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  • 3.00 Credits

    Readings in English translation. Students with a knowledge of Polish are expected to do some work in the original. An introduction to major developments in Polish prose, fiction, poetry, and drama since the end of WW II and the establishment of the present government. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    Addresses the need for heritage speakers to speak, read, understand, and write in Polish at the highest level of functional proficiency. It serves students from all departments across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. - Anna Frajlich-Zajac Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    A reading knowledge of Polish is desirable but not required. Primarily the plays of such avant-garde dramatists as Witkiewicz, Gombrowicz, Mrozek, and Rózewicz, and the theatre work of Grotowski. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    Analysis of the major works of the 19th-century poets, including Mickiewicz, Slowacki, Krasinski, Fredro, and Norwid. Parallel reading lists for readers and non-readers of Polish. Students with sufficient knowledge of the language are required to read in the original. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    Survey of the major contemporary Polish poets, schools, and genres. Lectures, assigned readings, and class discussion of poems. Additional reading list and anthology selections in English for supplemental reading and for comparison. Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of Polish. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 4.00 Credits

    Extensive readings from 19th- and 20th-century texts in the original. Both fiction and nonfiction, with emphasis depending on the interests and needs of individual students. - A. Frajlich-Zajac Prerequisites: Two years of college Polish or the instructor's permission. 4 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    Evolution of the novel form in Polish literature from the Baroque memoir through the Enlightenment, Positivism, modernism, and the avant-gardists of the 20th century. Reading knowledge of Polish desirable but not required. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
  • 3.00 Credits

    Critical reading and analysis of key texts in political theory. Emphasis will be placed on political problems such as tensions between justice and law, challenges of democratic citizenship, origins and effects of inequality, paradoxes of modern freedom, and persistent gender inequalities. Syllabus. - A. Gündo du Prerequisites: L-course sign-up through eBear. Enrollment is limited to 60 students plus 20 incoming first-years. Optional writing sessions. Note: POLS W1002 "Introduction to Political Thought" does *NOT* satisfy the major or minor requirements. General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). 3 points American Government & Politics
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to major issues and theories in comparative politics, democratization, and human rights. Barnard syllabi. Corequisites: Required discussion section POLS V1511. Enrollment limited to 100 students in fall (tentative) and 135 students in spring. May be taken at Barnard or Columbia. L-course sign-up through eBear. Discussion Section Required. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 3 points International Relations & Foreign Policy
  • 3.00 Credits

    Setting and dynamics of global politics; application of theories of international relations to selected historical and contemporary problems. Barnard syllabi. - E. Giuliano Corequisites: Required discussion section: POLS V1611. Enrollment limit: for Barnard's Section 1: 90 students plus 30 incoming first-years; for Columbia's Section 2: 80 students. May be taken at Barnard or Columbia. L-course sign-up through eBear. Discussion Section Required. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 3 points Three lecture courses, each from a different subfield, are required of all Barnard majors and concentrators. Any lecture course at the 1000-level or 3000-level that is listed below fulfills this requirement. The subfields of all Barnard courses are listed. These are: - American Government & Politics; - Comparative Politics & Foreign Government; - International Relations & Foreign Policy; and - Political Theory. Most Columbia Political Science Department lecture courses at the 1000-level and 3000-level are listed at the bottom of this page (note: click "Show all") and also will fulfill this requirement, but by the choice of the Columbia Department they are not listed by subfield. Students are therefore responsible for checking with their major advisors to verify the subfield into which Columbia courses fall. Please note that POLS W1002, Introduction to Political Thought, does not count for Barnard major credit. Unless otherwise specified, these courses do not have limits on class size. Lecture courses are the primary mechanism of instruction; see individual course descriptions for information on discussion sections. International Relations & Foreign Policy
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