will consider how capital, gender, race, culture, and power shape understandings of Wall Street in the popular imagination, and how people’s everyday practices reshape that understanding. Drawing on a variety of texts –anthropological, sociological, political-economic, historical, literary, and cinematic – we will examine the ways new forms of capital produce financial subjects, class difference, and crisis, within the global economy. We will also explore the ways Occupy Wall Street, Me Too, Black Lives Matter and other social movements are recapturing the radical imagination and the possibilities of new forms of resistance to capitalism that often intersect with sexism, racism, and other systems of power. Using interdisciplinary methodologies such as fieldwork, archival research, and literary analysis students will produce short papers and one research paper that allows them to take advantage of conducting research in New York City.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Melissa S Fisher
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Graffiti & Politics
Public art and graffiti have long shaped the visual and political landscape of New York City. Students will trace the history of mural making locally and globally, with special attention to the rise of Hip Hop culture, the evolution of graffiti as an artistic language, and the emergence of spray paint as a defining medium. We will study how a practice once criminalized has become widely accepted and even federally funded, and how policies continue to influence who gets to create public art and where it can appear. Class discussions will center on the social impact of murals, the power of public art to engage communities, and the political messages embedded in the city’s walls. Fieldwork will be an essential component, including visits to major public art sites across NYC and, when possible, observing a mural in the process of being installed.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9 a.m.-noon
- 0 points
Welcome to New York: A Literary Introduc
What makes New York City both impossible and irresistible? This course explores how writers have captured the city’s contradictions, its energy, diversity, and constant reinvention across more than a century of literature. From Walt Whitman and Emma Lazarus to Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, June Jordan, and Colson Whitehead, students will encounter New York as both subject and muse. Through close reading, discussion, and creative writing, you will develop your own voice in dialogue with the city’s literary past and present. Visits to the Museum of the City of New York, the Tenement Museum, literary Harlem, and the Nuyorican Poets Café will bring these works off the page and into the streets of the city they celebrate.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
- 0 points
Feminist Ethics in the Age of Algorithms
Feminist Ethics & Algorit
This course examines how social media platforms, healthcare apps, and other digital technologies shape women’s lives, with particular attention to issues of surveillance, privacy, and power. Through readings, discussion, case studies, and guest speakers, students will explore how algorithms and data systems can reproduce and amplify social biases, especially those affecting women of color. Throughout the session, students will engage in critical analysis and creative problem-solving, developing thoughtful responses to ethical challenges in digital spaces. The course also considers how digital tools can be reimagined to support gender equity, strengthen women’s health and well-being, and open pathways for civic engagement, advocacy, and interdisciplinary careers.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
- 0 points
Plate + Planet Lab
Plate and Planet Lab
Barnard’s 3-Week Plate and Planet Lab introduces students to the U.S food system, examining food production, distribution, consumption, and waste management through four key lenses: agriculture; health, policy and justice; food systems and climate change; and soil health.
Each week, students will explore farms all across the city and New York state to learn hands-on from farmers growing our food. The program will invite experts and professionals from each unit to guide student's learning experience. Students will take a deep dive into each of these units to imagine a food system that produces food in an ecologically mindful way while supporting our communities and the planet.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
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Instructor:
Leslie S Raucher
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Interpreting Literature: Reading Careful
What does it mean to “close read”? Does an author’s life, or the time and place of writing, change how we understand a text? This course introduces students to reading habits, writing practices, and interpretive approaches that deepen how we engage with novels, poems, and other cultural works. Together we will experiment with ways of developing a written voice—identifying what moves us in a text, crafting an argument, and responding to other interpretations. Our main reading, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, will anchor our explorations at the intersection of creativity and science, nature and technology, and personal ambition and societal responsibility. Students will participate in additional readings, films, and hands-on experiences and will also take part in a writing workshop at Tom’s Restaurant, visit the Shelley archives at the New York Public Library, and work with zines and diaries from Barnard’s Special Collections to connect literature, place, and creative process.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
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Instructor:
Tara Needham
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The Politics of Evil
This course examines how individual leaders have shaped history through acts of political evil. Over three weeks, students will explore how thinkers such as Augustine, Machiavelli, Arendt, Freud, Buber, and others have grappled with questions of morality, power, and responsibility. We will analyze how figures from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries embodied or resisted these ideas, and what their choices reveal about human nature and the political imagination. Readings, films, and case studies will ground discussions of leadership, ideology, and the capacity for harm within systems of power. Visits to the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the Tenement Museum will bring these questions into real-world context, connecting theory to lived history.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- 0 points
Refugees: Real Lives, Real StoriesRefuge
Refugees: Real Lives & St
Refugees have experienced mass displacement due to wars, genocides, racial, ethnic, and political conflict, climate change, several forms of inequality, and more. This course offers a global understanding and stories of the causes and consequences of displacement as a global issue historically and today. Throughout history, refugees have shared memories and transnational ties across borders shaping diasporas and influencing cultures in cities around the world. Today, we continue to see people displaced and seeking refuge carrying their heavy stories while building new lives. In this class, you will learn and be able to differentiate between refugees, asylum seekers, irregular migrants, displacement, diaspora, immigration & migration, resettlement, humanitarianism, and forms of exile. Using an anthropological lens, students will learn how to use abstract data into human-centered narratives and social realities. We will examine a series of texts and films that illuminate these experiences. Students will also engage in hands-on anthropological research, field visits, and immersive excursions.
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
- 0 points