Microeconomics & Public Policy
To design and manage successful economic policy, professionals need a sophisticated command of modern microeconomics. This course strengthens and extends understanding of microeconomic theory, and gives practice applying it. We study the relationship between market structure and market performance, exploring conditions under which policy intervention can improve market performance, and when it can be counter-productive. Both distributional and efficiency aspects of intervention are stressed. An introduction to formal strategic analysis is included, along with its application in the modern theory of auctions.
- Department: MPA IN ECON POLICY MANAGEMENT
- R 1:45 p.m.-3 p.m.
- T 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jan Svejnar
Wikipedia h-index: 49 Info - 4 points
Statistics & Business Analytics
Stats & Business Analytic
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
- R 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
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Instructor:
Charles R Guetta
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MPHIL THESIS WRITING SEMINAR II
MPHIL THS WRTNG SMNR II
This seminar is PART 2 for second and third year students who are writing their MPhil thesis. It will assume the form of a yearlong seminar during which students design, research, and write up their MPhil projects. These projects can be based on any kind of sociological method, quantitative or qualitative. The thesis will assume the form of an article that can be submitted to a social science journal. The seminar will help you to find an interesting question, a way to answer it, and a mode of communicating this to fellow sociologists in a way that they might find worth paying attention to. The summer break between the two semesters will allow students who don’t come to the first semester with ready-to-analyze data to gather such data (through ethnographic work, archival research, scraping the internet, combining existing survey data, etc.).
- Department: Sociology
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Barbara J Kiviat
Info - 4 points
APPLIED STATISTICS III
Prerequisites: STAT GR6102 Modern Bayesian methods offer an amazing toolbox for solving science and engineering problems. We will go through the book Bayesian Data Analysis and do applied statistical modeling using Stan, using R (or Python or Julia if you prefer) to preprocess the data and postprocess the analysis. We will also discuss the relevant theory and get to open questions in model building, computing, evaluation, and expansion. The course is intended for students who want to do applied statistics and also those who are interested in working on statistics research problems.
- Department: Statistics
- W 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Yuqi Gu
h-index: 6 Info - 4 points
Introduction to Biostatistical Methods
INTRO-BIOSTATISTICAL METH
Like many fields of learning, biostatistics has its own vocabulary often seen in medical and public health literature. Phrases like statistical significance", "p-value less than 0.05", "95% confident", and "margin of error" can have enormous impact in a world that relies on statistics to make decisions: Should Drug A be recommended over Drug B? Should a national policy on X be implemented? Does Vitamin C truly prevent colds? However, do we really know what these terms and phrases mean? Understanding the theory and methodology behind study design, estimation and hypothesis testing is crucial to ensuring that findings and practices in public health and biomedicine are supported by reliable evidence.
- Department: Biostatistics
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Instructor:
Sarah G Ayton
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PROSEMINAR-HISTORICL MUSICOLGY
Introduction to Historical Musicology: the history of the discipline, major areas of research, source materials, and methodological problems.
Macroeconomic Policy Management
Macroeconomic Policy Mgmt
This course provides students with a structured framework for analyzing major macroeconomic policy challenges in advanced and emerging economies. It covers long-run growth dynamics, income distribution, general equilibrium adjustment to shocks, and the design and limits of monetary and fiscal policy. Emphasis is placed on modern macroeconomic thinking rooted in expectations, dynamic behavior, and solid micro-foundations. Students will study models such as Solow growth, Real Business Cycle, and New Keynesian frameworks to understand issues like secular stagnation, inflation, sovereign debt, and financial sector crises. The course integrates theory with current policy debates, drawing on recent global events and empirical evidence. It is designed to build intuitive understanding and disciplined policy analysis, with technical content supported by pre-recorded videos and recitations. Students will complete short analytical assignments, a midterm, and a final exam, gaining tools to think critically and constructively about macroeconomic policy in both national and international contexts.
- Department: MPA IN ECON POLICY MANAGEMENT
- TW 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- R 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Guillermo Mondino
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Statistical Consulting
Prerequisites: STAT GR6102 or instructor permission. The Deparatments doctoral student consulting practicum. Students undertake pro bono consulting activities for Columbia community researchers under the tutelage of a faculty mentor.
- Department: Statistics
- M 8 a.m.-10 a.m.
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Instructor:
Ashley Datta
Info - 3 points
THE BODY IN HLTH & DISEASE II
- Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
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Instructor:
John T Grbic
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KINESIOLOGY
- Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
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Instructor:
Todd M Bryson
Info - 3 points
MEDIEVAL IBERIAN SAINTS
- Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patricia E Grieve
CULPA: 15 Info - 3 points
Statistical Computing with SAS
STATISTICAL COMPUTING WIT
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
- Department: Biostatistics
- W 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Brady Rippon
Info - 3 points
SCREENWRITING THREE
A two-semester intensive screenwriting workshop with one instructor. The Screenwriting 3 and Screenwriting 4 class sequence allows for the careful and more sustained development of a feature-length script. In the fall semester, students further develop an idea for a screenplay and write the first act (approximately 30 pages). In the spring semester, students finish writing the script and, time permitting, begin a first revision.
- Department: Film
- W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- T 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Minhal Baig
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Christina Lazaridi
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Andrew S Bienen
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Trey Ellis
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ORAL HISTOLOGY GROWTH & DVLPMT
- Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
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Instructor:
Letty Moss-Salentijn
h-index: 20 Info - 0 points
Contending Theories of International Rel
Theories of Int'l Relatio
MIA Politics I Core.
This course introduces MIA students to foundational theories and analytical frameworks used to understand international affairs and the global political economy. Drawing on literature from international relations, comparative politics, political sociology, and economics, the course examines the evolution of international relations scholarship and key debates shaping the field. Through weekly discussions, case-based readings, and structured debates, students will critically engage with competing perspectives on power, institutions, regimes, markets, and global order. Special attention is given to American scholarly traditions and real-world applications, including contemporary issues such as war, climate change, and global inequality.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
- W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- T 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Hisham Aidi
Wikipedia Info - 1.5 points
FICTION SEMINAR
WRITING POWERFUL DIALOGUE
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- Department: Writing
- W 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
James Canon
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FICTION SEMINAR
ANIMAL TALES
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- Department: Writing
- F 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Anelise I Chen
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FICTION SEMINAR
Narrative Design
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- Department: Writing
- T 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joshua Furst
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
FICTION SEMINAR
BUILDING A BETTER NOVEL
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- Department: Writing
- T 1:10 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Victor D Lavalle
CULPA: 2 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
FICTION SEMINAR
THE METAPHOR LAB
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- Department: Writing
- W 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Hilary J Leichter
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FICTION SEMINAR
SPECULATIVE FICTION
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- Department: Writing
- M 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Lincoln M Michel
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FICTION SEMINAR
AUTHORITY
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- Department: Writing
- M 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Mina Seckin
Info - 3 points
FICTION SEMINAR
THE RUMBLING
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- Department: Writing
- W 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Lynn S Strong
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FICTION SEMINAR
BUILDING A SCENE
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- Department: Writing
- W 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Lara Vapnyar
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
FICTION SEMINAR
HONING YOUR VOICE
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- Department: Writing
- M 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
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Instructor:
Angie Cruz
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FICTION SEMINAR
EXPATRIATE LITERATURE
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- Department: Writing
- M 10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Joshua A Cohen
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
The Hybrid Voice: Comparative Diasporas
COMP DIASPORAS & TRANSLATION
A seminar on the theory and practice of translation from the perspective of comparative diaspora studies, drawing on the key scholarship on diaspora that has emerged over the past two decades focusing on the central issue of language in relation to migration, uprooting, and imagined community. Rather than foregrounding a single case study, the syllabus is organized around the proposition that any consideration of diaspora requires a consideration of comparative and overlapping diasporas, and as a consequence a confrontation with multilingualism, creolization and the problem of translation. The final weeks of the course will be devoted to a practicum, in which we will conduct an intensive workshop around the translation projects of the student participants.
- Department: Comparative Literature and Society, Institute for
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY
Prerequisites: Required course for first year Ph.D. students and second year M.A. students on academic track. Covers foundational topics and developments in many branches of ecology, including population, community, and ecosystems ecology.
- Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Topics in Database Systems
AGENTIC SYSTEMS MADE REAL
- Department: Computer Science
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Junfeng Yang
CULPA: 4 h-index: 33 Info - 3 points
LEGAL METHODS
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Jane C Ginsburg
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Richard Briffault
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Philip Bobbitt
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Shyamkrishna Balganesh
h-index: 20 Info - 1 points
Environmental Law and Policy in New York
New York City has positioned itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change, often serving as a model for other jurisdictions to follow. This course explores the development and implementation of environmental legislation and policy in New York City during the past two decades. It includes discussions about historical context, environmental policymaking considerations, political processes, outcomes, and the role of stakeholders such as advocates, business, industry, labor, government actors, and community. Students will gain broad knowledge of key legislation and policies related to sustainability, resiliency, energy, emissions, waste and the circular economy, transportation, water and air quality, and green space. Furthermore, students will consider how environmental justice and equity play a role in the development of legislation and policy, and assess best practices for providing equitable treatment and engaging all communities. While the focus of the class will be on New York City, students will also learn about environmental policies implemented in other jurisdictions.
Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy in New York City is available to students in the Graduate Program for Sustainability Management. It is designed to provide future sustainability practitioners and others with a fundamental understanding of how legislation and policy is made, what influences this development, and how legislation and policy seek to address climate change in New York City in urban environments like New York City. Students will be able to use this knowledge to help government and public and private organizations achieve more sustainable solutions.
This is a semester-long elective class that will be taught on campus. Specific competencies or prerequisites are not required. This course will be interactive and discussion-intensive, engaging students to utilize and reflect critical and analytical thinking about how environmental legislation and policy is developed and how they can create innovative environmental legislation and policy in the future. Students will participate in class discussions, think critically about policy development and assigned readings, write a reaction essay on environmental justice and equity, and present their analysis to classroom colleagues. For the final project, students will write a research report and present their report to the class, focusing on a particular environmental policy topic, identifying areas where policymaking can be improved upon and/or expande
- Department: Sustainability Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Laura Popa
Info - 3 points
Environmental Law and Policy in New York
New York City has positioned itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change, often serving as a model for other jurisdictions to follow. This course explores the development and implementation of environmental legislation and policy in New York City during the past two decades. It includes discussions about historical context, environmental policymaking considerations, political processes, outcomes, and the role of stakeholders such as advocates, business, industry, labor, government actors, and community. Students will gain broad knowledge of key legislation and policies related to sustainability, resiliency, energy, emissions, waste and the circular economy, transportation, water and air quality, and green space. Furthermore, students will consider how environmental justice and equity play a role in the development of legislation and policy, and assess best practices for providing equitable treatment and engaging all communities. While the focus of the class will be on New York City, students will also learn about environmental policies implemented in other jurisdictions.
Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy in New York City is available to students in the Graduate Program for Sustainability Management. It is designed to provide future sustainability practitioners and others with a fundamental understanding of how legislation and policy is made, what influences this development, and how legislation and policy seek to address climate change in New York City in urban environments like New York City. Students will be able to use this knowledge to help government and public and private organizations achieve more sustainable solutions.
This is a semester-long elective class that will be taught on campus. Specific competencies or prerequisites are not required. This course will be interactive and discussion-intensive, engaging students to utilize and reflect critical and analytical thinking about how environmental legislation and policy is developed and how they can create innovative environmental legislation and policy in the future. Students will participate in class discussions, think critically about policy development and assigned readings, write a reaction essay on environmental justice and equity, and present their analysis to classroom colleagues. For the final project, students will write a research report and present their report to the class, focusing on a particular environmental policy topic, identifying areas where policymaking can be improved upon and/or expande
- Department: Auditing
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Laura Popa
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PROPERTY (FOUNDATION)
- Department: Law
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Michael A Heller
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Maeve H Glass
Info - 4 points
OPERATING SYSTEMS, II
- Department: Computer Science
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jason Nieh
CULPA: 23
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TORTS
- Department: Law
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Instructor:
Madhav Khosla
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Mala Chatterjee
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INTRO TO EPID FOR NUTRITIONIST
- Department: Human Nutrition, Institute of
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Instructor:
Debbie Malden
Info - 3 points
Theory and Practice of American Politics
MPA Politics I Core.
This course provides an introduction to American political institutions and their role in shaping public policy. Students will examine how policy decisions, and inaction, affect critical aspects of daily life, including health care, education, public safety, and environmental protection. The course explores the structure and function of U.S. political institutions such as Congress, the presidency, courts, and federalism, and how these compare to other democracies. It also analyzes the influence of actors including interest groups, social movements, the media, and bureaucrats. Through case studies, group work, and applied analysis, students will gain a foundational understanding of the policymaking process, key trends in American politics, and the skills needed to engage with public policy in practice.
- Department: International and Public Affairs
- M 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- R 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
- R 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- R 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patricia A Kirkland
Info - 1.5 points
SUMA PS6120 Equity, Policy, and Sustaina
Public policy shapes how our environment, both natural and built, is managed and regulated. Policy not only creates the infrastructure and regulatory frameworks needed to support sustainability goals, but is also critical in establishing an equitable foundation that supports individual and collective change in pursuit of those goals.
This course will serve as an introduction to equity in sustainability policy: We will survey federal, state, and local policies and proposals to understand how we use policy to enhance urban resilience, mitigate environmental impacts, and also promote social and economic justice. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from economics, sociology, urban studies, critical theory, and more, students will develop their capacities to read and interpret policy, enhance their understanding of current policy frameworks, and strengthen their ability to engage with emerging policy developments.
Building on contemporary efforts in public policy, we will use an equity lens to focus on the human dimension of sustainability. We will explore policy frameworks and dialogues that foster more equitable outcomes, increase engagement of people most impacted, and contribute to sustainability goals. As an entry point, the course will focus on policies related to climate adaptation and urban sustainability transitions, setting the stage for students to explore equity in urban resilience efforts and to examine intersections of race, class, and other social factors with access to resources.
The course will be discussion-based and center participatory activities (e.g., student-led discussions, paired analyses, team exercises) designed to encourage students to consider policy issues from multiple perspectives—including identifying disparities and assessing opportunities for increasing equity in the sustainability policy sector. The course will also invite scholars and practitioners to share expertise and experience from the field. Students are not expected or required to have any previous experience with policy or law.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Skyller Walkes
Info - 3 points