Pre-Approved Courses

The table below lists most graduate courses at Columbia related to modern Europe (4000-level and higher). The current list is for Spring 2026. Please note that the details are subject to change.

Courses marked ** require prior approval from the MA Faculty Advisor and confirmation of a final project on a topic pertaining to Europe. Please note that only two ** courses may be counted toward the MA degree requirements. 3000-level History courses should be taken as a section of HIST G6999 when possible. Cross-school registration may be restricted in some cases; consult with the school offering the course.

SIPA Registration: Please review SIPA's Cross-Registration for Non-SIPA Students policy and register for open SIPA courses via SSOL. Note that non-SIPA students are restricted to taking a maximum of 9 SIPA credits per semester.
Law School Registration: Please review the Law School's Cross-Registration for Non-Law Students policy and submit a Cross-Registration Application for Non-Law Students.

If you would like to take a course not listed below, please contact the MA Faculty Advisor for approval.

Please consult the Directory of Classes or Vergil for the call number to use when registering.

This list also applies for SIPA students who are pursing the Europe Regional Specialization.

Past course lists can be found here:

Pre-Approved Courses: Spring 2026

*Updated November 20th, 2025 - SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Spring 2026 Pre-approved Courses

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Subject; Course #; Call #; Course Title; Instructor(s); Credits; Type

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Art History; GR8031; 13789; Aesthetics; Berger, Susanna; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Art History; AHIS GU4741; 13782; **Art and Theory in a Global Context; Rajchman, John; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): European History, Politics, and Society; EHPS GR5002; 17116; Political Violence in 20 C Europe; Falciola, Luca; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): European History, Politics, and Society; EHPS GR6101; 17108; European Studies Colloquium II; Petrova, Tsveta; 4; Colloquium

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): European History, Politics, and Society; EHPS 4000 GU; 17544; Digital Sovereignty and the European Union; Cristiano, Fabio; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Film; GU4310; 16150; Experimental film and Media; Gregg, Ronald; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): French; GU4301; 11813; French Literature of the 17th century (in French); Force, Pierre; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): French; CLFR GU4521; 11806; The Politics of Memory, Remembrance, Ethics and Identity in France since 1945 (in French); Kattan, Emmanuel; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): French; GU4028; 11823; French Film Aesthetics (in English); Bugnevicius, Tadas; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): French, Comparative Literature; GU4482; 16976; Narratives of Return (in English); Dodman & Seale; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): German; GU4210; 10783; Aesthetic Theory - Frankfurt School; Pfeifer, Annie; 3; Lecture

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): German; GR6823; 16257; Altered States: Cultures of Intoxication; Pfeifer, Annie; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): German; GU 4130; 10782; Literary theory: Nietzsche - Agamben; Simons, Oliver; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST GU4223; 12141; History of Russian Thought: Faith Reason; Evtuhov, Catherine; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4231; 12142; Eastern Europe's Cold War; Mehilli, Elidor; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4354; 12143; Writers on History: Robert Musil; Lilla, Mark; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4716; 12154; Imag(in)ing the Ottoman Empire: A visual History, 18th-20th centuries; Eldem, Edhem; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4779; 12181; African France, French Africa; Mann, Gregory; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 8989; 12636; Capitalism and Democracy; Tooze, Adam; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST GR8397; 12413; New Directions in Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian History; Mazurek & Skorobogatov; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; POLS 8181; 16868; Empire and Political Thought; Mantena & Pedersen; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 8320; 17646; Memory and History in Central Europe; Fazekas, Csaba; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4387; 16068; Fascism; Mazower, Mark; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4363; 16044; Pascal and the Modern Self; Lilla, Mark; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4355; 16091; Free trade and Protection in Global 19th Century; Stafford, James; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): History; HIST 4334GU; 16357; Debading the Holodomor; Shlyakhter, Andrey; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Human Rights; HRTS GU4380; 11292; **Advocacy for Socio-Economic Rights; Rosenthal, Mila; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN 6315IA; 10358; Politics in the European Union; Invernizzi-Accetti, Carlo; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN U6538; 10432; Global Reliance on Russian Energy; Udensiva, Natasha; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN U6562; 10433; Politics of the Caucasus; George, Julie; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; IA6149; 10354; ** Energy, Corporate Responsibility, and Human Rights; Radon, Jenik; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN 6308IA; 10355; European Union Human Rights: Law & Policy (short course: February 14,15,21,22); Wouters, Jan; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN 6310IA; 10356; Diplomacy in Practice: the EU and the World (short course: January 22 to March 5); Vimont, Pierre; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN U6312; 10357; Issues in US-EU Economic Relations (short course - from January 21 to March 4); O'Cleireacain, Seamus; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN U6302; 17241; Political Economy of Europe (short course - from March 11 to April 29); Ladi, Stella; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN IA6554; 15627; War Against Liberal Democracy: Weaponization of Homophobia and Traditional Values; Zygar, Mikhail; 1.5; Semainar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; REGN 6552U; 10470; Putin and Global Anti-Americanism; Zygar, Mikhail; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; IA7365; 10267; Energy Transition in Europe (non-SIPA must receive approval); Stoupnitzky & Boersma; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): International and Public Affairs; IA7645; 15659; Deglobalization (non-SIPA must receive approval); Broadbent, Ben; 1.5; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Italian; GU4725; 11438; Pirandello and Modern Italian Drama; Leake, Elizabeth; 3; Lecture

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Italian; CLIA 4499GU; 11368; Mediterranean Humanities I; Tommasino, Pier Mattia; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Italian; GU 4220; 11439; Intro-Hist. & Theory Literature Interpretation; Leake, Elizabeth; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): School of the Arts; FILM 6965AF; 11988; Waves on different Shores: France, Japan, Brazil Seminar; Pena, Richard; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Israel and Jewish Studies; JWST GU4159; 12693; Antisemitism and Resistance in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; Berman-Gladstone, Benjamin; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Law; L6249; 10070; European Union Law & institutions (non Law must receive approval); Bradford, Anu; 3; Lecture

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Middle East; GU4060; 16116; Reading Marx Historically; Kaviraj, Sudipta; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Political Science; GU 4434; 16944; Ethnic Politics Across Post-Soviet Eurasia; Giuliano, Elise; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Political Science; POLS GU4134; 12605; Modern Political Thought; Urbinati, Nadia; 4; Lecture

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Political Science; POLS8806GR; 12621; ** Politics in the World Economy; Carnegie, Allison; 4; Colloquium

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Slavic Languages; GR6217; 10892; Dostoevsky's Afterlives; Kitzinger, Chloe; 4; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Slavic Languages; GU4012; 10891; Holocaust Literature: Critical Thinking; Dynes, Offer; 3; Seminar

Spring 2026 Courses(As of 11.20.25 - Subject to change): Sociology; GR6210; 12139; **Globalization and Diffusion; Wimmer, Andreas; 4; Seminar

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Pre-Approved Courses: Spring 2026

Spring 2026 Pre-approved Courses

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