GENERAL PHYSICS I
Prerequisites: this course uses elementary concepts from calculus, and students should therefore have some basic background in differentiation and integration. Assignments to discussion sections are made after the first lecture. Basic introduction to the study of mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS S1291D. NOTE: There are two recitation sessions that meet for one hour each week. The recitation times will be selected at the first class meeting.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Eric Raymer
CULPA: 3
Info
- 3 points
CALC-BASED INTRO TO STATISTICS
Prerequisites: working knowledge of calculus (differentiation and integration). Designed for students who desire a strong grounding in statistical concepts with a greater degree of mathematical rigor than in STAT W1111. Random variables, probability distributions, pdf, cdf, mean, variance, correlation, conditional distribution, conditional mean and conditional variance, law of iterated expectations, normal, chi-square, F and t distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, parameter estimation, unbiasedness, consistency, efficiency, hypothesis testing, p-value,confidence intervals. maximum likelihood estimation. Satisfies the pre-requisites for ECON W3412.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 10:45 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
- MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Victor Daniel
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Instructor:
Dan Twili
Info - 3 points
POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
The Poetry Writing Workshop is designed for all students with a serious interest in poetry writing, from those who lack significant workshop experience or training in the craft of poetry to seasoned workshop participants looking for new challenges and perspectives on their work. Students will be assigned writing exercises emphasizing such aspects of verse composition as the poetic line, the image, rhyme and other sound devices, verse forms, repetition, collage, and others. Students will also read an variety of exemplary work in verse, submit brief critical analyses of poems, and critique each others original work.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Timothy B Donnelly
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Instructor:
Dorothea S Lasky
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 10 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexandra Borer
CULPA: 4 Info -
Instructor:
Marie-Helene Koffi-Tessio
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
Prerequisites: ITAL V1201 or W1201, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester. A review of grammar, intensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural material. Lab: hours to be arranged. ITAL V1202 fulfils the basic foreign language requirement and prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:35 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patrizia Palumbo
CULPA: 15
Info
- 4 points
GENERAL PHYSICS II
Prerequisites: PHYS S1201 or the equivalent. This course uses elementary concepts from calculus, and students should therefore have some basic background in differentiation and integration. The same course as PHYS S1202X, but given in a six-week session. Assignments to discussion sections are made after the first lecture. Basic introduction to the study of electricity, magnetism, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS S1292Q. NOTE: There are two recitation sessions that meet for one hour each week. The recitation times will be selected at the first class meeting.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 6 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
- MTWR 9 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Nicholas M Luber
Info - 3 points
Intensive Inter Italian:Venice
Italian in Venice ITAL1203OC. Intensive Intermediate Italian. 6 points.
Prerequisites: One year of college-level Italian or the equivalent.
Instructor: Luca Abbattista
The equivalent of Italian 1201/1202. This intensive second year course allows students to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Italian and a better understanding of Italian culture. Students are involved in activities outside the classroom, where they gather information on Italian cultural topics through interviews and surveys that allow them to engage directly with the local community. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
use a sufficient range of language to be able to give clear description;
express viewpoints on most general topics;
show a relatively high degree of grammatical control;
use cohesive devices to link their utterances into clear and coherent discourse;
give detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to their fields of interest, expanding and supporting their ideas;
write clear and detailed text on a variety of subjects related to their field of interest, synthesizing and evaluating information and arguments;
understand straightforward factual information about common everyday life;
interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes for regular interaction;
express news and views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others;
express themselves appropriately in different cultural and communicative situations;
and be aware of the most significant differences between the customs, usages, attitudes, values, and beliefs prevalent in the Italian culture and those of their own.
Please note: If you have completed Intensive 1, you are welcome to enroll in the Intensive Intermediate course. You will be expected to enroll in the full 6-point course. While there will be some overlap in the coursework that you already completed at Columbia, it will benefit you to be in Venice to reinforce and enhance your language studies before continuing on to new material. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded 4 points for the Intensive course.
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
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- Department: Global Programs
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Instructor:
Ricardo A Belisario
Info - 6 points
CHANGES SPACES AND MOBILITIES: WOMEN IN
The turn-of-the-century United States was a nation on the cusp of a number of momentous social, cultural, and political movements. One of the biggest changes was in the status and role of women. From the emergence of the New Woman in the last decade of the 19th century, to the suffragette in the 1910s and the flapper in the 1920s, the roles and positions of women were expanding and evolving in unprecedented ways. Coupled with the growth and expansion of cities, women’s mobility and the spaces they occupied changed dramatically during this time period. In this course, we will examine texts that depict the situation of women and their mobility in various social and cultural contexts in the shifting urban landscape of early twentieth-century New York City. What spaces were women allowed/expected to occupy? What spaces were considered taboo or off limits? What were the effects and consequences of the spaces that women occupied? How did women’s mobility differ to men’s? How do race and class impact mobility and space? What factors influenced women’s mobility and how did these factors change/develop over time? Course materials will likely include work by Nella Larsen, Djuna Barnes, Sui Sin Far, Anzia Yezierska, Edith Wharton, and Faith Baldwin, as well as the film Skyscraper Souls
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kristina Chesaniuk
Info - 0 points
Accel Intermed French: Paris
Accelerated Intermediate French FREN1205OC. 6 points.
Instructor:
Karen Santos Da Silva
, Senior Lecturer of French at Barnard College
On this program, students will prepare for advanced French language and culture with an emphasis on developing highly accurate speaking, reading, and writing skills. While we will read a variety of French and Francophone primary texts, the most important primary text with which students will be engaging on a daily basis is Paris and its diverse inhabitants.
At the conclusion of this course, students will
be able to communicate with French native speakers and navigate living in Paris with ease
be able to confidently express simple concepts in written and spoken French, and begin to express abstract ideas in written and spoken French
be able to describe, narrate, and analyze their cultural experiences orally
have a better mastery of French pronunciation, and colloquial French
have a solid base of knowledge about French and Francophone culture
To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Columbia Summer Accelerated French in Paris
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the
UGE
website for the start and end dates for the Columbia Summer Accelerated French in Paris program.
Please email
uge@columbia.edu
with any questions you may have.
- Department: Global Programs
- 6 points
FIRST YEAR ARABIC I
Prerequisites: Students that are not registering for MDES S1211 will be required to request professor permission (tb46@columbia.edu) to enroll.
FIRST YEAR ARABIC II
Prerequisites: MDES S1210, or the equivalent.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWRF 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Reem Faraj
CULPA: 4
Info
- 5 points
Foundations of Science
Using modern, student-centered, active and collaborative learning techniques, students will engage — through field observations, in-class experiments, computer simulations, and selected readings — with a range of ideas and techniques designed to integrate and anchor scientific habits of mind. Throughout the term, all students will satisfy a detailed set of rubrics by documenting their learning in reflection postings designed to serve as a future reference for how they, individually, went from not understanding an idea to understanding it. Topics covered will include statistics, basic probability, a variety of calculational skills, graph reading, and estimation — all aimed at elucidating such concepts as energy, matter, cells, and genes in the context of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, neuroscience, and physics.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Klejda Bega
Info - 4 points
SECOND YEAR ARABIC II
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MDES UN1211-UN1212 and UN1214 or the equivalent.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWRF 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ouijdane Absi
CULPA: 6
Info
- 5 points
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE LATIN
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Umberto Verdura
Info - 6 points
GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
Prerequisites: PHYS S1201. May be taken before or concurrently with this course. Laboratory for PHYS S1201D. Assignments to laboratory sections are made after the first lecture, offered Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs 10.30AM-1.30PM.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW noon-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
Info - 1 points
GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
Prerequisites: PHYS S1202. May be taken before or concurrently with this course. Laboratory for PHYS 1202X. Assignments to laboratory sections are made after the first lecture. NOTE: Labs meet one day a week (Mon, Tues, Wed or Thurs) 1:00pm - 4:00pm only. There are no evening lab sections.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- T 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
- W 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
- MW noon-3 p.m.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
Info - 1 points
Calculus I
Calculus I
Material includes the study of limits, derivatives, and applications of derivatives, as well as an introduction to integrals. Success in this course requires intense commitment to study and collaboration both in and out of class, along with active participation during class, and the ability to follow both written and verbal directions.
The overarching objective of the course is for students to develop conceptual fluency and computational competence working with limits, derivatives, and their applications. Students will enhance their quantitative reasoning, particularly through interpreting/analyzing charts and graphs in the study of limits and derivatives. Problem solving skills will be augmented through applied word problems, particularly relating to optimization, related rates, and graphing. Writing justifications/explanations for answers on all graded work will expand students' ability to clearly communicate mathematical ideas in writing. While collaborative projects will advance their ability to do so orally and visually.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lindsay C Piechnik
CULPA: 15
Info
- 3 points
Calculus III
Prerequisite for Calc III is Calc I.
For exam placement, see dept site: https://math.barnard.edu/placement-calculus-classes
To develop a conceptual understanding of the fundamental principles of multivariable differential calculus and explore their practical relevance to other branches of natural and social sciences.
Students will enhance their critical thinking by using 3D graphical tools and engaging with three dimensional representations of curves, surfaces and solids.
Writing justifications/explanations for answers on all graded work will expand students' ability to clearly communicate mathematical ideas in writing.
Problem solving skills will be augmented through applications in physics and real world problems involving the dynamics of movement, and optimization problems involving multiple inputs (parameters)
The sequence of topics covered is as follows.
1.
Vectors. Equations of lines and planes. Cylinders and quadric surfaces.
2. Vector functions. Space curves. Arc length and curvature. Applications.
3.
Functions of several variables. Partial derivatives. Gradient. Optimization. Lagrange multipliers.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chris Ivanov
Info - 3 points
COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS
Readings in translation and discussion of texts of Middle Eastern and Indian origin. Readings may include the Quran, Islamic philosophy, Sufi poetry, the Upanishads, Buddhist sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, Indian epics and drama, and Gandhis Autobiography.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MR 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elaine Van Dalen
CULPA: 3
Info
- 4 points
EARTH, MOON AND PLANETS
Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: a working knowledge of high school algebra. May be counted toward the science requirement for most Columbia University undergraduate students. The overall architecture of the solar system. Motions of the celestial sphere. Time and the calendar. Major planets, the earth-moon system, minor planets, comets. Life in the solar system and beyond.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
James H Applegate
CULPA: 44 Info - 3 points
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES
Prerequisites: high school chemistry and algebra, CHEM S0001, or the department's permission. Topics include stoichiometry, states of matter, nuclear properties, electronic structures of atoms, periodic properties, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, introduction to quantum mechanics and atomic theory, introduction to organic, biological chemistry and inorganic coordination chemistry. Topical subjects may include spectroscopy, solid state and materials science, polymer science and macromolecular structures. The order of presentation of topics may differ from the order presented here. Students are required to attend the separate daily morning recitations which accompany the lectures (total time block: MTWR 9:30-12:20). Registering for CHEM S1403D will automatically register students for the recitation section. Students who wish to take the full sequence of General Chemistry Lectures and General Chemistry Laboratory should also register for CHEM S1404Q and CHEM S1500 (see below). This course is equivalent to CHEM W1403 General Chemistry I Lecture.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jason G Polisar
CULPA: 4 Info - 4 points
STARS, GALAXIES & COSMOLOGY
ASTR UN1404: In this course, we will explore how stars, galaxies, and the Universe formed and changed over time. We will have a combination of lectures, class discussions, and hands-ons activities to examine concepts including: distances to, and fundamental properties of, nearby stars; nucleosynthesis and stellar evolution; novae and supernovae; galaxies; the structure of the universe and theories concerning its origin, evolution, and
ultimate fate. This course will use algebra, but ample math support will be provided. You can only receive credit for ASTR UN1404 if you have not taken ASTR BC1754, ASTR UN1420 or ASTR UN1836
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Amanda C Quirk
Info - 3 points
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES
Prerequisites: CHEM S1403 General Chemistry I Lecture or the equivalent. Topics include gases, kinetic theory of gases, states of matter: liquids and solids, chemical equilibria, acids and bases, applications of equilibria, thermochemistry and spontaneous processes (energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy) as well as chemical kinetics and electrochemistry. The order of presentation of topics may differ from the order presented here. Students must also attend the daily morning recitations which accompany the lectures (total time block: MTWR 9:30-12:20). Registering for CHEM S1404Q will automatically register students for the recitation section. The continuation of CHEM S1403D General Chemistry I Lecture. Students who wish to take the full sequence of General Chemistry Lectures and General Chemistry Laboratory should also register for CHEM S1403D and CHEM S1500 (see below). This course is equivalent to CHEM UN1404 General Chemistry II Lecture.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:35 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jason G Polisar
CULPA: 4 Info -
Instructor:
Ruben M Savizky
CULPA: 22
Info
- 4 points
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-REC
Corequisites: CHEM S1404X. To be enrolled in CHEM S1404X, you must be enrolled in CHEM S1406X.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- T 5 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
- T 8 p.m.-8:50 p.m.
- R 5 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ruben M Savizky
CULPA: 22
Info
- 0 points
EXPERIMNTL PSYCH:HUMN BEHAVIOR
Introduction to the techniques of research employed in the study of human behavior. Students gain experience in the conduct of research, including design of simple experiments, observation and measurement techniques, and the analysis of behavioral data.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 10:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patricia G Lindemann
CULPA: 64 Info - 4 points
Gone Viral: Public Health in a Global Co
This course examines the rapidly evolving social, cultural, behavioral, political, and socioeconomic dimensions of public health in community, national, regional, and global contexts. We consider how health as well as the generation of knowledge about health are being continually re-shaped by factors such as age, gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, social class, geography, and interactions within physical and digital environments. We learn how to analyze dynamic public health problems and identify agile solutions by casting light on individual risk factors as well as larger structural forces. We consider how social media enables the rapid proliferation of hotly contested messages and information about the rights of the individual versus the welfare of the public. Finally, we critically examine the ways in which our understandings of health and well-being perpetually shape, and are shaped by, health care systems in flux, the mediation of our own values, and our changing assumptions about the world. "Gone Viral: Public Health in a Global Context" is an exploration of the spread of pathogens and other health threats as well as the spread of ideas and knowledge about them via social media and other platforms. The course is offered twice during the NextGen Leadership Institute (NGLI); students may choose to register for either Session I or Session II. The course is structured around nine (9) in-person sessions that meet during a three-week period. The format combines interactive lectures with discussion-based seminars. The course introduces students to fundamental concepts and issues in public health. Students read selected excerpts from public health textbooks, public health journals, and popular magazines. Short videos, social media content, and documentary films supplement the readings, providing a diversified basis for lively collegial debate. Concurrent with class sessions, students also engage in basic research outside of the classroom by conducting rapid ethnographic assessment. Research methods include observational exercises in public spaces, recruitment of and informal interviews with respondents, small group assignments within walking distance of campus, and participant-observation in online spaces where public health ideas are evinced and negotiated. The course has six learning objectives: 1. Introduce definitions of disease, illness, and well-being from various perspectives. 2. Introduce students to a population perspective on health and disease. 3. Define and describe the social determinant
- Department: Pre-College Program (Barnard)
- TWR 9:30 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Steven C Alley
Info - 0 points
GENERAL CHEMISTRY: LABORATORY
Prerequisites: (CHEM UN1403) Introduction to basic experimental techniques in chemistry, including quantitative procedures, chemical analysis, and descriptive chemistry. To be enrolled in CHEM S1500X you must also register for CHEM S1501 Lab Lecture.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 12:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m.
- T 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
- R 1:10 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sarah J Hansen
CULPA: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Joseph C Ulichny
CULPA: 9
Info
- 3 points
GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB-LECTURE
Corequisites: CHEM S1500 Lab lecture for CHEM S1500 General Chemistry Laboratory.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- M 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joseph C Ulichny
CULPA: 9
Info
- 0 points
INTRO DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY
Introductory course to analog photographic tools, techniques, and photo criticism. This class explores black & white, analog camera photography and darkroom processing and printing. Areascovered include camera operations, black and white darkroom work, 8x10 print production, and critique. With an emphasis on the student’s own creative practice, this course will explore the basics of photography and its history through regular shooting assignments, demonstrations, critique, lectures, and readings. No prior photography experience is required.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
- MW 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexander T McTigue
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Instructor:
Joao Pina
Info - 3 points
INTRO 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: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Karen Dias
Info - 3 points
Photo Exhibitions
A photography exhibition is a form of “show and tell” that combines a photographer’s creativity with the audience’s interaction (applause, excitement, boredom, learning). This course explores historic and modern photography exhibitions designed by curators, organizations, and artists. We explore the ways a photograph breathes in the “living” world as compared to the “static” world of newspapers, magazines, or photobooks. Making use of New York’s vast cultural network, we will go on field trips to public museums, commercial galleries, and independent spaces in Chelsea, Downtown, Long Island City, Bronx, etc. Students will design a mini-exhibition as their final project. Students will maintain a daily
Reflection Journal
to document their experiences at each location, capturing the ideas discussed and materials presented. The journal serves as a creative space for exploring the topics covered in the course and for developing concepts for the final project. The Final Project will be a collectively curated one-day exhibition on campus.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ben Salesse
Info - 3 points
Core as Praxis/Fieldwork
HUMA UN2000
– The
Core as Praxis
or
Fieldwork
provides students with the opportunity to explore the connections among texts from the Core Curriculum, their work in their major field of study, and their work in a professional environment outside of Columbia’s campus. Students will be guided through a process of reflection on the ideas and approaches that they develop in Core classes and in the courses in their major, and to think about how they can apply theory to practice in the context of an experiential learning environment (e.g., service learning, fieldwork, internship, etc.). Students will reread and revisit a text that they have studied previously in
Literature Humanities
or in
Contemporary Civilization
as the basis for their critical lens on their major and experiential learning and as the basis for their reading and writing assignments during the course.
Student Eligibility Criteria:
Have already completed the sophomore year
Have already declared a major
Are engaging concurrently in an experiential learning opportunity (e.g., service learning, fieldwork, internship, etc.)
HUMA UN2000 may not be taken with the Pass/D/Fail option. All students will receive a letter grade for the course. Students can take HUMA UN2000 twice.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
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Instructor:
Steven J Baker
CULPA: 3
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Gal Katz
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Instructor:
Zachary J Levine
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Instructor:
Jason Z Resnikoff
CULPA: 3 Info -
Instructor:
Nicole M Gervasio
CULPA: 6
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Tylar A Colleluori
CULPA: 1 Info -
Instructor:
Jenny Rhodes
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Instructor:
Gal Katz
Info - 1 points
DRAWING STUDIO
This course delves into drawing as an expansive, exploratory practice that underpins all forms of visual art. Designed primarily as a hands-on workshop, the class is enriched with slide lectures, video presentations, and field trips. Throughout the semester, students will engage in individual and group critiques, fostering dialogue about their work. Beginning with still life and progressing to drawings of artworks, artifacts, and figure studies, the course investigates drawing as a dynamic practice connected to a wide array of visual cultures.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jozefina Chetko
Info - 3 points
DRAWING STUDIO
This course delves into drawing as an expansive, exploratory practice that underpins all forms of visual art. Designed primarily as a hands-on workshop, the class is enriched with slide lectures, video presentations, and field trips. Throughout the semester, students will engage in individual and group critiques, fostering dialogue about their work. Beginning with still life and progressing to drawings of artworks, artifacts, and figure studies, the course investigates drawing as a dynamic practice connected to a wide array of visual cultures.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jozefina Chetko
Info - 3 points
DANCE IN PARIS
This 28-day course is an immersion in Parisian culture from the point of view of the dancer. The course is divided into three major components: technique, composition, and history. Students will take a series of technique classes in modern, ballet, improvisation, world dance forms, and yoga, taught by Barnard/USF and international guest faculty, as well as opportunities to take alternative technique classes in some of Paris’s professional dance studios. Students will be exposed to the rich artistic side of Paris through lectures and performances, as well as assigned readings by major dancers/writers/artists who have drawn on the Parisian landscape as inspiration for their work.
A final choreographic project based on compositional exercises that will take students to various Parisian locales, will be presented during the final week of the course. We will also visit many important locations essential to studying the history of dance in Western culture, including Versailles, Théâtre de la Ville and the Paris Opera.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
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Instructor:
Colleen Thomas
CULPA: 6
Info
- 3 points
International Relations in a Changing Wo
This course introduces students to international relations through the lens of world order— how it emerged, how it operates, and why it is now under strain. Students examine how power, institutions, law, domestic politics, and leadership shape cooperation and conflict among states. Rather than treating international relations as abstract theory, the course emphasizes concrete puzzles: why wars occur despite their costs, why democracies rarely fight one another, and why rules sometimes constrain powerful states and sometimes fail, and international law is often weaker than many might expect. The course also explores competing visions of world order, including American, European, Chinese, Islamic, African, and Non-Aligned perspectives, especially in the context of deglobalization. In the final weeks, students apply these ideas to the U.S.–China rivalry and to existential challenges such as nuclear war and environmental stress. The course is designed for students from all majors and emphasizes analytical reading, clear argumentation, and informed discussion of contemporary global politics.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kian Tajbakhsh
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
International Relations in a Changing Wo
This course introduces students to international relations through the lens of world order— how it emerged, how it operates, and why it is now under strain. Students examine how power, institutions, law, domestic politics, and leadership shape cooperation and conflict among states. Rather than treating international relations as abstract theory, the course emphasizes concrete puzzles: why wars occur despite their costs, why democracies rarely fight one another, and why rules sometimes constrain powerful states and sometimes fail, and international law is often weaker than many might expect. The course also explores competing visions of world order, including American, European, Chinese, Islamic, African, and Non-Aligned perspectives, especially in the context of deglobalization. In the final weeks, students apply these ideas to the U.S.–China rivalry and to existential challenges such as nuclear war and environmental stress. The course is designed for students from all majors and emphasizes analytical reading, clear argumentation, and informed discussion of contemporary global politics.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kian Tajbakhsh
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Cities and Human Welfare
Urbanism reflects the global shift from agricultural to predominantly urban societies, in which people’s primary relationships are increasingly shaped by proximity to one another rather than proximity to land. This course examines the political and economic forces that shape cities and evaluates how urbanization affects human welfare in both the Global South and Global North. The course is designed as an intensive summer seminar meeting six times for extended sessions.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kian Tajbakhsh
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
CARIBBEAN CULTURE & SOCIETIES
This course offers a chronological study of the Anglophone, Hispanophone, and Francophone insular Caribbean through the eyes of some of the region’s most important writers and thinkers. We will focus on issues that key Caribbean intellectuals--including two Nobel prize-winning authors--consider particularly enduring and relevant in Caribbean cultures and societies. Among these are, for example, colonization, slavery, national and postcolonial identity, race, class, popular culture, gender, sexuality, tourism and migration. This course will also serve as an introduction to some of the exciting work on the Caribbean by professors at Barnard College and Columbia University (faculty spotlights).
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maja Horn
CULPA: 7
Info
- 3 points
CARIBBEAN CULTURE & SOCIETIES
This course offers a chronological study of the Anglophone, Hispanophone, and Francophone insular Caribbean through the eyes of some of the region’s most important writers and thinkers. We will focus on issues that key Caribbean intellectuals--including two Nobel prize-winning authors--consider particularly enduring and relevant in Caribbean cultures and societies. Among these are, for example, colonization, slavery, national and postcolonial identity, race, class, popular culture, gender, sexuality, tourism and migration. This course will also serve as an introduction to some of the exciting work on the Caribbean by professors at Barnard College and Columbia University (faculty spotlights).
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maja Horn
CULPA: 7
Info
- 3 points
MIND/BRAIN DISORDERS
Mental disorders have historically been distinguished from other medical illnesses because they affect the higher cognitive processes that are referred to as the “mind”. Neuroscience offers one way for understanding mental disorders, asserting that the mind is a manifestation of brain activity, thereby categorizing these disorders as essentially brain disorders. This course explores the ongoing search for the brain correlates of mental disorders and the significant impact this search has had on our contemporary understanding of mental health. Engaging with review and research papers on schizophrenia, autism spectrum, and mood disorders, students will learn to interpret experimental evidence in Neuroscience and to evaluate known theories through both supporting and non-supporting evidence. While the course acknowledges neuroscience's progress in understanding mental disorders, it also considers some of the problems encountered in viewing them as essentially biological phenomena: Can brain-based explanations capture the lived experience of mental disorders? Could these disorders also originate from outside the brain? How should they be treated, and should they be always treated?
NOTE: The course desctiption is the same for the fall/spring course and the summer course.
LINEAR ALGEBRA
Prerequisites: MATH S1201 Calculus III, or the equivalent. Matrices, vector spaces, linear transformation, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, canonical forms, applications.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
- 3 points
LINEAR ALGEBRA
Prerequisites: MATH S1201 Calculus III, or the equivalent. Matrices, vector spaces, linear transformation, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, canonical forms, applications.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Myungsin Cho
Info - 3 points
Architectural Design Summer Studio: Envi
Arch Design: Envr Mediato
This architectural design summer studio course explores modes of visualization, technologies of mediation, and
spaces of environmental and material transformations. These explorations will be used as catalysts for
architectural analysis and design experimentation.
Introducing design methodologies that allow us to perceive and reshape spatial and material interactions in new
ways, the studio will focus on how architecture negotiates, alters or redirects multiple forces in our world:
physical, cultural, social, technological, political etc. The semester progresses through two projects that examine
unique atmospheric, spatial and urban conditions with the aid of multimedia visual techniques; and that employ
design to develop critical and creative interventions at different scales. Learning analog and digital drawing
techniques, physical model-making, and multimedia image production, students will work in the studio and
digital architecture lab. The course includes site visits and field trips in the city.
NOTE: The course may be used to fulfill major requirements. It can replace: ARCH 2101 Architectural Design:
Environment Mediations OR ARCH 2103 Architectural Design: Systems and Materials. OR students may use it as
an additional optional studio course to complement their overall studies in the major. Preference will be given
to students who have completed one studio course or Design Futures course.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kadambari Baxi
Info - 4 points
Architectural Design Summer Studio: Envi
Arch Design: Envr Mediato
This architectural design summer studio course explores modes of visualization, technologies of mediation, and
spaces of environmental and material transformations. These explorations will be used as catalysts for
architectural analysis and design experimentation.
Introducing design methodologies that allow us to perceive and reshape spatial and material interactions in new
ways, the studio will focus on how architecture negotiates, alters or redirects multiple forces in our world:
physical, cultural, social, technological, political etc. The semester progresses through two projects that examine
unique atmospheric, spatial and urban conditions with the aid of multimedia visual techniques; and that employ
design to develop critical and creative interventions at different scales. Learning analog and digital drawing
techniques, physical model-making, and multimedia image production, students will work in the studio and
digital architecture lab. The course includes site visits and field trips in the city.
NOTE: The course may be used to fulfill major requirements. It can replace: ARCH 2101 Architectural Design:
Environment Mediations OR ARCH 2103 Architectural Design: Systems and Materials. OR students may use it as
an additional optional studio course to complement their overall studies in the major. Preference will be given
to students who have completed one studio course or Design Futures course.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kadambari Baxi
Info - 4 points
Linear Algebra and Probability
Linear algebra with a focus on probability and statistics. The course covers the standard linear algebra topics: systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, bases, dimension, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the Spectral Theorem and singular value decompositions. It also teaches applications of linear algebra to probability, statistics and dynamical systems giving a background sufficient for higher level courses in probability and statistics. The topics covered in the probability theory part include conditional probability, discrete and continuous random variables, probability distributions and the limit theorems, as well as Markov chains, curve fitting, regression, and pattern analysis. The course contains applications to life sciences, chemistry, and environmental life sciences. No a priori background in the life sciences is assumed.
This course is best suited for students who wish to focus on applications and practical approaches to problem solving. It is recommended to students majoring in engineering, technology, life sciences, social sciences, and economics.
Math majors, joint majors, and math concentrators must take MATH UN2010 Linear Algebra or MATH UN1207 Honors Math A, which focus on linear algebra concepts and foundations that are needed for upper-level math courses. MATH UN2015 (Linear Algebra and Probability) does NOT replace MATH UN2010 (Linear Algebra) as prerequisite requirements of math courses. Students may not receive full credit for both courses MATH UN2010 and MATH UN2015. Students who have taken MATH UN2015 and consider taking higher level Math courses should contact a major advisor to discuss alternative pathways.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- 3 points
Cell Phone Photography: Exploring Digita
Today’s cell phones are equipped with cameras that far surpass those used by the pioneers of digital photography, offering superior resolution and multi-sensor capabilities that revolutionize how we capture and process images. This course explores the creative and technical potential of smartphone photography, focusing on accessible tools and workflows that empower students to produce compelling digital works. The curriculum emphasizes post-production and digital media techniques over traditional camera mastery. Students will develop foundational skills in Adobe Suite applications, including Lightroom and Photoshop for photo editing and After Effects and Premiere for video production. We will also discuss the integration of artificial intelligence in modern photography, examining how AI enhances editing processes and opens new creative possibilities. A significant part of the course will address fundamental questions of light in photography, the use of RAW formats—offered by many smartphones but seldom understood—and the structure of digital image files. Students will also learn about post-production techniques for preparing images for print, as well as for projection or display on digital screens, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end digital photography workflow. Thinking Locally: Street photography serves as a central theme in this course, encouraging students to document the vibrant life of New York City through weekly assignments. A guided photo walk in Harlem will provide hands-on experience in capturing unique, candid moments. Ethical considerations will be a key focus, addressing topics like consent, privacy, and best practices for interacting with subjects. Discussions will be complemented by readings, critiques, and a guest lecture from a professional street photographer. By the end of the course, students will have transformed their understanding of smartphone photography, creating works that push the boundaries of accessible technology while building a strong foundation in contemporary digital media.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jozefina Chetko
Info - 3 points
Cell Phone Photography: Exploring Digita
Today’s cell phones are equipped with cameras that far surpass those used by the pioneers of digital photography, offering superior resolution and multi-sensor capabilities that revolutionize how we capture and process images. This course explores the creative and technical potential of smartphone photography, focusing on accessible tools and workflows that empower students to produce compelling digital works. The curriculum emphasizes post-production and digital media techniques over traditional camera mastery. Students will develop foundational skills in Adobe Suite applications, including Lightroom and Photoshop for photo editing and After Effects and Premiere for video production. We will also discuss the integration of artificial intelligence in modern photography, examining how AI enhances editing processes and opens new creative possibilities. A significant part of the course will address fundamental questions of light in photography, the use of RAW formats—offered by many smartphones but seldom understood—and the structure of digital image files. Students will also learn about post-production techniques for preparing images for print, as well as for projection or display on digital screens, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end digital photography workflow. Thinking Locally: Street photography serves as a central theme in this course, encouraging students to document the vibrant life of New York City through weekly assignments. A guided photo walk in Harlem will provide hands-on experience in capturing unique, candid moments. Ethical considerations will be a key focus, addressing topics like consent, privacy, and best practices for interacting with subjects. Discussions will be complemented by readings, critiques, and a guest lecture from a professional street photographer. By the end of the course, students will have transformed their understanding of smartphone photography, creating works that push the boundaries of accessible technology while building a strong foundation in contemporary digital media.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jozefina Chetko
Info - 3 points
ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent. Special differential equations of order one. Linear differential equations with constant and variable coefficients. Systems of such equations. Transform and series solution techniques. Emphasis on applications.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Tat Sang Fung
Info - 3 points
DAILY LIFE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
This course is designed as travellers guide to medieval Europe. Its purpose is to provide a window to a long-lost world that provided the foundation of modern institutions and that continues to inspire the modern collective artistic and literary imagination with its own particularities. This course will not be a conventional history course concentrating on the grand narratives in the economic, social and political domains but rather intend to explore the day-to-day lives of the inhabitants, and attempts to have a glimpse of their mindset, their emotional spectrum, their convictions, prejudices, fears and hopes. It will be at once a historical, sociological and anthropological study of one of the most inspiring ages of European civilization. Subjects to be covered will include the birth and childhood, domestic life, sex and marriage, craftsmen and artisans, agricultural work, food and diet, the religious devotion, sickness and its cures, death, after death (purgatory and the apparitions), travelling, merchants and trades, inside the nobles castle, the Christian cosmos, and medieval technology. The lectures will be accompanied by maps, images of illuminated manuscripts and of medieval objects. Students will be required to attend a weekly discussion section to discuss the medieval texts bearing on that weeks subject. The written course assignment will be a midterm, final and two short papers, one an analysis of a medieval text and a second an analysis of a modern text on the Middle Ages.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Neslihan Senocak
CULPA: 5
Wikipedia
Info
- 4 points
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling I
Intro Mathematical Modeli
Prerequisites: MATH UN1101 (Calculus I) or equivalent courses. This course introduces students to mathematical modeling through hands-on, project-based learning. Topics include fundamental concepts from linear algebra, multivariable calculus, differential equations, probability and statistics, and introductory machine learning.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
George Dragomir
CULPA: 5
Info
- 3 points
Political Theory I
Political theory examines the ideas and institutions that shape political life. This course introduces key texts and arguments about the best way to organize political power, how it should be used, and for what purpose.
We will address these larger questions by studying how major thinkers, ancient and modern, analyzed political diversity, division, and conflict. What are the sources of conflicting identities, interests, passions, and values in politics? How can partisanship and contestation avoid degenerating into open war and unjust domination? Which institutions, laws, and practices are best able to manage conflict consistent with other political goals, such as freedom, equality, justice?
Course goals: Demonstrate broad knowledge of key texts, thinkers, concepts, and debates in the history of political thought; compare, contrast, and classify definitions of diversity and their political significance; interpret texts and reconstruct their core arguments and concepts; evaluate arguments, concepts, and theories in terms of consistency, plausibility, and desirability; develop persuasive interpretations and arguments through textual analysis; present and defend ideas and arguments clearly in writing and discussion.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Isaac J Stethem
Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I
Prerequisites: RUSS UN1101 and RUSS UN1102 or placement test $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $15.00 = Materials Fee , Builds upon skills acquired at introductory level. Emphasis on speaking, reading, writing, and grammar review. Taken with RUSS S2102R, equivalent to full-year intermediate course.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Marina Grineva
Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
Prerequisites: SPAN S1102, or the equivalent. Equivalent to SPAN C1201 or F1201. Rapid grammar review, composition, and reading of literary works by contemporary authors.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
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Instructor:
Leyre Alejaldre Biel
CULPA: 1 h-index: 5 Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
Prerequisites: SPAN S1102, or the equivalent. Equivalent to SPAN C1201 or F1201. Rapid grammar review, composition, and reading of literary works by contemporary authors.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
- 4 points
INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II
Prerequisites: RUSS UN2101 or placement test $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $15.00 = Materials Fee , Continuation of RUSS S2101H.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Marina Grineva
Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Prerequisites: SPAN S1201, or the equivalent. Equivalent to SPAN C1202 or F1202. Readings of contemporary authors, with emphasis on class discussion and composition.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
- MTWR noon-2:05 p.m.
- MTWR 9 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
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Instructor:
Francisca Aguilo Mora
CULPA: 5
Info
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Instructor:
Lorena Garcia Barroso
CULPA: 3 Info - 4 points
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
Prerequisites: ECON UN1105 The course surveys issues of interest in the American economy, including economic measurement, well-being and income distribution, business cycles and recession, the labor and housing markets, saving and wealth, fiscal policy, banking and finance, and topics in central banking. We study historical issues, institutions, measurement, current performance and recent research.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Claudia Halbac
Info - 3 points
Political Theory I Discussion
Discussion section
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Robab Vaziri
Info - 0 points
Psychopathology
Prerequisites: PSYCBC1001 Introduction to Psychology or its accepted equivalent. . An introduction to the study of abnormal behavior and various psychological disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and personality disorders. The course broadly reviews scientific and cultural perspectives on abnormal behavior with an emphasis on clinical descriptions and diagnosis, etiology, treatment, and research methods. The following Columbia University course is considered overlapping and a student cannot receive credit for both the BC course and the equivalent CU course: PSYC UN2620 Abnormal Behavior.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael Wheaton
h-index: 31 Info - 3 points
Psychopathology
Prerequisites: PSYCBC1001 Introduction to Psychology or its accepted equivalent. . An introduction to the study of abnormal behavior and various psychological disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and personality disorders. The course broadly reviews scientific and cultural perspectives on abnormal behavior with an emphasis on clinical descriptions and diagnosis, etiology, treatment, and research methods. The following Columbia University course is considered overlapping and a student cannot receive credit for both the BC course and the equivalent CU course: PSYC UN2620 Abnormal Behavior.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael Wheaton
h-index: 31 Info - 3 points
PSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG USE & ABUSE
Prerequisites: BC1001 or permission of the instructor.
The aim of this course is to critically examine the complex interaction of biological, psychological and environmental factors which impact the etiology, symptoms, and treatment of substance abuse and dependence. The course focuses on those drugs which have abuse and dependence potential with specific emphasis on Alcohol and the Depressants, the Psychostimulants, and the Opiates. A primary objective is to provide insight into factors which contribute to challenges with substances for some individuals and to better understand their felt and lived experience with drugs.
The course begins with a review of theoretical perspectives including disease, behavioral, cognitive, social learning, psychodynamic, and neurobiological models. The physical, psychological, and socio-cultural effects/impact of each major class of drug will then follow. Within each category, we will also discuss controversial issues related to each drug for example: methadone maintenance, needle exchange programs, Ritalin/Adderall abuse, the “opiate epidemic.” Throughout the course, case histories, film documentaries and memoirs will provide personal accounts of the drug experience. We conclude the course with an overview of treatment interventions.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
E'Mett McCaskill
CULPA: 38
Info
- 3 points
PSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG USE & ABUSE
Prerequisites: BC1001 or permission of the instructor.
The aim of this course is to critically examine the complex interaction of biological, psychological and environmental factors which impact the etiology, symptoms, and treatment of substance abuse and dependence. The course focuses on those drugs which have abuse and dependence potential with specific emphasis on Alcohol and the Depressants, the Psychostimulants, and the Opiates. A primary objective is to provide insight into factors which contribute to challenges with substances for some individuals and to better understand their felt and lived experience with drugs.
The course begins with a review of theoretical perspectives including disease, behavioral, cognitive, social learning, psychodynamic, and neurobiological models. The physical, psychological, and socio-cultural effects/impact of each major class of drug will then follow. Within each category, we will also discuss controversial issues related to each drug for example: methadone maintenance, needle exchange programs, Ritalin/Adderall abuse, the “opiate epidemic.” Throughout the course, case histories, film documentaries and memoirs will provide personal accounts of the drug experience. We conclude the course with an overview of treatment interventions.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
E'Mett McCaskill
CULPA: 38
Info
- 3 points
Introduction to American Politics
Intro American Politics
In this course, students will gain familiarity with some of the major questions and theoretical frameworks in the American Politics subfield of political science and learn how to think theoretically and empirically about politics.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Judith Russell
CULPA: 49 Info - 4 points
Second-Year Chinese I
As the first half of a one-year program for intermediate Chinese learners, this course helps students consolidate and develop language skills used in everyday communication. Texts are presented in the form of dialogues and narratives that provide language situations, sentence patterns, word usage, and cultural information. This course will enable students to conduct everyday tasks such as shopping for cell phone plans, opening a bank account, seeing a doctor, or renting a place to live. At the end of the course, students will be ready to move on to the second half of the program, which focuses on aspects of Chinese culture such as the social norms of politeness and gift-giving. Semi-formal and literary styles will also be introduced as students transition to more advanced levels of Chinese language study. While providing training for everyday communication skills, Second Year Chinese aims to improve the student's linguistic competence in preparation for advanced studies in Mandarin.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWRF 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhong Qi Shi
Info - 5 points
Second-Year Chinese II
As the second half of a one-year program for intermediate Chinese learners, this course helps students consolidate and develop everyday communicative skills in Chinese, as well as introducing aspects of Chinese culture such as the social norms of politeness and gift-giving. Semi-formal and literary styles will also be introduced as students transition to more advanced levels of Chinese language study. While providing training for everyday communication skills, Second Year Chinese aims to improve the student's linguistic competence in preparation for advanced studies in Mandarin.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWRF 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lingjun Hu
CULPA: 5
Info
- 5 points
COGNITION: BASIC PROCESSES
An introduction to basic concepts in cognitive psychology. Topics include theories and
phenomena in areas such as attention, memory, concepts and categories, language, reasoning,
decision making, and consciousness.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nora Isacoff
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
Introduction to American Politics Discus
Intro Am Pol Discussion
Discussion section
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Emma K Swanson
Info - 0 points
The Song Within Us: Composition, Analysi
This class offers insight through composing, analysis, and performance for the composer, singer/songwriter, and performance artist. Coupling specifics of rhythm, melody, and harmony with story telling, lyric writing and the voice itself, students will be encouraged to share their imagination in song regardless of style, genre, or aesthetic. Music ranging from Chant to Music Theatre, the German lied to international pop fusion will be included as models upon which to base discussion and creative endeavor. Improvisation and musicianship techniques will complement pedagogical presentations of tonal and non - tonal compositional practice. A required final project based on any combination of composition, analysis, and performance, and in any media will be due at the end of the semester. All levels of experience and all types of instruments are welcome. Notation software is recommended but not required.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter M Susser
CULPA: 20
Info
- 3 points
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR ECONOMICS
The purpose of this course is to provide a basic introduction to accounting, including the
foundations of accounting concepts, the underlying mechanics, and the overall perspective required
to become intelligent users of accounting information. The course will focus on the main
financial statements, the nature of accrual measurement, and the information perspective. In addition,
we will explore some accounting methods in detail, such as revenue recognition, assets,
liabilities, and equity.
The overarching perspective is that accounting reports provide information that is useful for
a variety of purposes. In the course, I will also provide insights into how the financial markets
use accounting information to evaluate executives, predict future stock returns, assess firms’
riskiness, and allocate society’s resources to their most productive uses.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Shraman Sen
Info - 3 points
ISLAM
This course is designed as an introduction to the Islamic religion, both in its pre-modern and modern manifestations. The semester begins with a survey of the central elements that unite a diverse community of Muslim peoples from a variety of geographical and cultural backgrounds. This includes a look at the Prophet and the Qur'an and the ways in which both were actualized in the development of ritual, jurisprudence, theology, and sufism/mysticism. The course then shifts to the modern period, examining the impact of colonization and the rise of liberal secularism on the Muslim world. The tension between traditional Sunni and Shi'i systems of authority and movements for 'modernization' and/or 'reform' feature prominently in these readings. Topics range from intellectual attempts at societal/religious reform (e.g. Islamic Revivalism, Modernism, Progressivism) and political re-interpretations of traditional Islamic motifs (e.g. Third-Worldism and Jihadist discourse) to efforts at accommodating scientific and technological innovations (e.g. evolution, bioethics ). The class ends by examining the efforts of American and European Muslim communities to carve out distinct spheres of identity in the larger global Muslim community ( umma) through expressions of popular culture (e.g. Hip-Hop).
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Najam I Haider
CULPA: 8
Info
- 4 points
ISLAM
This course is designed as an introduction to the Islamic religion, both in its pre-modern and modern manifestations. The semester begins with a survey of the central elements that unite a diverse community of Muslim peoples from a variety of geographical and cultural backgrounds. This includes a look at the Prophet and the Qur'an and the ways in which both were actualized in the development of ritual, jurisprudence, theology, and sufism/mysticism. The course then shifts to the modern period, examining the impact of colonization and the rise of liberal secularism on the Muslim world. The tension between traditional Sunni and Shi'i systems of authority and movements for 'modernization' and/or 'reform' feature prominently in these readings. Topics range from intellectual attempts at societal/religious reform (e.g. Islamic Revivalism, Modernism, Progressivism) and political re-interpretations of traditional Islamic motifs (e.g. Third-Worldism and Jihadist discourse) to efforts at accommodating scientific and technological innovations (e.g. evolution, bioethics ). The class ends by examining the efforts of American and European Muslim communities to carve out distinct spheres of identity in the larger global Muslim community ( umma) through expressions of popular culture (e.g. Hip-Hop).
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Najam I Haider
CULPA: 8
Info
- 4 points
COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS
Examines the shaping of European cultural identity through encounters with non-European cultures from 1500 to the post-colonial era. Novels, paintings, and films will be among the sources used to examine such topics as exoticism in the Enlightenment, slavery and European capitalism, Orientalism in art, ethnographic writings on the primitive, and tourism.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lisa Tiersten
CULPA: 45
Info
- 3 points
COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS
Examines the shaping of European cultural identity through encounters with non-European cultures from 1500 to the post-colonial era. Novels, paintings, and films will be among the sources used to examine such topics as exoticism in the Enlightenment, slavery and European capitalism, Orientalism in art, ethnographic writings on the primitive, and tourism.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lisa Tiersten
CULPA: 45
Info
- 3 points
WITCHES
What is this course about? Well, it’s about witches…but what are witches about? Witches are about
gender, sexuality, morality, fear, and authority, among other things. For millennia, female spirituality
and female sexuality have been paired in ways that reveal deep-seated anxieties about the female
body and its power. From ancient Mesopotamian goddess worship to the frenzied witch hunts of
early modern Europe to the child-devouring crones of folk tales from cultures around the world,
we’ll delve into what the witch and those who name and pursue her reveal about deeply-held cultural
beliefs, desires, and anxieties. We’ll work together to analyze the figure of the witch across time and
space and develop our own ideas about why she is so constantly compelling. We’ll also look at our
own sociocultural moment and connect what we learn about witches to the world around us.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Wendy C Schor-Haim
CULPA: 11
Info
- 3 points
WITCHES
What is this course about? Well, it’s about witches…but what are witches about? Witches are about
gender, sexuality, morality, fear, and authority, among other things. For millennia, female spirituality
and female sexuality have been paired in ways that reveal deep-seated anxieties about the female
body and its power. From ancient Mesopotamian goddess worship to the frenzied witch hunts of
early modern Europe to the child-devouring crones of folk tales from cultures around the world,
we’ll delve into what the witch and those who name and pursue her reveal about deeply-held cultural
beliefs, desires, and anxieties. We’ll work together to analyze the figure of the witch across time and
space and develop our own ideas about why she is so constantly compelling. We’ll also look at our
own sociocultural moment and connect what we learn about witches to the world around us.
- Department: BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Wendy C Schor-Haim
CULPA: 11
Info
- 3 points
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES
Prerequisites: CHEM S1403 General Chemistry I Lecture, CHEM S1404 General Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM S1500 General Chemistry Lab or their equivalents taken within the previous five years. Principles of organic chemistry. The structure and reactivity of organic molecules from the standpoint of modern theories of chemistry. Stereochemistry, reactions of organic molecules, mechanisms of organic reactions, syntheses and degradations of organic molecules, spectroscopic techniques of structure determination. Please note that students must attend a recitation for this class. Students who wish to take the full organic chemistry lecture sequence and laboratory should also register for CHEM S2444Q Organic Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM S2543Q Organic Chemistry Lab (see below). This course is equivalent to CHEM UN2443 Organic Chemistry I Lecture.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MTWR 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Talha Siddiqui
CULPA: 3 Info - 4 points