A Century of Syllabi
A Century of Syllabi
"... C.C. was literally born revising itself. There has always been and there will always be a C.C. Revision Committee. For the purpose of revision is to keep pace with scholarly development and the alternation of historical perspective, as well as to perfect teaching techniques." - Justus Buchler, 1954
Contemporary Civilization was designed to change with its times, ensuring successive gnerations of Columbia students the chance to make sense of their respective eras' most insistent problems. Of course, at times, CC has also changed in response to staffing shortages and other developments within the College, the University or the specialized departments that supply its instructors.
To see what CC was like in each of its ten decades, please visit these google drive folders to view sample syllabi. In the same space, you will also be able to view iterations of Literature Humanities, Music Humanities, Art Humanities and Frontiers of Science syllabi.
