INTRO TO INDIAN CIVILIZATION

Introduction to Indian civilization with attention to both its unity and its diversity across the Indian subcontinent. Consideration of its origins, formative development, fundamental social institutions, religious thought and practice (Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh), literary and artistic achievements, and modern challenges.

Students must register for a section of ASCM UN2358.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Rachel McDermott
  CULPA: 37 Info
• 4 points

Global Environmental History

This class introduces students to the field of environmental history from a global perspective. Environmental history is the study of the relationship between nature and society over time. It deals with the material environment, cultural and scientific understandings of nature, and the politics of socio-economic use of natural resources. The class combines the study of classic texts that were foundational to the field with modern case studies from all over the world. It addresses questions of global relevance, such as: how did the environment shape human history? How did humans shape the natural environment? How are power relations of class, race and gender embedded in the environment we live in? The class welcomes students from the natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities. The goal of the course is to understand how the relationship between environment and society in history led to the current climate crisis.

• Department: History @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Angelo Caglioti
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• 3 points

CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY I

Prerequisites: one year of college chemistry or the written permission of either the instructor or the premedical adviser is required. Recommended as the introductory biology course for science majors who have completed a year of college chemistry and premedical students. The fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. SPS and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form). The form can be downloaded at the URL below, but must be signed by the instructor and returned to the office of the registrar. http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

PLTCS CRIME& POLICING IN U.S.

This course will examine the historical development of crime and the criminal justice system in the United States since the Civil War. The course will give particular focus to the interactions between conceptions of crime, normalcy and deviance, and the broader social and political context of policy making.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Vaz
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• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE SANSKRIT I

Prerequisites: Elementary Sanskrit II or instructor permission. This course constitutes the first half of a year-long reading course designed to give students the tools necessary for advanced study in Classical Sanskrit. Readings in epic (itihasa), poetry (kavya), systematic thought (sastra), and commentary (vyakhyana) will introduce students to a variety of important genres and their distinctive conventions. A focus upon the Sanskrit tradition’s own categories of analysis—grammatical, commentarial, and prosodic—will enable students to begin to make sense of original Sanskrit texts as generations of the tradition’s own readers have. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jay Ramesh
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• 4 points

STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS

Elementary computational methods in statistics. Basic techniques in regression analysis of econometric models. One-hour weekly recitation sessions to complement lectures.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Randall Reback
  CULPA: 17 h-index: 14 Info
• 4 points

UNITED STATES 1940-1975

Emphasis on foreign policies as they pertain to the Second World War, the atomic bomb, containment, the Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam. Also considers major social and intellectual trends, including the Civil Rights movement, the counterculture, feminism, Watergate, and the recession of the 1970s.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark C Carnes
  CULPA: 50 Info
• 3 points

LABORATORY IN SCREENWRITING

This lab is limited to declared Film and Media Studies majors.  Exercises in the writing of film scripts.

• Department: Film
• F 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• W 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 3 points

PRACTICUM SCENIC PAINT

May be retaken for full credit. 

Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical props and/or scenic painting work on Departmental mainstage productions.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Michael Banta
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• 1 points

PRACTICUM LIGHTS & SOUND

May be retaken for full credit. 

Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical lighting and/or sound work on Departmental mainstage productions.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Gregory Winkler
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 1 points

PRACTICUM WARDROBE & RUN CREW

May be retaken for full credit. 

Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Costume Shop Manager Kara Feely (kfeely@barnard.edu). Training and practical costume construction and fitting work on Departmental mainstage productions.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Kara M Feely
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• 1 points

PRACTICUM STAGE MANAGEMENT

May be retaken for full credit. 

Prerequisites: permission of Theatre Department Production Manager, Michael Banta (
mbanta@barnard.edu
). Training and practical stage management work on Departmental  mainstage productions.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Michael Banta
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• 3 points

PRACTICUM DESIGN & PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

PRACTICUM DESIGN & PROD A

May be retaken for full credit. 

Prerequisites: permission of the Senior Thesis Festival coordinator. Training and practical design work assisting student designers for the Senior Thesis Festival.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Michael Banta
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• 2 points

Social Neuroscience

This course will provide a broad overview of the field of social neuroscience. We will consider how social processes are implemented at the neural level, but also how neural mechanisms help give rise to social phenomena and cultural experiences. Many believe that the large expansion of the human brain evolved due to the complex demands of dealing with social others—competing or cooperating with them, deceiving or empathizing with them, understanding or misjudging them. What kind of “social brain” has this evolutionary past left us with? In this course, we will review core principles, theories, and methods guiding social neuroscience, as well as research examining the brain basis of processes such as theory of mind, emotion, stereotyping, social group identity, empathy, judging faces and bodies, morality, decision-making, the impact of culture and development, among others. Overall, this course will introduce students to the field of social neuroscience and its multi-level approach to understanding the brain in its social context.

• Department: Psychology
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jon B Freeman
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• 3 points

TAP II

Tap II is an intermediate level tap class for students who have at least 2 years of tap dance training. We will cover tap technique, proper use of the body to enhance sound quality and style, a variety of musical genres and structures,classic tap dance routines, and improvisation.

The prerequisite for Intermediate Level Tap is previous experience in intermediate level tap classes. Students on this level are assumed to have mastered tap basics, be comfortable with intermediate level technique, and must be ready to learn at a slightly accelerated pace.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Dormeshia Sunbry-Edwards
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• 2 points

BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or PSYC UN1010 or the instructors permission. Examines the principles governing neuronal activity, the role of neurotransmitter systems in memory and motivational processes, the presumed brain dysfunctions that give rise to schizophrenia and depression, and philosophical issues regarding the relationship between brain activity and subjective experience.

• Department: Psychology
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Sarah Demoya
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• 3 points

PILATES FOR DANCERS

Pilates for Dancers is a full-body, low impact exercise class based on the work of Joseph Pilates, including movement concepts from Rudolf von Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff. We’ll work on a yoga or Pilates mat doing exercises and movement sequences that build strength, flexibility, coordination and clarity in the body. The class is suitable for dancers, athletes and movement enthusiasts. A Pilates ring is highly recommended. A limited number of Pilates rings will be available in class.

This course may not be appropriate for those with spine, neck, and shoulder injuries.  If you have any of these types of injuries, kindly present a doctor’s note clearing you for participation in the class.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Allison Easter
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• 2 points

Moving with the Voice

Moving with the Voice is an interdisciplinary creative exploration using the voice, improvised and created music, dance, and theater.  Students will explore extended vocal techniques, gesture, character and musical structures (e.g. hockets, rounds, rhythms, deconstructions) within both a solo and ensemble framework, composing their own soundscapes and creating their own voice/movement/theater work through improvisation and in-class assignments. Certain assignments will be inspired by the work of Meredith Monk or the percussion show Stomp.

Open to all levels of experience. A willingness to sing is required.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Allison Easter
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• 2 points

DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites: PSYC W1001 or PSYC W1010, or the equivalent. The effects of psychoactive drugs on the brain and behavior.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Carl Hart
  CULPA: 43 Wikipedia h-index: 54 Info
• 3 points

Programming for Scientists

R for Scientists

Learning objectives:

This course will provide a comprehensive foundation in programming methodology for quantitative biology applications that can be readily applied to any programming language. It is recommended for students interested in establishing or expanding their computational biology skillset. After completing this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand and explain the role of numerical and statistical methods in biology

2. Execute numerical computations using a widely-used programming language

3. Recognize common programming motifs that can be readily applied to other widely used languages

4. Design and troubleshoot algorithms to analyze diverse biological data and implement them using functions and scripts

5. Apply statistical programming techniques to model biological systems

6. Generate and interpret diverse plots based on biological datasets

 

Course overview: 

Once a small subfield of biology, computational biology has evolved into a massive field of its own, with computational methods fast becoming a vital toolkit leveraged by biologists across the discipline. As the size and complexity of biological datasets grows, computational methods allow scientists to make sense of these data, scaling quantitative methods to extract meaningful insights that help us better understand ourselves and the living world around us. In this course, we will learn the basics of computer programming in R, a powerful programming language with wide use in the biological sciences. Topics will include a basic introduction to R and the RStudio environment, data types and control structures, reading and writing files in R, data processing and visualization, manipulating common biological datasets; and statistical testing and modeling in R.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• F 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Vincent D Fitzpatrick
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• 3 points

CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY LAB

Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL UN2005 or BIOL UN2401. Contemporary Biology Lab is designed to provide students with hands-on exploration of fundamental and contemporary biological tools and concepts. Activities include in depth study of mammalian anatomy and physiology through dissection and histology, as well as a series of experiments in genetics and molecular biology, with emphasis on data analysis and experimental technique.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• M 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• T 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Ava E Brent
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• Instructor: Joshua M Abrams
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• Instructor: Ava E Brent
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• Instructor: Joshua M Abrams
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• Instructor: Ava E Brent
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• 3 points

2ND YR MOD HEBREW:INTER I

Prerequisites: 1st Year Modern Hebrew II or the equivalent and instructor's permission. Equal emphasis is given to listening, speaking, reading and writing. Regular categories of the Hebrew verb, prepositions, and basic syntax are taught systematically. Vocabulary building. Daily homework includes grammar exercises, short answers, reading, or short compositions. Frequent vocabulary and grammar quizzes. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Yael Flusser
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• 5 points

INT HEBREW:INTENSVE GRAMMAR REV

This course focuses on Modern Hebrew grammar, and verb conjugation in particular. It is designed for students with substantial knowledge of Modern Hebrew. Over the semester, students will systematically review the grammatical patterns of regular verbs (shlemim), and learn the grammatical patterns of the irregular verbs (gzarot), as well as several other grammatical topics. After successful completion of this course, the foreign language requirement will be fulfilled (for students of Columbia College and other academic units that require a 4th-semester proficiency). Successful completion of this course also allows students to register in third-year Modern Hebrew.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Illan Gonen
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Hebrew for Heritage Speakers I forms part of a year-long sequence with Hebrew for Heritage Speakers II. The course is intended for those who have developed basic speaking and listening skills through exposure to Hebrew at home or in day-school programs but do not use Hebrew as their dominant language and have not reached the level required for exemption from the Columbia language requirement. Heritage speakers differ in the degree of their fluency, but their vocabulary is often limited to topics in daily life and many lack skills in reading and writing to match their ability to converse. The course focuses on grammar and vocabulary enrichment, exposing students to a variety of cultural and social topics in daily life and beyond. By the end of the semester students are able to read and discuss simple texts and write about a variety of topics. Successful completion of the year-long sequence prepares students to enroll in third-year modern Hebrew. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Yael Flusser
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• 4 points

MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT

Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing art form. Focuses on the exploration of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal style as an expressive medium and unity of style in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Colleen Thomas
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

MUSIC FOR DANCE

Prerequisites: Previous dance experience is necessary, a comp course in the dpt is preferered, permission of instructor This course covers basic music theory, ear training, and literature, incorporating practical exercises in which students apply musical understanding to compositional and performative modalities of movement. Students will investigate the elements of music that drive dance, the expressive influence dance can have on music, and the vital reciprocity between both activities. Emphasis will be placed on an historical survey and analysis of western musical forms from the Middle Ages to the present as well as influential music from other cultures, expanding students’ awareness of the aural characteristics of a variety of musical styles while giving historical context and critical perspective on contemporary popular styles. In addition to lectures and reading requirements, the course involves listening assignments and in-class exercises structured to develop basic musical literacy and skills. Students will be introduced to multiple approaches to listening and to creating music through a combination of studio practice, theoretical study and analysis. Exploration of musicality as perceived by performer and audience will be covered, as well as learning conventional music terminology.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert Boston
  h-index: 49 Info
• 3 points

Women, Race, and Class

WOMEN, RACE, AND CLASS

Using an intersectional framework, this course traces changing notions of gender and sexuality in the 20th century United States.  The course examines how womanhood and feminism were shaped by class, race, ethnicity, culture, sexuality and immigration status.  We will explore how the construction of American nationalism and imperialism, as well as the development of citizenship rights, social policy, and labor organizing, were deeply influenced by the politics of gender.  Special emphasis will be placed on organizing and women's activism.

• Department: History @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Premilla Nadasen
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

HUMAN ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT

Corequisites: ANAT BC2574 Dancers and other movers will acquire concrete, scientific information about anatomy and integrate this knowledge into their sensed experience of movement. Through readings, lecture/discussions and movement practice, students will explore: (1) structure and function of bones and joints, (2) muscles, neuromuscular function and coordination, (3) motor cognition and learning.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Chisa Hidaka
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I

This course will prepare you for effective and meaningful communication in all modes. It will consolidate your already acquired listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and help you acquire higher proficiency in Hindi. You will continue learning common Urdu words in Hindi in the Devanagari Script. The Urdu Script is not taught in this course.
Students will expand their knowledge base of the society and culture of the target languages in this course. They will be introduced to new grammatical structures and will be taught a broad range of vocabulary. They will also be exposed to a variety of authentic materials, including Hindi literature, newspapers, folk tales, films, songs, and other kinds of written and audio-visual materials. This material will be related to language functions in daily personal and social life situations. At the completion of this course, students will be well-equipped to initiate and sustain general conversations. They will successfully handle most of the uncomplicated communications in personal and social situations. Students will also be able to write letters and compositions. The course is based on national standards and proficiency guidelines as set by the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Rakesh Ranjan
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 5 points

PEACE AND CONFLICT

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• T 11:40 a.m.-2:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Severine Autesserre
  CULPA: 19 Wikipedia h-index: 14 Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY

• Department: Psychology
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Usha Barahmand
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• 3 points

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course. 

This course offers an introduction to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychopathology. We will provide an overview of psychopathology as defined in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Significant updates in the DSM-5-TR (Text Revision) will be noted. The course is comprehensive in scope and will incorporate theoretical perspectives, scientific research, and socio-cultural issues, which inform the conceptualization and treatment of psychological problems and psychiatric disorders.

• Department: Psychology
• F 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Jeffrey M Cohen
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Surveys important methods, findings, and theories in the study of social influences on behavior. Emphasizes different perspectives on the relation between individuals and society.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tory Higgins
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia h-index: 134 Info
• 3 points

COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

COG SCI AND PHILOSOPHY

This course will survey a number of topics at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. Potential topics include free will, consciousness, embodied cognition, artificial intelligence, neural networks, and the language of thought.

• Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
• 3 points

COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

COG SCI AND PHILOSOPHY

This course will survey a number of topics at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. Potential topics include free will, consciousness, embodied cognition, artificial intelligence, neural networks, and the language of thought.

• Department: Cognitive Science @Barnard
• 3 points

INTRO TO PHIL OF LANGUAGE

This course gives students an introduction to various topics in the Philosophy of Language.

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Karen Lewis
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I

Prerequisites: Elementary Persian II or the equivalent. This course involves reading, writing, translating, conversation and grammatical foundations for Persian Language (PL). The materials are selected from two books: Āmuzesh-e Fārsi: Intermediate Level (required) and English-Persian Dictionary, plus verb system and charts (recommended). These books are assigned and have to be available to every student. There are also handouts, which will be provided throughout the course. This course serves as intermediate and makes students able to read and compose proper Persian language as well as the colloquial one. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Saeed Honarmand
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• 4 points

GENDER AND EMPIRE

This course provides a political and social history of India from the 16th-19th century, focusing on the Mughal empire. Two central concerns: first, the Mughal regnal politics towards their rival imperial concerns within India and West Asia (the Maratha, the Rajput, the Safavid, the Ottoman); and second, the foreign gaze onto the Mughals (via the presence of Portuguese, English, and French travelers, merchants, and diplomats in India). These interlocked practices (how Mughals saw the world and how the world saw the Mughals) will allow us develop a nuanced knowledge of universally acknowledged power of the early modern world. Partially fulfills Global Core Requirement.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Anupama Rao
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 3 points

LAB-PLANT EVOLUTION & DIVERSITY

LAB-PLANT EVOLUTION&DIVER

Prerequisites: () Enrollment is limited to 16; must attend first lab to hold place. Studies of the structure, ecology, and evolution of plants. Laboratory exercises include field problems, laboratory experiments, plant collections and identification, and examination of the morphology of plant groups.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• R 1:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Hilary Callahan
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 17 Info
• 3 points

RUSSIA AND THE WEST

What explains Russia’s foreign and security policy choices and its terrible relationship with the West today? We will discuss and debate the motivations behind Moscow’s actions, asking whether they have been driven by realist great power considerations; by Russia’s domestic patronage system and Russian President Putin’s desire to stay in power; by an ideology of ethnic Orthodox nationalism or neo-Eurasianism; or by decision-making factors that are either unique to Putin or common across human psychology. In turn we will examine how choices made by the United States and the European Union have affected Russia, and evaluate what all of this means for concrete recent and current Russian and Western foreign and security policy choices. Students will be encouraged to come up with their own answers to these riddles in class discussions and written assignments, and the course concludes with a rigorous negotiation simulation where students will apply the knowledge gained in this course in a practical exercise. This course has no prerequisites, and no background knowledge is expected.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Kimberly Marten
  CULPA: 71 Wikipedia h-index: 19 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKISH I

A continuation of the study of the written and spoken language of Turkey, with readings of literary, historical, and other texts. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Zuleyha M Fikret
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• 4 points

Sophomore Biology Research Seminar

Sophomore Biology Seminar

• Department: Biological Sciences
• R 3 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Alice Heicklen
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 1 points

Biological Chemistry

BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The goal of this course is to gain an understanding of the chemical principles that govern biological systems. We will look at the structure and function of biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids), with an emphasis on interactions between them, enzyme kinetics, and metabolic pathways. Key topics will include protein folding and function, enzyme mechanisms, bioenergetics, and the regulation of key metabolic cycles. In addition to lecture we will spend time examining case studies and selected articles from primary literature, and engaging in group discussions.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Kristin Presnell
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• 3 points

HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING

Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Seth S Williams
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE + LAB

CLASSICAL WAVES -LECTURE

Prerequisites: Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus III. Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations - light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena - Haidingers Brush, Brewsters angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity - capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses - mirrors.  PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC3001 may not receive credit for PHYS BC3010.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• W 4:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy J Halpin-Healy
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 5 points

GREECE TODAY: LANG, LIT

Prerequisites: GRKM un2102 This course builds on the elements of the language acquired in GRKM1101 through 2102, but new students may place into it, after special arrangement with the instructor. It introduces the students to a number of authentic multimodal materials drawn from a range of sources which include films, literary texts, media, music etc. in order to better understand Greece’s current cultural, socio-economic, and political landscape. In doing so, it aims to foster transcultural understanding and intercultural competence, while further developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Topics of discussion include language, gender equality, youth unemployment, education, queer identities, refugees, and the multilayered aspects of the crisis.Pre-requisite for this class: GRKM 2102 or placement test. Instructor’s permission required if the students have not taken GRKM2102 or equivalent.

• Department: Classics
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Paraskevi Martzavou
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

POLITICAL THEORY AT THE BORDER

This lecture course in political theory examines pressing questions related to borders, migration, exile, and displacement: Why do we have borders, and how are they constructed and governed? How do borders relate to political membership and rights? What can borders teach us about modern sovereign power? Are there any limits to state coercion and violence in border enforcement? In what ways do borders manifest racial hierarchies and divides within the global order? How do we rethink political responsibility in response to problems of rightlessness generated by borders? In addressing these questions, the course prioritizes borders as crucial sites for understanding and interrogating key political concepts such as sovereignty, membership, rights, and violence.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Ayten Gundogdu
  CULPA: 20 h-index: 8 Info
• 4 points

ACTING I

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Course develops physical, vocal, and imaginative range and skills needed to approach the text of a play: text analysis, speech exercises, non-verbal behavior, improvisation designed to enhance embodiment, movement, and projection. 
Gateway course to advanced courses; transfer students who have previous college-level course may be exempted with approval of Chair
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 May be retaken for full credit.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• MW 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Tina C Mitchell
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• Instructor: Elena Zucker
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• Instructor: David L Skeist
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• Instructor: Gisela D Cardenas Ojeda
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• 3 points

ACTING II

ACTING II: SCENE/CHARACTR STDY

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Students must have taken Acting I or equivalent to be eligible for Acting II sections. Acting II will offer several different sections, focusing on a specific range of conceptual, embodiment, and physical acting skills. Please check with the Theatre Department website forspecific offerings and audition information. May be retaken for full credit.  All sections of Acting II fullfull the “Arts and Humanities” Foundations requirement at Barnard College.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Gisela D Cardenas Ojeda
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• 3 points

ACTING II

ACTING II: SHAKESPEARE

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Students must have taken Acting I or equivalent to be eligible for Acting II sections. Acting II will offer several different sections, focusing on a specific range of conceptual, embodiment, and physical acting skills. Please check with the Theatre Department website forspecific offerings and audition information. May be retaken for full credit.  All sections of Acting II fullfull the “Arts and Humanities” Foundations requirement at Barnard College.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Gisela D Cardenas Ojeda
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• 3 points

ACTING II

ACTING II: DEVISED & SOLO

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Students must have taken Acting I or equivalent to be eligible for Acting II sections. Acting II will offer several different sections, focusing on a specific range of conceptual, embodiment, and physical acting skills. Please check with the Theatre Department website forspecific offerings and audition information. May be retaken for full credit.  All sections of Acting II fullfull the “Arts and Humanities” Foundations requirement at Barnard College.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Kyle Decamp
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• 3 points

ACTING II

ACTING II: SONDHEIM

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Students must have taken Acting I or equivalent to be eligible for Acting II sections. Acting II will offer several different sections, focusing on a specific range of conceptual, embodiment, and physical acting skills. Please check with the Theatre Department website forspecific offerings and audition information. May be retaken for full credit.  All sections of Acting II fullfull the “Arts and Humanities” Foundations requirement at Barnard College.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Mana Allen
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

ACTING II

ACTING II: ACT FOR CAMERA

Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Students must have taken Acting I or equivalent to be eligible for Acting II sections. Acting II will offer several different sections, focusing on a specific range of conceptual, embodiment, and physical acting skills. Please check with the Theatre Department website forspecific offerings and audition information. May be retaken for full credit.  All sections of Acting II fullfull the “Arts and Humanities” Foundations requirement at Barnard College.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Kareem Lucas
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• 3 points

COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 12 students. Discussions on contemporary issues and oral presentations. Creative writing assignments designed to improve writing skills and vocabulary development. FREN BC1204: French Intermediate II or the equivalent level is required.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Karen Santos da Silva
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

ARCHAEOL BEFORE THE BIBLE

Please note that this is not a class on “biblical archaeology”. It is a course about the politics of archaeology in the context of Israel/Palestine, and the wider southwest Asia region. This course provides a critical overview of prehistoric archaeology in southwest Asia (or the Levant - the geographical area from Lebanon in the north to the Sinai in the south, and from the middle Euphrates in Syria to southern Jordan). It has been designed to appeal to anthropologists, historians, and students interested in the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies. The course is divided into two parts. First, a social and political history of archaeology, emphasizing how the nature of current theoretical and practical knowledge has been shaped and defined by previous research traditions and, second, how the current political situation in the region impinges upon archaeological practice. Themes include: the dominance of "biblical archaeology" and the implications for Palestinian archaeology, Islamic archaeology, the impact of European contact from the Crusades onwards, and the development of prehistory.

• Department: Anthropology
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Boyd
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

Black Fashion and Dress Cultures

This class is a cultural history of Black fashion and dress through the lens of the current Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibition
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
.
Superfine
presents a cultural and historical examination of Black dandyism, from Enlightenment England to contemporary incarnations in the cosmopolitan art and fashion worlds of Paris, London, and New York.

 

Historical manifestations of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and fabulousness in self-presentation. The
Superfine
exhibition uses dandyism to chronicle the ways in which Black people have used dress and fashion to transform the identities they were given and to propose new ways of embodying political and social possibilities. Interpreting Black dandyism as both an aesthetics and a politics, this class emphasizes the importance of sartorial style to Black identity formation in the Atlantic diaspora.

• Department: Africana Studies (AFSB)
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Monica L Miller
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

METHODS FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Prerequisites: SOCI UN1000 The Social World or Instructor Permission Required for all Sociology majors. Introductory course in social scientific research methods. Provides a general overview of the ways sociologists collect information about social phenomena, focusing on how to collect data that are reliable and applicable to our research questions.

• Department: Sociology @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Amy Zhou
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• 4 points

INEQUALITY AND POVERTY

Prerequisites: ECON BC3035 or ECON BC3033, or permission of the instructor. Conceptualization and measurement of inequality and poverty, poverty traps and distributional dynamics, economics and politics of public policies, in both poor and rich countries.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ashley Timmer
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION

Prerequisites: ECON BC3035 and ECON BC2411 or permission of the instructor. Analyzes education policies and education markets from an economic perspective. Examines challenges that arise when researchers attempt to identify the causal effects of inputs. Other topics: (1) education as an investment, (2) public school finance, (3) teacher labor markets, (4) testing/accountability programs, (5) school choice programs, and (6) urban public school reforms.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Randall Reback
  CULPA: 17 h-index: 14 Info
• 3 points

AUGUSTAN POETRY

Prerequisites: LATN UN2102 or the equivalent. Selections from Vergil and Horace. Combines literary analysis with work in grammar and metrics.

• Department: Classics
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Rosalie Stoner
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• 3 points

Advanced Translation

NEW CREATIONS, FOREIGN VOICES

Translation of French texts--both critical and literary, focusing on particular questions or themes.  FREN BC1204: French Intermediate II or the equivalent level is required.

• Department: French @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Anne Boyman
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURMENTS

Prerequisites: Enrollment limited. Required field trip on first Friday of the semester. Hands-on approach to learning environmental methods. Students take a one-day cruise on the Hudson River to collect environmental samples. These samples are then analyzed throughout the semester to characterize the Hudson River estuary. Standard and advanced techniques to analyze water and sediment samples for nutrients and contaminants are taught.

• Department: Environmental Sciences @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Brian Mailloux
  CULPA: 10 h-index: 36 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED ORAL FRENCH

Prerequisites: At least one French course after completion of FREN BC1204: Intermediate II or permission of the instructor. Oral presentations and discussions of French films aimed at increasing fluency, acquiring vocabulary, and perfecting pronunciation skills.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Anne Boyman
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS

Prerequisites: One year of college science or EESC V2100 or permission of the instructor. Acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of environmental data, assessment of spatial and temporal variability. Focus on water quality issues and storm surges. Uses existing and student-generated data sets. Basic principles of statistics and GIS, uses standard software packages including EXCEL and ArcGIS. Includes a half-day field trip on a Saturday or Sunday. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).

• Department: Environmental Sciences @Barnard
• MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Mike Z He
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• 3 points

Illness and Healing in the Classical wor

In this course we will explore the experience of illness and healing in ancient Greece and Rome, with some exploration of other contexts such as Egypt, Babylonia, and Christianity down to modern Greece. The class will focus on close reading of documents, from the viewpoint of the ill and of those who try to understand illness and act on their understanding. We will pay attention to medical texts such as the diagnostic writing of the Hippocratic corpus or the treatises of Galen, but also popular texts and artifacts such as ex-votos.

• Department: Classics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Paraskevi Martzavou
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

ECONOMETRICS

Prerequisites: ECON BC3033 or ECON BC3035, and ECON BC2411 or STAT W1111 or STAT W1211, or permission of the instructor. Specification, estimation and evaluation of economic relationships using economic theory, data, and statistical inference; testable implications of economic theories; econometric analysis of topics such as consumption, investment, wages and unemployment, and financial markets.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Morgan C Jr. Williams
  Info
• 4 points

Queer Caribbean Critique

QUEER CARIBBEAN CRITIQUE

This seminar analyzes the different critical approaches to studying same-sex desire in the Caribbean region. The region’s long history of indigenous genocide, colonialism, imperialism, and neo-liberalism, have made questions about “indigenous” and properly “local” forms of sexuality more complicated than in many other regions. In response, critics have worked to recover and account for local forms of same-sex sexuality and articulated their differences in critical and theoretical terms outside the language of “coming out” and LGBT identity politics. On the other hand, critics have emphasized how outside forces of colonialism, imperialism, and the globalization of LGBT politics have impacted and reshaped Caribbean same-sex desires and subjectivities. This course studies these various critical tendencies in the different contexts of the Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanophone, and Dutch Caribbean.

• Department: Africana Studies (AFSB)
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Maja Horn
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 4 points

MAJOR FRENCH TEXTS I

An exploration of the early periods of French literary creation (Medieval-17th century) through works of fiction, poetry, and theatre. Special attention is given to texts that use tradition to bring about change, to provoke, to contest social norms, and to test the expected parameters of literary expression.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Caroline Weber
  CULPA: 8 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Prerequisites: BIOL UN2005 and BIOL UN2006 or equivalent. Come discover how the union of egg and sperm triggers the complex cellular interactions that specify the diverse variety of cells present in multicellular organisms. Cellular and molecular aspects of sex determination, gametogenesis, genomic imprinting, X-chromosome inactivation, telomerase as the biological clock, stem cells, cloning, the pill and cell interactions will be explored, with an emphasis on humans. Original research articles will be discussed to further examine current research in developmental biology. SPS and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form). The form can be downloaded at the URL below, but must be signed by the instructor and returned to the office of the registrar. http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Alice Heicklen
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 3 points

Digital Religion: Analyzing, Digitizing,

This course courses engages the interdisciplinary study of religion online and provides practical training to students on developing digital humanities projects, in partnership with the Digital Humanities Center and the Empirical Reasoning Center, and will incorporate analysis and critical reflection into their research on religious communities. The first portion of the course focuses on understanding methodologies in studying digital religion and exploring religious communities online. Case studies focus on ascriptive and affirmative identifications of religious communities, including how religious communities use online space to redefine their public
perceptions. The latter part of the course utilizes tools of digital humanities to develop projects responsive to student interests and that allows them to analyze digital expressions of religion.

• Department: Religion @Barnard
• Instructor: Hussein Rashid
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and STAT UN1201 Institutional nature and economic function of financial markets. Emphasis on both domestic and international markets (debt, stock, foreign exchange, eurobond, eurocurrency, futures, options, and others). Principles of security pricing and portfolio management; the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Efficient Markets Hypothesis.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• Instructor: Faculty
  h-index: 37 Info
• 3 points

AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES

Political parties have evoked widespread scorn in the U.S. since the founding era; and yet, they arose almost immediately and have endured for over two centuries. In this course, we will examine why parties formed despite the Founders’ disdain for them. (In 1789, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go at all.” In 1800, he won the presidency as a candidate of a major party.) We will dig into scholarly debates about what exactly parties are, what purpose they serve, and how and why they have changed over time as organizations, in the electorate, and in government. Topics will include the presidential nomination process from the founding through the much-discussed 2016 primary election season, the life cycle of third parties, and the relationship between political parties and interest groups. Students will learn what is and is not unique about the current historical moment, and how history might shape our expectations of parties moving forward. Throughout the course, we will pay particularly close attention to the roots of contemporary party polarization, and the implications of this phenomenon for representation and governance. In 1950, the American Political Science Association released a report criticizing the two major parties for excessive similarity; today, party polarization evokes widespread concern. Is there an ideal level of party difference? How much is too much? We will address these difficult questions, among others, in this broad survey of American political parties.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Katherine L Krimmel
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

ECON OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Prerequisites: (ECON BC3035 or ECON UN3211) The purpose of the course is to think about public policy issues through an economic lens. We will explore the basic economic foundations of individual decision-making and discuss the ways in which economists hypothesize that individuals respond to the incentives embedded within public policies. We will pay particular attention to the nature and detail of existing public policies, and use economic analysis to predict how these policies might influence behavior. We will also explore some of the relevant empirical literature on a set of policy topics, to see how these predictions hold up.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth O Ananat
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 18 Info
• 3 points

Digital Classics: History and Method

Digital Classics: Hist &

In this course, we will look critically at the broadly-defined field of Digital Classics—the meeting point of Digital Humanities (DH) and the study of cultures of the ancient Mediterranean—from its origins in the late 1940s through to the present day. In addition to becoming familiar with a range of Digital Classics projects and gaining hands-on experience with some of the core tools that make Digital Classics possible in the present day, we will read theoretical scholarship in both Digital Classics and DH more generally, to think about not just what has been and can be done, but also what should (and should not) be done. We also will think about where (and whether!) to define the boundaries of “Classics” and the boundaries of “digital.” There are no prerequisites: it is NOT NECESSARY for students to have a background in coding or the field of Classics (although knowledge of either or both is welcome!). This course, like the field itself, is multidisciplinary.

• Department: Classics @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Darcy Krasne
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

Muslims of New York

Looking at both historical and lived realities of Muslims in NYC, moving from the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan to Harlem as Mecca. The course would engage both with cultural production, such as music, plays, and street art, and living communities around the Barnard campus.

• Department: Religion @Barnard
• Instructor: Hussein Rashid
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

Economic History of Global Capitalism

ECON HIST OF GLOBAL CAPIT

The course is an introduction to the economic developments that gave rise to capitalist economies and economic globalization from 1500 to the 20th century. We apply economic and empirical reasoning to examine many transformations that have shaped the economies of the modern era—demographic, technological, and institutional changes. We compare the rise of Europe and other Eurasian civilizations, especially China. We examine the role of slavery and imperialism in global economic integration. We examine how the rise of modern capitalism influenced human material well-being and conflict and has led to the convergence and divergence of nations in the global economy.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Alan Dye
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 3 points

Volcanoes and the Environment

VOLCANOES AND THE ENVIRON

This course seeks to impart students with knowledge of volcanic eruptions on Earth and the effects on the environment as a whole. The course will focus on the physical mechanisms responsible for eruptions, the effects eruptions have on humans and other living organisms, as well as the environment. The course will investigate how eruptions have contributed to global climate change. The course will also look at the positive effects volcanoes have had on Earth, such as providing nutrient rich soils for growing crops and providing renewable geothermal energy--a cleaner energy resource. Format: lecture, field trip, data collection and analysis, student presentations.

• Department: Environmental Sciences @Barnard
• MW 4:11 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Sedelia Rodriguez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS

Prerequisites: An introductory course in economics and a functioning knowledge of high school algebra and analytical geometry or permission of the instructor. Systematic exposition of current macroeconomic theories of unemployment, inflation, and international financial adjustments.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Martina Jasova
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 7 Info
• Instructor: Sarah M Gertler
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• 4 points

Families, Communities, and Schools

FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES & S

This course seeks to examine the role families and communities play in P-12 public schools in the United States, with a focus on urban school systems. We will be using New York City as a case study, and comparing what we see happening in the nation’s largest public school district to other districts around the country. While much of our focus will be on the NYC Department of Education, which serves approximately 1.3 million students each year, students will be asked to look close to home to examine the relationships between families, communities, educators and educational institutions in their own communities.

• Department: Education @Barnard
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Edstrom
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS

Prerequisites: An introductory course in microeconomics or a combined macro/micro principles course (ECON BC1003 or ECON W1105, or the equivalent) and one semester of calculus or ECON BC1007, or permission of the instructor. Preferences and demand; production, cost, and supply; behavior of markets in partial equilibrium; resource allocation in general equilibrium; pricing of goods and services under alternative market structures; implications of individual decision-making for labor supply; income distribution, welfare, and public policy. Emphasis on problem solving.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth O Ananat
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 18 Info
• 4 points

Feminist Political Thought

FEMINIST POLITICAL THOUGH

Feminism is often recognized as a political movement. But is there a feminist way of thinking about politics? In this course, we’ll investigate the core premises, provocations, proposals, and tensions of feminism as they relate to specifically political problems, focusing particularly on feminist political thought as it developed in the twentieth century. Who is the subject of feminist politics? What is the meaning of “difference,” and how can—or should—feminists seek to organize across it? What are appropriate topics for politics, and what should remain private? Is the family a space for politics? The household? The body? How much of the personal can, and should, be made political? Are there feminist ways of
doing
politics? We will consider these questions with reference to texts from both feminist activists and feminist scholars.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Alyssa Battistoni
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• 3 points

INTERNATIONAL MONEY & FINANCE

Prerequisites: ECON BC3033. Introduction to balance of payments and exchange rate theory; capital mobility and expectations; internal and external adjustment under fixed and flexible exchange rates; international financial markets; capital mobility and expectations; international policy coordination and optimum currency areas; history of the international monetary system.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Sarah M Gertler
  Info
• 3 points

ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY

Prerequisites: an introductory course in anthropology. Institutions of social life. Kinship and locality in the structuring of society. Monographs dealing with both literate and nonliterate societies will be discussed in the context of anthropological fieldwork methods. Required of all Anthropology majors (and tracks) within the Barnard Department. As of Fall, 2018, UN 3040 replaces the two semester sequence of 3040/4041 Anthropological Theory I/II). Intended only for Barnard majors and minors.

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Nadia Abu El-Haj
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

LAB IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

This laboratory course will explore fundamental techniques that are frequently utilized in modern molecular biology laboratories. A combination of experiments will provide broad exposure to several important techniques in molecular biology. Experiments include current approaches to site-directed mutagenesis, cloning by PCR, and mutation analysis. Students will pursue multiple experimental projects and will gain experience with scientific thinking and scientific communication. SPS and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form).

Prerequisites: UN2005/UN2401 and UN2006/UN2402, or the equivalent at a different institution, and Contemporary Biology Laboratory (UN2501).

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua M Abrams
  Info
• 3 points

MIGRATION, GLOBALIZATION, AND EDUCATION

Globalization and mass migration are reconfiguring the modern world and reshaping the contours of nation-states. New technologies that facilitate the movement of information, goods and people across borders have made it easier for people to remain culturally, politically, economically and socially connected to the places from which they migrated. This seminar focuses on the experiences of the youngest members of these global migration patterns—children and youth—and asks: What do these global flows mean for educating young people to be members of the multiple communities to which they belong?

This seminar will explore the following questions: What is globalization and why is it leading to new patterns of migration? How do children and youth experience ruptures and continuities across contexts of migration? How do language policies affect young people’s capacity to be educated in a new land? What does it mean to forge a sense of belonging and citizenship in a “globalized” world, and how does this challenge our models of national citizenship? How are the processes by which young people are incorporated into their new country entwined with structures of race, class, and gender? Drawing on fiction, autobiography, and anthropological and sociological research this class will explore these questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

• Department: Education @Barnard
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• 4 points

CELL BIOLOGY

Prerequisites: one year of biology, normally BIOL UN2005-BIOL UN2006, or the equivalent. Cell Biology 3041/4041 is an upper-division course that covers in depth all organelles of cells, how they make up tissues, secrete substances important for the organism, generate and adapt to their working environment in the body, move throughout development, and signal to each other. Because these topics were introduced in the Intro Course (taught by Mowshowitz and Chasin), this course or its equivalent is a pre-requisite for W3041/4041. Students for whom this course is useful include biology, biochem or biomedical engineering majors, those preparing to apply for medical school or graduate school, and those doing or planning to start doing research in a biology or biomedical lab. SCE and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form). The form can be downloaded at the URL below, but must be signed by the instructor and returned to the office of the registrar. http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf

• Department: Biological Sciences
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Erin L Barnhart
  Info
• 3 points

THEORETICL FOUNDTNS-POLIT ECON

Prerequisites: An introductory course in economics or permission of the instructor. Intellectual origins of the main schools of thought in political economy. Study of the founding texts in classical political economy, Marxian economics, neoclassicism, and Keynesianism.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: David Weiman
  CULPA: 40 Info
• 3 points