The Columbia College curriculum and its academic policies are determined by the following faculty committees:

Committee on Instruction

The Committee on Instruction (COI) is responsible for approving proposals for new majors and other academic programs, new courses, and policy changes. The COI also provides leadership on a range of academic matters, consulting with a broad range of faculty, students, and administrators where relevant. The COI is a joint Columbia College and School of General Studies committee. Questions? Contact cc-gs-coi@columbia.edu.

Committee on Instruction Members: 2016-2017

Co-Chair: Dean James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College
Co-Chair: Dean Peter Awn, Dean of the School of General Studies
Professor Barry Bergdoll, Department of Art History and Archaeology 
Professor Michael Como, Department of Religion
Professor Zoe Crossland, Department of Anthropology
Professor Patricia Denison, Barnard College
Professor Jeremy Dodd, Department of Physics
Professor Sunil Gulati, Department of Economics 
Professor Robert Hymes, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Professor Heidi Julavits, School of the Arts
Professor Kimuli Kasara, Department of Political Science
Professor Laura Kaufman, Department of Chemistry
Professor Liza Knapp, Department of Slavic Languages
Professor Barclay Morrison, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Professor Samuel Roberts, Department of History
Professor Dustin Rubenstein, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology
Professor Maria Uriarte, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Student Representatives:

Caitlin Carey, School of General Studies
Janet Chen, Columbia College
Rafael Skokanic, School of General Studies
David Yang, Columbia College

Ex-Officio:

Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Planning and Administration, Columbia College
Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of General Studies
Thomas Harford, Dean of Students, School of General Studies
Andrew Plaa, Dean of Advising for Columbia College and Columbia Engineering

New Approved Courses

The following new courses have been approved for Summer Session 2017, and for the 2017-2018 academic year.  As new courses are added to the list frequently, please visit this site for updates. Additional courses and major/concentration requirements may be found in the Columbia College Bulletin.  

Last updated August 4, 2017.

Summer 2017

Fall 2017

Committee on the Core

The Committee on the Core (COC) is responsible for all matters regarding the Core Curriculum. Questions? Contact Toni Gunthrope-Hardee: tg2030@columbia.edu.

Committee on the Core Members: 2016-2017

Chair: Professor Julie Crawford, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Chair of Literature Humanities
Professor Giuseppe Gerbino, Department of Music, Chair of Music Humanities (Spring)
Professor Patricia Grieve, Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Chair of the Committee on the Global Core
Professor David Helfand, Department Astronomy, Chair of Frontiers of Science
Professor Patricia Kitcher, Department of Philosophy, Chair of Contemporary Civilization 
Professor Matthew McKelway, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Chair of Art Humanities (Fall)
Professor Elaine R. Sisman, Department of Music, Chair of Music Humanities (Fall)
Professor Nicole Wallack, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Director of the Undergraduate Writing Program

Student Representatives:

Danny Li CC’18
George Liu CC’17
Malaya Sadler CC’18

Ex-Officio:

James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College
Toni Gunthrope-Hardee, Associate Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Planning and Administration
Ivana N. Hughes, Director, Frontiers of Science
Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic of Academic Planning and Administration, Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum
Victoria P. Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of General Studies 

Committee on Science Instruction

The Committee on Science Instruction (COSI) is responsible for all matters relating to the science requirement and providing leadership on matters related to undergraduate science education. Questions? Contact Amy Kohn: ask130@columbia.edu

Committee on Science Instruction Members: 2016-2017

Chair: Professor Kevin Griffin, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology
Professor Greg Bryan, Department of Astronomy
Dr. Claire Elise Hazen, Department of Biological Sciences 
Professor David Helfand, Department of Astronomy
Professor Sidney Hemming, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor Shaw-Hwa Lo, Department of Statistics
Professor Caroline Marvin, Department of Psychology
Professor Vishal Misra, Department of Computer Science
Professor Jonathan Owen, Department of Chemistry
Professor John Parsons, Department of Physics
Professor Karen Phillips, Department of Chemistry
Professor Ovidiu Savin, Department of Mathematics

Student Representative:

Noah Goss, Columbia College
Juliana Nitis, School of General Studies

Ex-Officio:

James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College
Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Planning and Administration
Ivana Hughes, Department of Chemistry, Director of Frontiers of Science
Victoria Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of General Studies
Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic Planning and Administration, Director of the Core Curriculum
Amy Kohn, Assistant Director of Academic Planning and Administration

Committee on the Global Core

The Committee on the Global Core (CGC) is responsible for all matters relating to the Global Core requirement, including determining the list of courses approved for the requirement. Questions? Contact globalcore@columbia.edu.

Faculty interested in proposing new courses for the Global Core requirement can view information regarding the process.

Committee on Global Core Members: 2016-2017

Chair: Professor Patricia Grieve, Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures
Professor Muhsin Al-Musawi, Department of Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies
Professor Courtney Bender, Department of Religion
Professor Madeleine Dobie, Department of French and Romance Philology
Professor Stathis Gourgouris, Department of English and Comparative Literature
Professor David Lurie, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Professor Andrew Nathan, Department of Political Science
Professor Avinoam Shalem, Department of Art History and Archaeology 
Professor Wei Shang, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures 

Student Representative:

Upasna Saha, CC'19
Ana-Maria Szilagyi, GS'16

Ex-Officio:

James J. Valentini, Dean of Columbia College
Victoria P. Rosner, Dean of Academic Affairs, School of General Studies
Lisa Hollibaugh, Dean of Academic Planning and Administration, Columbia College
Roosevelt Montás, Associate Dean of Academic Planning and Administration, Columbia College