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AMST 267.00 Utopia, Dystopia, and Myopia: Suburbia in Fiction and Scholarship 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 9, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 46496
This course peers through the picture window of suburban life in the United States. Our primary text will be film. To what extent do fictional accounts reflect the scholarly concerns and analytical conclusions of historians and social scientists? What themes are common in film and/or literature but get little attention from scholars? Students will be obligated to view films on their own if designated show times are inconvenient. Some films may be R-rated.
Prerequisite: American Studies 115 or sophomore standing
ECON 110.01 Principles of Macroeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 3, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 44922
This course gives students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 111, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include analysis of the measurement, level, and distribution of national income; the concepts of inflation and depression; the role and structure of the banking system; fiscal and monetary stabilization techniques; implications of and limits to economic growth; and international economic relations.
ECON 110.02 Principles of Macroeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 17, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 44923
This course gives students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 111, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include analysis of the measurement, level, and distribution of national income; the concepts of inflation and depression; the role and structure of the banking system; fiscal and monetary stabilization techniques; implications of and limits to economic growth; and international economic relations.
ECON 110.03 Principles of Macroeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 23, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 44924
This course gives students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 111, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include analysis of the measurement, level, and distribution of national income; the concepts of inflation and depression; the role and structure of the banking system; fiscal and monetary stabilization techniques; implications of and limits to economic growth; and international economic relations.
ECON 111.01 Principles of Microeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 21, Waitlist: 0
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| 11:10am12:20pm | 11:10am12:20pm | 12:00pm1:00pm |
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Synonym: 44926
This course gives the students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 110, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include consumer choice theory; the formation of prices under competition, monopoly, and other market structures; the determination of wages, profits, and income from capital; the distribution of income; and an analysis of policy directed towards problems of public finance, pollution, natural resources, and public goods.
ECON 111.02 Principles of Microeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 15, Waitlist: 0
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| 3:10pm4:20pm | 3:10pm4:20pm | 3:30pm4:30pm |
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Synonym: 44927
This course gives the students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 110, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include consumer choice theory; the formation of prices under competition, monopoly, and other market structures; the determination of wages, profits, and income from capital; the distribution of income; and an analysis of policy directed towards problems of public finance, pollution, natural resources, and public goods.
ECON 111.03 Principles of Microeconomics 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 27, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 44928
This course gives the students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 110, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include consumer choice theory; the formation of prices under competition, monopoly, and other market structures; the determination of wages, profits, and income from capital; the distribution of income; and an analysis of policy directed towards problems of public finance, pollution, natural resources, and public goods.
ECON 246.00 Economics of Welfare 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 24, Waitlist: 0
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| 12:30pm1:40pm | 12:30pm1:40pm | 1:10pm2:10pm |
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Synonym: 44929
This course presents economic theory on how society as a whole ranks and chooses between different alternatives. It delves into the realm of normative economics analyzing objectives society may want to pursue, mechanisms designed to reach those objectives, and the resulting welfare of individuals affected by the choices made. The theoretical tools discussed will be used to study different mechanisms of voting, redistributing income, government intervention, auctions, and trade. Among other things, students will be exposed to the Pareto criterion, Arrow's impossibility theorem, the Vickery-Clarke-Grove mechanism, the Coase theorem, utilitarianism, Rawlsian ethics, and welfare theorems.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 259.00 Economics of Higher Education 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 14, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 46061
This course examines current issues in higher education through the lens of both theoretical and empirical economics. Students will be exposed to both signaling models of higher education and empirical analyses of its returns. We will also discuss admissions as a matching process, rising tuition as a form of price discrimination, and the globalization of higher education, among other topics.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 262.00 The Economics of Sports 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 22, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 44930
In recent years, the sports business in the United States has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. Understanding the sports business from an economic viewpoint is the subject of this course. Topics will include player compensation, revenue-sharing, salary caps, free agency, tournaments, salary discrimination, professional franchise valuation, league competitiveness, college athletics, and the economics of sports stadiums and arenas.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 263.00 Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Performance 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 17, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 44931
Joseph Schumpeter, in lamenting the absence of an accepted theory of entrepreneurship, observed that this gap in economics is much like having Hamlet performed with the Prince of Denmark absent. Much has changed since Schumpeter leveled this criticism. Economics has embraced the contributions of entrepreneurs and provided theoretical models explaining their actions. This course explores the foundations of a microeconomic theory of entrepreneurship, investigating the role of entrepreneurs (and intrapreneurs within large organizations) as agents for change. Case studies of business development provide practical illustrations of ways in which entrepreneurs operate and how their efforts contribute to economic progress.
Prerequisite: Economics 111
ECON 265.00 Game Theory and Economic Applications 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 20, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 44932
Game theory is the study of purposeful behavior in strategic situations. It serves as a framework for analysis that can be applied to everyday decisions, such as working with a study group and cleaning your room, as well as to a variety of economic issues, including contract negotiations and firms' output decisions. In this class, modern game theoretic tools will be primarily applied to economic situations, but we will also draw on examples from other realms.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 270.00 Economics of the Public Sector 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 10, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 46168
This course provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the government's role in the U.S. economy. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis using the criteria of efficiency and equity. Topics include rationales for government intervention; analysis of alternative public expenditure programs from a partial and/or general equilibrium framework; the incidence of various types of taxes; models of collective choice; cost-benefit analysis; intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 278.00 Industrial Organization and Firm Behavior 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 10, Waitlist: 0
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| 11:10am12:20pm | 11:10am12:20pm | 12:00pm1:00pm |
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Synonym: 44933
This course analyzes the firm's marketing and pricing problems, its conduct, and the resulting economic performance, given the nature of the demand for its products, its buying markets, the nature of its unit costs, and the structure of its selling markets.
Prerequisite: Economics 110 and 111
ECON 329.00 Econometrics 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 21, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 44934
This course is an introduction to the statistical methods used by economists to test hypotheses and to study and quantify economic relationships. The course emphasizes both statistical theory and practical application through analysis of economic data sets using statistical software. Topics include two-variable and multiple regression, interval estimation and hypothesis testing, discrete and continuous structural change, parameter restrictions, model construction, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation, and multicollinearity.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 and either Mathematics 215 or 275, and Economics 110 and 111
ECON 331.00 Intermediate Macro Theory 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 27, Waitlist: 0
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| 12:30pm1:40pm | 12:30pm1:40pm | 1:10pm2:10pm |
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Synonym: 44935
Analysis of the forces determining the general level of output, employment, and prices with special emphasis on the role of money and on interest rate determination. This class is normally taken by juniors. Sophomores considering enrolling should speak to the instructor.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 111 and Mathematics 215 (or Mathematics 275 or permission of the instructor) and Economics 110 and 111
EDUC 110.00 Introduction to Educational Studies 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 23, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45859
This course will focus on education as a multidisciplinary field of study. We will explore the meanings of education within individual lives and institutional contexts, learn to critically examine the assumptions that writers, psychologists, sociologists and philosophers bring to the study of education, and read texts from a variety of disciplines. What has "education" meant in the past? What does "education" mean in contemporary American society? What might "education" mean to people with differing circumstances and perspectives? And what should "education" mean in the future? Open only to first-and second-year students.
Sophomore Priority
Waitlist for Juniors and Seniors: EDUC 110.WL0 (Synonym 45860)
EDUC 234.00 Educational Psychology 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 10, Waitlist: 0
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| 3:10pm4:20pm | 3:10pm4:20pm | 3:30pm4:30pm |
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Synonym: 46517
Human development and learning theories are studied in relation to the teaching-learning process and the sociocultural contexts of schools. Three hours outside of class per week are devoted to observing learning activities in public school elementary and secondary classrooms and working with students.
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EDUC 245.00 The History of American School Reform 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 18, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45873
This course explores major issues in the history of school reform in the United States, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Readings and discussions examine the role of education in American society, the various and often competing goals of school reformers, and the dynamics of educational change. With particular focus on the American high school, this course looks at why so much reform has produced so little change.
EDUC 338.00 Multicultural Education 6 credits
Open: Size: 20, Registered: 14, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 45872
This course focuses on the respect for human diversity, especially as these relate to various racial, cultural and economic groups, and to women. It includes lectures and discussions intended to aid students in relating to a wide variety of persons, cultures, and life styles.
Prerequisite: 100 or 200-level Educational Studies course or instructor permission
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EDUC 344.00 Teenage Wasteland: Adolescence and the American High School 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 10, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 45877
Is adolescence real or invented? How does the American high school affect the nature of American adolescence? How does adolescence affect the characteristics of middle and high schools? In addition to treating the concept historically, this interdisciplinary course focuses on psychological, sociological, and literary views of adolescence in and out of the classroom. We will also analyze how adolescence is represented in popular culture, including television, film, and music.
Prerequisite: 100 or 200-level Educational Studies course
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ENTS 110.00 Environment and Society 6 credits
Closed: Size: 30, Registered: 21, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 45420
This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to a number of the pressing environmental changes currently facing human societies around the world. We will seek to understand and integrate the social, economic, scientific and political dimensions of these challenges. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the complexity of environmental issues and the interdisciplinary nature of the search for appropriate solutions. Topics will include global warming, population pressures, energy use, industrial waste and pollution, biological diversity, and sustainable agriculture.
Sophomore Priority.
Waitlist for Juniors and Seniors: ENTS 110.WL0 (Synonym 45421)
ENTS 212.00 Global Food Systems 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 13, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 45422
The course offers a survey of the world's food systems--and its critics--from the initial domestication of plants and animals to our day. We will begin by examining the critical theoretical and foundational issues on the subject, and then turn to a series of case studies that illuminate major themes around the world. Topics will include land and animal husbandry, the problem of food security, food politics, the Green Revolution, biotechnology, and the implications of global climate change. Throughout the course, students will assess and seek to integrate differing disciplinary and methodological approaches. The class will include field experiences.
EUST 159.00 "The Age of Isms" - Ideals, Ideas and Ideologies in Modern Europe 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 28, Waitlist: 0
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| 11:10am12:20pm | 11:10am12:20pm | 12:00pm1:00pm |
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Synonym: 45426
"Ideology" is perhaps one of the most-used (and overused) terms of modern political life. This course will introduce students to important political ideologies and traditions of modern Europe and their role in the development of political systems and institutional practices from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. We will read central texts by conservatives, liberals, socialists, anarchists and nationalists while also considering ideological outliers such as Fascism and Green Political Thought. In addition the course will introduce students to the different ways in which ideas can be studied systematically and the methodologies available.
LTAM 382.07 Conflictive Development: Peru 1980 to Present 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 20, Waitlist: 0
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Synonym: 43536
This is a two-track course that focuses, on one hand, on specific problems resulting from the conflict between strong economic growth and the persistence of social inequality and marginalization. On the other hand, the class will explore the difficulties of creating forms of participatory politics, against the background of key moments in Peru's political history. The emphasis will be on present-day manifestations of the polarity "formal" vs. "real" democracy." A political scientist and a sociologist lead the class, and classes are supplemented with lectures by experts on specific issues.
Prerequisite: Spanish 204 or the equivalent
OCS Peru Program
POSC 120.00 Democracy and Dictatorship 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 26, Waitlist: 0
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Synonym: 45443
An introduction to the array of different democratic and authoritarian political institutions in both developing and developed countries. We will also explore key issues in contemporary politics in countries around the world, such as nationalism and independence movements, revolution, regime change, state-making, and social movements.
Sophomore Priority
Waitlist for Juniors and Seniors: POSC 120.WL0 (Synonym 46055)
POSC 122.01 Politics in America: Liberty and Equality 6 credits
Closed: Size: 30, Registered: 23, Waitlist: 0
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| 8:30am9:40am | 8:30am9:40am | 8:30am9:30am |
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Synonym: 45394
An introduction to American government and politics. Focus on the Congress, Presidency, political parties and interest groups, the courts and the Constitution. Particular attention will be given to the public policy debates that divide liberals and conservatives and how these divisions are rooted in American political culture.
POSC 170.00 International Relations and World Politics 6 credits
Closed: Size: 30, Registered: 40, Waitlist: 0
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| 12:30pm1:40pm | 12:30pm1:40pm | 1:10pm2:10pm |
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Synonym: 45451
What are the foundational theories and practices of international relations and world politics? This course addresses topics of a geopolitical, commercial and ideological character as they relate to global systems including: great power politics, polycentricity, and international organizations. It also explores the dynamic intersection of world politics with war, terrorism, nuclear weapons, national security, human security, human rights, and the globalization of economic and social development.
POSC 221.00 Latin American Politics 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 27, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 45456
Comparative study of political institutions and conflicts in selected Latin American countries. Attention is focused on general problems and patterns of development, with some emphasis on U.S.-Latin American relations.
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POSC 226.00 Political Psychology 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 25, Waitlist: 0
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| 11:10am12:20pm | 11:10am12:20pm | 12:00pm1:00pm |
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Synonym: 45459
This course is an introduction to political psychology, an inter-disciplinary field of study that applies psychological theory and research to the study of politics, as a theoretical alternative to rational choice models. Study will include applying psychological models to elite decision making and to political behavior of ordinary citizens. Topics include personality and political leadership, group processes and foreign policy, theories of information processing and elite decision making, malignant political aggression and punitive politics, altruism and heroic political action, etc. in light of important political issues and events.
POSC 230.00 Methods of Political Research 6 credits
Open: Size: 18, Registered: 16, Waitlist: 0
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| 8:15am10:00am | 8:15am10:00am |
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Synonym: 45461
An introduction to research method, research design, and the analysis of political data. The course is intended to introduce students to the fundamentals of scientific inquiry as they are employed in the discipline. The course will consider the philosophy of scientific research generally, the philosophy of social science research, theory building and theory testing, the components of applied (quantitative and qualitative) research across the major sub-fields of political science, and basic methodological tools. Intended for majors only.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 115, 215, 245, or AP Statistics (score of 4 or 5)
POSC 246.00 Politics of the Middle East II (1967-2011) 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 40, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45463
The course covers the major political events in the Middle East between 1967 and 2011, including the continuation of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the 1973 war and its aftermath, and the rise of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Arab politics. We will also probe the upsurge of political Islam with special emphasis on the Muslim Brothers in Egypt and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In addition, the course covers the crises of the Arab authoritarian order in the last two decades leading to the Arab 2011 uprising, failure to foster economic development, and the consequences on Arab societies in the Middle East.
POSC 333.00 Global Social Changes and Sustainability* 6 credits
Open: Size: 15, Registered: 13, Waitlist: 0
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- ENTS Topical Seminar
- ENTS2 Sci, Cul, Pol
- Global Dev & Sustainability 2
- ENTS Wtr Res Soc,Cul,Pol
- ENTS Consv Dev Soc,Cul,Pol
- Polisci/Ir Adv Seminar
- ENTS Food AG Soc,Cul,Pol
- Polisci Advanced Seminar
- POEC Wrld Trade&dev Upper Lvl
- Sustainability
- Polisci/Ir Elective
- ENTS Topical
- Pub Pol Env Pol & Sustainablty
Synonym: 45464
This course is about the relationship between social changes and ecological changes to understand and to be able to advance analytical concepts, research methods, and theories of society-nature interactions. How do livelihoods of individuals and groups change over time and how do the changes affect ecological sustainability? What are the roles of human institutions in ecological sustainability? What are the roles of ecosystem dynamics in institutional sustainability? Students will learn fundamental theories and concepts that explain linkages between social change and environmental changes and gain methods and skills to measure social changes qualitatively and quantitatively.
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PSYC 110.01 Principles of Psychology 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 23, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 45949
This course surveys major topics in psychology. We consider the approaches different psychologists take to describe and explain behavior. We will consider a broad range of topics, including how animals learn and remember contexts and behaviors, how personality develops and influences functioning, how the nervous system is structured and how it supports mental events, how knowledge of the nervous system may inform an understanding of conditions such as schizophrenia, how people acquire, remember and process information, how psychopathology is diagnosed, explained, and treated, how infants and children develop, and how people behave in groups and think about their social environment.
PSYC 110.02 Principles of Psychology 6 credits
Closed: Size: 30, Registered: 25, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 45950
This course surveys major topics in psychology. We consider the approaches different psychologists take to describe and explain behavior. We will consider a broad range of topics, including how animals learn and remember contexts and behaviors, how personality develops and influences functioning, how the nervous system is structured and how it supports mental events, how knowledge of the nervous system may inform an understanding of conditions such as schizophrenia, how people acquire, remember and process information, how psychopathology is diagnosed, explained, and treated, how infants and children develop, and how people behave in groups and think about their social environment.
PSYC 254.00 Psychopathology 6 credits
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 20, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45960
An introduction to theories, research, treatments, and issues in the field of psychopathology. This course will be run as a seminar.
Prerequisite: Psychology 110 or instructor permission. Recommended Psychology 252
PSYC 366.00 Cognitive Neuroscience 6 credits
Closed: Size: 15, Registered: 14, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 45964
It should be obvious that every process that goes on in the mind has physiological underpinnings. But, whether we can unlock the secrets of learning, memory and perception as they are supported by neurons and neural connections is a longstanding and elusive problem in psychology. Contemporary articles are the text for this discussion-driven course. The student should leave the class with a working understanding of brain processes and of contemporary theories of brain processes that may support perception, memory, language, and consciousness.
Prerequisite: Psychology 110 or Biology 125 or Psychology 216 or permission of the instructor.
PSYC 375.00 Language and Deception 6 credits
Closed: Size: 15, Registered: 9, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45965
In this course we will examine deception and persuasion in language use. We will take up three main issues. The first is what it means to deceive and how people deceive others through language. What methods do they use, and how do these methods work? The second issue is why people deceive. What purposes do their deceptions serve in court, in advertising, in bureaucracies, in business transactions, and in everyday face-to-face conversation? The third issue is the ethics of deception. Is it legitimate to deceive others, and if so, when and why?
Prerequisite: Psychology/Cognitive Science 232, 234, or 236.
SOAN 110.00 Introduction to Anthropology 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 20, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45579
An introduction to cultural and social anthropology which develops the theoretical rationale of the discipline through the integration of ethnographic accounts with an analysis of major trends in historical and contemporary thought. Examples of analytical problems selected for discussion include the concepts of society and culture, value systems, linguistics, economic, social, political and religious institutions, as well as ethnographic method and the ethical position of anthropology.
Sophomore Priority.
Waitlist for Juniors and Seniors: SOAN 110.WL0 (Synonym 45580)
SOAN 111.00 Introduction to Sociology 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 29, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 45581
An introduction to sociology, including analysis of the sociological perspective, culture, socialization, demography, and social class and caste institutions in modern industrial societies and cultures; stability and change in societies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Pros and cons of various theoretical strategies will be emphasized.
Sophomore Priority.
Waitlist for Juniors and Seniors: SOAN 111.WL0 (Synonym 45582)
SOAN 161.00 Designing for Diversity: Anthropology and New Technologies 6 credits
Closed: Size: 30, Registered: 25, Waitlist: 0
Leighton 304 / Weitz Center 026
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 46760
Despite increasingly interacting with technology in our everyday lives, the design of technology does not always reflect our diversity as users. As the study of human diversity, anthropology provides a framework to question assumptions about the uniformity of cultural experience. In this course, we apply anthropology to study user experience in order to propose ways to make technologies more inclusive and culturally sensitive. We will read ethnographies of technology and speak with tech industry professionals who use anthropological methods. Students will apply what they learn by conducting user experience research and designing for diversity in Carleton’s IdeaLab.
SOAN 226.00 Anthropology of Gender 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 22, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 45607
This course examines gender and gender relations from an anthropological perspective. We discuss such key concepts as gender, voice/mutedness, status, public and private spheres, and the gendered division of labor, and explore the intellectual history of these terms and how they have been used. The course focuses on two areas: 1) the role of sex, sexuality, and procreation in creating cultural notions of gender, and 2) the impacts of colonialism, globalization, and economic underdevelopment on Third World women. Readings include both theoretical articles and ethnographic case studies from around the world.
Prerequisite: The department strongly recommends that 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above.
SOAN 240.00 Methods of Social Research 6 credits
Open: Size: 30, Registered: 15, Waitlist: 0
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| 9:50am11:00am | 9:50am11:00am | 9:40am10:40am |
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Synonym: 45609
The course is concerned with social scientific inquiry and explanation, particularly with reference to sociology and anthropology. Topics covered include research design, data collection, and analysis of data. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are considered. Student will demonstrate their knowledge by developing a research proposal that is implementable.
Prerequisite: Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111; Sociology/Anthropology 239 or Mathematics 115 or 215
SOAN 248.00 Genocide: An Anthropological Perspective 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 10, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:15pm3:00pm | 1:15pm3:00pm |
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Synonym: 46819
Why is genocide particularly associated with modernity? What is the difference between ethnocide, genocide, and other forms of mass violence? Can there be genocide without the intent to commit genocide? What are the ethical implications of relativism and limits to state sovereignty? How can genocide be prevented? This course considers these and related questions though the lens of the field’s foundational thinkers, such as Raphael Lemkin, Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi, and Zygmunt Bauman, and focuses on specific cases of genocide, including those of indigenous peoples (with emphasis on Native America), Armenia, Stalin’s Terror, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo.
SOAN 256.00 Africa: Representation and Conflict 6 credits
Open: Size: 25, Registered: 11, Waitlist: 0
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| 10:10am11:55am | 10:10am11:55am |
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Synonym: 45610
Pairing classics in Africanist anthropology with contemporary re-studies, we explore changes in African societies and in the questions anthropologists have posed about them. We address issues of representation and self-presentation in written ethnographies as well as in African portrait photography. We then turn from the visual to the invisible realm of African witchcraft. Initiation rituals, war, and migration place selfhood and belonging back in this-world contexts. In-depth case studies include, among others: the Cameroon Grassfields, the Bemba of Zambia, and the Nuer of South Sudan.
Prerequisite: The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above
SOAN 285.00 The Ethics of Civic Engagement 3 credits, S/CR/NC only
Closed: Size: 25, Registered: 21, Waitlist: 0
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| 3:10pm4:55pm |
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Synonym: 46682
In this course, students will discuss the ethical questions that arise when they engage with others in research, service, organizing, or policy work. Students will read and talk about the meanings and forms of civic engagement and use these readings to reflect upon their own research or service projects, or to reflect upon the college's role in Haiti or Faribault, two areas where college members are actively engaged. Gaining insights from sociological and practice based readings, we will examine different perspectives on the ways that power and privilege relate to civic engagement.
SOAN 350.00 Diversity and Democracy in America 6 credits
Open: Size: 15, Registered: 7, Waitlist: 0
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| 1:50pm3:00pm | 1:50pm3:00pm | 2:20pm3:20pm |
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Synonym: 45611
The classical American pragmatist tradition of Jane Addams and John Dewey presents us with a vision of ethical democracy that accounts for the vast ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States. But what are we to make of this vision in practice? Can the cultivation of diverse human experiences and relationships among citizens lead to more robust and ethical democratic institutions? Or, as the culture war thesis implies, are our differences so great that American democracy is doomed to a future of intractable conflict? We will explore these questions drawing on influential studies of democratic theory and practice.
Prerequisite: The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses number 200 or above
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