STRATEGIC STORYTELLER

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a deep and broad understanding of stories and how they can be used in strategic communication. Drawing from a wealth of evidence-based and field-tested work on storytelling from both local and global contexts, students will learn why stories tend to be so powerful and—with a focus on the written, performed, and transmedia aspects of storytelling—gain experience in telling stories to achieve organizational objectives. Your skills will be sharpened through lively seminar discussions, storytelling exercises, workshop-style coaching, and presentations and on-camera practice.  By the end, students will walk away with a new mindset and a host of strategies that can be immediately implemented in their everyday work.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Kevin Visconti
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• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING

Students will learn fundamental marketing concepts and their application. By the end of this class you will know: the elements of a market, company strategy, how to identify customers and competition, the fundamental elements of the marketing mix (product, price, placement and promotion) how to research consumer behavior, and pricing strategies. Students will have extensive use of case study projects. Please note that there are separate online and in-person versions of the course, and the modalities offered may vary by semester. Be sure to check the modalities of the sections offered and enroll in the correct modality for your situation.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

MARKETING STRATEGY

Prerequisites: BUSI PS5020 Introduction to Marketing/or Professor Approval is required Students will develop analytical skills used to formulate and implement marketing driven strategies for an organization. Students will develop a deeper understanding of marketing strategies and how to implement tactics to achieve desired goals. Students will work on case study projects in both individual and team based projects. By the end of this course, you will be able to develop a marketing strategy based on market assessments and company needs.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

INDUSTRY INSIDER

This course gives students visibility into the rapidly changing communication industry and the wide range of careers available. Curated site visits take us inside world-class agencies and corporate/nonprofit organizations to see how they use strategic communication in the real world. Students gain firsthand exposure to leading practitioners while learning the dynamics of collaboration between internal and external stakeholders. Relevant coursework provides additional perspective.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

THE AUTHENTIC LEADER

Effective leaders are able to think critically about problems and opportunities, imagine unexpected futures, craft a compelling vision, and drive change. In this course, we study the theoretical underpinnings of leadership communication, relying on empirical evidence as a guide for practice. Students gain important perspective on leadership styles, mastering the competencies required for a variety of contexts.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• 3 points

DIGITAL MEDIA & ANALYTICS

Digital media opens new opportunities for increasingly targeted communications across a variety of channels, which rapidly expands the importance of analytics in tracking and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs). This course prepares students to work within data- and model-driven environments with an emphasis on using analytics to develop insights and support strategic decisions.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Lilian Ore
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• 3 points

ELEMENTS LATIN PROSE STYLE

Prerequisites: at least four semesters of Latin, or the equivalent. Intensive review of Latin syntax with translation of English sentences and paragraphs into Latin.

• Department: Classics @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Kristina Milnor
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• 4 points

Intro to Management Principles - Applica

Intro Biopharma Mgmt Prin

Students in the MA in Biotechnology Program at Columbia commonly go on to pursue careers in the biopharmaceutical industry.  The departmental training focus is technical.  However, a basic understanding of management principles can be highly beneficial for optimizing job performance as well as for job advancement, and is commonly a challenging new skill to be mastered by new technical hires in the biopharmaceutical industry. 

This course has two components: 1) a survey of the basic elements of management education and 2) a series of actual cases taken from the biopharmaceutical industry which will allow students to see how the basic management principles they have learned are applied. 

The cases cover a range of business areas with an emphasis on the effects of business decisions on R&D operations and productivity.   Cases will involve strategies for R&D management, strategies for business operation/expansion, issues of licensing /acquisition versus in house discovery of new products, generics versus brand name proprietary drug businesses, managing mergers and acquisitions and entrepreneurship. 

Cases will be rigorously discussed and debated in class.  There is no single route to good management practice or corporate success, so in many instances diametrically opposed opinions will both have merit.  As some students will have had workplace exposure, students should bring such experience and knowledge to case discussions.  The course will thus be in good part taught using the Socratic Method.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Donald Kirsch
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• 3 points

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

This course covers the basic elements of crisis communication and the procedures for creating crisis communications plans and for reacting to crises when they occur. How best to develop various plans for different critical audiences and understand the most effective strategies for communicating your organization’s message during a crisis is explored. The course examines various types of crises that can occur with corporations and nonprofit organizations and the differences and similarities among them. How to avoid the classic and common pitfalls of crisis communication are addressed, as are ethical issues that arise during crises. Numerous case studies are discussed in class and exercises both in and outside of class are assigned so students gain experience in crisis communication situations.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL BRANDS

COMMUNICATION & GLOBAL BRANDS

This course examines the discipline of global marketing communication, including the environmental factors that enabled global marketing. The course assesses early models of communication management and the current factors that enable global communication programs: the identification of global target audiences; the kinds of products and services that lend themselves to global communication and those that don’t; and the characteristics of leadership brands that are preeminent in global communication today. Students consider how levels of development and cultural values affect communication programs and how local differences can be reflected in global programs. Message creation and the available methods of message distribution are evaluated in the context of current and future trends. Students learn how to approach strategy and develop an integrated, holistic global communication program and how to manage such a program.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• T 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 3 points

PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMMUNICATION

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 3 points

VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN

STRATEGIC VISUAL COMM

This course provides strategic communication students with the foundational notions and methods of design needed to collaborate with designers and amplify their work. It examines the impact technology and social transformations are having on design: the application of digital and generative technology, the redirection toward human-centric approaches, and the discipline’s standing in embracing social and ethical concerns related to ensuring inclusivity and preventing cultural bias. The course begins with a historical overview of design’s evolution and contemporary methods, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of visual perception principles and key design elements like shape, form, color, typography, imagery, and layout. Students will apply the knowledge gained by experimenting with design practices and developing design strategies and applications through serial hands-on, collaborative assignments and workshops.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 3 points

GLOBAL COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS

GLOBAL COMM FOR PROFESSIONALS

The global knowledge economy, cross-border market permeability, and worldwide talent mobility have accelerated the rise of multinational and domestic organizations comprised of individuals from many different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As these trends strengthen, so, too, does the likelihood that the 21st-century worker will spend a significant part of her/his professional career in a multicultural workplace. While such diversity affords great benefits to organizations, their employees and clients, it is often accompanied by a rise in communication misfires and misunderstandings that can undermine individual, team, and organizational performance.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Kristine Billmyer
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• 3 points

COMMUNICATION RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

COMM RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

To make informed decisions about communication, we need a clear understanding of our audience and its motivations. We begin by asking the right questions and interpreting the results. This course covers essential market research methods, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Students gain direct experience in collecting and analyzing data, developing insights and choosing research-driven communication strategies that meet client objectives.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

COMMUNICATION RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

COMM RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

To make informed decisions about communication, we need a clear understanding of our audience and its motivations. We begin by asking the right questions and interpreting the results. This course covers essential market research methods, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Students gain direct experience in collecting and analyzing data, developing insights and choosing research-driven communication strategies that meet client objectives.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

COMMUNICATION RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

COMM RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

To make informed decisions about communication, we need a clear understanding of our audience and its motivations. We begin by asking the right questions and interpreting the results. This course covers essential market research methods, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Students gain direct experience in collecting and analyzing data, developing insights and choosing research-driven communication strategies that meet client objectives.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

INVESTMENT PLANNING

The Investment Planning course explores the essential principles of investing and how to apply them wisely as
wealth advisors. Students will examine how investment wisdom and theory has evolved – from the insights of
Benjamin Graham to Modern Portfolio Theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, factor-based investing and more --
and identify how these theories can be utilized as a framework for understanding and using investments of the present and future. Students will calculate and apply mathematical formulas to learn how to manage risk and return in investment portfolios. This course will compare and contrast each of the major asset classes, ranging from cash and near-cash investments to public and private equity, debt and alternative investments. Students will learn how to apply investment skills to deliver and demonstrate value to clients, net of fees and adjusted risk. In addition, this course will emphasize the parallel development of investment knowledge and communication and counseling skills to conduct investment relationships with clients effectively.

• Department: Wealth Management
• Instructor: Stephen Bodurtha
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• 3 points

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

As digital media increasingly drives the field of strategic communication, leading successful communication efforts also require a platform specific, evidence-based strategic approach. Leaders must know how to use a broad and rapidly changing mix of digital media platforms and tools to connect their message with the right audience. To that end, this course covers major topics in digital media and communication, such as content strategy, digital experience, channel planning, online reputation management, programmatic marketing, audience targeting, artificial intelligence and more. Through in-class lectures, discussion, case studies, guest speakers, group projects and individual writing assignments, students in this course will be introduced to strategic decision-making and communications planning for social media, mobile, digital advertising, search, email, digital out-of-home and interactive media (video, radio, podcasts). Students will also gain an in-depth understanding of how to integrate digital strategies and tactics with traditional communication efforts.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Lilian Ore
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• 3 points

TAX PLANNING

The Tax Planning course explores the various methods of the U.S. tax system, its development, its applicability to individual (and corporate) taxpayers, and steps taxpayers of various income and wealth levels take to determine,
meet, and minimize their tax obligations, depending on their goals. Students will learn how to identify sources, nature, and taxability of taxpayers’ income and gains, to determine the deductibility of any expenses they incur to reduce income, identify credits they may have to offset taxes due, understand filing and payment obligations, and apply the methods of minimizing tax - avoidance, deferral, and use of lower brackets or realization by other taxpayers.

• Department: Wealth Management
• Instructor: Adam Ludman
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• 3 points

AI and the Future of Strategic Communica

AI & the Future of Strat

The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved to become a transformative global force across various industries, with particular significance for strategic communication. This elective course provides a comprehensive exploration of AI’s foundations, its current landscape, and its profound impact on media, journalism, public relations, and marketing communications. The course also addresses critical issues surrounding AI such as ethics, policy, and risk management associated with adoption, while offering practical insights into implementing common AI tools and developing essential AI skills for communication professionals.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 3 points

GENDER AND COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLAC

GENDER & COMM IN THE WORKPLACE

Gender and Communication in the Workplace offers professionals across sectors and industries the knowledge and skills needed to identify the social and linguistic practices enacted at work, and the opportunity to advance the interests of those who run up against barriers to advancement as a result of prejudice and stereotyping.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

CAPSTONE

The Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to synthesize and apply learnings from throughout the Strategic Communication program. Under the guidance of expert advisers, you’ll investigate a real-world communication issue, devising solutions and strategies that bridge the gap between theory and practice.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 3 points

Topics in Nursing Practice

TOPICS IN NURSING PRACTIC

This course is designed to introduce pre-licensure students to relevant and emergent topics which affect the practice of nursing in the national and international healthcare system. The focus will be on issues confronting professional nurses including global health, cultural awareness, gender identity, and evidence-based wellness. State mandated topics for licensure will be covered.

• Department: Nursing
• 0 points

Leadership in Action

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management I Core. 
Leadership in Action
integrates strategic leadership frameworks, real-world case studies, and an immersive multi-week simulation to build students’ capacity to lead in complex, high-stakes environments. Through a sequence of applied exercises, ranging from team formation and innovation design to crisis response, students will develop critical skills in decision-making, influence, and organizational change. The course emphasizes adaptive leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical judgment, equipping students to lead effectively under conditions of uncertainty and pressure.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Gary Bagley
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• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• 1.5 points

Leadership in Action

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management I Core. 
Leadership in Action
integrates strategic leadership frameworks, real-world case studies, and an immersive multi-week simulation to build students’ capacity to lead in complex, high-stakes environments. Through a sequence of applied exercises, ranging from team formation and innovation design to crisis response, students will develop critical skills in decision-making, influence, and organizational change. The course emphasizes adaptive leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical judgment, equipping students to lead effectively under conditions of uncertainty and pressure.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• 1.5 points

Leadership in Action

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management I Core. 
Leadership in Action
integrates strategic leadership frameworks, real-world case studies, and an immersive multi-week simulation to build students’ capacity to lead in complex, high-stakes environments. Through a sequence of applied exercises, ranging from team formation and innovation design to crisis response, students will develop critical skills in decision-making, influence, and organizational change. The course emphasizes adaptive leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical judgment, equipping students to lead effectively under conditions of uncertainty and pressure.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• Instructor: Kirsti Samuels
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• 1.5 points

People Management and Building Organizat

People Management & Org C

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course explores key themes in people management and organizational culture, equipping students with skills to lead diverse teams and build resilient, high-performing workplaces. Through case studies, simulations, and applied exercises, students will examine talent strategy, performance management, inclusive leadership, and organizational design. The course emphasizes practical tools for navigating complex challenges such as incentive structures, conflict resolution, and talent retention in dynamic global environments.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• 1.5 points

Effective Management in the Public Servi

Management in Public Serv

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course introduces students to the field of public management, focusing on the tools and strategies managers use to influence organizational behavior and deliver public services. Through lectures, case studies, discussions, and group projects, students will explore management practices in government and in nonprofit and private organizations that partner with the public sector. The course draws on examples from New York City and U.S. agencies, as well as comparative cases from Asia, Latin America, and Europe. A lab section deepens engagement with course materials and features guest speakers from across sectors.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• 1.5 points

Crisis Leadership and Adaptive Managemen

Crisis Leadership & Mgmt

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course equips students with the skills, strategies, and resilience necessary to lead effectively during extreme events and complex crises. Drawing on case studies, personal narratives, and interactive exercises, the course examines how crises —ranging from natural disasters and terrorist attacks to cyber incidents and pandemics —require adaptive management and decisive leadership under intense pressure. Students will examine the multiple forces that shape crisis response, including social, cognitive, operational, and political dynamics. The course provides a framework for assessing risk, coordinating cross-sector efforts, developing crisis communication strategies, and fostering innovation in fast-evolving situations.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• 1.5 points

Crisis Communications

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course blends crisis communication theory, case studies, and immersive simulations to prepare students for high-stakes communications challenges in the public and nonprofit sectors. Students will develop strategic judgment and tactical skills necessary to lead during crises while practicing rapid-response communication under pressure.

Topics include defining and diagnosing crises, designing messaging strategies, working with the media, coordinating across agencies, and maintaining public trust. The course also explores the role of tone and humor, legal considerations, and the dynamics of internal and external communication during emergencies.

Students will engage in hands-on simulations replicating real-world crises, such as natural disasters, viral incidents, and organizational failures. Through weekly assignments and scenario-based exercises, students will gain experience developing crisis memos, talking points, and live-response strategies.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• 1.5 points

Persuasion and Applied Negotiation Skill

Persuasion & Negotiation

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course is an interactive, practice-focused experience designed to equip students with skills and confidence in negotiation and persuasion across public and private sector contexts. Drawing on negotiation psychology, best practices, and evidence-based approaches, the course will develop students’ ability to navigate complex interpersonal and multilateral dynamics.

Through simulations, roleplays, and real-world case studies, students will learn to apply integrative and distributive negotiation methods, build strong positions and alternatives, and manage collective bargaining, mediation, arbitration, and asymmetric power dynamics.

Course topics include negotiation theory, stakeholder analysis, multilateral and cross-cultural negotiation, and solution-driven communication. Students will develop the ability to assess power dynamics, leverage personal strengths, and contribute effectively in multi-stakeholder settings.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• 1.5 points

Managing Communications

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course trains students to become effective spokespersons and communications directors in any sector—government, nonprofit, or private enterprise. The class focuses on developing practical skills and insight into the extensive role of communications in achieving organizational goals.

Students will assume the role of a communications executive for a real organization of their choice for the duration of the course. Assignments will be framed from this perspective, including developing a public relations strategy, drafting executive communications, preparing weekly media reports, and planning crisis responses.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Hagar Hajjar Chemali
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• 1.5 points

Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organi

Strategic Mgmt-Nonprofit

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course explores how core functional areas, such as governance, finance, talent strategy, communications, and accountability, interconnect to support a nonprofit organization’s mission and strategic goals. Students will examine key management practices in nonprofit settings, emphasizing mission alignment, ethical fundraising, board effectiveness, and impact measurement. Through applied learning, the course equips students with the skills to assess organizational performance, design inclusive cultures, and develop strategic approaches to growth and sustainability.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Gary Bagley
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• 1.5 points

Decisions and Behavior

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This course introduces students to the field of behavioral economics and the study of individual decision-making. Students will examine how behavior often departs from standard rational models and consider the implications for public policy and management. The course begins with the economic concept of rationality, then proceeds to evidence on systematic deviations, including impatience, framing, reference dependence, and social preferences. Class meetings will incorporate in-class experiments, discussions, and analyses of empirical research. The course concludes with applications to policy design and organizational practices. Students will prepare presentations, participate in recitations, and either develop a policy proposal or complete a final exam to demonstrate their understanding of behavioral approaches to decision-making.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Michael Ting
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• 1.5 points

Sustainability Management

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
Sustainability management matters because we only have one planet, and we must learn how to manage our organizations in a way that ensures that our planet is maintained. The course is designed to introduce you to the field of sustainability management. This is not an academic course that reviews the literature of the field and discusses how scholars think about the management of organizations that are environmentally sound. It is a practical, professional course organized around the core concepts of management and the core concepts of sustainability. The course will have a specific emphasis on urban sustainability as the planet’s urban population continues to expand.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Steven Cohen
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• 1.5 points

Sustainability Management

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
Sustainability management matters because we only have one planet, and we must learn how to manage our organizations in a way that ensures that our planet is maintained. The course is designed to introduce you to the field of sustainability management. This is not an academic course that reviews the literature of the field and discusses how scholars think about the management of organizations that are environmentally sound. It is a practical, professional course organized around the core concepts of management and the core concepts of sustainability. The course will have a specific emphasis on urban sustainability as the planet’s urban population continues to expand.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Steven Cohen
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• 1.5 points

Managing Yourself as a Leader: Skills an

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management II Core. 
This experiential course focuses on the self-management and interpersonal skills essential for effective leadership in high-pressure, high-stakes situations. Through role-plays, structured exercises, video analysis, and Leadership Labs, students will develop greater self-awareness, communication agility, and emotional resilience. Emphasizing the analysis of leadership failure as a learning tool, the course uses individual student cases to explore how personal patterns and behaviors impact leadership effectiveness. Active participation and small group work are central to this hands-on, practice-based learning environment.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Kirsti Samuels
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• 1.5 points

Medieval & Renaissance Philology

MedRen Philology

MRST Language independent study. Students should meet with the Program Director before registering for this course.

• Department: Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Instructor: Susan Boynton
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• 3 points

CLIMATE CHANGE LAW

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Michael Gerrard
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• 3 points

SECOND YEAR DOCTORAL PROPOSAL SEMINAR

2ND YR DOCTORAL PROPOSAL

Prerequisites: 2ND YEAR PHD STATUS IN GOOD STANDING Corequisites: ANTH G6205 Within this seminar, one will master the art of research design and proposal writing, with special emphasis on the skills involved in writing a dissertation prospectus and research proposals that target a range of external funding sources. Foci include: bibliography development; how one crafts and defends a research problem; the parameters of human subjects research - certification; and the key components of grant proposal design. Required of, and limited to, all Second Year PHD anthropology students.

• Department: Anthropology
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Paige West
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• 4 points

LANGUAGE AND ITS LIMITS

This course examines
language and its limits
from the perspective of practice and theory, drawing on linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, semiotics, and deaf and disability studies. The first weeks focus on foundational texts and frameworks for language, semiotics, and communication, paying attention to the placement, and theorization, of boundaries that separate language from not-language and to the work such boundaries (are intended to) do. The second part of the course explores materials where the subjects and objects of study approach or even cross those boundaries, asking what kinds of ethical, intellectual, and relational demands these materials make in both social and analytic contexts. Focal topics may include linguistic relativity; semiotics; modality (signed, spoken, written languages); disability; trauma and colonialism; human-nonhuman communication; and gender. Please email for instructor permission.

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth M Green
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• 3 points

LAW AND DEVELOPMENT

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Katharina Pistor
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• 3 points

Global Leadership Seminar II

Global Leadership Sem II

The Global Leadership Seminar II is one of the core classes of the MPA in Global Leadership. It provides students with concrete lessons on the practice of leadership, enables students the opportunity to interface with established leaders across the spheres of government and civil society. The course culminates with each student submitting and presenting a plan to address a global policy challenge.

• Department: MPA in Global Leadership
• 3 points

CONTRACTS

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Elizabeth F Emens
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• 4 points

AMERICAN CONTRACT LAW

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Jody Kraus
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DEALS

• Department: Law
• Instructor: David M Schizer
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

CRIMINAL LAW

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Bernard E Harcourt
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• Instructor: James Liebman
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• Instructor: Jed S Rakoff
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

CRIMINAL LAW

• Department: Law
• 3 points

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Debra A Livingston
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• 3 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
• Instructor: Lincoln A Mitchell
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• 1.5 points

PROPERTY (FOUNDATION)

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Thomas W Merrill
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• Instructor: Shyamkrishna Balganesh
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• Instructor: Maeve H Glass
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• 4 points

TORTS

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Ashraf Ahmed
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• Instructor: Bert Huang
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 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
• Instructor: Lincoln A Mitchell
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• 1.5 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
• Instructor: Lincoln A Mitchell
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• 1.5 points

Pathophysiology of the Child

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE CH

This course is required for students in Pediatric Primary Care and the Pediatric Specialty Care programs. The pathogenesis of common conditions affecting children is presented and serves as a basis for clinical management. Relevant pharmacology is presented for each of the disease entities.

• Department: Nursing
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Deanna M Schneider
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• 3 points

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Christina M Duffy Ponsa
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• Instructor: Jessica J Bulman
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• 4 points

Energy, Corporate Responsibility, and Hu

Energy, Corp Resp, & Righ

This interdisciplinary seminar examines the role of multinational energy companies in the context of international human rights, corporate responsibility, and global governance. Drawing on case studies and legal frameworks, the course explores how extractive industries intersect with political, environmental, and social systems, particularly in transitional and emerging economies.

Key themes include the development of international human rights law, the evolving definition of corporate responsibility, environmental and minority rights, corruption and transparency, and the geopolitics of natural resource extraction. Students will investigate how transnational corporations operate in weak governance zones, how investment treaties shape state-corporate relations, and how disputes over pipelines and land use affect communities and nations alike.

The course emphasizes real-world case analysis, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Canadian mining projects in Latin America, and recent developments in sovereign debt, investor-state arbitration, and standards for corporate conduct. Students will also evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary standards, multilateral codes, and legal instruments in shaping corporate behavior.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Jenik Radon
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• 3 points

Maternal-Fetal-Newborn Physiology

MAT-FETAL-NEWBORN PHYSIOL

The fundamental purpose of this course is to facilitate an understanding of the physiological mechanisms relevant to the maternal experience, fetal life, and the neonatal period. This course will focus primarily on the physiology of normal maternal/fetal/newborn issues and cover some common complications and pathology.

• Department: Nursing
• W 3 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sally W Aboelela
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• 2 points

Global Politics and International Organi

Global Politics & Int'l O

MIA and MPA Politics II Core. 
Global Politics & International Organizations
introduces the actors, coalitions, institutions, and processes of global politics. It creates the conceptual foundations for understanding the role of international organizations in today’s multipolar and complex (or, ‘multiplex’) world. It sheds light on how states, non-state actors, and international bureaucracies act within international organizations and how they negotiate international agreements. The discussions will focus on formal and informal decision-making processes, working methods, and power in international relations. It will highlight processes within Bretton Woods institutions (the World Bank and the IMF), as well as at the United Nations, including bargaining processes at the UN Security Council. As a spillover from global politics, the course will also explore the role of international organizations in domestic policymaking processes. 

In addition to critical scholarship on international organizations and global governance, the course relies on students’ analysis of relevant proceedings and debates at the UN, original policy documents, as well as expert testimony from a range of guest speakers, who share their extensive first-hand observations as actors of global governance processes. By these means,
Global Politics & International Organizations
offers insights into the processes, challenges, and impacts of activities by international organizations to make global governance regimes stronger, more effective, and hold actors more accountable.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Daniel Naujoks
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• 1.5 points

American Foreign Policy in Global Perspe

American Foreign Policy-G

MIA and MPA Politics II Core. 
This course examines the evolution of American foreign policy within the context of U.S. political institutions, domestic dynamics, and historical experiences. It emphasizes the interplay between foreign and domestic policy, considering how American identity, political culture, and internal debates have shaped international engagement. While grounded in key moments in U.S. history, the course also addresses recent shifts in America's global role and examines the strategic, ideological, and institutional forces that continue to influence foreign policy decisions.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Lincoln A Mitchell
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• 1.5 points

Political Parties and Elections in the U

Political Parties & Elect

MIA and MPA Politics II Core. 
This course examines the development and dynamics of political parties in the United States, with a focus on the evolution of the two-party system and its influence on American politics and policymaking. Students will explore the historical foundations of party formation, ideological shifts over time, and the distinct roles parties play at national and subnational levels. The course also analyzes the structure and impact of party primaries, as well as recent technological and communication changes that have transformed modern electoral strategy and campaign practices.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Lincoln A Mitchell
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• 1.5 points

Politics of Policymaking: A Comparative

Comparative Policymaking

MIA and MPA Politics II Core. 
This course examines the unique challenges and opportunities of the Global South, integrating theoretical frameworks, historical analysis, and contemporary case studies to develop a thorough understanding of how the region confronts and navigates some of the most significant issues shaping its politics and policies. By analyzing diverse political and policy dynamics in the Global South, it encourages students to think globally and recognize interconnectedness across political systems. Over seven weeks, we examine various challenges posed by institutional legacies of colonialism, the rise of populism, democratic backsliding, corruption, and political violence, while also highlighting innovative responses emerging from the Global South through contemporary case studies.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Rumela Sen
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• 1.5 points

Public Policy in the Age of Uncertainty

Public Policy in Uncertai

MIA and MPA Politics Core II. 
This course explores how sudden disruptions—such as elections, economic shocks, natural disasters, and conflict—can challenge or derail long-term policy efforts. Using analytical tools from game theory, economics, management, and law, students will assess how policy responses are developed under pressure and how to design adaptive programs capable of withstanding unexpected change. The course combines discussion, interactive exercises, and real-world case studies to build the strategic, ethical, and communication skills needed to lead through uncertainty. Guest speakers with firsthand experience in policymaking during crises will offer practical insights into decision-making when the stakes are high. Students will learn to anticipate and manage change, balance competing demands, and identify opportunities to advance policy goals even amid disruption.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• 1.5 points

LEGISLATION AND REGULATION

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Kathryn E Judge
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• Instructor: Jeremy K Kessler
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• 4 points

US & INTL LEGAL SYSTEM

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Matthew Waxman
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• 3 points

International Human Rights Law

This course introduces the legal frameworks, institutions, and advocacy strategies that underpin the international human rights system. With a practitioner’s lens, students will explore civil, political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights through treaties, customary law, and jurisprudence. Emphasis is placed on understanding where and how the law offers avenues for redress, and the evolving role of human rights advocacy in confronting modern challenges, including corporate accountability, gender discrimination, and climate justice.

Students will examine the structure and operation of key international and regional human rights mechanisms, the limits and opportunities of legal enforcement, and the relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The course integrates doctrinal learning with applied analysis through case studies, reflections, and simulations. 
Attendance in the first class session is mandatory.

• Department: Human Rights, Gender, and Equity
• Instructor: Betsy Apple
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• 3 points

Financial Accounting & Analysis

MPA Financial Management Core I and II. 
This course introduces the principles and practices of financial reporting, with the goal of enabling students to become informed users of financial information in both public and private sector contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding the three primary financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; and the accounting concepts and rules that shape them. Students will examine how financial information is prepared, disclosed, and interpreted, and will develop analytical tools to assess an organization’s financial health and operational effectiveness. Real-world financial statements will be used throughout the course to build fluency in the language and application of accounting.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Norman Bartczak
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• 3 points

Financial Accounting & Analysis

MPA Financial Management Core I and II. 
This course introduces the principles and practices of financial reporting, with the goal of enabling students to become informed users of financial information in both public and private sector contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding the three primary financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows; and the accounting concepts and rules that shape them. Students will examine how financial information is prepared, disclosed, and interpreted, and will develop analytical tools to assess an organization’s financial health and operational effectiveness. Real-world financial statements will be used throughout the course to build fluency in the language and application of accounting.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• Instructor: Norman Bartczak
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• 3 points

ADV CORP LAW: MERG & ACQUISTNS

• Department: Law
• 4 points

FIN STATEMNT ANALYSIS & INTERP

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Norman Bartczak
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• 3 points

INT'L BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Alejandro M Garro
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• 3 points

Dostoevsky's Afterlives

Few modern writers have been as adored, reviled, translated, or adapted as Fyodor Dostoevsky. In this seminar, we explore the “afterlife/survival” (
Überleben
) of Dostoevsky’s writings, with a particular emphasis on his reception and transformations during the decades of global modernism. We will ask: when and how was the dominant 20th-century image of Dostoevsky made? How is this image reflected, and refracted, in the later theory and practice of the novel? What resonances has it found across the political spectrum, from the pre-revolutionary Russian Empire through interwar Europe, the mid-century United States, and our present era of resurgent technocracy, imperialism, and nationalism? The first half of the course focuses on the Silver Age writers who did most to frame Dostoevsky’s legacy and artistic persona for an international readership. In the second half, we turn to a range of historical, literary, and theoretical contexts where this legacy comes into play. Students will take an active role in researching and shaping the story about Dostoevsky’s uncanny “survival” that our course tells, engaging with a range of readings in modernist literature, criticism, and novel theory. Midway through the course, each student will be responsible for a reception case study, researching either a place and time where Dostoevsky was widely influential or (by permission) a single author whose work comes into close dialogue with his.

Note: Russian-language readings will be provided in the original; many are also available in translation. Other readings will be provided and discussed in English translation, though reading in the original is always encouraged. The course is open to all graduate students by permission.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Chloe Kitzinger
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• 4 points

Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is an area of medicine focusing on lifestyle modification for prevention and treatment of chronic illness.  The course aims to describe the practice of lifestyle medicine and evidence-based understanding of 6 key principles of lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, social connection and risk avoidance. Through the course students will learn the evidence behind the 6 principles and how to apply them in a clinical encounter. Each module will begin with asynchronous pre-class work, followed by a synchronous didactic lecture and interactive workshop, and then concluded with post-class homework on the topic.

• Department: Human Nutrition, Institute of
• Instructor: Moneek Madra
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• 2 points

Ethnographies at the End of the World

What can we learn from anthropological and ethnographic research in and about a damaged world, a world confronted by the violence and effects of war, climate change, transnational migration, post-industrial abandonment, and the lives and afterlives of colonialism and slavery? What are the ethnographic debates that address the catastrophes produced by capitalism and the lifeforms that emerge out of its ruins? What types of anthropological critique emerge in times enunciated as ‘the end of the world’? And what comes after this end? Ethnographies at the End of the World addresses these questions by paying close attention to some of the most relevant debates in contemporary anthropological theory and anthropological critique. These debates include, among others, discussions on violence and trauma, the politics of life and death, the work of memory and oblivion, and the material entanglements between human and non-human forms of existence. The aim of this seminar is to generate a discussion around the multiple implications of these theoretical arrangements and how anthropologists deploy them in their ethnographic understandings of the world we live in. In doing so, this course provides students with a fundamental understanding and conceptual knowledge about how anthropologists use and produce theory, and how this theoretical production is mobilized as a social critique. This course is reading intensive and operates in the form of a seminar. It is intended, primarily, for MA students in the department of anthropology and graduate students in other departments.

• Department: Anthropology
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicholas Glastonbury
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• 3 points

TUTORIAL IN CLINICAL PRACTICE:STRUCTURED

• Department: Human Nutrition, Institute of
• 1 points

CORPORATE TAXATION

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Rick D'Avino
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• 3 points

CORPORATIONS

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• Department: Law
• Instructor: John C Jr Coffee
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• Instructor: Katharina Pistor
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• 4 points

CORPORATIONS

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• Department: Law
• 4 points

CORPORATE FINANCE

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Joshua R Mitts
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• 3 points

CRIMINAL ADJUDICATION

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Daniel Richman
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• 3 points

Politics & Policy of Urban Sustainabilit

Politics & Policy-Urban S

This is a course for thoughtful people who wish to influence actual policy outcomes related to sustainability challenges in major cities. Its objective is not to provide a primer on urban sustainability solutions; this is readily available from textbooks and will change by the time you are in a position to act. Rather, the course’s objective is to prepare you for the kind of challenges that will face you as a policy practitioner in the field of urban sustainability. Cities are increasingly recognized as a key level of government for environmental and sustainability policy. As at all levels, politics and policy are intensely intertwined, and perhaps more so at the local level because the decisions involved often affect constituents directly and intimately --in their neighborhoods, in their homes, in their commutes. This reading-heavy colloquium explores the politics and the policy of urban sustainability from the perspective of someone who wishes to effect change. It culminates in a team project in which students act as a sustainability policy team in a mayoral (or equivalent) office in one of the world’s major cities. The course considers key components of the city itself, with the objective of understanding what shapes the city and its impact on the environment. It mainly uses case studies from the twentieth-century United States, paired with international readings to allow a comparison with other experiences. The focus on deep case studies allows the consideration of the situations, constraints, and political dynamics of specific situations. It is intended to provide students with the ability to recognize patterns in urban political and policy dynamics related to sustainability. These are paired with an overview of leading solutions and how the professor believes practitioners should evaluate them for their own cities. The course also prominently features in-class presentations and discussions of the students’ main project: a team-based memo making a specific recommendation to solve a problem in a specific major world city, which is presented twice, once for a diagnosis of the problem in a given city and a second time with a policy recommendation. This project is the major portion of the overall grade for the class, and is used to allow the students to wrestle with the challenge of turning ideas from past and present into successful urban sustainability policies that can get implemented in a political and institutional world. In order to cover issues in depth, this course is not exhaustive;

• Department: MPA-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POL
• Instructor: Rohit T Aggarwala
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• 3 points

Ex. Criminal Prosecution: Manhattan/Bkl

EX. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

• Department: Law
• 2 points

Ex. Criminal Prosecution: Manhattan/Bkl

EX. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

• Department: Law
• 3 points

ESSENTIALS OF NUTR COUNSELING

• Department: Human Nutrition, Institute of
• 3 points

EVIDENCE

• Department: Law
• 3 points

EUR UNION LAW & INSTITUTIONS

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Anu Bradford
  Wikipedia h-index: 15 Info
• 3 points

IMMIGRATION LAW

This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the Law School Curriculum Guide at: http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Ajun Gupta
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• 3 points