UNDERGRAD RESEARCH OR PROJECT
Independent work involving experiments, computer programming, analytical investigation, or engineering design.
- Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
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Ali Hirsa
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Garud Iyengar
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Christian Kroer
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Daniel Lacker
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Henry Lam
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Karl Sigman
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Clifford Stein
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Wenpin Tang
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Van Anh Truong
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Kaizheng Wang
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David D Yao
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Xunyu Zhou
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Jenny S Mak
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HONORS TUTORIAL IN MECH ENGIN
Individual study; may be selected after the first term of the junior year by students maintaining a 3.2 grade-point average. Course format may vary from individual tutorial to laboratory work to seminar instruction under faculty supervision. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. Students may count up to 6 points toward degree requirements. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write up at the end of the semester.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Sunil Agrawal
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Peter J. Schuck
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Gerard H Ateshian
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Michael Burke
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James Hone
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Jeffrey W Kysar
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Qiao Lin
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Richard W Longman
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Michael J Massimino
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Vijay Modi
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Kristin Myers
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Arvind Narayanaswamy
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Vijay Vedula
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Sinisa Vukelic
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Y. Lawrence Yao
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Hod Lipson
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Karen Kasza
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Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
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UNDERGRAD RES IN MATERIALS SCI
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 points of this course may be counted toward the satisfaction of the B.S. degree requirements. Candidates for the B.S. degree may conduct an investigation in materials science or carry out a special project under the supervision of the staff. Credit for the course is contingent upon the submission of an acceptable thesis or final report.
- Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
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Katayun Barmak
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Siu-Wai Chan
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
Prerequisites: Permission of the departmental representative required. For specially selected students, the opportunity to do a research problem in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Each year several juniors are chosen in the spring to carry out such a project beginning in the autumn term. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is complete.
- Department: Physics
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Jeremy R Dodd
CULPA: 25
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
Prerequisites: Permission of the departmental representative required. For specially selected students, the opportunity to do a research problem in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Each year several juniors are chosen in the spring to carry out such a project beginning in the autumn term. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is complete.
- Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
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Reshmi Mukherjee
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SENIOR THESIS I
Prerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3910 (Formerly R3901) Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.
- Department: Visual Arts
- R 5:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Susanna Coffey
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INDEPENDENT STDY-UNDERGRADUATE
- Department: African American and African Diaspora
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Kellie Jones
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Mabel O Wilson
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Robert Gooding-Williams
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Josef Sorett
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Kevin Fellezs
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C. Daniel Dawson
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SENIOR SEMINAR
SR SEM: ARCHITECTRL CRITICISM
Readings, individual class presentations, and written reports.
- Department: Architecture @Barnard
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Suzanne Stephens
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SENIOR HONORS THESIS
Weekly seminar to accompany Senior Honors Thesis Lab (CHEM BC3903). Focus is on scientific presentation and writing skills and research conduct.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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Michael Campbell
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SENIOR SEMINAR
Guided, independent, in-depth research culminating in the senior thesis in the spring. Includes discussion about scientific presentations and posters, data analysis, library research methods and scientific writing. Students review work in progress and share results through oral reports. Weekly seminar to review work in progress and share results through oral and written reports.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH I
- Department: Political Science
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Jean L Cohen
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Robert L Amdur
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Allison J Carnegie
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GUIDED READING AND RESEARCH
Prerequisites: the instructors permission.
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Gil Anidjar
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Courtney Bender
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Clemence C Boulouque
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Michael Como
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Matthew Engelke
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Katherine Ewing
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Bernard Faure
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Rachel McDermott
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David L Moerman
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Josef Sorett
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Mark C Taylor
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Yannik Thiem
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Zhaohua Yang
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SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
Prerequisites: SOCI BC1003 or equivalent social science course and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Drawing examples from popular music, religion, politics, race, and gender, explores the interpretation, production, and reception of cultural texts and meanings. Topics include aesthetic distinction and taste communities, ideology, power, and resistance; the structure and functions of subcultures; popular culture and high culture; and ethnography and interpretation.
- Department: Sociology @Barnard
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Jonathan Rieder
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SENIOR THESIS II
Prerequisites: VIAR UN3900 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3900 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3901. Corequisites: VIAR UN3911 Students must enroll in both semesters of the course (VIAR UN3900 and VIAR UN3901). The student is required to produce a significant body of work in which the ideas, method of investigation, and execution are determined by the student. A plan is developed in consultation with the faculty. Seminars; presentations. At the end, an exhibition or other public venue is presented for evaluation. Studio space is provided.
- Department: Visual Arts
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Susanna Coffey
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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
Prerequisites: Agreement by a faculty member to serve as thesis adviser. An independent theoretical or experimental investigation by an undergraduate major of an appropriate problem in computer science carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. A formal written report is mandatory and an oral presentation may also be required. May be taken over more than one term, in which case the grade is deferred until all 6 points have been completed. Consult the department for section assignment.
- Department: Computer Science
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SUPERVISED READINGS II
Prerequisites: The written permission of the faculty member who agrees to act as sponsor (sponsorship limited to full-time instructors on the staff list), as well as the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The written permission must be deposited with the Director of Undergraduate Studies before registration is completed. Guided reading and study in mathematics. A student who wishes to undertake individual study under this program must present a specific project to a member of the staff and secure his or her willingness to act as sponsor. Written reports and periodic conferences with the instructor. Supervising Readings do NOT count towards major requirements, with the exception of an advanced written approval by the DUS.
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Dusa McDuff
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Dusa McDuff
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Akash Sengupta
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Ovidiu Savin
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Simon Brendle
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Chao Li
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SENIORS HONORS THESIS LAB
Corequisites: CHEM BC3901 Guided research in Chemistry or Biochemistry, under the sponsorship of a faculty member, leading to the senior thesis. A minimum of 8 hours of research per week, to be arranged.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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Christian Rojas
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Marisa C Buzzeo
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Dina C Merrer
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Michael Campbell
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Rachel Austin
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Christina Vizcarra
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SENIORS HONORS THESIS LAB
Corequisites: CHEM BC3901 Guided research in Chemistry or Biochemistry, under the sponsorship of a faculty member, leading to the senior thesis. A minimum of 8 hours of research per week, to be arranged.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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SENIORS HONORS THESIS LAB
Corequisites: CHEM BC3901 Guided research in Chemistry or Biochemistry, under the sponsorship of a faculty member, leading to the senior thesis. A minimum of 8 hours of research per week, to be arranged.
- Department: Chemistry @Barnard
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Rebecca Donegan
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INTRO HISTRCAL THEORY& METHOD
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15. Preregistration required. Preference to JUNIOR and SOPHOMORE Majors. Fulfills General Education Requirement (GER); Historical Studies (HIS); Reason and Value Confronts a set of problems and questions attached to the writing of good history by examining the theories and methods historians have devised to address these problems. Its practical focus: to prepare students to tackle the senior thesis and other major research projects. The reading matter for this course crosses cultures, time periods, and historical genres. Fulfills all concentrations within the history major.
DEVIANCE & SOCIAL CONTROL
In this seminar. we will trace the historic shifts in causal theories of deviance and their significance for the societal response. The readings are classics of social research that have been of great historical impact. They range from the early focus on individual pathologies to sociological explanations, the most recent being attempts to understand deviance as a product of organization factors that result in harmful outcomes. Examples are Katrina, the 2008 financial crisis, and school shootings.
- Department: Sociology
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Diane Vaughan
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CONTMP PHOTO&RELATED MEDIA:POL EXHIBITNS
CONTMP PHOTO&REL MDIA:POL EXBN
An introductory survey of contemporary photography and related media through the framework of current exhibitions in New York City. Exhibitions of photography and video play a particular role in mirroring the present moment, which finds political themes front and center. Prevalent are exhibitions that redress (art) historical erasure, present counter histories, or take direct aim at specific governmental policies. Through group outings to NYC galleries and museums (approximately 8 trips) we will take stock of which artists are showing, in what contexts, and unpack both artistic and curatorial strategies. In addition to class discussion of what we’ve seen, during our time in the classroom we will look back at the select landmark photography exhibitions, to chart evolutions in the medium and their interrelation with politics.
- Department: Art History @Barnard
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Joanna Lehan
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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
A two-semester design sequence to be taken in the senior year. Elements of the design process, with specific applications to biomedical engineering: concept formulation, systems synthesis, design analysis, optimization, biocompatibility, impact on patient health and comfort, health care costs, regulatory issues, and medical ethics. Selection and execution of a project involving the design of an actual engineering device or system. Introduction to entrepreneurship, biomedical start-ups, and venture capital. Semester I: statistical analysis of detection/classification systems (receiver operation characteristic analysis, logistic regression), development of design prototype, need, approach, benefits and competition analysis. Semester II: spiral develop process and testing, iteration and refinement of the initial design/prototype and business plan development. A lab fee of $100 each is collected.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Elizabeth Hillman
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VISITING CRITIC I
Prerequisites: Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. VIAR UN3910 is the prerequisite for VIAR UN3911. Corequisites: VIAR UN3900 (Formerly R3921) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.
- Department: Visual Arts
- R 5:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Emily C Henretta
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SEMINAR IN POLITCAL THEORY
POPULISM, DEMOCRACY & RIGHTS
Seminar in Political Theory. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list. For list of topics and descriptions see: https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/undergraduate-seminars
- Department: Political Science
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Jean L Cohen
CULPA: 7 Wikipedia h-index: 63 Info - 4 points
SEMINAR IN POLITCAL THEORY
HOBBES'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Seminar in Political Theory. Students who would like to register should join the electronic wait list. For list of topics and descriptions see: https://polisci.columbia.edu/content/undergraduate-seminars
- Department: Political Science
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David C Johnston
CULPA: 25 Info - 4 points
VISITING CRITIC II
Prerequisites: VIAR UN3910 Department approval required. See requirements for a major in visual arts. Corequisites: VIAR UN3901 (Formerly R3922) Students are required to enroll in both semesters (VIAR UN3910 and VIAR UN3911). A second opinion is provided to the senior students regarding the development of their senior project. Critics consist of distinguished visitors and faculty. Issues regarding the premise, methodology, or presentation of the students ideas are discussed and evaluated on an ongoing basis.
- Department: Visual Arts
- R 5:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Emily C Henretta
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SEMINAR
Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.
- Department: Philosophy
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Dhananjay Jagannathan
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Melissa S Fusco
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Michele Moody-Adams
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THE FUTURE AS HISTORY
This course explores how people have thought about their future and tried to change it. It examines the philosophical aspects of studying history and the future, and how they are related. It begins with the origins of future thinking in eschatology and millenarian movements, the enlightenment challenge to revelation and religious authority, and utopias and dystopias. Classic texts and scholarly studies will illuminate modern approaches to shaping the future, such as socialism, imperialism, risk analysis, and “modernization” theory, and areas where they have had a particular impact, including urban planning and eugenics.
- Department: History
- M 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Matthew J Connelly
CULPA: 15 Wikipedia Info - 4 points
INEQUALITY, POVERTY & MOBILITY
This is an undergraduate seminar in social stratification. The course focuses on the current American experience with socioeconomic inequality and mobility. The goals of the course are to understand how inequality is conceptualized and measured in the social sciences, to understand the structure of inequality in the contemporary U.S. to learn the principal theories and evidence for long term trends in inequality, to understand the persistence of poverty and the impact of social policies on American rates of poverty, and to understand the forces that both produce and inhibit intergenerational social mobility in the U.S. Given the nature of the subject matter, a minority of the readings will sometimes involve quantitative social science material. The course does not presume that students have advanced training in statistics, and any readings sections that contain mathematical or statistical content will be explained in class in nontechnical terms as needed. In these instances, our focus will not be on the methods, but rather on the conclusions reached by the author concerning the research question that is addressed in the text.
- Department: Sociology
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Thomas DiPrete
CULPA: 7 Wikipedia Info - 4 points