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Course Listings

We invite you to use this interactive and searchable catalogue for program planning. 

You will find current information for all courses offered at Barnard, along with links to Columbia courses, the University Directory of Classes, and departmental websites.

The Curriculum

Listings of courses in this catalogue is not a guarantee of their availability, and the College may revise its degree requirements from time to time.

Reading the Course Listings

Certain courses are offered in both Fall and Spring terms and may be taken in either term.

The following alphabetical prefixes designate undergraduate courses at Barnard (BC) and courses offered by Columbia University (CC) for whose students the course is primarily offered, or indicate courses offered by both (UN):

BC - Barnard College

CC - Columbia College of Columbia University

UN - Undergraduate Students (course offered by both Barnard and Columbia)

The following alphabetical prefixes designate courses offered by a college or school of Columbia University:

E - Engineering

W - Computer Science

GU - Undergraduate and Graduate Students

GR - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

GS - School of General Studies

PS - School of Professional Studies

AF - School of the Arts (Film)

AR - School of the Arts (General)

AS - School of the Arts (Sound Arts)

AT - School of the Arts (Theatre)

AW - School of the Arts (Writing)

AV - School of the Arts (Visual Arts)

The following alphabetical prefixes designate courses offered during the summer (S) or part of a study abroad program (OC):

S - Summer Session

OC - Columbia Global Programs

The level of the course is generally as follows:

1000-3999 Undergraduate

4000-4999 Advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate

5000-8999 Graduate, normally not open to undergraduates