Introduction to Comparative Politics Dis
Intro CP Discussion
Discussion section
- Department: Political Science
- R 11:10 a.m.-noon
- T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Isabella Marin Quintero
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Instructor:
Seungyup Shin
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INT HEBREW:INTENSVE GRAMMAR REV
This course focuses on Modern Hebrew grammar, and verb conjugation in particular. It is designed for students with substantial knowledge of Modern Hebrew. Over the semester, students will systematically review the grammatical patterns of regular verbs (shlemim), and learn the grammatical patterns of the irregular verbs (gzarot), as well as several other grammatical topics. After successful completion of this course, the foreign language requirement will be fulfilled (for students of Columbia College and other academic units that require a 4th-semester proficiency). Successful completion of this course also allows students to register in third-year Modern Hebrew.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- 4 points
HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Hebrew for Heritage Speakers I forms part of a year-long sequence with Hebrew for Heritage Speakers II. The course is intended for those who have developed basic speaking and listening skills through exposure to Hebrew at home or in day-school programs but do not use Hebrew as their dominant language and have not reached the level required for exemption from the Columbia language requirement. Heritage speakers differ in the degree of their fluency, but their vocabulary is often limited to topics in daily life and many lack skills in reading and writing to match their ability to converse. The course focuses on grammar and vocabulary enrichment, exposing students to a variety of cultural and social topics in daily life and beyond. By the end of the semester students are able to read and discuss simple texts and write about a variety of topics. Successful completion of the year-long sequence prepares students to enroll in third-year modern Hebrew. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Yael Flusser
Info - 4 points
INTENSIVE ORGANIC CHEM LAB
Prerequisites: (CHEM UN2045 and CHEM UN2046) and CHEM UN1507 The lab is intended for students who have taken Intensive Organic Chemistry, CHEM UN2045 - CHEM UN2046 and who intend to major in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Physics, or Environmental Chemistry.
- Department: Chemistry
- M 1:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 1:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Fay W Ng
CULPA: 6
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DANCE COMPOSITION: CONTENT
Continued study of choreography as a communicative performing art form. Focuses on the exploration of ideas and meaning. Emphasis is placed on the development of personal style as an expressive medium and unity of style in each work. Group as well as solo compositions will be assigned.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Colleen Thomas
CULPA: 6
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- 3 points
MUSIC FOR DANCE
Prerequisites: Previous dance experience is necessary, a comp course in the dpt is preferered, permission of instructor This course covers basic music theory, ear training, and literature, incorporating practical exercises in which students apply musical understanding to compositional and performative modalities of movement. Students will investigate the elements of music that drive dance, the expressive influence dance can have on music, and the vital reciprocity between both activities. Emphasis will be placed on an historical survey and analysis of western musical forms from the Middle Ages to the present as well as influential music from other cultures, expanding students’ awareness of the aural characteristics of a variety of musical styles while giving historical context and critical perspective on contemporary popular styles. In addition to lectures and reading requirements, the course involves listening assignments and in-class exercises structured to develop basic musical literacy and skills. Students will be introduced to multiple approaches to listening and to creating music through a combination of studio practice, theoretical study and analysis. Exploration of musicality as perceived by performer and audience will be covered, as well as learning conventional music terminology.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Robert Boston
h-index: 49 Info - 3 points
HUMAN ANATOMY AND MOVEMENT
Corequisites: ANAT BC2574 Dancers and other movers will acquire concrete, scientific information about anatomy and integrate this knowledge into their sensed experience of movement. Through readings, lecture/discussions and movement practice, students will explore: (1) structure and function of bones and joints, (2) muscles, neuromuscular function and coordination, (3) motor cognition and learning.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chisa Hidaka
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
MEASURING HISTORY
This course examines big themes in economic and social history-population history and human well-being, inequality and poverty, and gender differences. Using these themes, it adopts a hands-on data-driven approach to introduce tools and concepts of empirical reasoning. Datasets related to each theme create opportunities for learning by doing.
INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I
This course will prepare you for effective and meaningful communication in all modes. It will consolidate your already acquired listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and help you acquire higher proficiency in Hindi. You will continue learning common Urdu words in Hindi in the Devanagari Script. The Urdu Script is not taught in this course.
Students will expand their knowledge base of the society and culture of the target languages in this course. They will be introduced to new grammatical structures and will be taught a broad range of vocabulary. They will also be exposed to a variety of authentic materials, including Hindi literature, newspapers, folk tales, films, songs, and other kinds of written and audio-visual materials. This material will be related to language functions in daily personal and social life situations. At the completion of this course, students will be well-equipped to initiate and sustain general conversations. They will successfully handle most of the uncomplicated communications in personal and social situations. Students will also be able to write letters and compositions. The course is based on national standards and proficiency guidelines as set by the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MTWR 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rakesh Ranjan
CULPA: 6
Info
- 5 points
PHYSICS III:CLASS/QUANTUM WAVE
Prerequisites: PHYS UN1402 or PHYS UN1602 Corequisite: MATH UN1202 or equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, geometrical optics, interference and diffraction, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, the harmonic oscillator. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.
- Department: Physics
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
James W McIver
Info - 3.5 points
International Politics
Why do countries go to war? What conditions foster international cooperation? How do alliances between countries function? How are countries affected by global trade and investment, and in turn how does the political economy of individual countries shape international conflict and cooperation? How do ideas and culture (including both positive ideas like human rights and negative ideas like racism) affect international politics? What role do individuals and groups play in shaping international politics? What explains the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why isn’t there significant cooperation on climate change, and can a new global cooperation emerge? What issues have garnered international attention, and how has that shaped the countries’ cooperation? What causes terrorism? Is the proliferation of nuclear (or cyber) weapons a threat to peace, and if so, how should the world response? Does UN peacekeeping work?
In this course we will begin to grapple with these questions. We will use theories developed by philosophers, political scientists and policy analysts, and we will examine the historical roots of today’s problems, in order to explain and predict the patterns of international politics and the possibilities for change. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to choose and develop their own theories to explain events.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the semester, students will accomplish the following:
Demonstrate broad factual and causal knowledge of important current and historical issues in international relations.
Apply contending theories from the political science literature and the policy world to analyze, compare, and evaluate events and trends in international relations.
Assess the value of competing theories in explaining events.
Synthesize facts and arguments across cases in order to reason critically and argue creatively, through both oral discussions in section and written essays.
- Department: Political Science
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jayme R Schlesinger
Info - 4 points
Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec
Physics3:Class/Quantm Wav
- Department: Physics
- M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
James W McIver
Info - 0 points
SECOND YR MOD COLLOQ TIBET I
n/a
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering
Info - 4 points
INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY
- Department: Psychology
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Usha Barahmand
Info - 3 points
International Politics Discussion
Int'l Politics Discussion
Discussion section for POLS UN2601
- Department: Political Science
- R 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- T 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- F 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- W 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- R 11:10 a.m.-noon
- W 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Samuel Chan
Info - 0 points
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course.
This course offers an introduction to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychopathology. We will provide an overview of psychopathology as defined in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Significant updates in the DSM-5-TR (Text Revision) will be noted. The course is comprehensive in scope and will incorporate theoretical perspectives, scientific research, and socio-cultural issues, which inform the conceptualization and treatment of psychological problems and psychiatric disorders.
- Department: Psychology
- F 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jeffrey M Cohen
h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Surveys important methods, findings, and theories in the study of social influences on behavior. Emphasizes different perspectives on the relation between individuals and society.
- Department: Psychology
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joshua M Feinberg
Info - 3 points
INTRO TO PHIL OF LANGUAGE
This course gives students an introduction to various topics in the Philosophy of Language.
- Department: Philosophy @Barnard
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Karen Lewis
CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info - 4 points
Intro to Phil of Lang - REC
Required discussion for PHIL UN2685 Introduction to Philosophy of Language
- Department: Philosophy @Barnard
- T 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- W 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Instructor:
Cornelia Mayer
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Instructor:
Noah Betz-Richman
Info - 0 points
INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I
Prerequisites: Elementary Persian II or the equivalent. This course involves reading, writing, translating, conversation and grammatical foundations for Persian Language (PL). The materials are selected from two books: Āmuzesh-e Fārsi: Intermediate Level (required) and English-Persian Dictionary, plus verb system and charts (recommended). These books are assigned and have to be available to every student. There are also handouts, which will be provided throughout the course. This course serves as intermediate and makes students able to read and compose proper Persian language as well as the colloquial one. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Saeed Honarmand
Info - 4 points
Introduction to Conflict Resolution
Conflict is an inherent part of our social experience and present at all levels of our interactions, from intra- and interpersonal to intergroup and international. It can be simple and easily addressed or long lasting and complex. It can be destructive, but it can also spur our creativity. We experience conflict daily in our personal and professional lives: in our families, communities, organizations, and across international boundaries.
This course introduces concepts, theories and research to create a foundational understanding of the types and sources of conflict, and a variety of strategies that shift conflict from destructive to constructive. Through this material you will build a foundation of conflict theories and frameworks with an emphasis on social psychology, and including interdisciplinary perspectives from law, political science, social work, and business. You will explore and build awareness of your personal perspectives about conflict and conflict resolution; and learn to appropriately select and apply theories and concepts to better understand and address conflict. The course will challenge you to develop self-awareness around your biases and perspectives through readings, lectures, and assignments. While we will focus primarily on concepts and theories, the links between theory, research, and practice will be emphasized throughout the course.
- Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
- R 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter Dixon
Info - 3 points
ADVANCED LITERARY TIBETAN
This course focuses on helping students gain greater proficiency in reading Tibetan Buddhist philosophical and religious historical texts. Readings are selected primarily from Tibetan Buddhist philosophical texts (sutras) such as shes rab snying po, thu’u bkan grub mtha’ and other Tibetan canonical texts.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sonam Tsering Ngulphu
Info - 4 points
HISTORY OF THE MOD MIDDLE EAST
This course will cover the history of the Middle East from the 18th century until the present, examining the region ranging from Morocco to Iran and including the Ottoman Empire. It will focus on transformations in the states of the region, external intervention, and the emergence of modern nation-states, as well as aspects of social, economic, cultural and intellectual history of the region. Field(s): ME
- Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
- R 9 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
David Elcott
Info - 4 points
ACCELERATED PHYSICS I
Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602 and PHYS UN2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS UN3081, in the following year.
- Department: Physics
- TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Yury Levin
h-index: 91 Info - 4.5 points
INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKISH I
A continuation of the study of the written and spoken language of Turkey, with readings of literary, historical, and other texts. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zuleyha M Fikret
Info - 4 points
Urban Healthscapes: A Spatial History of
This course examines the landscapes of urban public health from the medieval era to the 19th century using spatial analysis. It has two objectives. Thematically, it introduces students to the concept and study of “urban healthscapes” in Europe and the Americas before the age of modern bacteriology. Weekly lectures advance through a sequence of four related themes: (1) medieval and early modern communal, infrastructural, and regulatory spatial practices of public health; (2) urban mortality regimes, epidemics, and societal responses; (3) the relationships between urban form, spatial governance, planning, and public health; and (4) problems of environmental justice, including unequal exposure to health risks and access to health amenities. Methodologically, the course approaches these topics via the lens of historical Geographic Information Systems. In weekly labs, students acquire technical skills of GIS mapping. They learn how to work with spatial data, create GIS maps, conduct spatial analysis, and develop spatial historical arguments and narratives. Labs integrate recently released public hGIS datasets on a variety of cities—such as medieval Bologna and 19th-century New York—directly relevant to the themes covered in lectures. For course assignments, students use these datasets to conduct spatial analyses of urban healthscapes. The course is open to all undergraduates. Previous GIS knowledge is not needed.
- Department: History @Barnard
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Gergely Baics
CULPA: 10
Info
- 3 points
Unsettling Science: An Introduction to S
This course is an introduction to the interplay between science, technology, and society. Unsettling Science invites students to: ask big questions about science and technology, interrupt preconceived ideas about what sicience is and who does it, and engage deeply with troubling social implications. By offering historical and contemporary perspectives, this course equips students with critical and methodological skills essential to exploring not only longstanding questions about the world but also urgent issues of our time. To do so, the course focuses on a series of fundamental and foundational questions (e.g., what is knowledge? what is prog that underpin the study of science, technology, and society from a variety of interdisicplinary perspectives.
- Department: Anthropology
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Madisson Whitman
Info - 3 points
Science and Pseudoscience: Alchemy to AI
During the 2020 US presidential election and the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, science and “scientific truths” were fiercely contested. This course provides a historical perspective on the issues at stake. The course begins with an historical account of how areas of natural knowledge, such as astrology, alchemy, and “natural magic,” which were central components of an educated person’s view of the world in early modern Europe, became marginalized, while a new philosophy of nature (what we would now call empirical science) came to dominate the discourse of rationality. Historical developments examined in this course out of which this new understanding of nature emerged include the rise of the centralized state, religious reform, and European expansion. The course uses this historical account to show how science and pseudoscience developed in tandem in the period from 1400 to 1800. This historical account equips students to examine contemporary issues of expertise, the social construction of science, pluralism in science, certainty and uncertainty in science, as well as critical engagement with contemporary technologies.
- Department: History
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
- 4 points
Biological Chemistry
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
The goal of this course is to gain an understanding of the chemical principles that govern biological systems. We will look at the structure and function of biomolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids), with an emphasis on interactions between them, enzyme kinetics, and metabolic pathways. Key topics will include protein folding and function, enzyme mechanisms, bioenergetics, and the regulation of key metabolic cycles. In addition to lecture we will spend time examining case studies and selected articles from primary literature, and engaging in group discussions.
- Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
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Instructor:
Kristin Presnell
Info - 3 points
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Power, Gender & Nar
Although the first volume of the
Grimms’ Children Stories and Household Tales
was published more than 200 years ago, their fairy tales continue to enchant readers. In this course we will not only study the Grimms’ fairy tales themselves, but also examine their origins and their social, ideological, and political contexts in 19th-century Europe. We will work with fairy tale theory (narrative, psychoanalytic, historical) and discuss the function of the tales as folklore as well as their status as children’s literature. Alongside the “original” Grimms’ tales—a concept that we will discuss—a major portion of the course will engage the legacy of the fairy tales and the way they have been appropriated by others, particularly from a critical, feminist perspective.
Points of emphasis will include: how writers in the first half of the 20th century politicized the tales in the battle for social change during the time of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany; how the tales were reinterpreted in different national traditions and historical periods; how the fairy tale become a mass culture icon in Disney’s film versions; and how contemporary writers like Margaret Atwood continue to employ tales in questioning and challenging traditional constructions of gender.
- Department: Germanic Languages
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Annie Pfeifer
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
TUTORIAL IN EARTH SCIENCE
Prerequisites: declared major in Earth and environmental sciences and the departments permission. Students with particular interest in one of the many components of the Earth and environmental sciences should approach a director of undergraduate studies during the registration period so that tutorial-level exposure to the subject can be arranged. Each point requires two hours each week of readings, discussion, and research work under the close supervision of a member of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, American Museum of Natural History, or Goddard Institute for Space Studies. In consultation with the supervisor, the student selects a topic for intensive study and the time and place of the tutorial discussion sessions. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 points, with a maximum of 6 points with each staff member.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Instructor:
Meredith Nettles
CULPA: 3 h-index: 31 Info -
Instructor:
Jerry F McManus
CULPA: 8
h-index: 56
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- 1-3 points
SOCIAL THEORY
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Required for all sociology majors. Prerequisite: at least one sociology course of the instructor's permission. Theoretical accounts of the rise and transformations of modern society in the19th and 20th centuries. Theories studied include those of Adam Smith, Tocqueville, Marx, Durkheim, Max Weber, Roberto Michels. Selected topics: individual, society, and polity; economy, class, and status: organization and ideology; religion and society; moral and instrumental action.
- Department: Sociology @Barnard
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew S Anastasi
Info - 4 points
Foundation of Aerospace Engineering
FOUNDATION OF AEROSPACE E
History and development of aviation and spaceflight; application of fundamental physics to analyze atmospheric and space flight; core principles of aerodynamics, propulsion, and flight mechanics; basic aircraft performance and stability characteristics; influence of space and atmospheric environment on vehicles; key lightweight materials and structural design considerations in aerospace applications. Course intended for undergraduate students. Students who take AERO E3001 may not take AERO E4001.
- Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
- W 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Marianna Maiaru
Info - 3 points
HISTORY OF THEATRICAL DANCING
Focuses on the history of theatre dance forms originating in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Includes reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of sources such as film, text, original documentation, demonstration, and performance.
- Department: Dance @Barnard
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Seth S Williams
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
ADVANCED GERMAN I
Prerequisites: GERM UN2102. If you have prior German outside of Columbia’s language sequence, the placement exam is required. Note: UN3001 and UN3002 are not sequential.
German UN3001 is an ambitious socio-cultural exploration of Berlin. Designed to follow up the language skills acquired in first- and second-year language courses (or the equivalent thereof), this course gives students greater proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing German while focusing on topics from German society today through various German media, such as internet, film, and literature through the lens of Germany’s capital, Berlin. Topics discussed include: cultural diversity in Berlin's multi-cultural neighborhoods; questioning and reflecting upon Berlin's recent past; developing your own Berlin experience and presenting your interests in various forms, such as presentations, an essay, your CV, an application letter and interview for an internship in Berlin. The course represents a gateway class to literature courses and counts towards the major and concentration in German. Taught in German.
- Department: Germanic Languages
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jutta Schmiers-Heller
CULPA: 19
Info
- 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
Evolution of the theory and content of human rights; the ideology and impact of human rights movements; national and international human rights law and institutions; their application with attention to universality within states, including the U.S. and internationally.
- Department: Institute for Study of Human Rights
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew J Nathan
CULPA: 44 Wikipedia h-index: 40 Info - 3 points
CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE + LAB
CLASSICAL WAVES -LECTURE
Prerequisites: Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus III. Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations - light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena - Haidingers Brush, Brewsters angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity - capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses - mirrors. PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC3001 may not receive credit for PHYS BC3010.
- Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
- F 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Timothy J Halpin-Healy
CULPA: 6 Info - 5 points
SUPERVISED READINGS I
DIRECTED STUDIES IN PUNJABI
- Department: Language Resource Center
- 1-4 points
Social Theory- DISC
SOCIAL THEORY- DISC
Discussion section for Social Theory (SOCI UN3000).
- Department: Sociology @Barnard
- M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Narges Zahedipoor
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Instructor:
Robin I Hart
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Image Matters: Writing With Photographs
Image, Writing w/ Photogr
"How should we understand the relationship between the family, the photograph, and the African diaspora?" asks the scholar Tina M. Campt in her 2012 book Image Matters. In this course, we will examine how some African American and African diaspora writers have used photographs or collaborated with photographers in writing poetry, fiction, essays, and criticism, expanding our understanding of their families, communities, and broader cultural and historical issues.
- Department: African American and African Diaspora
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Edwidge Danticat
Wikipedia Info - 4 points
THIRD YEAR CHINESE I
This course offers an expansive journey into the Chinese language and culture. It focuses on essential semi-formal and formal writing skills while refining discourse-level competency. Students will enhance their linguistic abilities and communication skills in Chinese through reading and writing assignments, oral presentations, and discussions. This approach fosters adept communication and a deeper connection with the complexities of Chinese culture, preparing students to engage thoughtfully with contemporary issues and traditions.
- 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 1:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhirong Wang
CULPA: 11
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Jia Xu
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Instructor:
Lingjun Hu
CULPA: 5
Info
- 5 points
NEUROBIO I:CELLULAR & MOLECULR
Prerequisites: one year of biology; a course in physics is highly recommended. This is an advanced course intended for majors providing an in depth survey of the cellular and molecular aspects of nerve cell function. Topics include: the cell biology and biochemistry of neurons, ionic and molecular basis of electrical signals, synaptic transmission and its modulation, function of sensory receptors. Although not required, it is intended to be followed by Neurobiology II (see below).
- Department: Biological Sciences
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- 3 points
ACTING I
Prerequisite: Open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Instructor required; students admitted from Waiting List. Course develops physical, vocal, and imaginative range and skills needed to approach the text of a play: text analysis, speech exercises, non-verbal behavior, improvisation designed to enhance embodiment, movement, and projection.
Gateway course to advanced courses; transfer students who have previous college-level course may be exempted with approval of Chair
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May be retaken for full credit.
- Department: Theatre @Barnard
- TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- MW 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- TR 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Elena Zucker
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Kareem Lucas
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Crystal Finn
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Elena Zucker
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Instructor:
David L Skeist
Info - 3 points
THIRD YEAR CHINESE W
Prerequisites: CHNS C1222 or F1222, or the equivalent. Admission after Chinese placement exam and an oral proficiency interview with the instructor. Especially designed for students who possess good speaking ability and who wish to acquire practical writing skills as well as business-related vocabulary and speech patterns. Introduction to semiformal and formal Chinese used in everyday writing and social or business-related occasions. Simplified characters are introduced.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Hailong Wang
CULPA: 22 Info - 5 points
DICTATORSHIPS&THEIR AFTERLIVES
What does the investigation of a dictatorship entail and what are the challenges in such an endeavor? Why (and when) do particular societies turn to an examination of their non-democratic pasts? What does it mean for those who never experienced an authoritarian regime first-hand to remember it through television footage, popular culture, and family stories? This seminar examines dictatorships and the ways in which they are remembered, discussed, examined, and give rise to conflicting narratives in post-dictatorial environments. It takes as its point of departure the Greek military regime of 1967-1974, which is considered in relation to other dictatorships in South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. We will be drawing on primary materials including Amnesty International reports, film, performance art, and architectural drawings as well as the works of Hannah Arendt and Günter Grass to engage in an interdisciplinary examination of the ways in which military dictatorships live on as ghosts, traumatic memories, urban warfare, litigation, and debates on the politics of comparison and the ethics of contemporary art.
- Department: Classics
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Dimitris Antoniou
h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
INTRO-STAT-ECOLOGY & EVOL BIOL
Intended for those WITHOUT prior knowledge of statistics. Some background in ecology, evolutionary biology required. This is an introduction to the theoretical principles and practical application of statistical methods in ecology and evolutionary biology. The course will cover the conceptual basis for a range of statistical techniques through a series of lectures using examples from the primary literature. The application of these techniques will be taught through the use of statistical software in computer-based laboratory sessions.
- Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steffen Foerster
Info - 3 points
THIRD YEAR JAPANESE I
Prerequisites: JPNS C1202 or the equivalent. Readings in authentic/semi-authentic texts, videos, and class discussions.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
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Instructor:
Kyoko M Loetscher
CULPA: 3
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- 5 points