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2013-2014 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • 47-1352 Chinese II: Language and Culture

    This course continues the work begun in Chinese I to help students communicate in Chinese and further develop skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students expand knowledge of and appreciation for the Chinese culture and Chinese-American culture of the U.S., especially in Chicago.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1351 Chinese I: Language and Culture 
  

  • 47-1360 Swahili I: Language and Culture

    This course for beginners introduces basic grammar and vocabulary to develop proficiency in understanding, reading, speaking, and writing Swahili.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
  

  • 47-1361 Swahili II: Language and Culture

    Swahili II is an intermediate course that consolidates and expands basic grammatical and lexical proficiencies acquired during Swahili I. It strengthens proficiency in understanding, reading, speaking, and writing of Swahili, putting an emphasis on personal and elaborate expression in real life situations. The students acquire also a relative familiarity with essential aspects of the culture of Swahili speaking peoples. The course covers complex verbal transformations and elaborate sentence structures while consolidating conversational vocabulary.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1360 Swahili I: Language and Culture 
  

  • 47-1370 German I: Language and Culture

    German I introduces students to the language and culture of the German speaking countries. In addition to thedevelopment of listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, cultural aspects, and how they differ from American life, willbe discussed simultaneously.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: Language Placement Results
    Requirements German Placement Test
  

  • 47-1371 German II: Language and Culture

    German II builds on the student’s proficiency in language and knowledge of culture.  While the course centers on the development of the four language skills - listening, reading, writing and speaking - cultural aspects, and how they differ from American life, will be discussed simultaneously.  In-class work will be devoted to intensive and specific communication practice, so that students will be able to develop and utilize the rules in talking about themselves and their interests in German.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1370 German I: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements German Placement Test
  

  • 47-2303 Spanish III: Language and Culture

    Building on one year of college Spanish, this course extends each student’s capacity to understand, read, speak, and write Spanish through exposure to the rich variety of arts in Hispanic cultures.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1302 Spanish II: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements Spanish Placement Test
  

  • 47-2304 Conversational Spanish IV: Hablando de Cine

    This course uses contemporary Spanish and Latin American films as its content base to advance speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and culture skills through guided conversation. Films viewed include Carmen, Camila, Tristana, and Amores Perros.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-2303 Spanish III: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements Spanish Placement Test
  

  • 47-2305 Spanish for Heritage Speakers

    Course serves heritage Spanish-speakers, born or educated in the U.S., and other students whose mother tongue is not Spanish but whose proficiency level equals Spanish III at Columbia College or three years of high school Spanish study. Course strengthens command of spoken and written Spanish and includes cultural enrichment by the Hispanic arts heritage in Chicago and elsewhere.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: Language Placement Results
    Requirements Spanish Placement Test
  

  • 47-2320 Italian III: Language and Culture

    This course develops a student’s ability to understand/comprehend, speak and write advanced Italian through exposure to the rich variety of arts in Italian culture. Students will develop and use a language of critique as they explore the arts, history, geography, and cultures of the Italian-speaking world.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1321 Italian II: Language & Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements Italian Placement Test
  

  • 47-2321 Italian IV: Italian Through Film

    This course will use contemporary Italian films such as Cinema Paradiso, Mediterraneo, Lamerica and La Vita e Bella as its content base. A textbook will reinforce speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and culture to advance student’s skills.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-2320 Italian III: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements Italian Placement Test
  

  • 47-2330 French III: Language and Culture

    Building on one year of college French, course extends each student’s capacity to understand, read, speak, and write French through exposure to the rich variety of arts in French cultures.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1311 French II: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements French Placement Test
  

  • 47-2332 Japanese III: Language and Culture

    Building on one year of college Japanese, this course extends each student’s capacity to understand, read, speak, and write in Japanese through exposure to the rich variety of arts in Japanese culture.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1331 Japanese II: Language and Culture 
  

  • 47-2333 French IV: Parlons Cine!- Conversation in French

    Using modern Francophone cinema, this discussion based and conversation-intensive course provides students withopportunities to further develop reading and writing skills, including analysis of the films and other relevant topics incontemporary Francophone societies.

    4 Credits
    GA Repeatable HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-2330 French III: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements French Placement Test
  

  • 47-2370 German III: Language and Culture

    German III builds on the students’ advanced proficiency in language and knowledge of culture. German III centers on a beginning intermediate level regarding the four language skills - listening, reading, writing and speaking. More complex cultural aspects, and how they differ from American life, are discussed simultaneously through the material covered. The cultural topics of German III lead into more complex discussions of the twentieth century. In-class work is devoted to intensive and specific communication practice, so that students will be able to integrate concepts learned in German II with new and more advanced basic ideas of German III.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 47-1371 German II: Language and Culture  or Language Placement Results
    Requirements German Placement Test
  

  • 47-2399 Topics in Foreign Language Study

    This class is designed for special foreign language study.

    4 Credits
    GA HU
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 48-1100 First Year Seminar

    The First Year Seminar is grounded in interdisciplinary studies in the humanities and social sciences, acclimating students to the four fundamental activities that members of the College community engage in: questioning, exploring, communicating, and evaluating. Topics and texts are selected and studied in ways that will help Columbia students become more competent and confident readers, writers, thinkers, creators, and collaborators. This First-Year Seminar helps prepare students not just for their subsequent years at Columbia, but for their future lives and careers as responsible citizens and authors of the culture of their time.

    3 Credits
    FY
    Requirements New Millennium Study
  

  • 48-1100HN First Year Seminar: Honors

    The First Year Seminar is grounded in interdisciplinary studies in the humanities and social sciences, acclimating students to the four fundamental activities that members of the College community engage in: questioning, exploring, communicating, and evaluating. Topics and texts are selected and studied in ways that will help Columbia students become more competent and confident readers, writers, thinkers, creators, and collaborators. This First-Year Seminar helps prepare students not just for their subsequent years at Columbia, but for their future lives and careers as responsible citizens and authors of the culture of their time. This is an Honors class.

    3 Credits
    FY
    Requirements Honors Course
  

  • 48-1101J The Living News: An Intensive Collaboration Fusing Theater and Journalism

    This hands-on, intensive seminar is sparked by The Federal Theater Project’s Living Newspapers of the 1930s - dynamic theatrical productions created by teams of journalists and theater artists, and designed to challenge audiences to face complex social and political issues of the day. Adopting this innovative collaborative structure, students will construct an original Living Newspaper for our time – selecting the topic, researching, news-gathering, conducting interviews, writing and building a draft script, and creating a public staged reading.

    3 Credits
  

  • 48-2100J Place, Process, and Portfolio: Travel Stories

    This multidisciplinary class engages students in all departments in the travel-writing skills of research, exploration and documentation. Students will examine what they see, hear and read and collaborate to create a multidisciplinary portfolio of work based on their travel experiences. Their final projects will be mounted in an exhibit on campus.

    3 Credits
    PL
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 48-1100 First Year Seminar 
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 48-3950 Undergraduate Research Mentorship

    3 Credits
    Repeatable
  

  • 49-1001 African History & Culture: To 1880

    African civilizations of the pre-colonial past are explored to reveal how various societies evolved and to identify their major achievements prior to the arrival of Europeans. Roots of slavery, racism, and the underdevelopment of Africa are also examined.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1002 African History & Culture: Since 1880

    Course reviews the past century to discover African reactions to the colonial system, including the rise of nationalism and liberation movements, emergent new nations, and Pan-Africanism.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1101 Asia: Early China, India & Japan

    Course examines the rise of China, India, and Japan and their contributions to world history and culture from the earliest times to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Content considers how these countries influenced and were, in turn, influenced by the Western world.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1102 Asia: Modern China, India and Japan

    Course examines interaction between China, India, Japan, and the Western world, emphasizing the influence of and reaction to imperialism, colonialism and industrialization on the development of these societies as well as the development of political and nationalist movements in modern times.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1301 Europe & the West: Ancient Civilizations

    Students gain an understanding of the history and culture of Greece, Rome, and other civilizations of the ancient world.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1302 Europe & the West: Medieval Culture

    The history of medieval Europe is illuminated through readings in primary and secondary sources providing students with a background to the culture and worldview of the Middle Ages.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1303 Europe & the West: Modern Europe

    Events since the fifteenth century are surveyed, including the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, State Building, various revolutionary movements, industrialization, class conflict, modernization, and two world wars.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1401 Latin American History: To 1800

    After the arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere, often called the New World, many of the indigenous people who had created American societies were forced to change. This course explores Amerindian cultures and the first three centuries of contact between Native American, African, and European people in Latin America.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1402 Latin American History: Since 1800

    Course explores the past two centuries of Latin-American nations in their struggle to overcome their colonial past and establish modern societies. Topics include reform and revolution, the role of the military, dictatorship, underdevelopment, and the agrarian problem.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1410 History of the Caribbean: To 1800

    The Caribbean Islands were inhabited by free and independent communities when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. By studying the people who welcomed Columbus and his successors we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which these and other people came to be dominated by Europeans. This course looks at three of the main themes in Caribbean history, namely, The Native Americans, Europeans and Africans; Comparative European Settlements; and Slavery and Sugar.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1411 History of the Caribbean: Since 1800

    The diverse elements that have shaped the Caribbean region since the late 18th century are studied in this course. The historical roots of economic, political, and social issues that have affected the Caribbean islands and mainland enclaves are also analyzed, as well as the impact of their relation to the United States of America.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1501 Middle East History: To Muhammad

    Course surveys the cultural development, contributions, and influences of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Anatolia, the Levant, and Arabia from the establishment of civilization to the birth of Muhammad.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1503 Middle Eastern History and Culture: from Muhammad to 1800

    A survey of Middle Eastern history and culture from Muhammad to 1800. This course examines the rise and development of Islam, Islamic culture, non-Islamic peoples, medieval Islamic dynasties, the Ottoman Empire and relations between the Middle East and the West.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1504 Middle Eastern History and Culture: since 1800

    A survey of Middle Eastern history and culture from 1800 to the present. This course examines Islam, Islamic culture, non-Muslim peoples, the Ottoman Empire and its successor nation-states, Western interests in the Middle East and current issues throughout the region.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-1601 U.S. History: To 1877

    Course examines main lines of American development from the seventeenth century to 1877. Instruction addresses transition from colony to nation, development of an American character, growing pains of industrialization and nationalism that culminated in the crisis of the Civil War and its aftermath, and problems of minority acculturation and treatment before Reconstruction.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-1602 U.S. History: From 1877

    Course studies impact of institutional development on American society and life. Content focuses on the past century of vast and far-reaching changes, including the birth of corporate capitalism, immigration and urbanization, the crises of two world wars, dynamic cultural upheavals, Cold War, and the mass movements of protest in the 1960s.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2026 Nelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid Movement

    There are times when specific people, places and moments in history capture the imagination of the world. This occurs when that specificity speaks volumes to the human condition and offers lessons that we all sense are important. Such has been the case with Nelson Mandela and South Africa. This course will use Mandela and the evolution of, and struggle against, apartheid as a window into some of the 20th century’s most complex issues such as colonialism, civil disobedience, cultural resistance, freedom, racial theories, election processes, post-war negotiations and social justice. Pre-Requisite: Composition I

    3 Credits
    GA HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1111 Writing and Rhetoric I - Enhanced  or 52-1121 Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English  or 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I  or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 97 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 30 or Writing SAT score >= 710
  

  • 49-2191 The Ninteen Twenties and the Birth of Modern America

    A study on how the nineteen twenties brought forth modern America. Prosperity and technological innovation resulted in the emergence of a consumer society. A more permissive society redefined gender roles, while and increasingly diverse, urban society introduced ideas and customs that change the nation for good. Traditional, rural Americans, feeling threatened by so much that was new and foreign, fought back in an attempt to restore the pre-war world.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2302 Russian and Soviet History

    Course covers history of Russia from the 1800s to the demise of the Soviet Union. Special emphasis is given to such concepts as the political and economic development of the Russian Empire and the U.S.S.R., the role of women in imperial and revolutionary Russia, the Great Reforms, the Russian Revolution, the Stalin Era, and the collapse of the Soviet system.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  
  

  • 49-2310 Contemporary European Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict

    Contemporary European Nationalism is surveyed through analysis of the conflicts in Northern Ireland, former Yugoslavia, the Basque Regions of Spain and France, and Chechnya. Major issues examined include the ideological roots of nationalist movements in these areas, the characteristics and tactics employed by violent nationalist groups, the techniques governments have used to defeat nationalist insurgencies, and the ongoing efforts to bring about peace.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2311 German Culture in the Weimar Republic: 1919-1933

    This course examines the turbulent history of Germany’s Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933 and introduces students to the art, architecture, film, literature, music, and theater of this era. Through analysis and interpretation of selected works by various influential artists and writers such as Fritz Lang, Berthold Brecht, and Thomas Mann, this course explores the social, economic, cultural and political climate, as well as themes of class, gender, and race in Germany before Hitler came to power.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2312 Germany Since 1933: From the Third Reich to the Present

    This course covers the past eight decades of Germany’s uniquely complicated history, from Hitler’s Third Reich to the present day Federal Republic, examining and analyzing the totalitarian policies of the Nazi regime, the events of World War II and the Holocaust, the division of Germany during the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent German reunification, as well as Germany’s current role in the European Union and on the world stage.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2313 Modern Germany and the European Union

    Course provides students with a focus on the growth of post-World-War II German political institutions and society. The split and reunification of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, the role of Germany in the European Union, and European Union governmental institutions will be studied in light of historical and current events, drawing on sources from political science, social science, history, literature, and film.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2401 History of Mexico and Central America

    Students gain a better understanding of Mexico and the nations of Central America through an examination of key historical events. Course focuses on Spanish invasion and conquest, struggles to gain independence from Spain, United States’ conquest of the Mexican Northwest, the Mexican Revolution, United States’ interventions past and present, the Sandinista Revolution, El Salvador’s civil war, and the struggles of indigenous peoples past and present.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2501 The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

    This course examines the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from the founding of Zionism in Europe in the 19th century and the rise of Arab Nationalism, to the ensuing conflict between Israel, the Palestinians, and other Arab states in the region. Events will be examined through the framework of other regional players: Former colonial powers, the former Soviet Union, and the United States. Proposals to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, e.g., the Two State Solution, One State Solution will be examined.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I 
  

  • 49-2520 Reform, Revolution, and Jihad in the Middle East

    Interweaving historical themes and contemporary issues, this course examines the interrelation of movements of reform, revolution, and jihad with geopolitics, economics, the security state, terrorism, religion, gender, media, popular culture, and youth in the Middle East.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2620 African American History and Culture: To 1860

    African background, Atlantic slave trade, slavery, and the free black experience are all examined in detail as students trace the history of black people from Africa to the Americas and explore the collective African-American experience from an ideological and philosophical basis.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2621 African American History & Culture: Since 1860

    Course consists of a survey of modern African-American culture and a study of the black freedman and the political and economic development of black America. Principal topic of discussion is the meaning of freedom to emancipated African Americans.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2626 Writings of Black Protest: To 1860

    Using the writings of African Americans during the era of slavery (1750 to 1860), content considers black protest thought in an historical perspective. Students use primary documents to discover the feelings of hope, fear, and frustration of free and enslaved blacks of this time.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2627 Writings of Black Protest: Since 1860

    Writings of African Americans from the Civil War to the present are the focus of this confrontation with the realities of the black experience and thought in American perspective. Students use primary documents to examine black history and culture.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2630 The Civil Rights Movement in Biography & Film

    Course focuses on the modern Civil Rights movement through the mediums of biography and film. Students learn to critically evaluate these historical sources as they explore basic issues, players, events, and ideologies of the Civil Rights movement.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2632 Hispanics in the U.S. Since 1800

    Course tracks the growing importance of Hispanics in all aspects of American life. Their economic impact has become a topic of controversy. The development of a Latino ethnic consciousness has come into conflict with efforts to assimilate this minority group, thus raising the question of what an American really is. Instruction also addresses the controversial topic of their impact on the U.S. economy. These issues cannot be fully understood without an examination of where Hispanics have come from, their hopes, ways they are trying to achieve their dreams, and their continuing obstacles.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2639 Baseball in History and Literature: A Contested Narrative

    This course will examine the dynamic cultural meaning of baseball in the United States, from the rise of the professionalism in the mid-19th century to the introduction of free agency and the rise of corporate competitions of the present. Through lectures, readings, and discussions on the history of baseball and analysis of the literary texts the sport inspires, students will explore issues of American identity and examine how sport can be a reflection of society as well as an instrument of change.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2641 Women in U.S. History: To 1877

    Course examines the transformation of women’s lives in the U.S. from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century by focusing on both the evolution of gender roles and specific examples from the lives of ordinary and extraordinary women.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2642 Women in U.S. History: Since 1877

    Course examines the transformation of women’s lives in the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present by focusing on both the evolution of gender roles and specific examples from the lives of ordinary and extraordinary women.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2656 History of Sport in the U.S.

    Course examines the history of sports in the U.S., from the informal games of the colonial period to the highly organized, often commercial, contests of the present. Students study the impact of industrialization and urbanization on the development of the nation’s tradition and explore issues of race, ethnicity, and gender in relation to social, political, cultural, and economic interests.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2659 History of the American Working Class

    Course studies workers and their communities in the U.S. in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students explore the impact of industrialization, technological change, immigration, migration, ethnicity, race, gender, and unionization as they examine the development of the American working class.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2660 The 1960s

    Course traces and documents changes of the 1960s, an era that has quickly become covered in myth despite its nearness to our own times. The period from the election of John F. Kennedy (1960) to the fall of Saigon (1975) remains crucial for an understanding of current issues and attitudes. Those years reshaped American culture and society in many ways. Vivid events and slogans shattered the images of an earlier time and created a new America. Course goal is to trace and document these changes.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2660HN The 1960s: Honors

    Course traces and documents changes of the 1960s, an era that has quickly become covered in myth despite its nearness to our own times. The period from the election of John F. Kennedy (1960) to the fall of Saigon (1975) remains crucial for an understanding of current issues and attitudes. Those years reshaped American culture and society in many ways. Vivid events and slogans shattered the images of an earlier time and created a new America. Course goal is to trace and document these changes. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  

  • 49-2662 Controversies in the History of Sport in the U.S. since the Late 19th Century

    This course uses current headlines from the sports’ page to engage students in the study of the origins and development of critical issues in the history of organized sport since the late 19th century. Through focused assigned readings and self-directed research, students will participate in intra-class debates on the historic roots of some of the most divisive questions facing modern sport today. Possible topics: Andrew Doubleday myth; origins of the National League; banning of baseball players; the origin and demise of the Negro Leagues; integration of sport; performance enhancing drugs; the illusion of the student-athlete; mascots; athletic elitism and amateurism; women in sport, pre and post Title IX, etc.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 49-1602 U.S. History: From 1877  or 50-1514 Sociology of Sports in the United States  or 49-2656 History of Sport in the U.S. 
  

  • 49-2670 Gender, Class & Race in United States History

    Within an historical framework course examines the interplay of gender, race, and class in U.S. history. Class explores critical themes and periods in the development of racism, sexism, and classicism, especially in seeking to understand ways they interrelate.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2672HN Oral History - The Art of the Interview: Honors

    The foundation of this multi-layered, applied history course is immersion into a specific period in United States history to acquire the contextual knowledge necessary to conduct a well-informed oral history interview. After an extensive introduction into the field of oral history and the discipline’s methodology, a series of colloquiums on question formulation, script development, interviewing techniques, and transcription standards are held. Finally, after the interview and full transcription is completed, each student will present a content analysis and edit of their interview. All interviews will be archived with an established oral history project. Please note: during the fall and spring of the 2012-13 academic year, students will be interviewing women leaders in the Chicagoland area for the Chicago Area Women’s History Council (CAWHC). This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  

  • 49-2675 Cartoons and Satire in American History

    A study of the American past through the humor and satire of the political cartoon. Humor is a political tool. Making fun of one’s opponents is a way of weakening their position. We make fun of that which we oppose, but also of that which we fear. Cartoons illuminate all aspects of the American past: from political battles in Congress to battles on the streets; from gender clashes at home to racial clashes in the workforce.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2676 Public History: Presenting & Interpreting the Past

    This course will introduce students to the concept and practice of public history. Through readings, lectures, field trips, films and guest lectures, students will look at how institutions, communities, and people conceive and convey history for public consumption. Students will also explore the relationship between public history and popular memory and culture and consider the meaning of history in public venues. Students are expected to take full advantage of Columbia’s urban campus through visits to cultural institutions, architectural sites, historic monuments, public art, archives and special collections.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2680 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the U.S.

    People with same-sex erotic orientations and people who are transgender have played a role in North American history since before the founding of the United States. This course will examine their history, and will focus on the many contributions of these men and women as well as the difficulties they faced from before the founding of the nation up to the present.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2683 History of the American City

    Course examines the history of the development of the U.S. as an urban nation. It analyzes the rise and decline of various urban systems that developed over the course of American history. Students investigate the social, economic, political, technological, and demographic trends that have shaped the modern American city.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2683HN History of the American City: Honors

    Course examines the history of the development of the U.S. as an urban nation. It analyzes the rise and decline of various urban systems that developed over the course of American history. Students investigate the social, economic, political, technological, and demographic trends that have shaped the modern American city. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  

  • 49-2690 The Vietnam War in History, Literature and the Arts

    The Vietnam War is one of the most studied, documented, and argued about wars in American history. The debate has taken the form of historical inquiries, poetry, novels, film, music, and other arts. The war shaped the experiences of a generation and continues to affect American life and arts. The interdisciplinary course examines the conflict in Southeast Asia through the eyes of journalists, fiction writers, poets, historians, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists. Content emphasizes American involvement.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
  

  • 49-2690HN The Vietnam War in History, Literature and the Arts: Honors

    The Vietnam War is one of the most studied, documented, and argued about wars in American history. The debate has taken the form of historical inquiries, poetry, novels, film, music, and other arts. The war shaped the experiences of a generation and continues to affect American life and arts. The interdisciplinary course examines the conflict in Southeast Asia through the eyes of journalists, fiction writers, poets, historians, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists. Content emphasizes American involvement. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    PL HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  

  • 49-2691 The Nineteen Twenties and the Birth of Modern America

    A study on how the nineteen twenties brought forth modern America. Prosperity and technological innovation resulted in the emergence of a consumer society. A more permissive society redefined gender roles, while an increasingly diverse, urban society introduced ideas and customs that changed the nation for good. Traditional, rural Americans, feeling threatened by so much that was new and foreign, fought back in an attempt to restore the pre-war world.

    3 Credits
    HI
  

  • 49-2700 Topics in History

    Series of courses that deal with specific topics or themes in history. Course is repeatable as topic changes.

    3 Credits
    GA Repeatable HI
  

  • 49-2773HN The Vietnam War in History, Literature and the Arts: Honors*

    The Vietnam War is one of the most studied, documented, and argued about wars in American history. The debate has taken the form of historical inquiries, poetry, novels, film, music, and other arts. The war shaped the experiences of a generation and continues to affect American life and arts. The interdisciplinary course examines the conflict in Southeast Asia through the eyes of journalists, fiction writers, poets, historians, filmmakers, musicians, and other artists. Content emphasizes American involvement. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3.0 Credits
    HN, PL
  

  • 49-2774 Atlantic Studies

    This course will explore interrelations between the old and new worlds in the 19th and 20th centuries. The effects of voluntary and forced migration on the development of racial consciousness, capital markets, economics, and social classes will be discussed. Africa (Ghana, Senegal, and South Africa), Europe (Great Britian, France, and Portugal), North America, and the Caribbean (the USA, Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti), South America (Brazil, Argentina) will be utilized as models. Requirements include significant readings, films, and other assignments.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
  

  • 49-2776 The History of the Future

    This course provides a historical survey of the way in which western people, from the ancient world to modern times, perceive and respond to ideas and visions of the future. Often these concerns are rooted in the problems the society is currently facing. This course is concerned with themes such as: utopian thought, robots, social reactions to technological change, science fiction, world’s fairs as cultural optimism, dystopian fears, and apocalyptic predictions and the techniques and literature of contemporary futurists.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I 
  

  • 49-3353 Taste and Consumption in French History

    This advanced Cultural Studies seminar and history course explores how taste developed as an important category of national, gender and class identity in France from ca. 1650-1900. France, and especially French women, remain closely associated in the public mind with good taste. This is due to a long historical development in which the state and social groups struggled to define French taste against a background of dramatic economic, political and cultural change. The challenging course provides historical insight to help understand modern classed and gendered consumption regimes, and is designed for highly motivated students. It is strongly recommended that students taking this course have taken at least two prior courses in European history, Women and Gender studies, or Cultural Studies; ideally, at least two of these different subject areas will have been studied. At least one such course is a prerequisite for registration for all students.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 49-3353HN Taste and Consumption in French History: Honors

    We tend to associate all things French, whether fashions, luxury goods, fine restaurants, champagne, or French women themselves, with good taste and chic. This course explores how notions of taste and practices of consumption have changed in France from ca. 1650 to ca. 1914, from the absolutist court to the modern department store. Against a historical background of dramatic economic, political, social and cultural change, we will explore how aesthetic, consumerist and critical practices associated with taste became shifting, highly charged and contested markers of individual and group (e.g., national, class and gender) identity and even political position, and will examine different historically-applied theories about the motives that have driven or inspired people to consume, use and display certain goods or appreciate particular aesthetic forms. We will read primary and secondary sources (none in French). This course provides comparative historical insight to help students understand the historicity of the contemporary classed and gendered consumption regimes in which we live today. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    GA HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  

  • 49-3650HN Letters from the American Past: Honors

    A study of U.S. history through letters written and read by Americans from the Colonial period to the present, reflecting the society and culture they lived in. We will examine the form, content and transmission of the correspondence. Students will be asked to select and research a small letter collection. It is highly recommended that students have completed at least one prior course in U.S. history. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I 
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  
  

  • 49-3672 Oral History: The Art of the Interview

    After an introduction to the theoretical and philosophical concerns in the practice of oral history, various methods and uses of oral history will be explored. Students will learn the techniques of background research, script formulation, interviewing, transcribing, and editing. Each semester the class will partner with an existing oral history project and every student will contribute a fully transcribed, 60-90 minute interview to the project’s permanent collection.This course requires permission from the instructor.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requirements 60 Credits Completed and Permission of Instructor
  

  • 49-3678 The Great Depression & the New Deal: the U.S. in the 1930’s

    This upper level history course will explore the Great Depression, from the election of Herbert Hoover in 1928 to the start of WWII, from three main perspectives: the changing role of the presidency and the politics of the period, the social response to the economic crisis, and the cultural innovation of the era. Through readings and the examination of primary sources—including songs, speeches, films, poems, plays—students will explore the relationship between the individual and the time in which s/he lives and complete a research project on Chicago during the Great Depression. Special emphasis will be given to the creative fervor of an unusual chapter in US history and the artistic and documentary production of the decade.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I 
  

  • 49-3678HN The Great Depression & the New Deal: the U.S. in the 1930’s: Honors

    This course will explore the Great Depression and the decade of the 1930s, from the election of Hebert Hoover in 1928 to bombing Pearl Harbor, from three main perspectives: the politics of FDR and the New Deal, the social response to the Depression and the president, and the cultural innovation of the era. Through reading and the examination of primary sources (including songs, speeches, films, poems and plays) students will explore the relationship between the individual and time to which s/he lives. Special emphasis will be given to the artistic and documentary production of the decade. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.

    3 Credits
    HI
    Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA
  
  

  • 49-3798 Independent Project: History

    An independent study is designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, to study an area that is not presently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project.

    1-6 Credits
    Requirements Permission of Instructor
  

  • 49-3950 Undergraduate Research Mentorship

    The Undergraduate Research Mentorship connects talented students interested in the experience of conducting academic research in particular disciplines with faculty in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This course, available to students from across the College, gives students the opportunity to gain real-world experience and learn research and scholarly techniques from practitioners in academic and integrative disciplines based in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The experience will prove valuable to students as they enter professional fields or pursue higher academic degrees. Faculty members will gain assistance in completing their innovative research and scholarship while mentoring students in fields of specialization within the academic community.

    1-3 Credits
    Repeatable
    Requirements Department Permission
  

  • 50-1101 Introduction to Anthropology

    Using ethnographic readings and films, course explores central questions in study of social organization and customs of various cultures. Topics of study include: anthropological methodologies, comparison of cultures, ethnocentrism and relativism, language and symbolism, family and kinship, power and control, peace and violence. The impact of Westernization and modernization on traditional cultures is considered, with particular reference to American conventions and values. Course will enhance students’ understanding of their own social and cultural lives.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1111 Urban Anthropology

    Course explores emergence of urban anthropology, its methods and techniques, and the use of archaeological, historical, and contemporary studies to understand the roles and functions of cities. Content also considers race and social class, kinship ties, and the anthropology of urban poverty, taking examples from Western and non-Western urban cultures.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1201 Introduction to Economics

    General theory and specific real-world applications illuminate the economic functions of our society. Topics covered include basic concepts of workings of markets, supply, demand, fiscal and monetary policy, and governmental roles. Class discusses current personal, business, governmental, and contemporary economic issues and problems.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1301 Politics, Government, and Society

    Course provides students with a broad introduction to American political ideas, individual and group political behavior, and public policy. Politics as well as local, state, and national government are examined in light of American history and traditions. Content examines the crucial role of government in the lives of Americans as well as the comparative values of political and governmental systems during various modern administrations. Semester concludes with a study of politics and government in Chicago.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1302 U.S. Foreign Policy

    Course analyzes various internal and external factors that influence formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy. Content examines the crucial role of U.S. foreign policy and its importance and implications both for the U.S. and other countries. Through discussion of past and present major international problems and policy decisions, current foreign policy of the U.S. is examined in terms of historic actions, political ideas, and consequences.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1303 Urban Politics

    Course explores various types of urban governments and politics. Other topics include growth and legal problems of cities, ability of governmental institutions to meet the demands of urban areas, community power and control, citizen participation and decentralization of governmental services, and municipal functions and revenue problems. Students also examine the role of ethnic migrations and identity politics in large cities around the globe.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1401 Introduction to Psychology

    Course introduces the field of psychology and its basic concepts, theories, research methods, and contributions to the understanding of human behavior. Topics include the nervous system, perception, motivation, learning and memory, social behavior, personality, developmental, and clinical psychology. The past and current theories and contributions of major psychologists are explored.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1402 Social Psychology

    Course studies human behavior in its social context to reveal how one’s feelings and actions can be influenced by other people. Class examines processes of human interaction and the social influences of family, membership groups, mass media, and socioeconomic class on individuals and groups. Instruction explores basic concepts and theoretical and research perspectives on social processes. Students examine elected forms of social reaction patterns, including socialization, attitudes, language acquisition, collective behavior, deviant behavior, prejudices, and violence.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1403 Sport and Exercise Psychology

    This course examines psychological theories and research related to sport and exercise behavior. The course examines how psychological factors influence involvement and performance in sport and exercise settings. Some of the topics that will be explored include personality, motivation, stress, competition, team dynamics, leadership, and sports aggression. A special emphasis will be made to examine how the principles of sports psychology apply to other settings including dance, theatre, music, and business.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1501 Introduction to Sociology

    Course focuses on basic concepts, research, and theories involved in increasing the understanding of human behavior and human societies. Utilizing a sociological perspective, the interrelations among human societies, individuals, organizations, and groups are analyzed. Topics of analysis include culture, social interaction, social institutions, social stratification, community, and various social change strategies. Numerous contemporary social problems and issues such as racial and ethnic relations, sexism, class bias, and homophobia are discussed.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1510 Social Problems in American Society

    Course critically examines major contemporary social problems from the perspectives of social institutions, culture, inequality, socioeconomic, racial and ethnic groups, special interest organizations, political and economic structures, and social policy. Content analyzes various causes of several major problems including physical health, chemical dependency, crime, poverty, family, discrimination, and urban problems. Course explores the impact social problems have on different groups and discusses possible solutions to social problems.

    3 Credits
    PL SS
  

  • 50-1511 Race and Ethnic Relations

    Course provides critical examination of issues of race and ethnicity in the world, with special emphasis on the U.S. Students explore concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research on patterns of cooperation and conflict between different racial and ethnic groups. Sources of prejudice, discrimination, power relations and stratification are discussed. Instruction covers history and present status of various major racial and ethnic groups, including some white ethnics, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. Students examine contemporary problems and issues in the area of racial and ethnic relations.

    3 Credits
    PL SS
  

  • 50-1513 Women and U.S. Society

    Course analyzes varying status, roles, and life opportunities of women in different historical periods and contemporary America. Content examines the socialization process of women and how and why specific roles are assigned to women. Class discusses consequences of women’s roles on individuals and society. Other topics of discussion include: how women’s roles vary by class, racial, and ethnic background; special problems and issues facing women; women and work; the feminist movement; and past and present strategies used by women for achieving social change.

    3 Credits
    PL SS
  

  • 50-1514 Sociology of Sports in the United States

    Of many institutions that sociologists study, sports is arguably the least studied in proportion to its societal impact. Yet many of us feel the influence and power of sports in contemporary American popular culture. This course is a critical examination of sports in contemporary American popular culture.

    3 Credits
    SS
  

  • 50-1601 Education, Culture, and Society

    Among the major issues facing American education today that will be studied are school as a social system; schooling and socio-economic factors; the role of values in education; the mass media and education; philosophies of teaching and learning; controversial subject matter; education and the future; and education/educators as forces for societal, cultural and personal transformation.

    3 Credits
    SS
 

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