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Open Campus Advisor›Schools›Columbia

Research University · New York, NY

Columbia University

~9,000 undergrads

Full Columbia Bulletin integration with NIH grant data on faculty.

Departments

60 min

Refresh cycle

Live

Faculty indexed

Academic snapshot

Known for

AI and data scienceeconomicsbiomedical researchurban policy

Notable programs

Computer Science · Economics · Political Science · Neuroscience

Career tracks

tech and finance · public policy · healthcare

First year

The Core Curriculum structures your first two years — Contemporary Civilization and Literature Humanities are required for every student regardless of major.

Course subjects

59 subject areas

AFRICAN_AMERICAN_STUDIESAfrican American and African Diaspora StudiesAMERICAN_STUDIESAmerican StudiesANCIENT_STUDIESAncient StudiesANTHROPOLOGYAnthropologyARCHAEOLOGYArchaeologyARCHITECTUREArchitectureART_HISTORY_ARCHAEOLOGYArt History and ArchaeologyASTRONOMYAstronomyBIOLOGICAL_SCIENCESBiological SciencesBUSINESSBusinessCHEMISTRYChemistryCLASSICSClassicsCOGNITIVE_SCIENCECognitive ScienceCOMPARATIVE_LITERATURE_SOCIETYComparative Literature and SocietyCOMPUTER_SCIENCEComputer ScienceCREATIVE_WRITINGCreative WritingDANCEDanceDRAMA_THEATRE_ARTSDrama and Theatre ArtsEARTH_ENVIRONMENTAL_SCIENCESEarth and Environmental SciencesEAST_ASIAN_LANGUAGES_CULTURESEast Asian Languages and CulturesECOLOGY_EVOLUTION_ENVIRONMENTAL_BIOLOGYEcology, Evolution, and Environmental BiologyECONOMICSEconomicsEDUCATIONEducationENGLISH_COMPARATIVE_LITERATUREEnglish and Comparative LiteratureETHNICITY_RACE_STUDIESEthnicity and Race StudiesFILM_STUDIESFilm and Media StudiesFRENCH_ROMANCE_PHILOLOGYFrenchGERMANIC_LANGUAGESGermanic LanguagesGLOBAL_AFFAIRS_PUBLIC_POLICYGlobal Affairs and Public PolicyHISTORYHistoryHUMAN_RIGHTSHuman RightsITALIANItalianJAZZ_STUDIESJazz StudiesJEWISH_STUDIESJewish StudiesLANGUAGE_RESOURCE_CENTERLanguage Resource CenterLATIN_AMERICAN_CARIBBEAN_STUDIESLatin American and Caribbean StudiesLATIN_AMERICAN_IBERIAN_CULTURESLatin American and Iberian CulturesLINGUISTICSLinguisticsMATHEMATICSMathematicsMEDIEVAL_RENAISSANCE_STUDIESMedieval and Renaissance StudiesMIDDLE_EASTERN_SOUTH_ASIAN_AFRICAN_STUDIESMiddle Eastern, South Asian, and African StudiesMUSICMusicPHILOSOPHYPhilosophyPHYSICAL_EDUCATION_INTERCOLLEGIATE_ATHLETICSPhysical Education and Intercollegiate AthleticsPHYSICSPhysicsPOLITICAL_SCIENCEPolitical SciencePSYCHOLOGYPsychologyPUBLIC_HEALTHPublic HealthREGIONAL_STUDIESRegional StudiesRELIGIONReligionHISTORY_PHILOSOPHY_SCIENCEScience and SocietySLAVIC_LANGUAGESSlavic LanguagesSOCIOLOGYSociologySTATISTICSStatisticsSUSTAINABLE_DEVELOPMENTSustainable DevelopmentURBAN_STUDIESUrban StudiesVISUAL_ARTSVisual ArtsWOMENS_GENDER_STUDIESWomen's and Gender StudiesZUCKERMANZuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Sample live courses

From the current term — updated every 60 minutes.

ENGI E0008Data Science: Decoding the Secrets of Data

COMS E4776Machine Learning for Data Science

ENGI E4800DATA SCIENCE CAPSTONE＆ETHICS

COSA E9800Data Science Doctoral Seminar

ORCA E2500FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE

ORCA E4500FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE

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