Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• MW 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• TR 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Humanities

Discussion and analysis of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Parthenon in Athens to works of the 20th century.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• TR 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• 3 points

INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY COURSE

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• Department: Classics @Barnard
• MWF 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Darcy Krasne
  h-index: 5 Info
• 4 points

BALLET I

This course is designed for the absolute beginner or the student returning to ballet class after a lengthy hiatus and is intended to familiarize the student with the classical ballet terminology, to foster independence in this particular vocabulary, to introduce the historical context of the Western art form and conventions of a ballet class. Learning the physical practice of this centuries-old craft will give the student basic classical ballet terminology as well as gaining an anatomical understanding of the body.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• F 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Vincent McCloskey
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 2 points

BALLET II

This course is designed for the student with prior beginning ballet study, knowledge of the basic ballet vocabulary and the ability to process a combination with relative proficiency. During this semester you will be introduced to an expanded vocabulary, with focused attention will increase your technical ability, work with dynamics and speed, may work with a partner to analyze a movement combination or may be asked to produce and present a combination in class.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• F 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Kate A Glasner
  CULPA: 31 Info
• Instructor: Juan Rodriguez
  Info
• 2 points

Poetry-ish: Hybridity and Society

Poetry-ish: Hybridity & S

Poetry-ish is a class examining how poetry speaks to, merges with, or embeds itself in other
genres in order to make a multimedia social statement. We will look at the intersections between
craft and criticism, audience and experimentation, history and self-expression. Readings will
move from early examples of hybridity to postmodern experimentation to creative examinations
into such contemporary issues as climate change, A.I., and the structural racism that inspired
Black Lives Matter. Genres include legal treaties, programming code, comics, cinema, opera,
jazz, and of course, poetry. Students will be asked to write three short essays, take turns leading
class discussion, submit one longer research-based project, and engage in various creative and
critical writing exercises throughout the semester. Planned authors include Layli Long Soldier,
William Blake, Franny Choi, JP Howard, Vanessa Anglica Villarreal, Douglas Kearney, Daveed
Diggs, and Langston Hughes.

• Department: English @Barnard
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Quincy Jones
  Info
• 3 points

CALCULUS III

Prerequisites: MATH UN1101 or the equivalent Vectors in dimensions 2 and 3, complex numbers and the complex exponential function with applications to differential equations, Cramers rule, vector-valued functions of one variable, scalar-valued functions of several variables, partial derivatives, gradients, surfaces, optimization, the method of Lagrange multipliers. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics @Barnard
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniela de Silva
  CULPA: 21 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Chris Ivanov
  Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I

Prerequisites: FREN BC1001, BC1002, BC1102, C1101 and C1102, or an appropriate score on the placement test. Further development of oral and written communication skills. Readings in French literature.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Hadley T Suter
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II

Advanced work in language skills. Readings in French literature. Prerequisites: FREN BC1203 or an appropriate score on the placement test.

NOTE: This course
does not
fulfill the Columbia College and GS language requirement.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Karen Santos da Silva
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: Melanie Heydari
  Info
• 3 points

AI LITERACY IN PRACTICE: FROM UNDERSTAND

"I believe in the future of AI changing the world. The question is, who is changing AI? It is really important to bring diverse groups of students and future leaders into the development of AI.” 
--
Fei-Fei Li, Professor, Denning Co-Director Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI

Increasing numbers of AI experts and researchers emphasize the urgent need for college students to develop AI literacy, preparing them for evolving job markets, fostering ethical awareness, and ensuring equitable participation in an AI-driven society. To help them achieve AI literacy, this introductory-level course teaches students how to ethically and effectively use Generative AI (GAI) by exploring how GAI works, how to use it properly, and how to critically evaluate its output. Students will understand AI model functionality, distinguish GAI from traditional AI, examine issues of originality, authorship, intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism, fair use, accuracy, bias, environmental impacts, and privacy - all while developing meta-awareness about how AI simulates certain aspects of human creativity and cognition The course's placement in Barnard's English Department reflects the recognition that AI's development requires interdisciplinary perspectives beyond STEM, as AI research increasingly intersects with humanities and social sciences to address ethical, social, and cultural implications. Through ethics-focused assignments and writing projects culminating in a final research investigation in students' chosen fields, this course empowers students to resist pure AI reliance and actively control these technologies rather than remaining passive observers of AI's expanding influence in academia and society.

• Department: English @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin M Breyer
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 3 points

HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE I

This course introduces students to urban dance styles, focusing on the foundations and origins of hip-hop dance, street dance culture, and the physical vocabularies of hip-hop and freestyle dance. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer Archibald
  Info
• 2 points

EUROPEAN HISTORY SINCE 1789

Emergence of revolutionary and counter-revolutionary mass political movements; European industrialization, nationalism, and imperialism; 20th-century world wars, the Great Depression, and Fascism.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Tiersten
  CULPA: 45 Info
• 4 points

MODERN I

This course is designed for movers with little or no experience with dance, or who are unfamiliar with modern dance styles. It is intended to introduce modern dance techniques, terminology, and historical context, as well as improve anatomical and spatial awareness, and foster physical confidence moving to music. Students of this course will also cultivate comfort with watching, interpreting, and discussing modern dance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Caroline Fermin
  Info
• Instructor: Vincent McCloskey
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Caroline Fermin
  Info
• 2 points

MODERN II

This course is designed for movers with some experience with dance, or who are unfamiliar with modern dance styles. It is intended to introduce modern dance techniques, terminology, and historical context, as well as improve anatomical and spatial awareness, and foster physical confidence moving to music. Students of this course will also cultivate comfort with watching, interpreting, and discussing modern dance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Caitlin Trainor
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Caroline Fermin
  Info
• 2 points

Science and Society

This course uses a seminar discussion format to examine the relationship between science and society from numerous perspectives, with examples from many fields of science, mostly biology and medicine, including the Covid-19 pandemic. We welcome undergraduates from all classes who are concentrating in any field: the natural and social sciences, humanities, or the arts. There are no prerequisites, other than an interest in how the scientific enterprise works and interacts with other components of our society.  

The course addresses a wide array of topics, such as: why do people choose a scientific career? why do governments and other funders support scientific work? how does science fail? why is there widespread skepticism about science? how is it represented in the arts? how are results disseminated, evaluated, and legally protected? Assignments-- mainly short articles (from newspapers and journals) and book chapters, but also a few films and novels --will be provided for each class, and every student will undertake a term project of their own choosing, with oral and written presentations, after consultations with the instructor.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Harold Varmus
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS: MIDDLE EAST/I

This seminar is an exploration of some "great books" from the Middle East and South Asia. We will read books, plays, stories, and poems in English translation that were originally written in Arabic, Persian, Bangla, Sanskrit. From the Thousand and One Nights to an Arabic epic about a warrior princess to the Bhagavad Gita, we will examine themes of storytelling, gender, politics, and the nature of divinity. With the exception of one Sudanese novel, we will be focusing on texts from the premodern period, and our focus will be on how to interpret texts, develop arguments about those texts, and learning about cultures of reading and writing in the past.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew L Keegan
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 4 points

COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS

COLLOQ ON MAJOR TEXTS: E ASIA

This course explores the core classical literature in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Humanities. The main objective of the course is to discover the meanings that these literature offer, not just for the original audience or for the respective cultures, but for us. As such, it is not a survey or a lecture-based course. Rather than being taught what meanings are to be derived from the texts, we explore meanings together, informed by in-depth reading and thorough ongoing discussion.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Lili Xia
  Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC

Explicit criteria for recognizing valid and fallacious arguments, together with various methods for schematizing discourse for the purpose of logical analysis. Illustrative material taken from science and everyday life.

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher P Prodoehl
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1

INTRO AM HIST SINCE 1865

Examines the major social, political, economic, and intellectual transformations from the 1860s until the present, including industrialization and urbanization, federal and state power, immigration, the welfare state, global relations, and social movements.

• Department: History @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Vaz
  Info
• 4 points

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES

Corequisites: MATH UN1101 Preparation equivalent to one year of high school chemistry is assumed. Students lacking such preparation should plan independent study of chemistry over the summer or take CHEM UN0001 before taking CHEM UN1403. 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 and biological chemistry, solid state and materials science, polymer science and macromolecular structures and coordination chemistry. Although CHEM UN1403 and CHEM UN1404 are separate courses, students are expected to take both terms sequentially. The order of presentation of topics may differ from the order presented here, and from year to year. Students must ensure they register for the recitation that corresponds to the lecture section.

When registering, please add your name to the wait list for the recitation corresponding to the lecture section (1405 for lecture sec 001; 1407 for lecture sec 002; 1409 for lecture sec 003; 1411 for lecture sec 004).  Information about recitation registration will be sent out before classes begin.  DO NOT EMAIL THE INSTRUCTOR. Please check the Directory of Classes for details.

• Department: Chemistry
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Ruben M Savizky
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 4 points

GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES

Prerequisites: CHEM UN1403 Although CHEM UN1403 and CHEM UN 1404 are separate courses, students are expected to take both terms sequentially. Topics include gases, kinetic theory of gases, states of matter: liquids and solids, chemical equilibria, applications of equilibria, acids and bases, chemical thermodynamics, energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy, periodic properties, chemical kinetics, and electrochemistry. The order of presentation of topics may differ from the order presented here, and from year to year. Students must ensure they register for the recitation that corresponds to the lecture section. Please check the Directory of Classes for details.

• Department: Chemistry
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Christopher Eckdahl
  Info
• 4 points

WRITING WITH/ON COMPUTING

Writing with/on Computing
is an interdisciplinary course at the intersection of data science, visual arts, and narrative journalism, designed to equip students with the tools to investigate and narrate the impact of technology on marginalized communities. Through project-based learning, students explore how computing influences various social systems, with a particular focus on health, justice, migration, and digital surveillance. Investigations are based in the New York City metro area and result in interactive stories rooted in complex data analysis and visualization. The course fosters both technical training and a deeper understanding of social inequities, promoting a more equitable representation in media. There are no prerequisites for this class.

• Department: Computer Science @Barnard
• T 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• 4 points

INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

This course provides a broad overview of the comparative politics subfield by focusing on important substantive questions about the world today. The course is organized around four questions. First, why can only some people depend upon the state to enforce order? Second, how can we account for the differences between autocracies and democracies? Third, what different institutional forms does democratic government take? Finally, are some institutions more likely than others to produce desirable social outcomes such as accountability, redistribution, and political stability?

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• 4 points

INTRO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOL

Detailed introduction to cellular and subcellular biology: cell structures and functions, energy metabolism, biogenesis of cell components, biology of inheritance, molecular genetics, regulation of gene expression, and genes in development.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

VOICE INSTRUCTION

VOICE LESSONS

Entrance by audition only. Call Barnard College, Department of Music during registration for time and place of audition (854-5096).

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 2 points

VOICE INSTRUCTION

VOICE LESSONS

Entrance by audition only. Call Barnard College, Department of Music during registration for time and place of audition (854-5096).

• Department: Music @Barnard
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• M 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 9:10 a.m.-noon
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• T 9:10 a.m.-noon
• T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• T 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 9:10 a.m.-noon
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• W 9:10 a.m.-noon
• W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• W 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 9:10 a.m.-noon
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• R 9:10 a.m.-noon
• R 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• R 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 2 points

INTRO LAB CELLULAR&MOLEC BIO

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• F 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 2 points

FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

Introduction to the psychological, philosophical, sociological, and historical foundations of education as way to understand what education is, how education has become what it is, and to envision what education should be.

• Department: Education @Barnard
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nora M Gross
  Info
• Instructor: Fawziah Qadir
  Info
• 3 points

BIOL BC 1503 RECITATION

A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data analysis.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• 0 points

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES

This course is intended to be both an interdisciplinary introduction to the city and to the field of Urban Studies. As an introduction to the city, the course will address a variety of questions: What is a city? How did cities develop? How do cities function socially, politically, and economically? Why do people live in cities? What are some of the major issues facing cities in the early twenty-first century, and how can cities address these issues? As an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies, the course will present models of how scholars approach cities from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints, including architecture, planning, law, sociology, history, archaeology, anthropology, political science, public policy, and geography. Students will learn some of the major concepts in the field of Urban Studies, and will study the works of leading scholars in the field. Students in the course will approach cities from a number of disciplines, not only through the reading, but also through assignments that take place in different locations throughout New York City.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• Instructor: Andreina Torres Angarita
  Info
• 3 points

BARNARD-COLUMBIA CHORUS II

Prerequisites: auditions by appointment made at first meeting. Contact Barnard College, Department of Music (854-5096). Membership in the chorus is open to all men and women in the University community. The chorus gives several public concerts each season, both on and off campus, often with other performing organizations. Sight-singing sessions offered. The repertory includes works from all periods of music literature. Students who register for chorus will receive a maximum of 4 points for four or more semesters.

• Department: Music @Barnard
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 1 points

BARNARD-COLUMBIA-CHAMBR SINGER

BARNARD-COLUMBIA CHAMBR SINGER

Prerequisites: contact Barnard College, Department of Music (854-5096). Membership in the chorus is open to all men and women in the University community. The chorus gives several public concerts each season, both on and off campus, often with other performing organizations. Sight-singing sessions offered. The repertory includes works from all periods of music literature.

• Department: Music @Barnard
• TR 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Gail R Archer
  CULPA: 24 Info
• 1 points

SCIENCE JOURNAL CLUB

Prerequisites: ) Limited to 16 students who are participating in the Science Pathways Scholars Program. Students in this seminar course will be introduced to the scientific literature by reading a mix of classic papers and papers that describe significant new developments in the field. Seminar periods will be devoted to oral reports, discussion of assigned reading, and student responses. Section 1: Limited to students in the Science Pathways Scholars Program. Section 2: Limited to first-year students who received a 4 or 5 on the AP and are currently enrolled in BIOL BC1500.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• W 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Sedelia Rodriguez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 1 points

STARS GALAXIES & COSMOLOGY

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: A working knowledge of high school algebra. Corequisites: Suggested parallel laboratory course: ASTR C 1904y. Examines the properties of stars, star formation, stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, the Milky Way and other galaxies, and the cosmological origin and evolution of the universe. Students may not receive credit for both ASTR BC 1754 and ASTR C1404.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicholas M Luber
  Info
• 3 points

INTRO AFRICAN HIST:1700-PRESNT

INTR AFRICAN HIST:1700-PRESNT

Survey of African history from the 18th century to the contemporary period. We will explore six major themes in African History: Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World, Colonialism in Africa, the 1940s, Nationalism and Independence Movements, Post-Colonialism in Africa, and Issues in the Making of Contemporary Africa.

• Department: History @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Abosede A George
  CULPA: 14 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Core as Praxis/Fieldwork

"The Core as Praxis/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, to think about how they can apply theory to practice in the context of an internship or other experiential learning environment. Students will reread and revisit a text that they have studied previously in Literature Humanities or in Contemporary Civilization as the basis for their reading and writing assignments over the semester. 
To be eligible, students must (1) be engaged during the semester in an internship or other experiential learning opportunity, (2) have completed the sophomore year, and (3) have declared their major (or concentration)
. HUMAUN2000 may not be taken with the Pass/D/Fail option. All students will receive a letter grade for the course. Students can take HUMAUN2000 twice.

• Department: Core (A&S)
• 1 points

ETHNICITY, RACE, IDENTITY IN THE PRE-MOD

This seminar investigates the concepts of ethnicity, race, and identity, in both theory and practice,
through a comparative survey of several case studies from the Pre-Modern history of the Middle East.
The course focuses on symbols of identity and difference, interpreting them through a variety of
analytical tools, and evaluating the utility of each as part of an ongoing exploration of the subject. The
survey considers theories of ethnicity and race, as well as their critics, and includes cases from the
Ancient World (c. 1000 BCE) through the Old Regime (c. 1800 CE).

Students in this course will gain a familiarity with major theories of social difference and alterity, and
utilize them to interpret and analyze controversial debates about social politics and identity from the
history of the Middle East, including ancient ethnicity, historical racism, Arab identity, pluralism in the
Islamic Empire, and slavery, among others. In addition, students will spend much of the semester
developing a specialized case study of their own on a historical community of interest. All of the case
studies will be presented in a showcase at the end of the semester.

All assigned readings for the course will be in English. Primary sources will be provided in translation.
The course meets once a week and sessions are two hours long.

• Department: Asian and Middle East @Barnard
• W 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathanael P Shelley
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

PERSPECTIVES IN MATHEMATICS

Prerequisites: some calculus or the instructor's permission. Intended as an enrichment to the mathematics curriculum of the first years, this course introduces a variety of mathematical topics (such as three dimensional geometry, probability, number theory) that are often not discussed until later, and explains some current applications of mathematics in the sciences, technology and economics.

• Department: Mathematics @Barnard
• W 2:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Dusa McDuff
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 1 points

LABORATORY IN NEUROSCIENCE

NEUROSCIENCE LAB

This course provides a hands-on introduction to techniques commonly used in current neurobiological research. Topics covered will include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and invertebrate animal behavioral genetics. Participation in this course involves dissection of sheep brains and experimentation with invertebrate animals.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• Instructor: Kara Pham
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points

LABORATORY IN NEUROSCIENCE

NEUROSCIENCE LAB

This course provides a hands-on introduction to techniques commonly used in current neurobiological research. Topics covered will include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and invertebrate animal behavioral genetics. Participation in this course involves dissection of sheep brains and experimentation with invertebrate animals.

• Department: Neuroscience & Behavior @Barnard
• Instructor: Kara Pham
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points