2026 at a Glance

Please note that the following schedules may be subject to change, and students are encouraged not only to revisit this page but also to confirm the course listings in the online Directory of Courses and Vergil, where course descriptions and class meeting times will be posted. If you have questions about the courses listed below please contact the following program administrators:

Sylvia Montijo, Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs
Lylia Saurel, Program Manager of Undergraduate Programs & Continuing Education

Fall 2026

: Course Number
Sustainable Development Foundation: Course Title
: Instructor

: EESC 2330
Sustainable Development Foundation: Science for Sustainable Development
: John Mutter


Sustainable Development Foundation: Science Sequence

: PHYS 1201
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Physics I
: multiple sections/instructors

: PHYS 1291
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Physics I - Lab
: multiple sections/instructors

: CHEM 1403
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Chemistry - I
: multiple sections/instructors

: EESC 1600
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: EEEB 2001
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environmental Biology - I
: TBD

: EESC 2100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth's Environmental System: Climate
: Robert Pincus

: EESC 2200
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth's Environmental System: Solid Earth
: Yves Moussallah


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Social Science Sequence

: SOCI 1000
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Social World
: TBD

: ANTH 1002
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Interpretation of Culture
: Brian Larkin

: ECON 1105
Sustainable Development Foundation: Principles of Economics
: multiple sections/instructors

: POLS 1201
Sustainable Development Foundation: Introduction to American Politics
: Jonathan Keller

: SDEV 2050
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environmental Policy and Governance
: Christine Appah-Gyamfi

: SDEV 3400
Sustainable Development Foundation: Human Populations and Sustainable Development
: Dana Thomson-Browne

: ANTH 2004
Sustainable Development Foundation: Intro to Social and Cultural Theory
: John Pemberton


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Quantitative Foundation

: EEEB 3005
Sustainable Development Foundation: Introduction to Statistics for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
: Steffen Foerster

: MATH 2015
Sustainable Development Foundation: Linear Algebra and Probability
: George Dragomir

: STAT 1201
Sustainable Development Foundation: Calculus-Based Introduction to Statistics
: multiple sections/instructors

: STAT 2103
Sustainable Development Foundation: Applied Linear Regression Analysis
: Casey Bradshaw


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Analysis and Solutions to Complex Problems

: SDEV 3360
Sustainable Development Foundation: Disasters and Development
: John Mutter

: SDEV 3366
Sustainable Development Foundation: Energy Law
: Michael Gerrard

: PUBH 4200
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environment, Health, and Justice
: Ana Navas Acien

: EESC 4600
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: SDEV 4650
Sustainable Development Foundation: Building Climate Justice
: Kytt MacManus


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Skills/Actions

: SDEV 3320
Sustainable Development Foundation: Economic and Financial Methods for Sustainable Development
: Satyajit Bose

: SDEV 3390
Sustainable Development Foundation: GIS for Sustainable Development
: Linda Pistolesi

: SOCI 3010
Sustainable Development Foundation: Methods for Social Research
: Amy Zhou

: EESC 4050
Sustainable Development Foundation: Global Assessment and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
: Christopher Small

: SUMA 4100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Sustainability Management
: multiple sections/instructors

: SDEV 4101
Sustainable Development Foundation: Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainable Development
: Lisa Dale


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Practicum

: SDEV 3998
Sustainable Development Foundation: Supervised Individual Research
: Adela Gondek

: SUMA 4310
Sustainable Development Foundation: Innovation Sustainability Leadership
: Sophia Huda

: SDEV 4550
Sustainable Development Foundation: The New York City Watershed: From Community Displacement to Collaboration and Climate Adaptation
: Marcia Macedo


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Capstone

: SDEV 3280
Sustainable Development Foundation: Workshop in Sustainable Development
: Jenna Lawrence


Sustainable Development Foundation


Sustainable Development Foundation: Electives

: Area 1
Sustainable Development Foundation: Senior Thesis Seminar (EESC 3800/3901)

: Area 2
Sustainable Development Foundation: See electives list at: https://undergrad.climate.columbia.edu/content/electives-list


: Sustainable Development Foundation

: Course Number
: Course Title
: Instructor

: EESC 2330
: Science for Sustainable Development
: John Mutter


: Natural Science Systems

: PHYS 1201
: General Physics I
: multiple sections/instructors

: PHYS 1291
: General Physics I - Lab
: multiple sections/instructors

: CHEM 1403
: General Chemistry - I
: multiple sections/instructors

: EESC 1600
: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: EEEB 2001
: Environmental Biology I
: TBD

: EESC 2100
: Earth's Environmental System: Climate
: Robert Pincus

: EESC 2200
: Earth's Environmental System: Solid Earth
: Yves Moussallah


: Human Science Systems

: SOCI 1000
: The Social World
: TBD

: ANTH 1002
: The Interpretation of Culture
: Brian Larkin

: ECON 1105
: Principles of Economics
: multiple sections/instructors

: POLS 1201
: Introduction to American Politics
: Jonathan Keller

: SDEV 2050
: Environmental Policy and Government
: Christine Appah-Gyamfi

: ANTH 2004
: Intro to Social and Cultural Theory
: John Pemberton

: SDEV 3400
: Human Populations and Sustainable Development
: Dana Thompson-Browne


: Analysis and Solution to Complex Problems

: SDEV 3360
: Disasters and Development
: John Mutter

: SDEV 3366
: Energy Law
: Michael Gerrard

: PUBH 4200
: Environment, Health, and Justice
: Ana Navas Acien

: EESC 4600
: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: SDEV 4650
: Building Climate Justice
: Kytt MacManus


: Skills/Actions

: SOCI 3010
: Methods for Social Research
: Amy Zhou

: SDEV 3320
: Economic and Financial Methods for Sustainable Development
: Satyajit Bose

: SDEV 3390
: GIS for Sustainable Development
: Linda Pistolesi

: EESC 4050
: Global Assessment and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
: Christopher Small

: SUMA 4100
: Sustainability Management
: multiple sections/instructors

: SDEV 4101
: Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainable Development
: Lisa Dale


: Practicum

: SDEV 3998
: Supervised Individual Research
: Adela Gondek

: SUMA 4310
: Innovation Sustainability Leadership
: Noa Gafni and Sophia Huda

: SDEV 4550
: The New York City Watershed: From Community Displacement to Collaboration and Climate Adaptation
: Marcia Macedo


: Capstone

: SDEV 3280
: Workshop in Sustainable Development
: Jenna Lawrence

: Course Number
Science for Sustainable Development: Course Title
: Instructor

: EESC 2330
Science for Sustainable Development: Science for Sustainable Development
: John Mutter


Science for Sustainable Development


Science for Sustainable Development: Analysis and Solutions to Complex Problems

: SDEV 3360
Science for Sustainable Development: Disasters and Development
: John Mutter

: SDEV 3366
Science for Sustainable Development: Energy Law
: Michael Gerrard

: EESC 4600
Science for Sustainable Development: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: SDEV 4650
Science for Sustainable Development: Building Climate Justice: Co-Creative Coastal Resilience Planning
: Kytt MacManus


Science for Sustainable Development


Science for Sustainable Development: Skills/Actions

: SOCI 3010
Science for Sustainable Development: Methods for Social Research
: Amy Zhou

: SDEV 3320
Science for Sustainable Development: Economic and Financial Methods for Sustainable Development
: Satyajit Bose

: SDEV 3390
Science for Sustainable Development: GIS for Sustainable Development
: Linda Pistolesi

: EESC 4050
Science for Sustainable Development: Global Assessment and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
: Christopher Small

: SUMA 4100
Science for Sustainable Development: Sustainability Management
: multiple sections/instructors

: SDEV 4101
Science for Sustainable Development: Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainable Development
: Lisa Dale

: Course Number
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Course Title
: Instructor

: EESC 2330
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Science for Sustainable Development
: John Mutter


Climate and Sustainability Foundation


Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Basic Disciplinary Foundations

: ECON 1105
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Principles of Economics
: multiple sections/instructors

: EESC 1201
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Environmental Risks & Disasters
: Goran Ekstrom

: STAT 1201
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Calculus-Based Introduction to Statistics
: multiple sections/instructors

: EESC 1600
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth Resources and Sustainable Development
: Peter Kelemen

: MATH 2010
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Linear Algreba
: multiple sections/instructors

: EESC 2100
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth's Environmental System: Climate
: Robert Pincus

: EESC 2200
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth's Environmental System: Solid Earth
: Yves Moussallah

: EEEB 3005
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Introduction to Statistics for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
: Steffen Foerster

: EESC 3017
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Environmental Data Analysis
: Mike He

: SDEV 3400
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Human Populations and Sustainable Development
: Dana Thomson-Browne


Climate and Sustainability Foundation


Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Climate and Sustainability: Complexities and Analyses

: SDEV 3366
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Energy Law
: Michael Gerrard

: EESC 4923
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Biological Oceanography
: Andrew Juhl

: EESC 4925
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Physical Oceanography
: Andreas Thurnherr


Climate and Sustainability Foundation


Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Electives

: Area 1
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Senior Thesis Sequence (EESC 3800/3901)
: multiple sections/instructors

: Area 2
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: See Climate and Sustainability: Complexities and Analyses

: Area 3:
Climate and Sustainability Foundation

: SDEV 3390
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: GIS for Sustainable Development
: Linda Pistolesi

: STAT 2103
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Applied Linear Regression Analysis
: Casey Bradshaw

: STAT 4203
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Probability Theory
: multiple sections/instructors

: STAT 4205
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Linear Regression Models
: Gabriel Young


Climate and Sustainability Foundation


Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Practicum (one course)

: SDEV 3998
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Supervised Individual Research
: Adela J Gondek

: SDEV 4450
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: The New York City Watershed: From Community Displacement to Collaboration and Climate Adaptation
: Marcia Macedo


Climate and Sustainability Foundation


Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Capstone Workshop (one course)

: SDEV 3280
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Workshop in Sustainable Development
: Jenna Lawrence

Spring 2026

Course Number
Sustainable Development Foundation: Course Title; Instructor

SDEV 2300
Sustainable Development Foundation: Challenges of Sustainable Development; Lisa Dale

Sustainable Development Foundation: Science Sequence

CHEM 1403
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Chemistry; Ruben Savizky

PHYS 1201
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Physics; Mark Ross-Lonergan

EESC 2100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environment System: Climate; Mingfang Ting

EESC 2200
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environment System: Solid Earth; Steven Goldstein

EESC 2300
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environment System: Life; Paul Olsen

Sustainable Development Foundation: Social Science Sequence

ANTH 1002
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Interpretation of Culture; Naor Ben-Yehoyada

ECON 1105
Sustainable Development Foundation: Principles of Economics; various instructors

POLS 1601
Sustainable Development Foundation: International Politics; Jayme Schlesinger

SOCI 1000
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Social World; Marissa Thompson

Sustainable Development Foundation: Quantitative foundations

MATH 2015
Sustainable Development Foundation: Linear Algebra & Probability; Evan Sorensen

STAT 1101
Sustainable Development Foundation: Introduction to Statistics; Alex Pijyan

STAT 1201
Sustainable Development Foundation: Calculus-Based Introduction to Statistics; various instructors

Sustainable Development Foundation: Analysis and Solutions to Complex Problems

ANTH 3932
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene; Stephanie Ratte

HIST 4811
Sustainable Development Foundation: Encounters with Nature: The History of Environment and Health in South Asia and Beyond; Kavita Sivaramakrishnan

PUBH 3100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Fundamentals of Global Health; Rachel Moresky

SDEV 3355
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate Change and Law; Michael Gerrard

SDEV 3410
Sustainable Development Foundation: Cities and Sustainability; Deborah Morris

SDEV 4680
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate and Sustainable Water Systems; Cindy Paulson

Sustainable Development Foundation: Skills/Actions

EAEE 4257
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling; Bolun Xu

SDEV 3390
Sustainable Development Foundation: GIS for Sustainable Development; Linda Pistolesi

SDEV 3450
Sustainable Development Foundation: Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Sustainable Development; Kytt MacManus

SOCI 3010
Sustainable Development Foundation: Methods for Social Research; Gerard Torrats-Espinosa

Sustainable Development Foundation: Practicum

SDEV 3998
Sustainable Development Foundation: Supervised Individual Research; Adela Gondek

SDEV 4500
Sustainable Development Foundation: Sustainability and the Meaning of Place on Cuttyhunk Island; Jason Smerdon

Sustainable Development Foundation: Capstone Workshop

SDEV 3280
Sustainable Development Foundation: Workshop in Sustainable Development; Jesse McCormick

SDEV 3820
Sustainable Development Foundation: Ecosystem Restoration in South Africa; Jenna Lawrence

SDEV 4400
Sustainable Development Foundation: Sustainable Development in Rwanda; Lisa Dale

Sustainable Development Foundation: Electives

Area 1
Sustainable Development Foundation: Senior Thesis Seminar (EESC 3800/3901)

Area 2
Sustainable Development Foundation: See electives list at: https://sdev.ei.columbia.edu/content/approved-electives-list

Course Number
Sustainable Development Foundation: Course Title; Instructor

SDEV 2300
Sustainable Development Foundation: Challenges of Sustainable Development; Lisa Dale

Sustainable Development Foundation: Natural Science Systems

CHEM 1403
Sustainable Development Foundation: General Chemistry; Ruben Savizky

EEEB 2002
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environmental Biology II; Matthew Palmer

EESC 2100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environment System: Climate; Mingfang Ting

EESC 2200
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environment System: Solid Earth; Steven Goldstein

EESC 2300
Sustainable Development Foundation: Earth’s Environmental System: Life; Paul Olsen

Sustainable Development Foundation: Social Science Systems

ANTH 1002
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Interpretation of Culture; Naor Ben-Yehoyada

ECON 1105
Sustainable Development Foundation: Principles of Economics; Various Instructors

ECON 2257
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Global Economy; Waseem Noor

SOCI 1000
Sustainable Development Foundation: The Social World; Marissa Thompson

Sustainable Development Foundation: Analysis and Solutions to Complex Problems

ANTH 3932
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene; Stephanie Ratte

HIST 4811
Sustainable Development Foundation: Encounters with Nature: The History of Environment and Health in South Asia and Beyond; Kavita Sivaramakrishnan

PUBH 3100
Sustainable Development Foundation: Fundamentals of Global Health; Rachel Moresky

SDEV 3355
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate Change and Law; Michael Gerrard

SDEV 3410
Sustainable Development Foundation: Cities and Sustainability; Deborah Morris

SDEV 4680
Sustainable Development Foundation: Climate and Sustainable Water Systems; Cindy Paulson

Sustainable Development Foundation: Skills/Actions

EAEE 4257
Sustainable Development Foundation: Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling; Bolun Xu

SDEV 3390
Sustainable Development Foundation: GIS for Sustainable Development; Linda Pistolesi

SDEV 3450
Sustainable Development Foundation: Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Sustainable Development; Kytt MacManus

SOCI 3010
Sustainable Development Foundation: Methods for Social Research; Gerard Torrats-Espinosa

Sustainable Development Foundation: Practicum

SDEV 3998
Sustainable Development Foundation: Supervised Individual Research; Adela Gondek

SDEV 4500
Sustainable Development Foundation: Sustainability and the Meaning of Place on Cuttyhunk Island; Jason Smerdon

Sustainable Development Foundation: Capstone Workshop

SDEV 3280
Sustainable Development Foundation: Workshop in Sustainable Development; Jesse McCormick

SDEV 3820
Sustainable Development Foundation: Ecosystem Restoration in South Africa; Michael Steckler

SDEV 4400
Sustainable Development Foundation: Sustainable Development in Rwanda; Lisa Dale

Course Number
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Course Title; Instructor

SDEV 2300
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Challenges of Sustainable Development; Lisa Dale

Challenges of Sustainable Development: Analysis & Solutions to Complex Problems

ANTH 3932
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene; Stephanie Ratte

HIST 4811
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Encounters with Nature: The History of Environment and Health in South Asia and Beyond; Kavita Sivaramakrishnan

PUBH 3100
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Fundamentals of Global Health; Rachel Moresky

SDEV 3355
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Law; Michael Gerrard

SDEV 3410
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Cities and Sustainability; Deborah Morris

Challenges of Sustainable Development: Skills/Actions

EAEE 4257
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling; Bolun Xu

SDEV 3390
Challenges of Sustainable Development: GIS for Sustainable Development; Linda Pistolesi

SDEV 3450
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Sustainable Development; Kytt MacManus

SOCI 3010
Challenges of Sustainable Development: Methods for Social Research; Gerard Torrats-Espinosa

Course Number
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Course Title; Instructor

SDEV 2300
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Challenges of Sustainable Development; Lisa Dale

Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Basic Disciplinary Foundation

EESC 2100
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth’s Environmental Systems: The Climate System; Mingfang Ting

EESC 2200
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth’s Environment Systems: Solid Earth; Steven Goldstein

EESC 2300
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Earth’s Environment Systems: Life; Paul Olsen

ECON 1105
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Principles of Economics; Various instructors

POLS 1601
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: International Politics; Jayme Schlesinger

STAT 1201
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Calculus-Based Introduction to Statistics; Various instructors

MATH 2010
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Linear Algebra; Various instructors

Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Climate and Sustainability: Complexities and Analyses

ANTH 3932
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene; Stephanie Ratte

SDEV 4050
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: US Water and Energy Policy; Paul Gallay

Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Electives

Area 1
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Senior Thesis Sequence (EESC 3901); Maureen Raymo, Sidney Hemming

Area 2
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: See Climate and Sustainability: Complexities and Analyses

Area 3:

STAT 2103
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Applied Linear Regression Analysis; Daniel Rabinowitz

STAT 3106
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Applied Data Mining; Bianca Dumitrascu

STAT 4203
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Probability Theory; Marco Avella Medina

STAT 4204
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Statistical Inference; Various instructors

STAT 4205
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Linear Regression Models; Various Instructors

STAT 4207
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Elementary Stochastic Processes; Various instructors

EAEE 4257
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling; Bolun Xu

SDEV 3390
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: GIS for Sustainable Development; Linda Pistolesi

SDEV 3450
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Sustainable Development; Kytt MacManus

Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Practicum

SDEV 3998
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Supervised Individual Research; Adela Gondek

Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Capstone Workshop

SDEV 3280
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Workshop in Climate and Sustainability; Jesse McCormick

SDEV 3820
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Ecosystem Restoration in South Africa; Jenna Lawrence

SDEV 4400
Climate and Sustainability Foundation: Sustainable Development in Rwanda; Lisa Dale