Contemp Western Civilization I (COCI C1101)
Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French,…
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Literature Humanities I (HUMA C1001)
In Literature Humanities, students make sense of literary texts together, on paper and in discussion. We read…
Art Humanities (HUMA C1121)
Critical analysis and interpretive discussion of the artistic qualities and significance of selected works of…
University Writing (ENGL C1010)
ENGL CC/GS1010: University Writing, is a one-semester seminar designed to facilitate students’ entry into the…
Music Humanities (HUMA W1123)
Analytical exploration and close discussion of representative works from the Middle Ages to the present.
Frontiers Of Science (SCNC C1000)
Corequisites: SCNC CC1100 The central aims of Frontiers of Science are to engage students in the process of…
Artificial Intelligence (COMS W4701)
Prior knowledge of Python is recommended. Provides a broad understanding of the basic techniques for building…
Calc-Based Intro To Statistics (STAT W1201)
Prerequisites: one semester of calculus. Aimed at undergraduates seeking to desire a strong grounding in…
Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON W3213)
Prerequisites: (MATH UN1101 or MATH UN1207) and ECON UN1105 or the equivalent. Corequisites: MATH UN1201 This…
Calculus Iii (MATH V1201)
Prerequisites: MATH UN1101 or the equivalent Vectors in dimensions 2 and 3, complex numbers and the complex…
University Writing (ENGL F1010)
ENGL CC/GS1010: University Writing, is a one-semester seminar designed to facilitate students’ entry into the…
Topics In Computer Science (COMS W4995)
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be…
Intro Bio I: Biochem,Gen,Molec (BIOL C2005)
Prerequisites: one year of college chemistry is required. Lecture and recitation. Recommended as the…
Organic Chemistry I-Lectures (CHEM W2443)
Prerequisites: (CHEM UN1403 and CHEM UN1404) or CHEM UN1604 The principles of organic chemistry. The structure…
Natural Language Processing (COMS W4705)
Computational approaches to the analysis, understanding, and generation of natural language text at scale.…
Introduction To Psychology (PSYC X1001)
This course is a prerequisite for the Psychology Major, as well as for most other Barnard PSYC courses (be sure…
The Science Of Psychology (PSYC W1001)
Prerequisites: BLOCKED CLASS. EVERYONE MUST JOIN WAITLIST TO BE ADMITTED Broad survey of psychological science…
General Physics I (PHYS W1201)
Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH UN1101 Calculus I. The…
General Physics I Lab (PHYS W1291)
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only…
Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON W3211)
Prerequisites: ECON UN1105 and MATH UN1101 and (MATH UN1201 or MATH UN1207) The determination of the relative…
Linear Algebra (MATH V2010)
Matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical forms, applications. (SC)
Introduction To Databases (COMS W4111)
The fundamentals of database design and application development using databases: entity-relationship modeling,…
Principles Of Economics (ECON W1105)
Corequisites: ECON UN1155 How a market economy determines the relative prices of goods, factors of production,…
Calculus I (MATH V1101)
Prerequisites: (see Courses for First-Year Students). Functions, limits, derivatives, introduction to integrals,…
Introduction To Statistics (STAT W1101)
Prerequisites: intermediate high school algebra. Structured for students in fields that emphasize quantitative…
Organic Chem. Laboratory I (CHEM W2495)
Corequisites: CHEM UN2493 The course is the lab lecture which accompanies the Organic Chemistry Laboratory I…
Probability Stat & Simulation (IEOR E4101)
Basic probability theory, including independence and conditioning, discrete and continuous random variable, law…
Intro Organismal/Evol Biol (BIOL X1500)
Co-requisite: (strongly recommended) BIOL BC1501 This course is suitable for majors & fulfillment of pre-health…
Fundamentals Of Computer Systs (CSEE W3827)
Fundamentals of computer organization and digital logic. Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, basic gates and…
Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH V2030)
Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent. Special differential equations of order one.…
Advanced Programming (COMS W3157)
C programming language and Unix systems programming. Also covers Git, Make, TCP/IP networking basics, C++…
Introduction To Econometrics (ECON W3412)
Prerequisites: (ECON UN3211 or ECON UN3213) and (MATH UN1201 or MATH UN1207) and STAT UN1201 Modern econometric…
Optimization Models And Methods (IEOR E4004)
A graduate course only for MS&E, IE, and OR students. This is also required for students in the Undergraduate…
Intro To Economic Reasoning (ECON X1003)
Covers basic elements of microeconomic and marcoeconomic reasoning at an introductory level. Core subject areas…
Game of Thrones : On Epics and Emp (MDES W1030)
This undergraduate course offered in the context of the Global Core component of the Core Curriculum is an…
Discrete Mathematics (COMS W3203)
Logic and formal proofs, sequences and summation, mathematical induction, binomial coefficients, elements of…
Financial Economics (ECON V3025)
Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and STAT UN1201 Institutional nature and economic function of…
Intro Lab/Organismal&Evol Bio (BIOL X1501)
A laboratory-based introduction to the major groups of living organisms; anatomy, physiology, evolution, and…
Topics In Operations Research (IEOR E4577)
Special topics arranged as the need and availability arises. Topics are usually offered on a one-time basis.…
The Art Of Engineering (ENGI E1102)
Bridge between the science-oriented, high school way of thinking and the engineering point of view. Fundamental…
Analysis Of Algorithms I (CSOR W4231)
Prerequisites: (COMS W3134 or COMS W3136COMS W3137) and (COMS W3203) A foundational exploration of the design…
Algorithms For Data Science (CSOR W4246)
Methods for organizing data, e.g. hashing, trees, queues, lists,priority queues. Streaming algorithms for…
Freedom Of Speech & Press (POLS W3285)
Examines the constitutional right of freedom of speech and press in the United States. Examines, in depth,…
General Chemistry I (CHEM X2001)
Atoms; elements and compounds; gases; solutions; equilibrium; acid-base, precipitation, and oxidation-reduction…
Computer Science Theory (COMS W3261)
Regular languages: deterministic and non-deterministic finite automata, regular expressions. Context-free…
Elementary Spanish I (SPAN W1101)
Prerequisites: a score of 0-279 on the department's Spanish as a Second Language Placement exam. A comprehensive…
Elementary Spanish Ii (SPAN W1102)
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1101 or a score of 280-379 on the department’s Spanish as a Second Language Placement…
Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN W2101)
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1102 or SPAN UN1120 or or a score of 380-449 in the departments Placement Examination. An…
Sustainability Management (SUMA K4100)
This course will begin by clearly defining what sustainability management is and determining if a sustainable…
General Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM W1500)
Corequisites: CHEM UN1403,CHEM UN1404 A comprehensive study of basic lab techniques of modern experimental…
International Politics (POLS W2601)
Why do countries go to war? What conditions foster international cooperation? How do alliances between countries…
Intermediate Spanish Ii (SPAN W2102)
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2101 or a score of 450-625 in the departments Placement Examination. An intensive course…
Organic Chemistry Ii-Lec (CHEM X3231)
Prerequisites: CHEM BC3230. Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50. Extension of concepts from Organic Chemistry I to…
Introduction To Neuroscience (NSBV X1001)
This course is required for all the other courses offered in Neuroscience and Behavior. The course introduces…
Introduction to Cognitive Science (COGS W1001)
The goal of cognitive science — and of this course — is to understand how the mind works. Trying to understand…
United States 1940-1975 (HIST X2413)
Emphasis on foreign policies as they pertain to the Second World War, the atomic bomb, containment, the Cold…
Computing In Context (COMS W1002)
A foundational exploration of elementary computing concepts and Python programming with domain-specific…
Mechanical Engineering Lab I (MECE E3018)
Experiments in instrumentation and measurement: optical, pressure, fluid flow, temperature, stress, and…
Behavioral Neuroscience (PSYC W2450)
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or PSYC UN1010 or the instructors permission. Examines the principles governing…
AI in Context (COMS W2702)
An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, development and modern application of artificial intelligence…
Intro-Probability & Statistics (IEOR E4150)
IEOR E4150 at Columbia University provides an engineering perspective on probability and statistical modeling,…
The Ottoman Empire (HIST W2701)
This course will cover the seven-century long history of the Ottoman Empire, which spanned Europe, Asia, and…
Probability Theory (STAT W4203)
Prerequisites: At least one semester, and preferably two, of calculus. An introductory course (STAT UN1201,…
Data Structures In Java (COMS W3134)
Data types and structures: arrays, stacks, singly and doubly linked lists, queues, trees, sets, and graphs.…
Intro-Classcl & Quantum Waves (PHYS C1403)
PHYS C1403 at Columbia University covers wave phenomena across classical and introductory quantum systems,…
Introduction To Linguistics (LING W3101)
A comprehensive study of the study of language from a scientific perspective. The course is divided into three…
Contemporary Biology Lab (BIOL W2501)
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL UN2005 or BIOL UN2401. Contemporary Biology Lab is designed to provide…
Intro-Comput Sci/Prog In Java (COMS W1004)
A general introduction to computer science for science and engineering students interested in majoring in…
Introduction To Art History I (AHIS X1001)
The first half of the A foundational exploration of Art History explores premodern art and architecture around…
Operating Systems I (COMS W4118)
Design and implementation of operating systems. Core subject areas include process management, process…
Intro To African-Amer Studies (AFAS C1001)
Prerequisites: Students need to register for a section of AFAS UN1010, the required discussion section for this…
Neural Networks & Deep Learning (COMS W4776)
Foundational concepts, methods, applications, and recent advances in neural network algorithms.
Analysis And Optimization (MATH V2500)
Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent and MATH UN2010. Mathematical methods for…
Intro Modern Analysis I (MATH W4061)
Prerequisites: MATH UN1202 or the equivalent, and MATH UN2010. The second term of this course may not be taken…
Microeconomics Seminar (ECON W4911)
Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 Selected topics in microeconomics.
Intro Lab Experimental Psych (PSYC X1010)
Corequisites: PSYC BC1001, or its equivalent. While this lab is not required for either Psychology Major or…