PRISON LITERATURE
Prison literature—poems, plays, memoirs, novels, and songs written in prison or about prison—constitute a significant part of American literature. Prisons expose many of the systemic inequalities of American life, above all those based on racism and the enduring legacies of slavery. Using the tools of critical race theory, feminism, and class analysis, this course will explore the forms of cultural expression that have emerged in relationship to the American prison experience. Though the course will touch on the rise of convict leasing, chain gangs, and work farms as part of the penal system under Jim Crow, the main focus will be on developments in the U.S. prison system and in prison literature since the 1960s, roughly from the prison writing of George Jackson, Angela Davis, and Malcolm X to the outpouring of contemporary fiction and poetry about prison life by Jesmyn Ward, Colin Whitehead, Rachel Kushner, and Reginald Betts. This is the era of what Michelle Alexander has called “the new Jim Crow,” the rise of mass incarceration, the partial privatization of the penal system, and the growth of supermax facilities.
Among the questions we will explore together are these: What tools and techniques do writers use to construct the prison experience? What are the affordances offered by various genres (drama, autobiography, poetry, the novel) for exploring the prison system and the systems of oppression that converge at that site? Does some literature of incarceration perpetuate damaging discourses about “felons,” or does it revise and complicate stereotypes and narratives about incarcerated individuals? How do narratives involving change, conversion, growing up, or being defeated operate in various genres of prison literature? What role do mourning, witnessing, testifying, and resistance play in such writing? What is the imagined audience of various genres of prison writing, that is, for whom is it written? What ethical and political demands does such writing make on us as readers, citizens, activists?
- Department: English and Comparative Literature
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Jean E Howard
CULPA: 12 Info - 4 points
Borders, Surveillance, Rights
This interdisciplinary course grapples with the relationship between borders, surveillance, power and rights, critically examining the ways in which lines, boundaries, and caesuras are drawn among geographical entities, communities, identities, environments, and ultimately, social relations – demarcating self and other, establishing hierarchical relationships and activating infrastructures of violence. This seminar explores the dynamics, contradictions and politics surrounding borders and surveillance, and borrows from the fields of film, architecture, art and urban studies to explore the effect on access to and formulations of human rights. To this end, we engage notions of biopolitics, racialization, exclusion/exception, necropolitics, coloniality, hospitality and securitization, among others. The course also engages visual and spatial methodologies and maps out everyday practices of resistance that seek to challenge, subvert or collapse the multifaceted violence of borders.
Taken together, this course provides an alternative to conventional scholarship on this subject. It engages with and provides an alternative to the mainstream literature to take for granted the inclusive and integrative character of nation-states.
At first glance, the course may appear highly theoretical, but not to worry—we will move slowly through the texts and concepts together. The instructor will also ensure that we apply the ideas discussed in class to concrete and tangible case studies with examples given to enable easier access and collective learning.
- Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Shourideh Molavi
Info - 3 points
VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- M 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Nitzan Bartov
Info - 1.5 points
Black Solidarities
This seminar invites junior‐ and senior‐year scholars to interrogate solidarity and coalition through the lenses of Black studies, archival practice, and intersectional politics. Liberation is not a zero‐sum game. Black solidarities are both a theoretical framework and a tactical archive. Black Solidarities disrupts the idea of a Black monolith, i.e. there is no singular "Black community" or "Black experience." This course pushes us to mine the fissures in Black experience for the differences emerging from intersectional experiences of liberatory thought, politics, and social realities. We will explore the meaning of solidarity and coalition as sociological and historical phenomena. Through close readings, multimedia interviews, podcasts, and original research, students will:
- Define and critique the sociological concepts of solidarity, coalition, and allyship in contemporary U.S. and global contexts.
- Explore the tensions and possibilities of extending Black‐centered analysis to other struggles (Indigenous, Palestinian, disability, climate justice, etc.) without diluting the centrality of anti‐Blackness.
- Produce three substantive writing projects that blend scholarly analysis with public‐facing formats (essay, interview‐based piece, or podcast script). By semester’s end, students will have a concrete sense of what solidarities mean across social movement struggles and how individuals translate that knowledge into accountable, solidaristic action.
- Department: American Studies @Barnard
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kimberly Springer
CULPA: 1 h-index: 13 Info - 4 points
SPEC TOPICS IN APPLIED PHYSICS
Atomic Foundation Models
May be repeated for credit. Topics and instructors change from year to year. For advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in engineering, physical sciences, and other fields.
- Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michele Simoncelli
Info - 3 points
PERFORMANCE
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- M 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
- 3 points
Special Topics in Earth and Environmenta
EAEE Special Topics
Special topics in earth and environmental engineering. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
- MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
- 3 points
ADVANCED MASTER'S RESEARCH
Research Course for Master's Students. Students must be nominated by a faculty member. The research credits may not be counted towards the credits required for the Master’s degree.
- Department: Engineering
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Instructor:
Alexis R Moore
Info - 0-6 points
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
Product Realization
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Topics and Instructors change from year to year. For advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in engineering, physical sciences, and other fields.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
- W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
CFD for Aerospace Applica
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Topics and Instructors change from year to year. For advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in engineering, physical sciences, and other fields.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
- M 9:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
- 3 points
TIME-BASED MEDIA ALTERNATIVE REALITIES
TIME-BASED MEDIA ALT REAL
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
POWER TOOLS
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- M 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jelisa Blumberg
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
SCIENCE OF BLOCKCHAINS
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Timothy A Roughgarden
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
INNOVATION & DESIGN LAB
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- T 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
- F 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gary Zamchick
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
ADV SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
C++ DEEP DIVE FOR C PRGS
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRO TO DATA VISUALIZATION
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- R 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christian Swinehart
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMING
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- M 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Yongwhan Lim
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
MACHINE LEARNING SECURITY
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Suman Jana
h-index: 33 Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
THRY ML INTERACT DECISION
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Adam B Block
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
AI FOR SOFTWARE SECURITY
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhuo Zhang
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
CAUSAL INFERENCE FOR DATA SCI
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- W 7:05 p.m.-9:35 p.m.
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Instructor:
Adam Kelleher
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Spencer Luo
Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
APPLIED DEEP LEARNING
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- R 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrei A Simion
Info - 3 points
PHYSICAL COMPUTATION
- Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Daniel Leithinger
Info - 3 points
INDEPENDENT STUDY-GRADUATE
- Department: African American and African Diaspora
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Instructor:
Brandi Summers
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Jafari S Allen
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Farah Griffin
CULPA: 10
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Frank Guridy
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Nyle Fort
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Rachel Grace Newman
Info - 1-4 points
INTERMEDIATE PROJECTS
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Substantial independent project involving laboratory work, computer programming, analytical investigation, or engineering design.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Instructor:
Dimitris Anastassiou
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Keren Bergman
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Javad Ghaderi
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Christine P Hendon
Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info -
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Predrag R Jelenkovic
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Xiaofan Jiang
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Ethan Katz-Bassett
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Dion Khodagholy Araghy
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Peter Kinget
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Zoran Kostic
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Harish Krishnaswamy
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Michal Lipson
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Nima Mesgarani
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Debasis Mitra
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John W Paisley
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Matthias Preindl
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Mingoo Seok
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Kenneth Shepard
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Tanvir Ahmed Khan
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Yannis P Tsividis
CULPA: 4
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David G Vallancourt
CULPA: 28
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Xiaodong Wang
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John Wright
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Charles A Zukowski
CULPA: 5
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Gil Zussman
CULPA: 3
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Savannah Eisner
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Homayoon Beigi
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INDEPENDENT STUDY
- Department: French
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Instructor:
Pierre Force
CULPA: 12 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
MANAG TECH INNOV & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MANAGING TECH INNOVATION
A required course for undergraduate students majoring in OR:EMS. Focus on the management and consequences of technology-based innovation. Explores how new industries are created, how existing industries can be transformed by new technologies, the linkages between technological development and the creation of wealth and the management challenges of pursuing strategic innovation.
- Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- M 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
- 3 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. 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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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
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Vijay Vedula
h-index: 17 Info -
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James Hone
CULPA: 11
h-index: 124
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Kristin Myers
CULPA: 3
h-index: 25
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Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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Vijay Modi
CULPA: 3
h-index: 40
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P J Schuck
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Qiao Lin
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Matei T Ciocarlie
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Michael J Massimino
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Michael Burke
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Sunil Agrawal
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Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
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Bianca N Howard
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Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info -
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Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
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Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info -
Instructor:
Karen Kasza
h-index: 17 Info - 1-3 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. 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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Instructor:
Mary Boyce
Info - 1-3 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. 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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Instructor:
Homayoon Beigi
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Instructor:
Chaoqun Dong
Info - 1-3 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. 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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Instructor:
Adrian Buganza Tepole
Info - 1-3 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. 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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Instructor:
Anthony Genova
Info - 1-3 points
SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY
- Department: Music
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Instructor:
Seth Cluett
h-index: 4 Info - 1-3 points
SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP
Only for masters students in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics who may need relevant work experience a part of their program of study. Final report required. May not be taken for pass/fail or audited.
FIELDWORK
Only for BMEN graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Clark T Hung
CULPA: 5 h-index: 65 Info - 1-2 points
FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Only for Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics graduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
- 1-2 points
SENIOR HONORS THESIS WORKSHOP
Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 and the director of the departmental honors programs permission. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.7 in all required major courses, including calculus and statistics, prior to enrollment. The honors thesis seminar is a year-long course, beginning in the fall semester and ending in the spring semester. Students who have been approved to enter the workshop will be registered for both semesters by the department during the first two weeks of classes; 3 points are earned per semester. This workshop may only be taken by students applying for departmental honors, and it also fulfills the economics seminar requirement for the economics major and all joint majors. Students must see the director during mid-semester registration in the spring to discuss their proposed thesis topic, at which time they will be matched with appropriate faculty who will act as their thesis adviser. Students will meet their adviser over the course of the year at mutually agreed upon times. A rough draft of the thesis will be due during the first week of February in the spring semester, and the final draft will be due three weeks before the last day of classes. Please note that for those joint majors that require two seminars, one in economics and one in the other discipline (i.e. Political Science), the economics senior honors thesis seminar only fulfills the economics seminar requirement.
- Department: Economics
- R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lena Edlund
CULPA: 8 Info - 3 points
SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
- Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Instructor:
Ralph Ghoche
CULPA: 1 h-index: 2 Info -
Instructor:
Shourideh Molavi
Info - 4 points