SIPA: School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University

Curriculum

The applied science specialization requires 9 points, consisting of 3 three-point graduate-level science courses, determined with approval of the Specialization Director.

Students may select courses in their field of interest, including (but not limited to) ecology/environmental biology, engineering and infrastructure, environmental science, or public health, or courses related to a certain topic, such as water, climate change, food supply, land use, or biodiversity. Independent study topics in the sciences also can be conducted with the approval of the director of the applied science specialization.

The specialization can be accomplished by enrolling in courses in a single department, or in related courses across a number of departments. The specialization director will work closely with science faculty to help students select an appropriate sequence of courses.

Listed below are basic rather than advanced graduate-level courses in science fields at Columbia University. The list focuses on 4000 level courses (except in Public Health). SIPA students who have not completed previous coursework in the relevant area should avoid more advanced courses typically offered at the 6000 or 8000 level. Students with sufficient background may enroll in 6000, 8000, and 9000 level courses with the approval of the course’s instructor.

This represents a preliminary list of courses that could be applied to the science specialization requirements, although it is far more extensive than the list that would be offered each semester to students. The courses are organized by department. Some will require the approval of the instructor prior to enrollment, and many have lower-level science prerequisites that may be too technical for policy students.

Subjects/Departments:

• Biology (GSAS)
• Biomedical Engineering (SEAS)
• Biostatistics (Mailman)
• Chemical Engineering (Mailman)
• Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (GSAS)
• Earth and Environmental Science (GSAS)
• Earth and Environmental Engineering (SEAS)
• Environmental Health Sciences (Mailman)
• Epidemiology (Mailman)
• General Public Health (Mailman)
• Genetics and Development (GSAS)
• Global Health Track (Mailman)
• International & Public Affairs (SIPA)
• Microbiology (GSAS)
• Psychology (GSAS)
• Sociomedical Sciences (Mailman)
• Sustainability Management (School of Continuing Education)

 

International Affairs (SIPA)

Course Number	Course Title
INAF U8912	Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Goals
SDEV U9255	Science, Technology, and Sustainable Development

Public Health (Mailman)

Course Number	Course Title
P 6400	Principles of Epidemiology I
P 6300	Environmental Health Sciences
P 6385	Principles of Genetics and the Environment
P 8304	Public Health Impacts of Climate Change
P 8309	Air Pollution
P 9320	Water and Infectious Diseases

Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES, GSAS):

Course Number	Course Title
EESC W4223	Sedimentary Geology
EESC G4403	Managing and Adapting Climate
EESC W4550	Plant Ecophysiology
EESC W4600	Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
EESC W4885	The Chemistry of Continental Waters
EESC W4930y	Earth's Oceans and Atmosphere

Biology (GSAS)

Course Number	Course Title
BIOL G4095	Chemical Genomics
BIOL W4073	Cellular/Molecular Immunology
BIOL W4400	Biological Networks
BIOL W4799	Molecular Biology of Cancer
BIOT W4200	Biopharmaceutical Dev & Reg.

Environmental Engineering (SEAS)

Course Number	Course Title
EAIA E4200	Alternative Energy Resources
EAEE E4001	Industrial Ecology – Earth Resources
EAEE E4100	Management and Development of Water Systems
EAEE E4350	Planning/Management – Urban Hydrolic System
EAEE E6240	Physical Hydrology
EAEE E4150	Air Pollution Prevention/Control
EAEE E4160	Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
EAEE E6212	Carbon Sequestration

Sustainability Management (School of Continuing Education)

Course Number	Course Title
SUMA K4140	Sustainability Science
SUMA K4145	Science of Sustainable Water
SUMA K4230	The Earth's Climate System
SUMA K4235	Science of Urban Ecology
SUMA K4260	Dynamics of Energy Efficiency

Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (GSAS)

Course Number	Course Title
EEEB W4060	Invasion Biology
EEEB W4110	Coastal Estuarine Ecology
EEEB G4120	Islands: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
EEEB W4122	Fundamentals of Ecology and Evolution
EEEB G4126	Introduction to Conservation Genetics
EEEB G4127	Disease Ecology
EEEB G4130	Restoration and Urban Ecology
EEEB G4192	Introduction to Landscape Analysis
EEEB G4620	Food, Ecology and Globalization
EEEB G4650	Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes

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