From Algorithmic Thinking to Development

From Algorithms to Develo

Algorithmic problem-solving and coding skills needed to devise solutions to interview questions for software engineering positions. Solutions are implemented in Python, Java, C, and C++. Approaches include brute-force, hashing, sorting, transform-and-conquer, greedy, and dynamic programming. Focus on experimentation and team work.

• Department: Computer Science
• TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Borowski
  Info
• 3 points

WATER RESOURCES AND CLIMATE

This course will cover the science needed to understand hydrology, the link between hydrology and climate, and why climate change will affect the hydrologic cycle. It will then look at what changes have occurred in the past, and what changes are projected for the future and how these changes may affect other sectors, such as agriculture. The final module of the course will look at adaptation measures to adapt to climate change. The course will be formatted to be a mixture of lectures and seminars, with the lecture portion used to introduce scientific concepts and the seminar portion to discuss and evaluate the readings assigned. At the end of this course, students will the hydrologic cycle and its connection to climate, how changes in climate have affected/will affect how much water is available on land, how water impacts ecosystem services, and how to diagnose the cause of a climate-related water problem and develop solutions to address it.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

HUM RIGHTS/GLOBAL ECON JUSTICE

The world economy is a patchwork of competing and complementary interests among and between governments, corporations, and civil society. These stakeholders at times cooperate and also conflict over issues of global poverty, inequality, and sustainability. What role do human rights play in coordinating the different interests that drive global economic governance? This seminar will introduce students to different structures of global governance for development, trade, labor, finance, the environment, migration, and intellectual property and investigate their relationship with human rights. Students will learn about public, private, and mixed forms of governance, analyze the ethical and strategic perspectives of the various stakeholders and relate them to existing human rights norms. The course will examine the work of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the International Financial Institutions, as well as international corporate and non-governmental initiatives.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Rainer Braun
  Info
• 3 points

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Rev

Slavery in Age of Revolut

The history of conflicts within and over slavery during the American Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, the Wars for Latin American Independence, and the campaigns to abolish slavery in the British Empire.  The seminar gives special emphasis to the evolution of antislavery and proslavery arguments, the role of war in destabilizing practices of human bondage, and choices made by enslaved men and women in moments of rapid political change.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher L Brown
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

SECOND YEAR JAPANESE

JPNS4201OC:  Second Year Japanese I, 4 points.  Required to take Second Year Japanese II, JPNS4202OC for 4 points.

The 2nd year Japanese program (JPNS4201OC & JPNS4202OC; 8 points or 2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least one year of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (around 150 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the 
Novice-High level
 of
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
  at the beginning of the course.

This class will cover Chapters 17-23 of 
Genki II
 
 
(The Japan Times) and intermediate materials such as
Hiyaku
  (Routledge). The coverage and materials will be contingent on the levels of students and finalized by the instructors. Depending on their previous coursework, some students may be asked to study independently in preparation.

The goal of this course is to achieve Intermediate-Mid level or higher proficiency according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese 
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the
UGE
website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email
uge@columbia.edu
with any questions you may h

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Kaori Nakata
  Info
• 4 points

SECOND YEAR JAPANESE

SECOND YEAR JAPANESE II

JPNS4202OC:  Second Year Japanese II, 4 points.  Required to take Second Year Japanese I, JPNS4201OC for 4 points.

The 2nd year Japanese program (JPNS4201OC & JPNS4202OC; 8 points or 2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least one year of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (around 150 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the 
Novice-High level
 of 
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
  at the beginning of the course.

This class will cover Chapters 17-23 of 
Genki II
 
 
(The Japan Times) and intermediate materials such as 
Hiyaku
  (Routledge). The coverage and materials will be contingent on the levels of students and finalized by the instructors. Depending on their previous coursework, some students may be asked to study independently in preparation.

The goal of this course is to achieve Intermediate-Mid level or higher proficiency according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the 
UGE
 website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email 
uge@colu

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Kaori Nakata
  Info
• 4 points

PROBABILITY THEORY

Prerequisites: MATH V1101 Calculus I and MATH V1102 Calculus II, or the equivalent, and STAT W1111 or STAT W1211 (Introduction to Statistics). Corequisites: MATH V1201 Calculus III, or the equivalent, or the instructor's permission. This course can be taken as a single course for students requiring knowledge of probability or as a foundation for more advanced courses. It is open to both undergraduate and master students. This course satisfies the prerequisite for STAT W3107 and W4107. Topics covered include combinatorics, conditional probability, random variables and common distributions, expectation, independence, Bayes' rule, joint distributions, conditional expectations, moment generating functions, central limit theorem, laws of large numbers, characteristic functions.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
• Instructor: Young S Kim
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

STATISTICAL INFERENCE

Prerequisites: STAT W3105 Intro. to Probability or STAT W4105 Probability, or the equivalent. Calculus-based introduction to the theory of statistics. Useful distributions, law of large numbers and central limit theorem, point estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, maximum likelihood, likelihood ratio tests, nonparametric procedures, theory of least squares and analysis of variance.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Rabinowitz
  CULPA: 19 h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

THIRD YR JAPANESE

THIRD YEAR JAPANESE I

JPNS4205OC: Third Year Japanese I, 4 points. Required to take Third Year Japanese II, JPNS4206OC for 4 points.

The 3rd Year Japanese program (JPNS4205OC & JPNS4206OC; 8 points/2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least two years of college-level Jap4nese or the equivalent (around 300 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the 
Intermediate-Mid level
 of
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
N1
  at the beginning of the course. Please note that depending on the results of the placement test, the students may be placed in a different level than they apply for.

This class will use intermediate-level materials equivalent to
Tobira
and
Quartet I & II
or JLPT N3-N2. The coverage and materials will be contingent on the levels of students.

The goal of this course is to achieve Intermediate-High or above of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the 
UGE
 website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email 
uge@columbia.edu
 with any questions you may have.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Orie Maeguchi
  Info
• 4 points

Linear Regression Models

Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent, and a course in linear algebra. Theory and practice of regression analysis. Simple and multiple regression, testing, estimation, prediction, and confidence procedures, modeling, regression diagnostics and plots, polynomial regression, colinearity and confounding, model selection, geometry of least squares. Extensive use of the computer to analyse data.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Rabinowitz
  CULPA: 19 h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

THIRD YEAR JAPANESE

THIRD YEAR JAPANESE II

JPNS4206OC:  Third Year Japanese II, 4 points.  Required to take Third Year Japanese I, JPNS4205OC for 4 points.

The 3rd Year Japanese program (JPNS4205OC & JPNS4206OC; 8 points/2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least two years of college-level Jap4nese or the equivalent (around 300 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at least at the 
Intermediate-Mid level
 of 
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
N1
  at the beginning of the course. Please note that depending on the results of the placement test, the students may be placed in a different level than they apply for.

This class will use intermediate-level materials equivalent to 
Tobira 
and 
Quartet I & II
 or JLPT N3-N2. The coverage and materials will be contingent on the levels of students.

The goal of this course is to achieve Intermediate-High or above of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the 
UGE
 website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email 
uge@columbia.edu
 with any questions you may have.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Orie Maeguchi
  Info
• 4 points

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE

Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 and GU4205 or the equivalent. Introduction to programming in the R statistical package: functions, objects, data structures, flow control, input and output, debugging, logical design, and abstraction. Writing code for numerical and graphical statistical analyses. Writing maintainable code and testing, stochastic simulations, paralleizing data analyses, and working with large data sets. Examples from data science will be used for demonstration.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin K Goodrich
  Info
• 3 points

ELEM JAPANESE LANG PEDAGOGY

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWRF 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
• 3 points

THIRD YEAR ARABIC I

Prerequisites: MDES UN1214-UN1215, or the equivalent $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $10.00 = Materials Fee Improvement of writing and speaking skills through compositions, class discussions, and presentations in Arabic on topics such as areas and cultures of the Middle East; classical and modern Arabic literature; and current, authentic materials available from Middle Eastern sources. Review of grammatical and syntactic rules as needed.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Rym Bettaieb
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 5 points

THIRD YEAR ARABIC II

Prerequisites: MDES UN1214-UN1215, or the equivalent. $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $10.00 = Materials Fee The continuation of S4210, above.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Youssef Nouhi
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 5 points

Hollywood in China

The seminar zero in on the relationship between Hollywood and the Chinese film industry as a case study to tease out a cluster of issues concerning the politics, economy, and culture of transnational entertainment and media practices. The course aims to introduce students to foundational texts as well as the most updated research topics and approaches concerning Chinese cinema and media. Seminar participants are encouraged to utilize the research tools learned in the class to explore their own research topics and facilitate their own research projects.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Ying Zhu
  h-index: 9 Info
• 3 points

CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL DOCUMENTAR

Documentaries are proliferating with increasing intensity around the world. They circulate as market commodities, forms of entertainment, and vehicles for social change. In this class we will compare different national and regional contexts of contemporary documentary, including projects created within the media industries of China, Cambodia, Chechnya, Ukraine, Nigeria, and India. We will also examine the presence of “the global” within the United States, which involves exploring questions of immigration, border-crossing, and transnational co-production. Crucial to our course will be the close analysis of how documentaries actively address civil rights struggles, oppressive government regimes, cultural trends, environmental crises, and progressive social movements to create more inclusive, equitable communities. So, too, will we examine emerging technologies (AI, virtual and augmented reality), star-studded film festivals, and the reach and impact of mega studios such as Netflix and Wanda. Guest speakers (scholars, filmmakers, programmers) working in the field will enrich our class discussions. Site visits will offer the opportunity to engage with documentary through the cultural offerings of the city. This course fulfills the Global Core requirement.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua L Glick
  Info
• 3 points

NGOS&THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT

The human rights movement is one of the most successful social justice movements of our time, establishing universal principles that govern how states should treat citizens and non-citizens. The movement strengthens, and is strengthened by, a complex web of institutions, laws, and norms that constitute a functioning global system that builds on itself progressively, animated by strong NGOs. The course will address the evolution of the international human rights movement and on the NGOs that drive the movement on the international, regional and domestic levels. Sessions will highlight the experiences of major human rights NGOs and will address topics including strategy development, institutional representation, research methodologies, partnerships, networks, venues of engagement, campaigning, fundraising and, perhaps most importantly, the fraught and complex debates about adaptation to changing global circumstances.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Louis Bickford
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 13 Info
• 3 points

THE NEW YORK THEATRE EVENT

This course examines the rich legacy of theater in New York, from Broadway to Off- Broadway, encompassing the writers, directors, actors, institutions, and artists who laid the foundations of American theater and continue to shape the contemporary theatrical landscape. We will commence with an exploration of the roots of theater in NYC and how the city's growth is mirrored in the historic innovations of the art form. Each week will delve into theatrical forms and disciplines, examples of seminal texts, and current productions throughout the city. These investigations offer insights into the ways theater evolves into a quintessential New York event, guided by a producer who has shepherded award-winning shows from initial idea to Broadway for over three decades. Performances will include productions both on and off Broadway. Course fee covers tickets for up to 6 performances during the session. Shows for summer 2025 will be selected at the beginning of the course based on enrollment (shows currently under consideration include:
Pirates: The Penzance Musical, John Proctor is the Villain, The Jonathan Larson Project, Trophy Boys
, among others pending both availability and final course registration).

Please note: more Summer Theatre courses will be posted by the end of March

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher G Burney
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE

FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE I

JPNS4217OC:  Fourth Year Japanese I, 4 points.  Required to take Fourth Year Japanese II, JPNS4218OC for 4 points.

The 4th Year Japanese program (JPNS4217OC & JPNS4218OC; 8 points/ 2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least three years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (around 450 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at the 
Intermediate-High level
 or above of
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
N1
   at the beginning of the course. Please note that depending on the results of the placement test, the students may be placed in a different level than they apply for.

Authentic materials such as newspaper, novels, and TV news will be used alongside with instructor-created materials to study grammatical patterns equivalent to JLPT N1 and N2. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to pursue an individualized project based on their own interests and give a presentation about their project at the end of the program.

The goal of this course is to achieve Advanced-Low or above of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the 
UGE
 website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email 
uge@columbia.edu
 with any questions you may have.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Itsuko Nakamura
  Info
• 4 points

FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE

FOURTH YEAR JAPANESE II

JPNS4218OC:  Fourth Year Japanese II, 4 points.  Required to take Fourth Year Japanese I, JPNS4217OC for 4 points.

The 4th Year Japanese program (JPNS4217OC & JPNS4218OC; 8 points/ 2 semesters) is designed for those who have completed at least three years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (around 450 hours of Japanese study).

Students who want to take this course are expected to be at the 
Intermediate-High level
 or above of 
the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
N1
   at the beginning of the course. Please note that depending on the results of the placement test, the students may be placed in a different level than they apply for.

Authentic materials such as newspaper, novels, and TV news will be used alongside with instructor-created materials to study grammatical patterns equivalent to JLPT N1 and N2. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to pursue an individualized project based on their own interests and give a presentation about their project at the end of
t
he program.

The goal of this course is to achieve Advanced-Low or above of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japan
ese 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the 
UGE
 website for the start and end dates for the Kyoto Consortium Summer: Modern Japanese KCJS. 

Please email 
uge@columbia.edu
 with any questions you may have.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Itsuko Nakamura
  Info
• 4 points

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and problems of international human rights law. What are the origins of modern human rights law? What is the substance of this law, who is obligated by it, and how is it enforced? The course will cover the major international human rights treaties and mechanisms and consider some of today's most significant human rights issues and controversies. While the topics are necessarily law-related, the course will assume no prior exposure to legal studies.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Belinda Cooper
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

Time Series Analysis

Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Least squares smoothing and prediction, linear systems, Fourier analysis, and spectral estimation. Impulse response and transfer function. Fourier series, the fast Fourier transform, autocorrelation function, and spectral density. Univariate Box-Jenkins modeling and forecasting. Emphasis on applications. Examples from the physical sciences, social sciences, and business. Computing is an integral part of the course.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Rongning Wu
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

BAYESIAN STATISTICS

This course introduces the Bayesian paradigm for statistical inference.  Topics covered include prior and posterior distributions: conjugate priors, informative and non-informative priors; one- and two-sample problems; models for normal data, models for binary data, Bayesian linear models; Bayesian computation: MCMC algorithms, the Gibbs sampler; hierarchical models; hypothesis testing, Bayes factors, model selection; use of statistical software.

Prerequisites: A course in the theory of statistical inference, such as STAT GU4204 a course in statistical modeling and data analysis, such as STAT GU4205.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Casey Bradshaw
  Info
• 3 points

ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS I

Prerequisites: (COMS W3134 or COMS W3136COMS W3137) and (COMS W3203) Introduction to the design and analysis of efficient algorithms. Topics include models of computation, efficient sorting and searching, algorithms for algebraic problems, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, probabilistic methods, approximation algorithms, and NP-completeness.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexandr Andoni
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

Machine Intelligence

This seminar will survey historical and modern developments in machine intelligence from fields
such as psychology, neuroscience, and computer science, and from approaches such as
cybernetics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, connectionism, neural networks,
and deep learning. The emphasis is on the conceptual understanding of topics. The course does
not include, nor require a background in, computer programming and statistics. The overall goal
is for students to become informed consumers of applications of artificial intelligence.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Trenton Jerde
  h-index: 11 Info
• 3 points

STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING

Prerequisites: STAT GU4206 The course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning and its core models and algorithms. The aim of the course is to provide students of statistics with detailed knowledge of how Machine Learning methods work and how statistical models can be brought to bear in computer systems - not only to analyze large data sets, but to let computers perform tasks that traditional methods of computer science are unable to address. Examples range from speech recognition and text analysis through bioinformatics and medical diagnosis. This course provides a first introduction to the statistical methods and mathematical concepts which make such technologies possible.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Alex Pijyan
  Info
• 3 points

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR FINANCE

Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 and STAT GU4205 A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Hammou El Barmi
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 3 points

Executive MS Residence

Course enrollment for MBAxMS students during SEAS residence.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Alexis R Moore
  Info
• 0 points

WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS

There are many misconceptions as to what makes an appealing story for children and how to get a story published. Many novice writers are simply relating an incident as opposed to creating a story. This course will show beginner and experienced writers how to mine their lives and imaginations for ideas and how to develop those ideas into children's stories-a step by step process from inspiration to finished manuscript for picture books, early readers, emerging readers and chapter books. Students will also learn the importance of reading their writing out loud-a process that helps both reader and listener develop a better ear for the story's pace, cadence and structure. Writing for children has become incredibly popular in the past fifteen years and publishing houses have been inundated with manuscripts. Many houses have ceased accepting unsolicited manuscripts all together. This course will disclose other avenues to getting your manuscript into the hands of agents and editors.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Peter Catalanotto
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

TRAVEL WRITING

How does the traveler become the travel writer? What makes good travel writing? Why does it matter today? This course examines and breaks down the very specific craft of travel writing. Simply because we like to travel, does it qualify us to write about it? Everywhere has been written about, so how do we find something fresh to say about… Paris, or even Patagonia? In this course, we both dispel, and prove, some of the myths of travel writing. Students learn to find an angle in order to uncover destinations anew and make them personal— it’s in the personal that the universal is revealed. From crafting a compelling lede and understanding the need for a strong “nut graph,” to knowing the value of dialogue in propelling the story forward, and then finding the ideal kicker to send the reader away satisfied, students dissect published stories and are sent out into “the field” (of New York City) to craft their own. Travel writing is more than, “I went here, I did this, I ate that.” From front-of-book and service pieces, to destination features, we discuss magazine and newspaper travel writing in depth, as well as touch on longer form travel writing. Finally, through exercises and assignments, students learn to craft a compelling pitch in order to approach editors.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Porter T Fox
  Info
• 3 points

WRITING THE YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

The Young Adult (YA) publishing boom has changed the way we read—and write—coming-of-age stories. This course will introduce students to the elements that shape YA novels, and explore the fiction writing techniques needed for long projects, including narrative arcs, character construction, worldbuilding, and scene work. We’ll study work from a wide range of YA genres and authors, including Angie Thomas, Elana K. Arnold, Leigh Bardugo, Jason Reynolds, A.S. King, Elizabeth Acevedo, and more.

Students will begin to write and outline their own YA novel, and a variety of in-class writing exercises will support the development of each project. All students will workshop their own writing and respond to the work of others. By the end of class, students will have a portfolio of materials to draw from, and a richer understanding of the YA landscape and its possibilities.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Emily K Austin
  Info
• 3 points

WRITING NEW YORK CITY

In this course, we’ll take literary and literal tours of New York City as readers and writers. We will consider New York City as both the
subject
of a variety of literatures and as a
style
of writing. How have poets, fiction writers, essayists, playwrights, and journalists documented and imagined the city in the 20th and 21st centuries? What literary movements and communities were born or reimagined here? What larger ideas about urban life or American culture have been established or challenged by New York City literature? We will read and write works across genres and across the city in an effort to engage deeply and creatively with some of the varied histories and practices of writing (in and about) New York City.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 10 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Deborah Paredez
  CULPA: 3 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

CONSUMER CULTURE IN MOD EUROPE

The development of the modern culture of consumption, with particular attention to the formation of the woman consumer. Topics include commerce and the urban landscape, changing attitudes toward shopping and spending, feminine fashion and conspicuous consumption, and the birth of advertising. Examination of novels, fashion magazines, and advertising images.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Tiersten
  CULPA: 45 Info
• 4 points

ADVANCED RUSSIAN I

Prerequisites: RUSS UN2101 and RUSS UN2102 or placement test $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $15.00 = Materials Fee , Curriculum evolves according to needs and interests of the students. Emphasis on conversation and composition, reading and discussion of selected texts and videotapes; oral reports required. Conducted entirely in Russian.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Marina Tsylina
  Info
• 4 points

ADVANCED RUSSIAN II

Prerequisites: RUSS GU4333 or placement test $15.00= Language Resource Fee, $15.00 = Materials Fee , Continuation of RUSS S4333H.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Irina Kogel
  Info
• 4 points

LABOR ECONOMICS

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213. This course examines labor markets through the lens of economics. In broad terms, labor economics is the study of the exchange of labor services for wages—a category that takes in a wide range of topics. Our objective in this course is to lay the foundations for explaining labor market phenomena within an economic framework and subsequently apply this knowledge-structure to a select set of questions. Throughout this process we will discuss empirical research, which will highlight the power (as well as the limitations) of employing economic models to real-world problems. By the end of this course we will have the tools/intuition to adequately formulate and critically contest arguments concerning labor markets.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 5 p.m.-8:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Caterina Musatti
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

GAME THEORY

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213. Equivalent to ECON UN4415. Introduction to the systematic treatment of game theory and its applications in economic analysis.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Hannah Kris
  Info
• 3 points

NOPM International Fundraising

As a foundational complement to the Master of Science Program in Nonprofit Management, this course provides a comprehensive overview of elements to explore, analyze and understand for fundraising in the international context.  It introduces the history of philanthropy and its role around the world, and the unique cultural, political, economic, legal and ethical considerations critical to fundraising development, effectiveness and impact.  Emphasis is placed on the characteristics of donor groups including corporate, foundation, major, individual, institutional and multilateral donors.  Students will also consider the fundraising tools and fundamental and strategic practices utilized by the fundraising professional such as digital, online, offline, events, personal and campaign measures.     

Students will refine, enhance and improve their skills through analysis of case studies and small group and class exercises and participation.  Students will also learn practical application from weekly reflections and donor profiles, global regional philanthropy group presentations, and a final project involving an international fundraising plan.  The course also considers current and emerging trends, as well as the larger issues and challenges – such as political and economic impact and greater demands for accountability and return on investment – confronting today’s fundraising professionals.

The course is designed for students new to the civil society sector as well as those with more experience who are seeking to expand their knowledge and skills for application globally. By the conclusion of the course, both categories of students will share a common lexicon of the topic and be prepared to effectively engage and explore fundraising practices in the international environment such as being able to produce and defend a regionally appropriate international fundraising strategy that addresses legal, cultural, and ethical constraints. Students will be able to:


Demonstrate a shared vocabulary and conceptual grounding in international philanthropy

Analyze global fundraising issues using sector data, regional context, and donor intelligence

Strategically design and defend an international fundraising model responsive to legal, cultural, and ethical frameworks

Show practical readiness to contribute to fund development initiatives within diverse international organizations


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• Department: Non Profit Management
• M 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Ramone Segree
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 0-3 points

Arts in Venice

ART IN VENICE

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Johanna M.H. Fassl

Syllabus, Art in Venice

This course examines the art, architecture, and culture of Venice from the 14th to the 18th century. The goal of the curriculum is for students to acquire a firm visual literacy in order to read works of Venetian art and to familiarize themselves with the methods of art history. The course is set up as a field study, using the city as classroom and supporting site visits in and outside of Venice. The goal is to provide students with a solid visual knowledge and historical understanding of a set of key monuments, and to encourage them to think through the social, political, cultural, and intellectual forces at play in the creation of these works. Each day's choice of monuments is based on a walkable itinerary, visiting churches, confraternities, cloisters, palaces, and museums. Day trips include excursions to Padua and the Palladian villas in Vicenza and the Veneto.

Counts toward the Art History Major/Concentration at Columbia.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Columbia in Venice
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships 
available. 
Tuition
 charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the

UGE

website for the start and end dates for the Columbia in Venice program.

Please email
uge@columbia.edu
with any questions you may have.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Johanna M Fassl
  Info
• 3 points

Intro Conservation of Venice

Art History AHIS4432OC. Introduction to the Conservation of Venice's Built Heritage. 3 points.

Prerequisites: None

Instructor: Mieke Van Molle

Conservation in Venice Syllabus

This course offers the unique opportunity to study the buildings, statues, and the built environment of Venice, and the challenges of conservation these structures face. Professor van Molle - a specialist in the field who has offered this much celebrated course in past years - will introduce students to historical construction techniques and building materials through case studies of specific buildings and sculptures, and will then focus on the conservation of these structures. Questions of sustainability, historic preservation, and conservation at the intersection of art and science lie at the center of this course which will take you to historic buildings and active conservation sites.

Counts as a seminar for the Art History Major/Concentration at Columbia.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
Columbia in Venice
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
Global Learning Scholarships
available.
Tuition
charges apply.

Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Term A & B dates.

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Mieke Van Molle
  Info
• 4 points

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213. Equivalent to ECON UN4500. The theory of international trade, comparative advantage and the factor endowments explanation of trade, analysis of the theory and practice of commercial policy, economic integration. International mobility of capital and labor, the North-South debate.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Pablo de Llanos Artero
  Info
• 3 points

Mediterranean Humanities II in Venice

MED HUM II IN VENICE

CLIA4600OC: Mediterranean Humanities II in Venice. 3 points. 
Prerequisite: None. Mediterranean Humanities I is not a requirement to enroll in this course. Instructor: Konstantina Zanou

What is the Mediterranean and how was it constructed and canonized as a space of civilization? A highly multicultural, multilingual area whose people represent a broad array of religious, ethnic, social and political difference, the Mediterranean has been seen as the cradle of western civilization, but also as a dividing border and a unifying confluence zone, as a sea of pleasure and a sea of death. The course aims to enhance students’ understanding of the multiple ways this body of water has been imagined by the people who lived or traveled across its shores. By exploring major works of theory, literature and cinema since 1800, it encourages students to engage critically with a number of questions (nationalism vs cosmopolitanism, South/North and East/West divides, tourism, exile and migration, colonialism and orientalism, borders and divided societies) and to ‘read’ the sea through different viewpoints. In the final analysis, Med Hum II is meant to arouse the question of what it means to stand on watery grounds and to view the world through a constantly shifting lens. The Summer version of the course is adapted to contain more material on Venice and its Mediterranean surroundings.

This course fulfills the Global Core requirement and the requirements of Columbia's Italian major and Mediterranean Studies minor. For Global Core, please note students may only receive Global Core credit for either
CLIA4500GU
or CLIA4600OC; not both.

To enroll in this course, you must apply to the
 
Columbia in Venice
 
program through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE).
 
Global Learning Scholarships
 available. 
Tuition
 charges apply. 
Please note the program dates are different from the Summer Sessions Terms. Visit the
UGE

• Department: Global Programs
• Instructor: Konstantia Zanou
  Info
• 3 points

RECORDED SOUND

As music moves into the 21st century, we find ourselves surrounded by an ever-evolving landscape of technological capability. The world of music, and the music industry itself, is changing rapidly, and with that change comes the opening – and closing – of doorways of possibility. What does this shift mean for today’s practicing artist or composer? With big label recording studios signing and nurturing fewer and fewer artists, it seems certain that, today, musicians who want to record and distribute their music need to be able to do much of the recording and production work on their own. But where does one go to learn how to do this – to learn not only the “how to” part of music production, but the historical underpinnings and the development of the music production industry as well? How does one develop a comprehensive framework within which they can place their own artistic efforts? How does one learn to understand what they hear, re-create what they like and develop their own style? This class, “Recorded Sound,” aims to be the answer. It’s goal is to teach artists how to listen critically to music from across history and genres in order to identify the production techniques that they hear, and reproduce those elements using modern technology so they can be incorporated into the artist’s own musical works.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: David Adamcyk
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

The science of me, you and us: insights

The nature of wellbeing

Why do we feel the way we do, how do we understand ourselves and others, and how does this relate to our social relationships?  Why does all of this sometimes leave us feeling anxious, depressed, lonely and isolated?  And when that happens, what we can do about it?  In this seminar, we will tackle these questions using an integrative approach that blends social psychology, clinical psychology and neuroscience to uncover how our emotions and social interactions sometimes work well and sometimes falter.  To do this, we will examine human behavior at multiple levels, connecting our social and emotional lives (what we experience and how we act) to cognitive processes (how our minds process information) and underlying neural mechanisms (what's happening in the brain).  As the semester unfolds, we start by building an understanding of where our emotions come from, how we can manage them, how we make sense of other people and how we can form positive connections with them.  This knowledge provides a foundation for taking the next step - understanding what happens when things go awry and we end up with momentary - or long-lasting - bouts of anxiety, depression, loneliness and other clinical conditions.  We end by considering what may be everyone’s life goal - the pursuit of happiness - and how everything we have learned can foster that pursuit through personal actions, social connections and psychotherapeutic support.  The overarching goal is to build a nuanced understanding of how and why we think and feel the way we do – about ourselves and others – that can inform both scientific and personal explorations of what “wellbeing” and “mental health” means.

Prerequisites

Equivalents of an introductory Psychology course and one more advanced lecture, lab or seminar course in Psychology or a related discipline (and/or the instructor's permission).

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Kevin Ochsner
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 86 Info
• 3 points

Mediterranean Humanities I

Mediterranean Humanities I (Med Hum) explores the literatures of the Mediterranean from the late Middle Ages until the early Eighteenth Century. We will read Boccaccio, Bandello, and Cervantes, Ottoman and Arabic travel literature, as well as the Eurasian versions of the
One Thousand and One Nights
. We will dive into the travel of texts and people, stories and storytellers across the shores of the Middle Sea, as well as into the relationship between literary texts and historiographical theories of the Mediterranean. Based on the reading of literary texts (short stories, theater), as well as letters, biographies, memoirs, and other ego-documents produced and consumed in the Early Modern Mediterranean, we will discuss big themes as Orientalism, estrangement, forced mobility, connectivity, multiculturalism and the clash of civilizations. Also, we will visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rare Books Room of Butler Library, and we will discuss movies in class.

Following in the footsteps of Fernand Braudel, we will reflect on the Mediterranean in the age of the first globalization as a laboratory of the modern global world and world literature.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Pier Mattia Tommasino
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

Summer Industry Projects

Indst Eng and Ops Research

Enrollment in this course acknowledges the student’s participation in an industry project. 

Working with a mentor (alumni, adjunct faculty, or industry partner) in relevant industry, students will work with a team of 3-5 students on an identified project. The career placement officer can assist in administering the advertisement, selection and recruitment processes.  Students can enroll in ENGI E4700 for zero credit, zero fees; students who wish to earn academic credit can enroll in Fieldwork. The specific requirements for the project is defined by the mentor.  Groups should meet with their mentor on a weekly basis for at least 30 minutes. Students are also encouraged to submit bi-weekly progress reports to the mentor.  Upon completion of the project (end of July/beginning of August), each team will participate in an industry project showcase to present their project and deliverables.  Students will receive coaching on presentation skills from the professional development and leadership and the career placement officer teams.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: David Fitzgerald
  Info
• 0 points

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Prior knowledge of Python is recommended. Provides a broad understanding of the basic techniques for building intelligent computer systems. Topics include state-space problem representations, problem reduction and and-or graphs, game playing and heuristic search, predicate calculus, and resolution theorem proving, AI systems and languages for knowledge representation, machine learning and concept formation and other topics such as natural language processing may be included as time permits.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 4:20 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Tony B Dear
  CULPA: 17 Info
• 3 points

Summer Engineering Seminar

Indust Eng and Ops Research

Current topics in engineering. Subject matter will vary by topic.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

Computational approaches to the analysis, understanding, and generation of natural language text at scale. Emphasis on machine learning techniques for NLP, including deep learning and large language models. Applications may include information extraction, sentiment analysis, question answering, summarization, machine translation, and conversational AI. Discussion of datasets, benchmarking and evaluation, interpretability, and ethical considerations.
Due to significant overlap in content, only one of COMS 4705 or Barnard COMS 3705BC may be taken for credit.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 4:10 p.m.-7:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Bauer
  CULPA: 17 h-index: 13 Info
• 3 points

Ethical and Responsible AI

ETHIC AND RESPONSIBLE AI

Principles of Ethical Artificial Intelligence across technical and societal dimensions. Combines technical AI and machine learning implementations and ethical analysis. Students will learn to build, audit, and mitigate ethical risks in AI systems using tools like fairness libraries, explainability frameworks, and privacy-preserving techniques. Emphasizes coding, algorithmic critique, and real-world cases.
Topics include: foundations of AI ethics, fairness, interpretability, explainability,  accountability, privacy, robustness, alignment, safety, and societal benefit. 
Assessments include coding projects, bias auditing assignments, and ethical analysis papers.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 10:10 a.m.-1:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi
  CULPA: 21 h-index: 16 Info
• 3 points

PRINC OF QUANT POL RESEARCH 2

Prerequisites: POLS W4710 or the equivalent. 

This course will
intensively
examine some of the data analysis methods which deal with problems occurring in the use of multiple regression analysis.  It will stress computer applications and cover, as needed, data coding and data processing. Emphasis will also be placed on research design and
writing research reports
. 

The course assumes that students are familiar with basic statistics, inference, and multiple regression analysis and have analyzed data using computer software (e.g., any standard statistical programs on micro-computers or larger machines -- Stata, “R”, SPSS, SAS, etc.). Students will be instructed on the use of the microcomputers and the R and Stata statistical software program(s) available as freeware (R) or in the CUIT computer labs (Stata; several campus locations) or through SIPA. The lectures and required discussion section will emphasize the use of “R.” Students may use whatever computer programs they prefer for all data analysis for the course.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 4:30 p.m.-7:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Abdullah Aydogan
  h-index: 4 Info
• 4 points

PRINC OF QUANT POL RESEARCH 2-DISC

PRINC OF QUANT POL RES 2-

This is the required discussion section for
POLS GU4712.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 7:40 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Carolina Bernal Uribe
  Info
• 0 points

AI Applications in Finance

Data, models, visuals; various facets of AI, applications in finance; areas: fund, manager, security selection, asset allocation, risk management within asset management; fraud detection and prevention; climate finance and risk; data-driven real estate finance; cutting-edge techniques: machine learning, deep learning in computational, quantitative finance; concepts: explainability, interpretability, adversarial machine learning, resilience of AI systems; industry utilization

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Ali Hirsa
  h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

MACHINE LEARNING

Basic statistical principles and algorithmic paradigms of supervised machine learning.

Prerequisites: 
Multivariable calculus (e.g. MATH1201 or MATH1205 or APMA2000), linear algebra (e.g. COMS3251 or MATH2010 or MATH2015), probability (e.g. STAT1201 or STAT4001 or IEOR3658 or MATH2015), discrete math (COMS3203), and general mathematical maturity. Programming and algorithm analysis (e.g. COMS 3134). COMS 3770 is recommended for students who wish to refresh their math background.

• Department: Computer Science
• TR 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Nakul Verma
  CULPA: 10 h-index: 16 Info
• 3 points

HOW TO WRITE FUNNY

In this class we will consider the various forms and functions of humor in written prose, discussing techniques and approaches to humor writing. Students will write their own humorous stories and essays which we will read and discuss in class, focusing not only on what is or isn't funny, but on how humor can be advantageously used to increase the power of an overall piece. The class will also break down stories, novels, and essays from a variety of authors-Bill Hicks' political satire; the darkly comedic fiction of Barry Hannah and Paul Beatty; the absurd humor of Tina Fey and Baratunde Thurston; Anthony Lane's charming British snarkiness; Spy Magazine's sharply parodic voice; Woody Allen's one-liners; Lena Dunham's zeitgeist comedy-in an effort to better understand what makes their humor work. Students will be asked to write stories inspired and influenced by these authors. As we critique each other's work, we will investigate strategies related to the craft of humor writing, including self-deprecation, political satire, humor and the other, going blue, dark comedy, schtick, humor as a means vs. humor as an end, crossing the line, and how to write funny without sacrificing substance.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 1:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Patricia A Marx
  Info
• 3 points

GLOBAL ENERGY: SECURITY/GEOPOL

The course focuses on the nexus between energy and security as it reveals in the policies and interaction of leading energy producers and consumers. Topics include: Hydrocarbons and search for stability and security in the Persian Gulf, Caspian basin, Eurasia, Africa and Latin America; Russia as a global energy player; Analysis of the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on energy markets, global security, and the future of the energy transition; Role of natural gas in the world energy balance and European energy security; Transformation of the global energy governance structure; Role and evolution of the OPEC; Introduction into energy economics; Dynamics and fundamentals of the global energy markets; IOCs vs NOCs; Resource nationalism, cartels, sanctions and embargoes; Asia's growing energy needs and its geo-economic and strategic implications; Nuclear energy and challenges to non-proliferation regime; Alternative and renewable sources of energy; Climate change as one of the central challenges of the 21st century; Analysis of the policies, technologies, financial systems and markets needed to achieve climate goals. Climate change and attempts of environmental regulation; Decarbonization trends, international carbon regimes and search for optimal models of sustainable development. Special focus on implications of the shale revolution and technological innovations on U.S. energy security.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Albert Bininachvili
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

STRAT INTELLIGNC/POL DEC MAKNG

The interaction of intelligence and political decision-making in the U.S. other Western democracies, Russia and China. Peculiarities of intelligence in the Middle East (Israel, Iran, Pakistan). Intelligence analyzed both as a governmental institution and as a form of activity, with an emphasis on complex relations within the triangle of intelligence communities, national security organizations, and high-level political leadership. Stages and disciplines of intelligence process. Intelligence products and political decision-making. The function of intelligence considered against the backdrop of rapid evolution of information technologies, changing meaning of homeland security, and globalization. Particular emphasis on the role of intelligence in the prevention of terrorism and WMD proliferation.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Albert Bininachvili
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

Research Training

Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• Instructor: Gerard A Ateshian
  Info
• Instructor: Tal Danino
  Wikipedia h-index: 18 Info
• Instructor: X. Edward Guo
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 70 Info
• Instructor: Henry Hess
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 45 Info
• Instructor: Elizabeth Hillman
  Wikipedia h-index: 48 Info
• Instructor: Clark T Hung
  CULPA: 5 h-index: 65 Info
• Instructor: Lance Kam
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 38 Info
• Instructor: Elisa Konofagou
  Wikipedia h-index: 71 Info
• Instructor: Andrew Laine
  Wikipedia h-index: 43 Info
• Instructor: Kam W Leong
  h-index: 126 Info
• Instructor: Helen Lu
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 54 Info
• Instructor: Barclay Morrison
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 42 Info
• Instructor: Elizabeth Olson
  h-index: 28 Info
• Instructor: Paul Sajda
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 47 Info
• Instructor: Samuel Sia
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 39 Info
• Instructor: Stavros Thomopoulos
  h-index: 63 Info
• Instructor: John T Vaughan
  Info
• Instructor: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
  Wikipedia h-index: 132 Info
• Instructor: Qi Wang
  h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Nandan L Nerurkar
  Info
• Instructor: Stephen H Tsang
  Wikipedia h-index: 58 Info
• Instructor: Elham Azizi
  h-index: 10 Info
• Instructor: Jose McFaline-Figueroa
  Info
• Instructor: Treena L Arinzeh
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Sanja Vickovic
  Info
• Instructor: Santiago Correa
  Info
• Instructor: Ke Cheng
  Info
• Instructor: Grace McIlvain
  Info
• 0 points

Research Training

Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Sinisa Vukelic
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• Instructor: Homayoon Beigi
  Info
• Instructor: Harry West
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info
• 0 points

Summer Master's Research

Data Science

Working with a faculty member and a team of 3-5 graduate or undergraduate students, students will have the opportunity to work on a small research project. Students can enroll ENGI E3900/4900 for zero credit, zero fees; students who wish to earn academic credit can enroll in the faculty member’s independent research course or Fieldwork. Specific requirements for the project are defined by the faculty members.  Research groups meet weekly with their faculty member. Students are also encouraged to submit bi-weekly progress reports to the faculty member.  Upon completion of the research project (end of July/beginning of August), each research team will participate in a research symposium to present their research and deliverables. Note: Enrollment in this course acknowledges the student’s participation in research with an Engineering faculty member.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

Summer Master's Research

Earth and Env Eng

Working with a faculty member and a team of 3-5 graduate or undergraduate students, students will have the opportunity to work on a small research project. Students can enroll ENGI E3900/4900 for zero credit, zero fees; students who wish to earn academic credit can enroll in the faculty member’s independent research course or Fieldwork. Specific requirements for the project are defined by the faculty members.  Research groups meet weekly with their faculty member. Students are also encouraged to submit bi-weekly progress reports to the faculty member.  Upon completion of the research project (end of July/beginning of August), each research team will participate in a research symposium to present their research and deliverables. Note: Enrollment in this course acknowledges the student’s participation in research with an Engineering faculty member.

• Department: Engineering
• 0 points

Summer Master's Research

Electrical Engineering

Working with a faculty member and a team of 3-5 graduate or undergraduate students, students will have the opportunity to work on a small research project. Students can enroll ENGI E3900/4900 for zero credit, zero fees; students who wish to earn academic credit can enroll in the faculty member’s independent research course or Fieldwork. Specific requirements for the project are defined by the faculty members.  Research groups meet weekly with their faculty member. Students are also encouraged to submit bi-weekly progress reports to the faculty member.  Upon completion of the research project (end of July/beginning of August), each research team will participate in a research symposium to present their research and deliverables. Note: Enrollment in this course acknowledges the student’s participation in research with an Engineering faculty member.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Zoran Kostic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 24 Info
• 0 points

Summer Master's Research

Indst Eng and Ops Research

Working with a faculty member and a team of 3-5 graduate or undergraduate students, students will have the opportunity to work on a small research project. Students can enroll ENGI E3900/4900 for zero credit, zero fees; students who wish to earn academic credit can enroll in the faculty member’s independent research course or Fieldwork. Specific requirements for the project are defined by the faculty members.  Research groups meet weekly with their faculty member. Students are also encouraged to submit bi-weekly progress reports to the faculty member.  Upon completion of the research project (end of July/beginning of August), each research team will participate in a research symposium to present their research and deliverables. Note: Enrollment in this course acknowledges the student’s participation in research with an Engineering faculty member.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: David Fitzgerald
  Info
• 0 points

MACROECONOMICS SEMINAR

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 Registration information is posted on the departments Seminar Sign-up webpage. Selected topics in macroeconomics. Selected topics will be posted on the departments webpage.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• T 3 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Irasema Alonso
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 4 points

ESSAYISM

In the second decade of the 21st century there is more critical attention than ever before on the essay as a literary genre and a cultural practice that crosses media, registers, disciplines, and contexts. The concept of “essayism” was redefined by Robert Musil in his unfinished modernist novel,
The Man Without Qualities
(1930) from a style of literature to a form of thinking in writing: “For an essay is not the provisional or incidental expression of a conviction that might on a more favourable occasion be elevated to the status of truth or that might just as easily be recognized as error … ; an essay is the unique and unalterable form that a man’s inner life takes in a decisive thought.”  In this course will explore how essays can increase readers’ and writers’ tolerance for the existential tension and uncertainty we experience both within ourselves as well as in the worlds we inhabit. As Cheryl Wall argues, essays also give their practitioners meaningful work to do with their private musings and public concerns in a form that thrives on intellectual as well as formal experimentation. The course is organized to examine how practitioners across media have enacted essayism in their own work and how theorists have continued to explore its aesthetic effects and ethical power.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicole Wallack
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 4 points

REVOL/RAD POLITICS-MARX-MAY'68

This seminar will expose students to classical texts in political theory relating to revolutionary action, political ethics and social militancy from the Communist Manifesto to 1968. The course will explore the idea of revolutionary ethics as conceived by Western and non-Western political philosophers and militants. The discussion will stress the connection between philosophers and revolutionary leaders and the transformation of the idea of radical politics through the dialogue between these two discourses (the philosophical and the militant) and the public reception of revolutionary events in the media and commemorative writings. Authors will be examined according to their historical context and their role in the tradition of political thought and the history of radical politics from 1848 to the mid-sixties. Students will be exposed to different discourses of political militancy and radical politics and to reflect on the ethical implications of the history of radical thought and action in comparative perspective.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Alheli Alvarado-Diaz
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 4 points

TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Chris Murphy
  Info
• 3 points

MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER

MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN

Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write-up at the end of the semester.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Matei T Ciocarlie
  Info
• Instructor: Sunil Agrawal
  Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info
• Instructor: Sinisa Vukelic
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• 1-3 points