Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths
Workshops in Sust Careers
The M.S. in Sustainability Management program is offering a panel workshop series, featuring SUMA alumni who will share firsthand insights into the courses that shaped their professional journeys. The workshops will offer a unique opportunity to hear how alumni applied their classroom learning in real-world sustainability careers across sectors, including corporate sustainability, sustainability finance, policy, consulting, environmental justice, and more.
This is a 0 credit ungraded course open to all students in the MS in Sustainability Management, MS in Sustainability Science, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, MS in Climate, MS in Climate Finance, and MA in Climate and Society programs. Students can attend as many or as few workshops as they'd like, in person or virtually. The Zoom link and classroom location will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
CAPSTONE WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE
Students study the sustainability science behind a particular sustainability problem, collect and analyze data using scientific tools, and make recommendations for solving the problem. The capstone course is a client-based workshop that will integrate each element of the curriculum into an applied project, giving students hands-on experience.
- Department: Sustainability Science
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPIC
Signal Proc Med Devices
Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
- M 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Megan Heenan
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Computing in Context
This introductory course will explore computing concepts and coding in the context of solving policy problems. Such problems might include troubleshooting sources of environmental pollution, evaluating the effectiveness of public housing policy or determining the impact that local financial markets have on international healthcare or education. Using policy scenarios as examples, students will be exposed to topics including: requirements gathering, data collection, data cleansing, writing pseudocode and code, using Python packages to help solve policy problems, presenting technical solutions and the constraints of computing. The hands-on nature of the class will help students to develop a strong, transferable skill-set that could be applied to both current coursework and future employment. Between the computer science and policy context lectures, students will see how computer science will become a fundamental component of their policy analysis education.
- Department: Data Science for Policy
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
- TR 3:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
- F 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
- F 2:40 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aidan Feldman
Info - 3 points
APPLIED RESEARCH
- Department: Insurance Management
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Instructor:
Teresa W Chan
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Foundations of International Security Po
Found of Int'l Security P
ISD Concentration Registration Priority.
This course introduces key concepts, theories, and challenges in the study and practice of international security policy. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, students will examine the causes and consequences of war, the evolution of strategic thought, and the tools available to prevent and manage violent conflict. The course includes the purposes and limitations of military force, alliance politics, deterrence and coercion, weapons of mass destruction, civil-military relations, cyber threats, and the ethical dimensions of security decision-making. The course emphasizes critical thinking, policy evaluation, and real-world application, preparing students for advanced study in the International Security Policy concentration and future roles in government, international organizations, or related fields. Students will leave with a foundational framework for analyzing security policy and contributing to efforts that reduce the human and strategic costs of armed conflict.
- Department: International Security & Diplomacy
- T 5:35 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Stephen Biddle
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WORKSHOP (CERT)
This workshop provides an intense immersion in the methods and skills of narrative medicine. Lectures will open up themes of how stories work, creativity, ethics, bearing witness, and empathy, while the small groups practice rigorous skills in close reading, creative writing, and responding to the writings of others. The learning objectives of the workshops are to 1) provide personal contact to introduce and solidify intersubjective relationships among participants; 2) to ignite use of methods that have been and will be utilized in the on-line component, e.g., writing to prompts from literary texts and responding to both form and content of colleagues’ writing; 3) plenary lectures from the architects of the discipline of Narrative Medicine in the foundational theories to be studied; 4) scheduled cultural learning opportunities of New York City (music, museums, literary readings) for shared creative experiences; 5) contact with Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program for certification participants toward their understanding of the breadth of the field and the potential for their continuing to study NM after the CPA; 6) introduction to the national and international reach of Columbia Narrative Medicine so that participants grasp the value and magnitude of the community they have entered as certification program students. Participants will be given the chance to present their own works-in-progress to assembled participants and faculty as a jump-start to collaborative projects during and after the participation in the certification program.
- Department: Narrative Medicine
- 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
- R 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- M 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- R 8 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
- W 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
- M 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
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Instructor:
Jan Svejnar
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William B Eimicke
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Gary Bagley
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Vibhav Prasad
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Teemu Alexander Puutio
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Kirsti Samuels
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Intro Social Data Analysis I
Basic techniques for analyzing quantitative social science data. Emphasis on conceptual understanding as well as practical mastery of probability and probability distributions, inference, hypotheses testing, analysis of variance, simple regression, and multiple regression.
- Department: Sociology
- R 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Yao Lu
h-index: 25 Info - 4 points
Financial Accounting
- Department: Accounting (ACCT)
- T 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- T 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- T 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
- T 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
- T 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- T 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- T 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
- T 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
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Instructor:
Wei Cai
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Sang Wu
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Syrena Shirley
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PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
- Department: Biomedical Informatics
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Instructor:
Noemie Elhadad
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Chunhua Weng
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Instructor:
Mohammed Alquraishi
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Andrea Califano
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Dennis Vitkup
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Raul Rabadan
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George M Hripcsak
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Olena Mamykina
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Yufeng Shen
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Karthik Natarajan
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Instructor:
Gamze Gursoy
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Instructor:
Sarah A Rossetti
Info - 1-12 points
PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
- Department: Biomedical Informatics
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Instructor:
Soojin Park
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Tal Korem
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Shalmali Joshi
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Matthew McDermott
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Bianca Dumitrascu
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Tarjinder Singh
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Orson Xu
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Instructor:
Aziz Alkattan
Info - 1-12 points
EARTH SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM
Current topics in the Earth sciences.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
- F 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kaleigh B Matthews
Info - 1 points
ADVANCED PROJECTS
May be repeated for up to 6 points of credit. Graduate-level projects in various areas of electrical engineering and computer science. In consultation with an instructor, each student designs his or her project depending on the students previous training and experience. Students should consult with a professor in their area for detailed arrangements no later than the last day of registration.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Instructor:
Dimitris Anastassiou
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Instructor:
Keren Bergman
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Instructor:
Shih-Fu Chang
CULPA: 3
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Javad Ghaderi
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Christine P Hendon
Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info -
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Predrag R Jelenkovic
CULPA: 1 h-index: 35 Info -
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Xiaofan Jiang
h-index: 24 Info -
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Ethan Katz-Bassett
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Dion Khodagholy Araghy
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Peter Kinget
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Zoran Kostic
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Harish Krishnaswamy
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Ioannis Kymissis
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Aurel A Lazar
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Michal Lipson
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Nima Mesgarani
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Debasis Mitra
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John W Paisley
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Matthias Preindl
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Mingoo Seok
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Kenneth Shepard
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Tanvir Ahmed Khan
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Yannis P Tsividis
CULPA: 4
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David G Vallancourt
CULPA: 28
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Wen I Wang
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Xiaodong Wang
CULPA: 15 Info -
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John Wright
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Instructor:
Charles A Zukowski
CULPA: 5
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Gil Zussman
CULPA: 3
h-index: 39
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Alexander Gaeta
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Savannah Eisner
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James Anderson
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Asaf Cidon
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Xiang Meng
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Micah Goldblum
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Homayoon Beigi
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Instructor:
Navid Asr
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Professional development and leadership
Prof Dev for Doctoral: 1s
For first year doctoral students, emphasizing the skills needed for success in orienting them to Columbia and doctoral studies, including teaching and presentation skills (i.e., Microteaching, how to grade, hold office hours, conduct recitations, etc.); cultivating relationships with mentors, faculty, and colleagues; inclusivity; managing your budget; wellness; research and academic integrity and ethics.
- Department: Engineering
- 0 points
Foundations of International Security Po
FISP Discussion
Corresponding discussion section for Foundations of International Security Policy.
- Department: International Security & Diplomacy
- W 8 a.m.-8:55 a.m.
- W 9 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
- W 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
- F 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
- F 3:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
- 0 points
REPORTING
In this course, you'll explore the methods journalists use to gather and evaluate information. You'll learn how to think and behave as a journalist, how to conceive of journalistic story assignments, and how to report them quickly and accurately on deadline. You’ll learn how to gather original information first-hand and to combine it with contextual information that can be found online and elsewhere. You will be taught how to ensure that a story is true, both in the sense of getting the facts right and also by stating the implications fairly. You’ll also get some basic training in digital technologies such as photo, mobile video and audio that are essential parts of a modern journalist’s toolkit, and you’ll begin using them in the service of journalism, while thinking about ways to use social media to engage an audience for your work.
- Department: Journalism
- W 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 6 points
REPORTING
In this course, you'll explore the methods journalists use to gather and evaluate information. You'll learn how to think and behave as a journalist, how to conceive of journalistic story assignments, and how to report them quickly and accurately on deadline. You’ll learn how to gather original information first-hand and to combine it with contextual information that can be found online and elsewhere. You will be taught how to ensure that a story is true, both in the sense of getting the facts right and also by stating the implications fairly. You’ll also get some basic training in digital technologies such as photo, mobile video and audio that are essential parts of a modern journalist’s toolkit, and you’ll begin using them in the service of journalism, while thinking about ways to use social media to engage an audience for your work.
- Department: Journalism
- W 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- R 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nina Alvarez
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Instructor:
Keith A Gessen
Wikipedia Info - 6 points
REPORTING
Reporting: Visual Craft
In this course, you'll explore the methods journalists use to gather and evaluate information. You'll learn how to think and behave as a journalist, how to conceive of journalistic story assignments, and how to report them quickly and accurately on deadline. You’ll learn how to gather original information first-hand and to combine it with contextual information that can be found online and elsewhere. You will be taught how to ensure that a story is true, both in the sense of getting the facts right and also by stating the implications fairly. You’ll also get some basic training in digital technologies such as photo, mobile video and audio that are essential parts of a modern journalist’s toolkit, and you’ll begin using them in the service of journalism, while thinking about ways to use social media to engage an audience for your work.
- Department: Journalism
- M 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 6 points
REPORTING
In this course, you'll explore the methods journalists use to gather and evaluate information. You'll learn how to think and behave as a journalist, how to conceive of journalistic story assignments, and how to report them quickly and accurately on deadline. You’ll learn how to gather original information first-hand and to combine it with contextual information that can be found online and elsewhere. You will be taught how to ensure that a story is true, both in the sense of getting the facts right and also by stating the implications fairly. You’ll also get some basic training in digital technologies such as photo, mobile video and audio that are essential parts of a modern journalist’s toolkit, and you’ll begin using them in the service of journalism, while thinking about ways to use social media to engage an audience for your work.
- Department: Journalism
- W 9 a.m.-noon
- T 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Charles Stevens
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Instructor:
Joanne Faryon
Info - 6 points