This course is open to QMSS students only.
All students must complete an MA thesis, which involves original statistical analysis, under the supervision of the student's advisor and the QMSS program director. Students should register for this course in the last semester of their program
Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year. Instructors may impose prerequisites depending on the topic.
Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year. Instructors may impose prerequisites depending on the topic.
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
Current topics in the Earth sciences.
Prerequisites: introductory class in gender or sexuality studies, or introduction to human rights. Instructors permission.
This seminar examines contemporary issues of sex work and trafficking into forced prostitution, with emphasis on implications for human rights and health. The class explores the use of ethnographic and social research methods in producing complex and culturally grounded descriptions of diverse combinations of work, sexuality, migration, and exploitation, globally and in the US. The seminar also considers the relationship between social research and the development of policy and interventions. Historical background, gender theory, and current legal frameworks are also examined. Prerequisite: introductory class in gender or sexuality studies, or introduction to human rights. *Enrollment by permission of the instructor, email instructor directly csv1@columbia.edu
A survey of diffuse matter in the universe with emphasis on astrophysical processes and their observational consequences. Topics include radiative transfer, dust, ionization, thermal balance, magnetic fields, hydrodynamics, shocks and star formaion in the context of gaseous nebulae and the multi-phase ISM, ICM and IGM.
Prerequisites: Requires approval by a faculty member who agrees to supervise the work.
May be repeated for up to 6 points of credit. Graduate-level projects in various areas of electrical engineering and computer science. In consultation with an instructor, each student designs his or her project depending on the student's previous training and experience. Students should consult with a professor in their area for detailed arrangements no later than the last day of registration.