CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II

Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, German, History, Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Slavic Languages, and Sociology; and members of the Society of Fellows. A study in their historical context of major contributions to the intellectual traditions that underpin contemporary civilization. Emphasis is on the history of political, social, and philosophical thought. Students are expected to write at least three papers to complete two examinations, and to participate actively in class discussions.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Amnah Almukhtar
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• Instructor: Prashant Iyengar
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• Instructor: Shaunna Rodrigues
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• Instructor: Charly J Coleman
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• Instructor: Jonathon S Kahn
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• Instructor: Karuna Mantena
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• Instructor: Richard A Billows
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• Instructor: Christopher T Hoffman
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• Instructor: Ethan Jacobs
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• Instructor: Prashant Iyengar
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• Instructor: Shaunna Rodrigues
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• Instructor: Nathaniel Berman
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• Instructor: Margaret Scarborough
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• Instructor: Amnah Almukhtar
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• Instructor: Ethan Jacobs
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• Instructor: Kyle Baasch
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• 4 points

CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II

A year-long course designed to introduce students to a wide range of issues of public significance by asking them to read closely texts in various traditions of argument with a focus on selected European traditions of moral, political, religious, and social thought. Readings in the Bible, the Qur’an, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Kant, Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, DuBois, and Freud.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Angela M Giordani
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• Instructor: Jesse A Chevan
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY DUTCH II

Fundamentals of grammar, reading, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language. During the spring term supplementary reading is selected according to students needs.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Wijnie de Groot
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Ben de Witte de Witte
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• 4 points

THE ART OF ENGINEERING

Bridge between the science-oriented, high school way of thinking and the engineering point of view. Fundamental concepts of math and science reviewed and re-framed in an engineering context; numerous examples of each concept drawn from all disciplines of engineering represented at Columbia. Non-technical issues of importance in professional engineering practice such as ethics, engineering project management, and societal impact.
Only open to Columbia Engineering first-year undergraduate students or second-year transfer students. Lab fee: $150.

• Department: Engineering
• F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: David G Vallancourt
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 4 points

ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

The aim of the beginning French sequence (French 1101 and French 1102) is to help you to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing--within a cultural context, in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency.

• Department: French
• MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MWR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MWR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Pascale Crepon
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• Instructor: Samuel Skippon
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY GERMAN II

Prerequisites: GERM UN1101 or the equivalent. If you have prior German outside of Columbia’s language sequence, the placement exam is required. German 1102 is the continuation of Elementary German I (1101). It is a four-skill language course taught in German, in which students continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in German and an understanding of German-speaking cultures. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the four language skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing--within a cultural context. Students expand their communication skills to include travel, storytelling, personal well- being, basic economics, recent historical events, and working with movie segments. Completion of daily assignments, which align with class content, and consistent work are necessary in order to achieve basic communicative proficiency.

• Department: Germanic Languages
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MTR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MTR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jutta Schmiers-Heller
  CULPA: 19 Info
• Instructor: Faculty
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY GREEK II

Prerequisites: GREK UN1101 or the equivalent, or the instructor or the director of undergraduate studies permission. Continuation of grammar study begun in GREK UN1101; selections from Attic prose.

• Department: Classics
• MWF 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 4 points

ELEMENT. MODERN GREEK II

Prerequisites: GRKM UN1101 or the equivalent. Continuation of GRKM UN1101. Introduction to modern Greek language and culture. Emphasis on speaking, writing, basic grammar, syntax, and cross-cultural analysis.

• Department: Classics
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Nikolas Kakkoufa
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY HUNGARIAN II

Introduction to the basic structures of the Hungarian language. With the instructors permission the second term of this course may be taken without the first. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.

• Department: Italian
• TR 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Carol H Rounds
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points

ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II

Prerequisites: ITAL V1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

• Department: Italian
• MWR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Alessandra Saggin
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 4 points

FIRST YEAR JAPANESE II

Prerequisites: JPNS C1101, F1101, or W1001-W1002, or the equivalent. Basic training in Japanese through speaking, listening, reading and writing in various cultural contexts.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Mihoko Yagi
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• Instructor: Fumiko Nazikian
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• 5 points

FIRST YEAR KOREAN II

An introduction to written and spoken Korean. Textbook: Integrated Korean, Beginning I and II.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
• MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Sue Yoon
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• Instructor: Seunghyo Ryu
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• Instructor: Ji Kim
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• Instructor: Joowon Suh
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• 5 points

ELEMENTARY LATIN II

Prerequisites: LATN UN1101. A continuation of LATN UN1101, including a review of grammar and syntax for students whose study of Latin has been interrupted.

• Department: Classics
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 4 points

CALCULUS II

Prerequisites: MATH UN1101 or the equivalent. Methods of integration, applications of the integral, Taylors theorem, infinite series. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Chris Ivanov
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• Instructor: Lindsay C Piechnik
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• Instructor: Lucy Yang
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• Instructor: Tianqing Zhu
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• 3 points

ELEMENTARY POLISH II

Essentials of the spoken and written language. Prepares students to read texts of moderate difficulty by the end of the first year.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• TRF 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher Caes
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II

Prerequisites: PORT W1101 or the equivalent. A course designed to acquaint students with the Portuguese verbal, prepositional, and pronominal systems. As a continuation of Elementary Portuguese I (PORT W1101), this course focuses on the uses of characteristic forms and expressions of the language as it is spoken and written in Brazil today.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Ana P Huback
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

FIRST-YEAR RUSSIAN II

Grammar, reading, composition, and conversation.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• MTWR 8:50 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• 5 points

ELEMENTARY SPANISH II

Prerequisites: SPAN UN1101 or a score of 280-379 on the department’s Spanish as a Second Language Placement exam. An intensive introduction to Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on basic oral interaction, reading, writing and cultural knowledge as a continuation of SPAN UN1101. The principal objectives are to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar matters; describe in simple terms aspects of our background and personal history; understand the main point, the basic content, and the plot of filmic as well as short written texts. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• MWR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MWR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MWR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 1:10 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jose Placido Ruiz-Campillo
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• 4 points

Intro to Statistics Recitation

This is only recitation for STAT UG1101. We are requesting 8 sections of recitation to align with the two sections of 1101 offered for Fall 2024.

• Department: Statistics
• M 12:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 0 points

ELEMENTARY SWAHILI II

Essentials of grammar, basic vocabulary, practice in speaking and reading Swahili the most widely used indigenous language of East Africa. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Abdul Nanji
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY UKRAINIAN II

Designed for students with little or no knowledge of Ukrainian. Basic grammar structures are introduced and reinforced, with equal emphasis on developing oral and written communication skills. Specific attention to acquisition of high-frequency vocabulary and its optimal use in real-life settings.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Yuri Shevchuk
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 4 points

FIRST YEAR VIETNAMESE II

Prerequisites: () VIET 1101 or equivalent This course introduces students to the linguistic and grammatical structures of Vietnamese, a major language of South East Asia. Language skills include listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also be introduced to some aspects of Vietnamese life and culture.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Chung Nguyen
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 5 points

ELEMENTARY WOLOF II

Introduction to the basic grammatical structures of Wolof, a major language of West Africa spoken in Senegal and Gambia. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mariame S Sy
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY YIDDISH II

This course offers an introduction to the language that has been spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews for more than a millennium, and an opportunity to discover a fabulous world of Yiddish literature, language and culture in a fun way. Using games, new media, and music, we will learn how to speak, read, listen and write in a language that is considered one of the richest languages in the world (in some aspects of vocabulary). We will also venture outside the classroom to explore the Yiddish world today: through field trips to Yiddish theater, Yiddish-speaking neighborhoods, Yiddish organizations, such as YIVO or Yiddish farm, and so on. We will also have Yiddish-speaking guests and do a few digital projects. At the end of the two-semester course, you will be able to converse in Yiddish on a variety of everyday topics and read most Yiddish literary and non-literary texts. Welcome to Yiddishland!

• Department: Germanic Languages
• TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Agnieszka Legutko
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

Corequisites: ECON UN1155 How a market economy determines the relative prices of goods, factors of production, and the allocation of resources and the circumstances under which it does it efficiently. Why such an economy has fluctuations and how they may becontrolled.

• Department: Economics
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sunil K Gulati
  CULPA: 113 Info
• Instructor: Waseem Noor
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• Instructor: Lilia Maliar
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• 4 points

Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Elem Spanish Heritage Spe

Prerequisites: Scoring at this level on the department’s Spanish as a Heritage Language Placement test (https://columbia-barnard.vega-labs.com).

The principal aim of SPAN UN1108 is to build upon and further develop the informal knowledge of Spanish that heritage learners bring to the classroom—usually from family and neighborhood exposure to the language—and cultivate formal speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities. Students are not expected to have any academic training in written Spanish prior to enrolling in this course.

Spanish heritage language courses at Columbia/Barnard focus on the development of communicative abilities and literacy from sociolinguistic and sociocultural approaches. Throughout the semester, students will be reviewing spelling patterns, building vocabulary, acquiring and effectively using learning strategies, and strengthening composition skills in Spanish. Cultural projects and readings reinforce learners’ understanding of the multiple issues related to Hispanic cultures in the United States and in other Spanish-speaking societies.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Diana Romero
  CULPA: 27 Info
• 4 points

POLITICAL THEORY I

This course considers key questions at the foundation of political thought.  What is justice?  How do we justify the coercive power of states? Do we have an obligation to obey the government? Who should make and enforce the law?  What basic rights and liberties should governments protect? How should our economic system produce and divide wealth and material resources?  What are the claims of excluded or marginalized groups and how can these claims be addressed?   We explore these questions through the works of several classical and contemporary political thinkers.  A major goal of the course is to practice the skills needed to understand a political thinker’s arguments and to construct one’s own.

BEGINNING IN FALL 2025, BARNARD STUDENTS WISHING TO TAKE POLITICAL THEORY FOR INTRO CREDIT TOWARD THE MAJOR MUST TAKE POLS-BC1110. If Barnard students enroll in POLS-UN2101, the course will only count toward their major as elective credit.

Columbia College students who take POLS-BC1110 can only apply the course toward their major for elective credit.

Students may not get credit for more than one of the following courses:  POLS BC1110, POLS UN1101, or POLS-UN2101.

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

BEHAVIORAL BIOL-DISC

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Marina Cords
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 0 points

SODB:FIRST AND SECOND YR SEM

SODB: FIRST AND SECOND YR SEM

This is a course designed for the students enrolled in the Barbara Silver Horowitz ’55 Scholars of Distinction program. It should be taken fall and spring semesters of a students first and second years at the college (for a total of 4 course credits total over the two years). Each month is organized around an outing (or several outings) with readings and guest speakers to complement the outing. Students are expected to attend all the events and meetings. Each student will also produce a blog post connected to or inspired by each event. These posts will appear on the Barnard College website dedicated to the program. Blog posts do not have to cover the event per se, they might, for example, attend to ancillary issues raised by the event or topics raised by the accompanying readings.

• Department: Scholars of Distinction @Barnard
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 1 points

Elementary American Sign Language (ASL)

ELEMENTARY ASL II

This course is an introduction to the basic skills in developing production and comprehension skills in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn ASL vocabulary, structure, and grammar. Course content also includes the manual alphabet and numbers. Students will develop basic conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors, and learn about the culture and history of Deaf communities.

• Department: American Studies @Barnard
• MWR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Kailyn Aaron-Lozano
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• 4 points

FIRST YEAR CHINESE W II

The course is specially designed for students of Chinese heritage and advanced beginners with good speaking skills. It aims to develop the students basic skills to read and write modern colloquial Chinese. Pinyin system is introduced; standard Chinese pronunciation, and traditional characters. Classes will be conducted mostly in Chinese. Open to students with Mandarin speaking ability in Chinese only. CC GS EN CE

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MTR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Yijia Geng
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• Instructor: Shaoyan Qi
  CULPA: 25 Info
• Instructor: Xiaonan Chu
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• 5 points