SPORTS FACILITIES & EVENTS MANAGEMENT

• Department: Sports Management
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: William Squires
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• 3 points

PROPERTY/CASUALTY

• Department: Actuarial Science
• W 6:10 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Hoffmann
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• 3 points

SOLAR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

At the end of this course, students will be prepared to fully evaluate the technical and financial aspects of a solar project. They will be equipped with skills allowing them to either develop or rigorously vet solar project proposals. The course introduces and provides students with a holistic understanding of the end-to-end solar development process. The course has two goals: 


To provide students a deep understanding of the dozens of critical interrelated steps critical to developing a successful operating solar project. 

To equip the students with the tools and understanding of the skills necessary to develop a solar project beginning with site selection encompassing the entire process to commissioning and operations.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel J Giuffrida
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• 3 points

ANALYTICS & LEADING CHANGE

ANALYTICS & LEADNG CHNG ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: David Kreutter
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• 3 points

Intro to Digital Photography

Since Walter Benjamin’s concept of “work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction” (1935), photography has been continuously changed by mechanical, and then digital, means of image capture and processing. This class explores the history of the image, as a global phenomenon that accompanied industrialization, conflict, racial reckonings, and decolonization. Students will study case studies, read critical essays, and get hands-on training in capture, workflow, editing, output, and display formats using digital equipment (e.g., DSLR camera) and software (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop, Scanning Software). Students will complete weekly assignments, a midterm project, and a final project based on research and shooting assignments. No Prerequisites and no equipment needed. All enrolled students will be able to check out Canon EOS 5D DSLR Camera; receive an Adobe Creative Cloud license; and get access to Large Format Print service.

• Department: Visual Arts
• MW 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• 3 points

STAT INFERENCE & MODELING

Prerequisites: (STAT GR5701) working knowledge of calculus and linear algebra (vectors and matrices), STAT GR5701 or equivalent, and familiarity with a programming language (e.g. R, Python) for statistical data analysis. In this course, we will systematically cover fundamentals of statistical inference and modeling, with special attention to models and methods that address practical data issues. The course will be focused on inference and modeling approaches such as the EM algorithm, MCMC methods and Bayesian modeling, linear regression models, generalized linear regression models, nonparametric regressions, and statistical computing. In addition, the course will provide introduction to statistical methods and modeling that addresses various practical issues such as design of experiments, analysis of time-dependent data, missing values, etc. Throughpout the course, real-data examples will be used in lecture discussion and homework problems. This course lays the statistical foundation for inference and modeling using data, preparing the MS in Data Science students, for other courses in machine learning, data mining and visualization.

• Department: Statistics
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Dobrin Marchev
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• 3 points

Advanced Darkroom Photography

Advanced analog photography & darkroom printing. Students will work with analog cameras and learn how to refine black-and-white printing techniques, produce larger prints, etc. Emphasis will be placed on the editing, sequencing, and display of images while cultivating a theoretical and historical context to situate the work. Students will engage with an array of photographic practices through presentations, critiques, guest artist lectures and printing assignments. This course will explore critical issues in contemporary photography and advanced camera and production techniques through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, readings, and field trips. Prerequisites:
Intro Darkroom Photography
(Columbia) or equivalent experience

• Department: Visual Arts
• MW 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Delphine A Fawundu
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• 3 points

GLOBAL FIELDWORK IN COMMUNICATION

This course gives students a chance to explore topics of global importance while gaining competence in cross-cultural communication and collaboration. The centerpiece is a 10-day study abroad experience, in which students travel internationally to engage with local actors and organizations who are doing strategic communication work. The course focuses on communication related to climate resilience, public health, politics, government, and culture. Students gain global perspective on the impact of strategic communication across sectors. See country brochure for additional details.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Kristine Billmyer
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• 3 points

PRO-SEMINAR IN FILM THEORY

• Department: Film
• W 2:10 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Nico Baumbach
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• 3 points

Electrification and Decarbonization

Electricity is the lifeblood of human society. Decarbonization of global economies through electrification is seen as the most viable path for reducing GHG emissions and addressing the worst effects of climate change. Though generally accepted as the best path forward, an understanding of the operational parameters of the electric system is essential to understanding both the benefits and limitations of current and future actions. This includes the highly visible investments in renewable energy generation, less visible but equally important investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure, and the largely personal, private choices of individual households and businesses.

The course will examine pathways for the transition from fossil fuel-based electricity generation to one dominated by electricity generated by renewable energy. Students will examine the drivers of past energy transitions and various factors influencing current energy systems. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able understand the drivers of past energy transitions, the impact of those drivers on the overall energy supply chain, and how new technologies (e.g. distributed energy resources, smart meters, internet of things (IOT), etc.), consumer adoption of mass market products (e.g. Electric Vehicles, battery backup, etc,) and evolving consumer expectations (e.g. fast charging) are altering long held assumptions about energy production and use. Through this work, students will be able to infer practical steps to support current efforts to decarbonize and the potential impacts of those actions on the modern energy supply chain.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Rory Christian
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• 3 points

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

• Department: Economics
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

SUMA PS5715 Intelligent Energy Systems:

Modernizing energy systems is essential for achieving a sustainable future. This course provides an in-depth exploration of intelligent energy systems, emphasizing the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in advancing grid operations and sustainability objectives. Designed to integrate theoretical foundations with real-world application, the course highlights innovative methodologies and cutting-edge tools, enabling students to tackle critical challenges such as renewable energy intermittency, curtailment, grid reliability, and resilience. Through a challenging yet approachable curriculum, students will develop both the knowledge and hands-on expertise required to lead innovations in the renewable energy industry within an increasingly complex and interconnected world. This elective course is designed for students interested in the intersection of renewable energy, technology, and environmental stewardship. This course will emphasize transformative technologies in grid modernization, highlighting the pivotal roles of AI and BESS.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jingbo Hao
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• 3 points

Media Archeology

“It could have been otherwise.” -Noël Burch
With this brief yet generative statement from a foundational film theorist we are introduced to a major theme of this course, a graduate level seminar concerning the still-in-formation field of media archeology. Pursuing the material traces left by false starts, wrong moves, misbegotten speculation, and dead formats, this course will dig into the historical past in order to better understand our current media ecology, prepare for the computational future, and imagine how things could be otherwise. Archeology in this sense refers to the study of a technical object through investigating its origins (its arché), as a means of breaking down traditional linear accounts of history and reconstructing them along new, more lacunary, less teleological lines. This will be our goal. We will be introduced to media archeology as both a method and an aesthetics. Our approach will look for the old in the new and the new in the old, while locating recurring topoi, ruptures, and discontinuities. Marking a departure from more hermeneutical, text-based film and media studies models, we will instead focus on questions of hardware, materiality, and physical inscription—technological research that sticks close to the signal of mediatic events, close to the metal, close to the silicon. We will perform close reading and thick description, as in established humanities disciplines like literary studies and anthropology, but with radically different, non-phenomenological, non-discursive object formations. Topics we will consider include, for example, analog waveforms and digital pulses, mathematical versus narrative modes of epistemology, and what Thomas Elsaesser calls a “poetics of obsolescence.” Our readings will draw from the corpus of media archeology studies as well as consonant fields such as material culture studies, computer engineering, and the history of science.

• Department: Film
• M 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Wanda Strauven
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• 3 points

Business and Climate Change: Law, Policy

This course will provide students with an understanding of the ways and extent to which climate change law and policy is relevant to businesses, as well as the role of sustainability professionals in practical implementation. The course is divided into several core topics, including: (i) an overview of international and U.S. climate change policy and law, including the Paris Agreement, the Inflation Reduction Act and energy transition policy support, and human rights/environmental justice; (ii) market-led, voluntary initiatives such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and related developments including the mainstreaming of ESG investing, sustainable finance, and the proliferation of corporate net zero goals; (iii) corporate governance, shareholder activism, and the emergence of mandatory regulation on climate disclosures, such as the E.U.’s Taxonomy Regulation and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule; (iv) carbon pricing, carbon markets, and “offsets”; (v) greenhouse gas emissions accounting and data challenges; and (vi) climate-related litigation and enforcement actions against corporations and financial institutions in the U.S. and other key markets, including “greenwashing” litigation and “anti- energy company boycott” investigations by several U.S. states.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

STORYTELLING WITH DATA AND AI

STORYTELLING WITH DATA AI

Data does not have meaning without context and interpretation. Being able to effectively present data analytics in a compelling narrative to a particular audience will differentiate you from others in your field. This course takes students through the lifecycle of an analytical project from a communication perspective. Students develop written, verbal, and visual deliverables for three major audiences: data experts (e.g., head of analytics); consumer and presentation experts (e.g., chief marketing officer); and executive leadership (e.g., chief executive officer).

Students get ample practice in strategic interactions in relevant social and professional contexts (e.g., business meetings, team projects, and one-on-one interactions); active listening; strategic storytelling; and creating persuasive professional spoken and written messages, reports, and presentations. Throughout the course, students create and receive feedback on data storytelling while sharpening their ability to communicate complex analytics to technical and nontechnical audiences with clarity, precision, and influence.

• Department: Applied Analytics
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin Kinsella
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• 3 points

VISUAL ARTS LECTURE SERIES II

Visiting artists and critics are invited over the course of the academic year to give a one-hour lecture followed by discussion, and conduct 3 40-minute studio visits. These lecturers will join the previously listed Visiting Critics and will be available as one of your allotted studio visits each semester.

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 0 points

VISUAL ARTS LECTURE SERIES II

Visiting artists and critics are invited over the course of the academic year to give a one-hour lecture followed by discussion, and conduct three 40-minute studio visits. These lecturers will join the previously listed Visiting Critics and will be available as one of your allotted studio visits each semester.

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 0 points

ACTUARIAL METHODS

The Actuarial Methods course explores models for evaluating and managing risks of life contingent contracts, their theoretical basis and applications. Topics include survival models, life insurance and annuity benefits, premium and reserve calculations related to policies on a single life, as well as option pricing. This course also covers materials relevant to the long-term section of the Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics (FAM) exam of the Society of Actuaries. This is a core course of the M.S. in Actuarial Science program.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Yubo Wang
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• 3 points

ADVANCED ACTUARIAL METHODS

The purpose this class is to develop the student’s knowledge of the theoretical basis of certain actuarial models and the application of those models to insurance and other financial risks. A thorough knowledge of calculus, probability, and interest theory is assumed. Knowledge of risk management at the level of Exam P is also assumed.

The combination of these two classes covers the material for the FAM-L and ALTAM examinations of the Society of Actuaries. This is a core class of the Actuarial Science program. Students who have already taken and passed the MLC or LTAM exam for SOA are exempted from this class and can substitute an elective.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Abraham Weishaus
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• 3 points

ACTUARIAL MODELS

This course provides an introduction to the tools for pricing and reserving for short term insurance. We will discuss methods for calculating IBNR reserves, ratemaking, frequency and severity models used for modeling coverage modifications, statistical methods for fitting, evaluating, and selecting parametric models for frequency and severity, and three credibility methods.

This class covers the short-term material of Exam FAM and also covers the material of Exam ASTAM of the Society of Actuaries, and some of the material on Exams MAS I, MAS II, and 5 of the Casualty Actuarial Society. This is a core class of the Actuarial Science program. Students who have already taken and passed the FAM exam (or its short term portion) and the ASTAM exam administered by the SOA are exempted from this class and can substitute an elective.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• R 6:10 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• 3 points

CRITICAL ISSUES IN SOUND II

N/A

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
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• 3 points

PREDICTIVE MODELING IN FINANCE & INSURAN

PREDICT MDLNG IN FINANCE

This course introduces to the students, generalized linear models (GLM), time series models, and some popular statistical learning models such as decision trees models as well as random forests and boosting trees.  The aim for GLM is to provide a flexible framework for the analysis and model building using the likelihood techniques for almost any data type. The aim for the statistical learning models is to build and predict or understand data structure (if unsupervised) using statistical learning methods such as tree-based for supervised learning and the Principle Component Analysis and Clustering for unsupervised learning.  It develops a student’s knowledge of the theoretical basis in predictive modeling, computational implementation of the models and their application in finance and insurance. Tools such as cross-validation and techniques such as regularization and dimension reduction for fitting and selecting models are explored.  We also implement these models using a combination of Excel and R.

The class covers the material of Exams, Statistics for Risk Modeling (SRM) and Predictive Analytics (PA) of Society of Actuaries, and some material of Exams, Modern Actuarial Statistics I (MAS-I) and MAS II by the Casualty Actuarial Society. This is a core course for the Actuarial Science students. Students who have already taken and passed the SRM and PA exams administered by the SOA are exempted from this class and can substitute an elective.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• T 6:10 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• 3 points

DATA SCIENCE IN FINANCE AND INSURANCE

The Data Science in Finance and Insurance course explores machine learning models, their theoretical basis, computing implementation and applications in finance and insurance.  Topics include machine learning models for regression, classification and unsupervised learning; tools such as cross validation and techniques such as regularization, dimension reduction and ensemble learning; and select algorithms for fitting machine learning models.

This course offers students an intensive hands-on experience where they combine theoretical understanding, domain knowledge and coding skills to better inform data-driven decision making.  Prior exposure to linear algebra, calculus and statistics is helpful.  A working knowledge of a spreadsheet program and R is a plus.  Students will use spreadsheets and R for validation and prototyping and Python to implement algorithms and apply models to applicable data. 

Some topics covered are also relevant to the statistical learning portion of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) curricula, and the quantitative methods section of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute curriculum. This is a core course of the Actuarial Science program.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Yubo Wang
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• 3 points

GRAD SOUND STUDIO II

N/A

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
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• 3 points

GRADUATE STUDIO II

• Department: Visual Arts
• MR 4 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 3 points

Advanced Data Science Applications in Fi

Adv Data Sci App in Fin a

The Advanced Data Science Applications in Finance and Insurance course covers topics in object-oriented programming with python, the relational theory and relational database navigation with SQL, deep learning (including traditional machine learning tasks, computer vision, recurrent networks, natural language processing, and large language models), as well as interpretable machine learning. 

Some topics covered are relevant to the Advanced Topics in Predictive Analytics (ATPA) exam of the Society of Actuaries.  Topics in deep learning are also relevant to the statistical learning portion of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) curriculum, and the quantitative methods section of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute curriculum.

Familiarity with machine learning models covered in the Data Science in Finance and Insurance (ACTU PS5841) course is helpful.  Prior exposure to linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and a working knowledge of python and spreadsheets are necessary.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Yubo Wang
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• 3 points

GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKET & INVESTMENT

This course will introduce students to major issues currently of concern to all investors. It can give you the skills to conduct a sophisticated assessment of current issues and debates covered by the popular media as well as more-specialized finance journals. These skills are essential for people who pursues a financial service career, especially in today’s rapidly evolving environment. The material presented in this course are both practical important and intellectually interesting.

This course is consistent with and relevant to Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) curriculum. It covers all subjects in CFA test and most of problems are in the same format as the CFA examination questions. This course will also provide a foundation for further study in Financial Risk Management and Financial market related courses.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• W 1:10 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Eugene Xu
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• 3 points

THESIS DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

Prerequisites: EEEB G4850. Incoming M.A. students aiming for the thesis-based program are guided through the process of defining a research question, finding an advisor, and preparing a research proposal. By the end of the semester the students will have a written research proposal to submit to potential advisors for revision. Subject to a positive review of the research proposal, students are allowed to continue with the thesis-based program and will start working with their advisor. The course will also provide an opportunity to develop basic skills that will facilitate the reminder of the students stay at E3B and will help in their future careers.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• W 11:40 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Bekka Brodie
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• 3 points

SOUND ARTIST MENTORSHIP II

The Artist-Mentor program allows a close and focused relationship to form between a core group of students and their two mentors. Two full weeks each semester is dedicated to intensive engagement with an invited Mentor Artist. This unique time allows for a robust and focused relationship to form between the MFA Candidates and the Mentor, and typically includes a variety of off-campus real-world artistic activities. The content of the week will vary according to the mentors’ expertise and the needs of the cohort, and may include studio visits, gallery and museum visits, meetings with art world professionals, assigned readings, workshops, individual and group critiques, and more. The content of the workshop will vary according to the Mentors’ area of interest, expertise, and the needs of the students.

 

What does it mean to be an artist and what are the possible meaningful and impactful forms of sound art practice in the 21st century? What are the overlaps with other disciplines, and how do we negotiate these borders that might be more important in some contexts than others? During Mentor Week we will individually and collectively examine our assumptions and notions of sound art. Our week will include studio visits, hands-on observation of sound art projects, trips to museums to observe the public engage art within them. We will have more relaxed time to contemplate ideas, consider new concepts,  and engage in nuanced discussions on shows, films, readings, and conversations with guests. Without classes to attend, the sense of time  is slowed down and new ways of thinking, feeling and being in the world can be born.  

 

Mentor Week is a special moment in your MFA experience. We meet in a highly compressed time frame, yet the lens of our group will be focused on the question of how individual experiences take shape and form. Soundworks have many ways of impacting and influencing  us. Studio visits, group critiques, and field trips may  be accompanied by relevant readings reflecting on the conditions for art making in the past and at present.

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 3 points

GROUP CRITIQUE II

• Department: Visual Arts
• W 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR ACTUARIES

STRATEGIC COMM FOR ACTUAR

Communication skills are critical to the career trajectory of a risk professional. This workshop-style course develops the practical skills needed to communicate effectively with a diverse set of internal associates ranging from board members and executive officers to subject matter experts, as well as external stakeholders such as rating agencies and regulators. In this course, students learn techniques for effective listening and reading body language; creating and delivering professional presentations; leadership communication and persuasion; negotiation and conflict resolution; professional interactions and presence; and adapting to different communication styles. Through exercises, presentations, and case-based applications, students develop the ability to influence outcomes, achieve objectives, and build stronger professional relationships.

• Department: Actuarial Science
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Melissa Miller
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• 3 points

ARTIST MENTORSHIP II

This required Visual Arts core MFA curriculum course, comprising two parts, allows MFA students to deeply engage with and learn directly from a wide variety of working artists who visit the program each year.

Lecture Series
The lecture component, taught by an adjunct faculty member with a background in art history and/or curatorial studies, consists of lectures and individual studio visits by visiting artists and critics over the course of the academic year. The series is programmed by a panel of graduate Visual Arts students under the professor's close guidance. Invitations are extended to artists whose practice reflects the interests, mediums, and working methods of MFA students and the program. Weekly readings assigned by the professor provide context for upcoming visitors. Other course assignments include researching and preparing introductions and discussion questions for each of the visitors. Undergraduate students enrolled in Visual Arts courses are encouraged to attend and graduate students in Columbia's Department of Art History are also invited. Following each class-period the conversation continues informally at a reception for the visitor. Studio visits with Visual Arts MFA students take place on or around the week of the artist or critic's lecture and are coordinated and assigned by lottery by the professor.

Artist Mentorship
The Artist-Mentor component allows a close and focused relationship to form between a core group of ten to fifteen students and their mentor. Students are assigned two mentors who they meet with each semester in two separate one-week workshops. The content of each workshop varies according to the Mentors’ areas of expertise and the needs of the students. Mentor weeks can include individual critiques, group critiques, studio visits, visits to galleries, other artist's studios, museums, special site visits, readings, and writing workshops. Here are a few descriptions from recent mentors:
• During Mentor Week we will individually and collectively examine our assumptions and notions about art. What shapes our needs and expectations as artists and the impact of what we do?
• Our week will include visits to exhibition spaces to observe how the public engages the art. Throughout, we will consider art's ability to have real life consequences and the public's desire to personally engage with and experience art without mediation.
• The week will be conducted in two parts, f

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• 3 points

Geographies of Environmental Justice and

The origin of the American Environmental Justice Movement can be traced back to the emergence of the American
Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and more specifically to the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. These historical
moments set the stage for a movement that continues to grow with present challenges and widening of economic,
health and environmental disparities between racial groups and socioeconomic groups. The environmental justice
movement builds upon the philosophy and work of environmentalism, which focuses on humanity’s adverse impact
upon the environment, entailing both human and non-human existence. However, environmental justice stresses the
manner in which adversely impacting the environment in turn adversely impacts the population of that environment.

At the heart of the environmental justice movement are the issues of racism and socioeconomic injustice.
This course will examine the intersections of race, equity, and the environment – focusing on history and the
growing role and impact of the environmental justice movement in shaping new sustainability discourses, ethics,
policies, and plans for the twenty-first century. Environmental Justice embeds various disciplines into its analytical
framework ranging from human geography and history to urban studies, economics, sociology, environmental
science, public policy, community organizing, and more. Drawing from these disciplines, as well as from recent
policies, advocacy, and regulations, students will develop a deeper understanding of equity, sustainability, social
impact, and environmental justice in places and spaces across the nation.

Building on the broadness of environmental justice and sustainability, this course will use the geography lens and
frameworks, building on the concept that geography brings together the physical and human dimensions of the
world in the study of people, places, and environments. Geography will set the stage for us to explore a variety of
environmental justice topics and issues in different regions across the nation, from the Black Belt South to the Rust
Belt to Cancer Alley, New Orleans, and Atlanta; then back to New York City and the metropolitan area, introducing
students to initiatives, policies, stakeholders, research, community groups, and advocacy involved in the
development and implementation of environmental laws, policies, practices, equity-based solutions, and sustainable
infrastructure.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: John E Williams
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• 3 points

ERM CAPSTONE

Teams will work through a case assignment, demonstrating mastery of key learnings gained throughout the program on an integrated basis. A simulated case study is used: this is a combination of publicly-available information of an actual company and simulated ERM program details, based on a blend of current ERM programs and practices in the marketplace. Each team will assess the case study and recommend enhancements.

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Rich Lauria
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• Instructor: David P McCarthy
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• 3 points

CAPSTONE: NARRATIVE MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP

CAPSTONE: NMED SCHOLARSHI

The Narrative Medicine Scholarship Capstone advances students’ scholarly writing on a topic of their choosing in a
dynamic collaborative working group setting. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the field, there are a range of
subjects, methodological approaches, and writing styles, and we will discuss the best approach to to each paper. We
can take up participants’ manuscripts at any stage of the writing process—from scratch, or a paper from another
course or context that you’d like to develop further. You do not have to have a set idea of which writing project you
wish to develop in advance; we can brainstorm together. All students will give and receive constructive feedback to
one another, and all students will receive instructor suggestions/comments/edits throughout the semester as well.

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Danielle R Spencer
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• 3 points

CREATIVE CAPSTONE SEMINAR

This capstone seminar supports M.S. students as they develop and complete a substantial creative project in their chosen form (e.g., memoir, fiction, poetry, playwriting, dance, visual, graphic narrative, video, multimedia, hybrid work). Through workshops emphasizing both individual process and community exchange, students will receive peer support and critique. Readings will include essays on creative process and theory and will be assigned as relevant to the individual projects within the group.  Students consider matters of process, form, audience, embodiment, and artistic responsibility.  In addition to the final project, students will be asked to keep a process journal, occasionally to post to prompts on Courseworks, and to provide a short artist’s statement that situates your work within personal, disciplinary, and social frameworks.

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Vincent G Tolentino
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• 3 points

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

• Department: Economics
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Sebastian Heise
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• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

N/A

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• Instructor: Theodore S Moore
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• 1-6 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Matthew E Buckingham
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• Instructor: David A Cruz
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• Instructor: Delphine A Fawundu
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• Instructor: Naeem Mohaiemen
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• Instructor: Shelly Silver
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• Instructor: Sable Smith
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• Instructor: Mickalene Thomas
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• Instructor: Tomas Vu Daniel
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• 1-3 points

SUPERVISED INTERSHIP IN SPORTS MANAGEMEN

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Kelly Carroll
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• 3 points

Governing AI: Risks & Opportunities for

OVERVIEW: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming every sector of human activity-from healthcare and education to defense and diplomacy-presenting both risks and opportunities and raising urgent questions about ethics, governance, global stability and even civilizational churn. This course explores AI as both a technological and geopolitical force, one that has considerable societal impact in reshaping institutions, economies, and even civilization itself. Rather than approaching the topic from a technical perspective, the course is designed for students across disciplines who seek to understand how AI and convergent technologies can be developed and governed responsibly in a time of unprecedented change.

CONTENT: Students will examine AI not as a set of tools but as an evolving infrastructure of global order. The course integrates ethical reasoning, policy analysis, and systems thinking to investigate how to get AI right in an era of rapid techno-social transformation. Students will explore foundational frameworks for AI governance and regulation (e.g., EU AI Act); analyze how the convergence of emerging technologies drives innovation and reshapes industries (e.g., autonomous vehicles); understand the role of AI within the larger context of human innovation; debate the rise of sovereign AI as a geopolitical force (e.g., UAE’s ‘Falcon’, Singapore’s ‘SEA-LION’ models.); evaluate AI’s potential role in both civilizational collapse and societal resilience; and apply methods of strategic foresight to anticipate future emerging technologies (e.g., the work of Sachs, Acemoglu & Robinson, Spengler etc.). Final projects will synthesize technical, ethical, and geopolitical perspectives to design an AI governance framework relevant to students’ personal and professional contexts. The course makes use of the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF) as a foundational tool for understanding technical and organizational risk, while also drawing on the Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI) global governance scholarship to illuminate the geopolitical, institutional, and systemic limitations of riskbased approaches. Students will examine how RMFs interact with sovereign AI models, compute power consolidation, and international governance gaps. The instructor’s interview with CIGI on the governance of emerging dual-use technologies is included as a key resource to help contextualize AI within broader global technopolitical transform

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Manail Anis
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• 3 points

Human-Centered Design for Data-Driven St

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Within this course, students will explore how practices from human-centered design (HCD) can be applied to the end-to-end data science workflow—problem (use case) definition, data collection & preparation, data exploration, data modeling, and communicating and visualizing the results— in order to build trust in data that is used to drive strategy and decision making and impact organizational change. Students will learn about fundamental human values and how methods from the behavioral sciences and HCD can inspire ethical use of data to drive strategy and change in the modern, data-driven workplace. Students will understand how keeping “humans in the loop” is beneficial, and they will develop a critical eye for assessing whether the data they rely on to make decisions at work is human-centric, particularly as we become more reliant on data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to inform our insights, strategies, and decision making at work.

Content & Goals: Through hands-on, project-based work, students will work individually and in project teams to practice designing human-centric information and communication experiences, leveraging audience-focused data visualizations and storytelling techniques to drive a strategic workplace objective, motivating leaders and employees into action to create traceable organizational impact that benefits people. Students will have an opportunity to practice their writing and presentation skills through practical course assignments.

Logistics: This graduate-level elective course is designed for students in Information & Knowledge Strategy but is open to other students at Columbia University. This course would be relevant to students studying management and technology more broadly. The course will be delivered in person on Columbia’s campus during the spring semester.

No prerequisites.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Blake Dicosola
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• 3 points

NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF WORK

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the critical capabilities necessary for individual, team, and organizational success in the new world of work. Based upon current economic models, students will recognize the intangible factors within teams and organizations that drive decision making, knowledge, and culture as value and valuation of the work of organizations.

Our core question is, how to start, build, and sustain leadership and organization capabilities for successfully navigating the future of work? The course will answer this question by looking at successful case examples who are demonstrably leading the way. We will bring actual leaders and entrepreneurs to the class for exchange with our class. The course will require students to work individually and in teams to build their own future of work models through unlearning and learning.

Students will study modern exemplar organizations and leaders to harness their lessons for staying competitive and successful. We will explore the changing nature of work, provide the means for better understanding what is occurring, and develop strategies for successfully navigating this new world. This course will start by analyzing how platforms, robotics, AI, automation, data, digitization, and the speed of technology has changed work. The capabilities necessary for success require both technological expertise, as well as, human skill centered around leadership, knowledge, and cultures of trust, respect and intentional inclusion. Students will participate in an “intangibles” assessment survey that will measure behaviors associated with leadership, culture, and knowledge for driving performance. This approach allows for exploring how the intangible factors behind each of these change factors impact the world of work, workforces, and workplaces.

Assignments will include determining individual work interests, skills and connecting them to organizational objectives and key results (OKR). Students will work in teams to design a future of work map and negotiate practices for their current organizations and clients.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• 3 points

APPLIED WRITING

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• M 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Catherine G Rogers
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• Instructor: Jenessa R Abrams
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• 4 points

SUPERVISED PROJECT IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

SUPERVISED PROJ IN SPORTS

Projects are research intensive and vary according to partners and specialty.

 

Advanced standing in the Sports Management program, with at least 12 points/credits (4 courses) completed is required. A student may not exceed 6 points/credits (2 courses) of Supervised Projects, or take more than 3 points/credits (1 course) per semester.

• Department: Sports Management
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Grant J Son
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• 3 points

SUPERVISED PROJECT IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

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Projects are research intensive and vary according to partners and specialty.

 

Advanced standing in the Sports Management program, with at least 12 points/credits (4 courses) completed is required. A student may not exceed 6 points/credits (2 courses) of Supervised Projects, or take more than 3 points/credits (1 course) per semester.

• Department: Sports Management
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Leonard Elmore
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• 3 points

SUPERVISED PROJECT IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

SUPERVISED PROJ IN SPORTS

Projects are research intensive and vary according to partners and specialty.

 

Advanced standing in the Sports Management program, with at least 12 points/credits (4 courses) completed is required. A student may not exceed 6 points/credits (2 courses) of Supervised Projects, or take more than 3 points/credits (1 course) per semester.

• Department: Sports Management
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Leonard Elmore
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• 3 points

MASTER THESIS WORKSHOP

TAKEN WITH BIET 5992 Master Thesis (2-credit). 

The Workshop meets six times over four months. These sessions will assist students in starting to focus more fully on a topic and approach. During the Thesis Workshop, students will first speak informally for five minutes about a possible topic, followed by a more formal five-minute presentation and a draft of a one-page outline or abstract, proceeding to a more finalized outline or abstract. At each of these stages, students will receive feedback from the course director as well as fellow students.

• Department: Bioethics
• Instructor: Arthur Kuflik
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• 1 points

MASTER THESIS (2 CREDIT)

Thesis requirement for Bioethics program. Taken with the Thesis Workshop (BIET K5991).

• Department: Bioethics
• Instructor: Arthur Kuflik
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• 2 points

PERSP ON INT'L & WORLD HISTORY

This course gives students the opportunity to design their own curriculum: To attend lectures, conferences and workshops on historical topics related to their individual interests throughout Columbia University. Students may attend events of their choice, and are especially encouraged to attend those sponsored by the History Department. The Center for International History and the Heyman Center for the Humanities have impressive calendars of events and often feature historians. The goal of this mini-course is to encourage students to take advantage of the many intellectual opportunities throughout the University, to gain exposure to a variety of approaches to history, and at the same time assist them in focusing on a particular area for their thesis topic.

• Department: History
• Instructor: Line Lillevik
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• 1-3 points

A Systems Approach to Knowledge Manageme

A Systems Approach to KM

This course will equip students with skills and strategies on how to plan, design, develop and deploy knowledge management programs for different types of organizations as well as for different sectors of the global economy. A hallmark of the course’s approach is that students will learn the steps from planning to deployment from a systems standpoint, i.e., students will learn how to use systems engineering principles as an analytic and structured framework for designing and implementing knowledge management programs that are responsive to organizational needs. 

The course first provides an overview of the strategic value of institutional and project knowledge when properly managed, shared and applied, or leveraged to support decision making.  Next, a system’s view and analysis of knowledge management (KM) is introduced as critical to business success because of the strategic value of knowledge assets. The knowledge management “system” as used in this course comprises of all the organizational elements that go into formulating a knowledge management strategy and its related implementation programs. Such system is made up of a defined KM strategy, appropriate information technology (IT) tools, processes, teams and leadership engagements, implementation programs delivery, institutional learning, lessons learned, knowledge sharing and transfer methodologies. Further, students will learn how to conduct organizational KM needs assessment, define institutional KM drivers, strategy formulation and knowledge sharing protocols. Students will also acquire skills for developing robust knowledge management practices and programs that support business objectives, enable project success, and sustain improved organizational performance. Additionally, students will apply the structured KM design principles they learned to real-world organizational challenges and opportunities. Assignments comprise a combination of individual exercises, a group project, and a final exam.

Pre-requisites/open to:
There is no pre-requisite knowledge or specific competency required for taking this course, because the instruction will include knowledge management fundamentals as well as systems engineering basics. Open to SPS and SEAS; other students with instructor permission.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Moses Adoko
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• 3 points

Internship in Industry - IKNS

This asynchronous, 3-credit elective provides an immersive, supervised professional internship experience paired with structured reflection and applied academic work. Students integrate theory with practice while assessing organizational culture, ethical decision-making, feedback practices, and professional competencies. Through guided analysis and reflective assignments, students deepen self-awareness, strengthen career readiness, and clarify how their internship experience shapes future professional goals.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

This course offers students an opportunity to expand their curriculum beyond the established course offerings. Interested parties must consult with the QMSS Program Director before adding the class. This course may be taken for 2-4 points.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 1-4 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is a one- or three-credit course that can count toward the curriculum area requirement in Integrative Sustainability Management, Economics and Quantitative Analysis, Physical Dimensions, Public Policy, General and Financial Management, or Elective, with the approval of the faculty advisor. A final deliverable relating to the Sustainability Management curriculum is required at the end of the semester, and will be evaluated for a letter grade by the faculty advisor and reported to the SUMA program office.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 1-3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Sustainability Science
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 3 points

Community Leadership Service Program

Zero Credit Enrichment

Community Leadership and Service Program " CLASP" will expose students to the non-for-profit world and provide them with hands-on experience that will complement their work in the classroom. Students will participate in a variety of project-based work to assist nonprofits to support their needs, advance their mission and successfully drive business objectives.

At the beginning of each semester, students will provide their bios and resumes and complete a brief survey in order to be matched to a nonprofit organization within the sports industry. 

Each student will receive an overview of the organization and the project they will be supporting for the course of the semester or school year.  Once the matching process occurs, introductory calls will be scheduled and projects will be transferred to the students. 
Each project requires a minimum of 40 hours for the semester for full-time students and 20 hours for part-time students. 

This 0 credit course is a program requirement and failure to complete the hours of service and supplemental office hours will result in a graduation hold.

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Jacqueline A Bartolomeo
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• 0 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is a 1.5 credit course that can count toward the curriculum area requirement in Integrative Sustainability Management, Economics and Quantitative Analysis, Physical Dimensions, Public Policy, General and Financial Management, or Elective, with the approval of the faculty advisor. A final deliverable relating to the Sustainability Management curriculum is required at the end of the semester, and will be evaluated for a letter grade by the faculty advisor and reported to the SUMA program office.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 1.5 points

Research in Technology Management

Research in Tech Manageme

This 3-credit, elective course in the Technology Management program provides students with an opportunity to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep dive into an interdisciplinary technology management topic of their choice, under the umbrella of how technology facilitates business, social, and environmental impact. The research project conducted in this course should fall under one of the four program pillars - Essentials in Technology Management and Leadership, Digital Transformation, Human Centric Design and Innovation, and Emerging Technologies. 

Students can select and implement an applied or academic research project that supports their work or career path interest under the guidance and supervision of the instructor. The research project can connect the discipline of technology management and leadership with vertical industry expertise (e.g., retail, financial services, entertainment, healthcare, etc.) and organizational functions, such as product development and management. Examples of suitable topic areas include: using AI for customer persona development, machine learning and AI applications in financial services, AI guardrails, among others. 

Students can choose between two types of research based on their interest: 


Applied research track: develop and refine an organizational project with a tangible outcome within the term. It can be a research need that the student’s organization has, such as a new market entry or product development. This can also be the continuation of a project students started in a previous course, a research interest, or preparation for the individual Capstone course in the final semester. 

Academic research track: conduct an academic research study in the discipline of technology management and leadership with the goal to share it with the industry and academic community. 


Targeted course outcomes include submitting the research project outcomes to industry conferences, industry publications, or presenting it to internal stakeholders at work. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity, while also either a) contributing to the wider discipline of technology management or b) developing a novel business concept.

• Department: Technology Management
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Katja Schroeder
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• 3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

MASTER'S THESIS

This course fulfills the Masters Thesis requirement of the QMSS MA Program. It is designed to help you make consistent progress on your master’s thesis throughout the semester, as well as to provide structure during the writing process. The master’s thesis, upon completion, should answer a fundamental research question in the subject matter of your choice. It should be an academic paper based on data that you can acquire, clean, and analyze within a single semester, with an emphasis on clarity and policy relevance.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Elena B Krumova
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• Instructor: Maiko Yomogida
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• Instructor: Kenneth Grossberger
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• Instructor: Ishaq Chowdhury
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• Instructor: Emma Sacks
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• 3-4 points

Professional Development Requirement

Zero Credit Enrichment

PDR is designed to expose incoming students to the program’s professional development and improvement offerings and provide you with industry and career experiences that will complement your work in the classroom, enhance and enrich your experience in the program and prepare you for your next career steps in the sports industry.

The PDR requirements have been divided into 2 categories: Core and Elective.


Each incoming 
full-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 40 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 20 Core hours.  

Each incoming 
part-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 20 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 10 Core hours.  


You will fulfill the PDR requirements by participating in and attending events such as:


project-based educational work

networking events

career coaching and advising

industry discussions and information sessions and workshops

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Jennifer Dick
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• 0 points

MA Research Specialization in Statistics

Research Specialization/S

Each year, approximately 10–15% of MA in Statistics students participate in on-campus academic research, contributing to advances in statistical methodology and applied areas. Some projects demonstrate exceptional promise and benefit from additional time and support for further development. The MA Research Specialization in Statistics allows qualified students to extend their MA program to a fourth semester to continue their research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This competitive, merit-based program requires demonstrated research progress, a nomination from a faculty mentor, and an outstanding academic record. STAT GR5999 serves as the course through which students admitted to the MA Research Specialization fulfill their research requirements.

• Department: Statistics
• Instructor: Gabriel Young
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 6 points

CAPSTONE WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE

Students study the sustainability science behind a particular sustainability problem, collect and analyze data using scientific tools, and make recommendations for solving the problem. The capstone course is a client-based workshop that will integrate each element of the curriculum into an applied project, giving students hands-on experience.

• Department: Sustainability Science
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Ready 4 MCY

• Department: Medicine
• 0 points

Ready 4 MCY

• Department: Medicine
• 0 points

THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS

A seminar required of all incoming graduate students, designed to instill effective teaching techniques.

• Department: Mathematics
• W 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: George Dragomir
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 0 points

WORKSHOP (CERT)

This workshop provides an intense immersion in the methods and skills of narrative medicine. Lectures will open up themes of how stories work, creativity, ethics, bearing witness, and empathy, while the small groups practice rigorous skills in close reading, creative writing, and responding to the writings of others. The learning objectives of the workshops are to 1) provide personal contact to introduce and solidify intersubjective relationships among participants; 2) to ignite use of methods that have been and will be utilized in the on-line component, e.g., writing to prompts from literary texts and responding to both form and content of colleagues’ writing; 3) plenary lectures from the architects of the discipline of Narrative Medicine in the foundational theories to be studied; 4) scheduled cultural learning opportunities of New York City (music, museums, literary readings) for shared creative experiences; 5) contact with Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program for certification participants toward their understanding of the breadth of the field and the potential for their continuing to study NM after the CPA; 6) introduction to the national and international reach of Columbia Narrative Medicine so that participants grasp the value and magnitude of the community they have entered as certification program students. Participants will be given the chance to present their own works-in-progress to assembled participants and faculty as a jump-start to collaborative projects during and after the participation in the certification program.

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• 0 points

Leadership in Action

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management I Core. 
Leadership in Action
integrates strategic leadership frameworks, real-world case studies, and an immersive multi-week simulation to build students’ capacity to lead in complex, high-stakes environments. Through a sequence of applied exercises, ranging from team formation and innovation design to crisis response, students will develop critical skills in decision-making, influence, and organizational change. The course emphasizes adaptive leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical judgment, equipping students to lead effectively under conditions of uncertainty and pressure.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Gary Bagley
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• 1.5 points

Financial Accounting

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• R 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• R 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• R 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan Glover
  h-index: 28 Info
• Instructor: Yao Liu
  h-index: 3 Info
• 3 points

EARTH SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM

Current topics in the Earth sciences.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• F 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Kaleigh B Matthews
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• 1 points

Professional development and leadership

Prof Dev for Doctoral: 1s

For first year doctoral students, emphasizing the skills needed for success in orienting them to Columbia and doctoral studies, including teaching and presentation skills (i.e., Microteaching, how to grade, hold office hours, conduct recitations, etc.); cultivating relationships with mentors, faculty, and colleagues; inclusivity; managing your budget; wellness; research and academic integrity and ethics.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Elizabeth M Strauss
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• 0 points

Intro Social Data Analysis II

Corequisites: SOCI G4076 This course examines quantitative methods used in sociology. Students will need to have completed SOCI GR4074 before enrolling. The approach taken in this class is highly applied with an emphasis on developing practical skills for data analysis. We begin with a focus on linear models, discussing the regression model as a tool for data description and causal analysis. We then introduce generalized linear models and conclude by reviewing some special applied including weighting and missing data. Data analysis for the course will be conducted in Stata which is available for download from the department of Sociology.

• Department: Sociology
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
  h-index: 6 Info
• 4 points