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Featured Online Courses for 2020

Discover your Columbia Summer

Brent Stockwell
Leveraging Structure and Metabolism to Design Therapeutics for Cancer, Neurodegeneration, and COVID-19

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Taught by leading Biochemistry Professor Brent Stockwell.

Brian Greene
Origins and Meaning

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Taught by world-renowned theoretical physicist Brian Greene

Christia Mercer
Philosophical Reflections on Love, Loss

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Dive into life’s most essential tenets with Philosophy Professor Christia Mercer teaching an introduction to philosophy

Donald Green
Experimental Research: Exploring Political Phenomena

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Taught by leading political scientist Donald Green.

Kavita Sivaramakrishnan
Pandemics: A Global History

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Taught by sociomedical sciences professor Kavita Sivaramakrishnan

Josef Sorett
Religion and the History of Hip Hop

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Taught by Associate Professor of Religion and African-American Studies, Josef Sorett

Shamus Khan
Understanding Society

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Explore the major institutions of society and how they influence our lives with Columbia Sociology Chair Shamus Khan

Vincent Racaniello
Virology

EXCLUSIVE COURSE FOR 2020: Microbiology and Immunology Professor Vincent Racaniello will help you understand disease and virus evolution

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Featured Summer 2020 Online Courses

An exclusive lineup of faculty teaching the most sought-after classes, now online.

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Columbia Students

Students enrolled at a Columbia University school.

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Columbia Alumni

Columbia University alumni returning for summer courses.

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Visiting Students

Undergraduates or graduates at another institution.

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Adults & Professionals

Individuals with a bachelor’s degree or higher degree.

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Recent High School Graduates

For students who have graduated from high school.

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High School Students

For students who will be entering grades 9 through 12 or freshman year of college.

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International Student Info

Columbia Summer is a gateway to new experiences. Learn more about your options as an international student and find information on visas and the ISSO.

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School of Professional Studies

Academic Year

The School of Professional Studies at Columbia University spans the continuum from high school and pre-college students through lifelong learners with a wide range of program options for degree and non-degree study.

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Featured Programs

Summer-Only Certifications

We offer three immersive graduate-level Certification of Professional Achievement programs exclusively during Columbia Summer: Critical Issues in International Relations, Human Rights, and United Nations Studies.

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Featured Faculty

Lecturer Christopher Riano Blends Twin Passions for Constitutional Law and Columbia Summer

Like so many alumni of Columbia University, Christopher R. Riano (‘07GS) has maintained a deep and abiding connection to his alma mater. But Riano has always felt a particular affinity for the Columbia Summer program, where he took his first classes at Columbia and now teaches courses in constitutional law and government. 

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